[House Document 107-19]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
107th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - House Document 107-19
NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE RISK OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION
CREATED BY THE ACCUMULATION OF WEAPONS-USABLE FISSILE MATERIAL IN THE
TERRITORY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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COMMUNICATION
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
TRANSMITTING
A 6-MONTH PERIODIC REPORT ON THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE
RISK OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION CREATED BY THE ACCUMULATION OF WEAPONS-
USABLE FISSILE MATERIAL IN THE TERRITORY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION THAT
WAS DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13159 OF JUNE 21, 2000, PURSUANT TO 50
U.S.C. 1703(c)
January 20, 2001.--Referred to the Committee on International
Relations and ordered to be printed
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U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
89-011 WASHINGTON : 2001
The White House,
Washington, January 17, 2001.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: As required by section 401(c) of the
National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c)
of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C.
1703(c), I transmit herewith a 6-month periodic report on the
national emergency with respect to the risk of nuclear
proliferation created by the accumulation of weapons-usable
fissile material in the territory of the Russian Federation
that was declared in Executive Order 13159 of June 21, 2000.
Sincerely,
William J. Clinton.
President's Periodic Report on the National Emergency With Respect to
the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation Created by the Accumulation of
Weapons-Usable Fissile Material in the Territory of the Russian
Federation
I hereby report to the Congress on developments concerning
the national emergency with respect to the risk of nuclear
proliferation created by the accumulation of weapons-usable
fissile material in the territory of the Russian Federation
that was declared in Executive Order 13159 of June 21, 2000.
This report is submitted pursuant to section 401(c) of the
National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c)
of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C.
1703(c).
1. On June 21, 2000, I signed Executive Order 13159,
declaring a national emergency with respect to the risk of
nuclear proliferation created by the accumulation of weapons-
usable fissile material (``highly enriched uranium'') in the
territory of the Russian Federation (the ``Order'') (65 Fed.
Reg. 39279, June 26, 2000). Pursuant to the Agreement Between
the Government of the United States of America and the
Government of the Russian Federation, dated February 18, 1993,
and related contracts and agreements (collectively, the ``HEU
Agreements''), weapons-grade uranium extracted from Russian
nuclear weapons is converted to low enriched uranium for use in
nuclear reactors. The Order blocks and protects from
attachment, judgment, decree, lien, execution, garnishment, or
other judicial process the property and interests in property
of the Government of the Russian Federation that are directly
related to the implementation of the HEU Agreements and that
are in the United States, that are or hereafter come within the
United States, or that are or hereafter come within the
possession or control of U.S. persons, including their overseas
branches. The Order authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury,
in consultation with the Secretaries of State and Energy, to
take such actions, including the promulgation of rules and
regulations, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of
the Order.
2. The Order has been disseminated by OFAC through both
conventional and electronic means and affected parties have
been notified. Federal agencies will continue to work closely
to identify and block those assets directly related to the
implementation of the HEU Agreements in which the Government of
the Russian Federation has an interest and will vigorously
enforce the Order to protect these assets while ensuring the
continued effective operation of the HEU Agreements.
3. Since June 21, 2000, OFAC has issued 16 licenses. These
licenses authorize the importation of and payment for low
enriched uranium, as well as the sale and exportation of and
payment for natural uranium.
4. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the
six-month period from June 21 through December 20, 2000, that
are directly attributable to the exercise of powers and
authorities conferred by the declaration of the national
emergency with respect to the risk of nuclear proliferation
created by the accumulation of weapons-usable fissile material
in the territory of the Russian Federation are estimated at
approximately $5,000, most of which represent wage and salary
costs for Federal personnel. Personnel costs were largely
centered in the Department of the Treasury (particularly in the
Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Office of the Under
Secretary for Enforcement, and the Office of the General
Counsel), the Department of State (particularly the Bureau of
Economic and Business Affairs, the Bureau of Nonproliferation,
and the Office of the Legal Adviser), and the Department of
Energy (particularly in the Office of the Under Secretary, the
Office of the General Counsel, and the Office of Nuclear
Energy).
5. Executive Order 13159 provides a tool for protecting
from attachment, judgment, decree, lien, execution,
garnishment, or other judicial process the property and
interests in property of the Government of the Russian
Federation that are directly related to the implementation of
the HEU Agreements and subject to U.S. jurisdiction. I shall
continue to exercise the powers at my disposal and will
continue to report periodically to the Congress on significant
developments pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c).