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Presidential Notice 13224

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism

President Obama extended for one year the national emergency declared after 9/11 under Executive Order 13224, which authorizes sanctions and other measures against persons who commit, threaten, or support terrorism. This routine continuation under the National Emergencies Act maintains counter-terrorism authorities that would otherwise expire on September 23, 2013.

Federal Register Open PDF 78 FR 58151

Impact dates

  1. Continued emergency authority expires unless renewed again

  2. Prior emergency authority would expire without continuation

Key directives

  • Continue for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13224
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • National emergency continues in effect beyond September 23, 2013

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Emergency authority remains in place until September 23, 2014, subject to further renewal

Risks & tensions

  • Perpetual emergency status since 2001 raises constitutional and oversight questions about indefinite executive authorities
  • Routine renewal mechanism may obscure substantive policy review of whether emergency conditions persist
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