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Presidential Notice 13466

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to North Korea

This notice continues for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13466 regarding North Korea's nuclear proliferation threat, as expanded by subsequent executive orders. The continuation maintains sanctions and restrictions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act beyond their June 26, 2011 expiration date.

Federal Register Open PDF 76 FR 37237

Impact dates

  1. Continued national emergency expires unless renewed again

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency declared in EO 13466 for 1 year beyond June 26, 2011
  • Maintain measures taken to deal with national emergency
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • National emergency continues in effect beyond June 26, 2011
  • Existing sanctions under EO 13466, EO 13551, and EO 13570 remain operative

Near term (90d)

  • Annual congressional notification completed
  • Federal Register publication

Long term

  • Emergency subject to potential renewal in June 2012
  • Ongoing sanctions architecture remains until terminated by President or Congress

Risks & tensions

  • Statutory requirement under NEA section 202(d) mandates annual renewal, making this procedurally automatic but substantively significant
  • Document does not specify whether Congress must actively disapprove; tension between executive emergency authority and congressional oversight
  • Vague on whether new restrictions are imposed or existing ones merely preserved
Presidential Notice 13466: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to North Korea · Executive Orders