[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 90 (Friday, May 8, 2020)]
[Presidential Documents]
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[FR Doc No: 2020-10092]
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Vol. 85
Friday,
No. 90
May 8, 2020
Part IV
The President
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Notice of May 7, 2020--Continuation of the National Emergency With
Respect to the Actions of the Government of Syria
Notice of May 7, 2020--Continuation of the National Emergency With
Respect to the Central African Republic
Notice of May 7, 2020--Continuation of the National Emergency With
Respect to Yemen
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Title 3--
The President
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Notice of May 7, 2020
Continuation of the National Emergency With
Respect to the Actions of the Government of Syria
On May 11, 2004, pursuant to his 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, the President issued Executive Order 13338, in
which he declared a national emergency with respect to
the actions of the Government of Syria. To deal with
this national emergency, Executive Order 13338
authorized the blocking of property of certain persons
and prohibited the exportation or reexportation of
certain goods to Syria. The national emergency was
modified in scope and relied upon for additional steps
taken in Executive Order 13399 of April 25, 2006,
Executive Order 13460 of February 13, 2008, Executive
Order 13572 of April 29, 2011, Executive Order 13573 of
May 18, 2011, Executive Order 13582 of August 17, 2011,
Executive Order 13606 of April 22, 2012, and Executive
Order 13608 of May 1, 2012.
The President took these actions 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, maintaining its then-
existing 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.
The regime's brutality and repression of the Syrian
people, who have been calling for freedom and a
representative government, not only endangers the
Syrian people themselves, but also generates
instability throughout the region. The Syrian regime's
actions and policies, including with respect to
chemical weapons, supporting terrorist organizations,
and obstructing the Lebanese government's ability to
function effectively, continue to foster the rise of
extremism and sectarianism and pose an unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign
policy, and economy of the United States. As a result,
the national emergency declared on May 11, 2004, and
the measures to deal with that emergency adopted on
that date in Executive Order 13338; on April 25, 2006,
in Executive Order 13399; on February 13, 2008, in
Executive Order 13460; on April 29, 2011, in Executive
Order 13572; on May 18, 2011, in Executive Order 13573;
on August 17, 2011, in Executive Order 13582; on April
22, 2012, in Executive Order 13606; and on May 1, 2012,
in Executive Order 13608, must continue in effect
beyond May 11, 2020. 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 declared with respect to the actions of the
Government of Syria.
In addition, the United States condemns the Assad
regime's, and its Russian and Iranian enablers', brutal
violence and human rights abuses. The United States
calls on the Assad regime and its backers to stop its
violent war, enact a nationwide ceasefire, enable the
unobstructed delivery of humanitarian assistance to all
Syrians in need, and negotiate a political transition
in Syria that will forge a credible path along the
lines of United Nations Security Council Resolution
2254. The United States will consider changes in the
composition, policies, and actions of the Government of
Syria in
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determining whether to continue or terminate this
national emergency in the future.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register
and transmitted to the Congress.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 7, 2020.
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