[House Document 117-23]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
117th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 117-23
CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO IRAN
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COMMUNICATION
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO IRAN, THAT WAS
DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 12957 OF MARCH 15, 1995, IS TO CONTINUE IN
EFFECT BEYOND MARCH 15, 2021, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); PUBLIC LAW
94-412, SEC. 202(d); (90 STAT. 1257)
March 8, 2021.--Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and
ordered to be printed
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U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
19-011 WASHINGTON : 2021
The White House,
Washington, March 5, 2021.
Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Madam Speaker: Section 202(d) of the National
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic
termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days
prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President
publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress
a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect
beyond the anniversary date. In accordance with this provision,
I have sent to the Federal Register for publication the
enclosed notice stating that the national emergency with
respect to Iran that was declared on March 15, 1995, is to
continue in effect beyond March 15, 2021.
The actions and policies of the Government of Iran continue
to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national
security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.
For these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary
to continue the national emergency declared in Executive Order
12957 with respect to Iran and to maintain in force
comprehensive sanctions against Iran to respond to this threat.
Sincerely,
Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
Notice
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Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran
On March 15, 1995, by Executive Order 12957, the President
declared a national emergency pursuant to the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal
with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national
security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States
constituted by the actions and policies of the Government of
Iran. On May 6, 1995, the President issued Executive Order
12959, imposing more comprehensive sanctions on Iran to further
respond to this threat. On August 19, 1997, the President
issued Executive Order 13059, consolidating and clarifying
those previous orders. The President took additional steps
pursuant to this national emergency in Executive Order 13553 of
September 28, 2010; Executive Order 13574 of May 23, 2011;
Executive Order 13590 of November 20, 2011; Executive Order
13599 of February 5, 2012; Executive Order 13606 of April 22,
2012; Executive Order 13608 of May 1, 2012; Executive Order
13622 of July 30, 2012; Executive Order 13628 of October 9,
2012; Executive Order 13645 of June 3, 2013; Executive Order
13716 of January 16, 2016, which revoked Executive Orders
13574, 13590, 13622, 13645 and provisions of Executive Order
13628; Executive Order 13846 of August 6, 2018, which revoked
Executive Orders 13716 and 13628; Executive Order 13871 of May
8, 2019; Executive Order 13876 of June 24, 2019; Executive
Order 13902 of January 10, 2020; and Executive Order 13949 of
September 21, 2020.
The actions and policies of the Government of Iran--
including its proliferation and development of missiles and
other asymmetric and conventional weapons capabilities, its
network and campaign of regional aggression, its support for
terrorist groups, and the malign activities of the Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps and its surrogates--continue to pose
an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security,
foreign policy, and economy of the United States.
For these reasons, the national emergency declared on March
15, 1995, must continue in effect beyond March 15, 2021.
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 with respect to Iran declared in
Executive Order 12957. The emergency declared by Executive
Order 12957 constitutes an emergency separate from that
declared on November 14, 1979, by Executive Order 12170 in
connection with the hostage crisis. This renewal, therefore, is
distinct from the emergency renewal of November 2020.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
The White House, March 5, 2021.