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Presidential Notice 7463

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Certain Terrorist Attacks

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In simple terms

President Obama continued for one year the national emergency declared by President Bush on September 14, 2001, following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This routine annual extension maintains existing emergency powers and authorities beyond their scheduled expiration on September 14, 2015.

Federal Register Open PDF 80 FR 55013

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 80 FR 55013

    Federal Register PDF

  3. Continued emergency expires unless extended again

  4. Prior emergency would have expired; continuation takes effect

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency declared September 14, 2001 for additional year
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Related orders

  • referencesEO 7463

What to expect

Immediate

  • National emergency continues in effect for additional year

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Emergency powers remain available through September 14, 2016 unless extended again

Risks & tensions

  • Perpetual emergency state since 2001 raises constitutional questions about indefinite emergency powers
  • Text cites 'continuing and immediate threat' without specificity—standard formulaic language for these continuations
Presidential Notice 7463: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Certain Terrorist Attacks · Executive Orders