[Federal Register: May 19, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 97)]
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                Notice of May 18, 2006

 
                Continuation of the National Emergency With 
                Respect to Burma

                On May 20, 1997, the President issued Executive Order 
                13047, certifying to the Congress under section 570(b) 
                of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
                Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 
                104-208), that the Government of Burma has committed 
                large-scale repression of the democratic opposition in 
                Burma after September 30, 1996, thereby invoking the 
                prohibition on new investment in Burma by United States 
                persons contained in that section. The President also 
                declared a national emergency to deal with the threat 
                posed to the national security and foreign policy of 
                the United States by the actions and policies of the 
                Government of Burma, invoking the authority, inter 
                alia, of the International Emergency Economic Powers 
                Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. On July 28, 2003, I issued 
                Executive Order 13310 taking additional steps with 
                respect to that national emergency by putting in place 
                an import ban required by the Burmese Freedom and 
                Democracy Act of 2003 and prohibiting exports of 
                financial services to Burma and the dealing in property 
                in which certain designated Burmese persons have an 
                interest.

                Because the actions and policies of the Government of 
                Burma continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary 
                threat to the national security and foreign policy of 
                the United States, the national emergency declared on 
                May 20, 1997, and the measures adopted on that date to 
                deal with that emergency must continue in effect beyond 
                May 20, 2006. 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 Burma. This notice shall be 
                published in the Federal Register and transmitted to 
                the Congress.

                    (Presidential Sig.)B

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    May 18, 2006.

[FR Doc. 06-4767
Filed 5-18-06; 12:56 pm]

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