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Presidential Notice 12947

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process

This notice continues for one year a national emergency first declared in 1995 regarding foreign terrorists threatening to disrupt the Middle East peace process. The continuation maintains sanctions and blocking measures originally imposed under Executive Orders 12947 and 13099.

Federal Register Open PDF 76 FR 3009

Impact dates

  1. Continued national emergency expires unless renewed

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency with respect to foreign terrorists threatening Middle East peace process for 1 year
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • National emergency continues in effect beyond January 23, 2011

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Emergency authority remains in effect until January 23, 2012 unless renewed again

Risks & tensions

  • Perpetual emergency authority since 1995 raises governance questions about indefinite states of emergency
  • No new policy changes; routine procedural continuation under National Emergencies Act section 202(d)
Presidential Notice 12947: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process · Executive Orders