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Presidential Notice 13159

Continuation 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

This notice continues for one year a national emergency first declared in 2000 that blocks Russian government property in the U.S. related to the Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) Agreements, protecting it from legal attachment or judicial process. The continuation maintains sanctions-based protections supporting the downblending of Russian weapons-grade uranium for peaceful commercial use.

Federal Register Open PDF 72 FR 34159

Impact dates

  1. Continued emergency expires unless extended again

  2. Emergency continuation effective (1 year beyond original expiration)

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency for 1 year beyond June 21, 2007
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • Continuation of national emergency takes effect upon notice
  • Property blocking protections remain in force

Near term (90d)

  • Federal Register publication
  • Transmittal to Congress

Long term

  • Annual review required if emergency extended beyond June 21, 2008

Risks & tensions

  • Routine procedural continuation; no policy change indicated
  • U.S.-Russia nuclear cooperation framework dependent on sustained emergency declarations
  • Potential tension if HEU Agreements implementation stalls
Presidential Notice 13159: Continuation 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 · Executive Orders