President Bush Renews Sanctions On Syria
(May 5, 2005)
On May 11, 2004, pursuant to my authority under the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 1706) and
the Syria Accountability
and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (Public Law 108
175), I issued Executive Order 13338 in which I declared a national
emergency blocking the property of certain persons and prohibiting the
exportation or reexportation of certain goods to Syria.
I took this action to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat
to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United
States constituted by the actions of the Government of Syria in supporting
terrorism, continuing its occupation of Lebanon, pursuing weapons of
mass destruction and missile programs, and undermining United States
and international efforts with respect to the stabilization and reconstruction
of Iraq.
Because the actions and policies of the Government
of Syria continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the
national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States,
the national emergency declared on May 11, 2004, and the measures adopted
on that date to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond
May 11, 2005.
Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1
year the national emergency blocking the property of certain persons
and prohibiting the exportation or reexportation of certain goods to
Syria.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register
and transmitted to the Congress.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 5, 2005.
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