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Presidential Notice 13303

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Stabilization of Iraq

President Trump extended for one year the national emergency declared in 2003 regarding Iraq's stabilization, originally issued by President Bush under Executive Order 13303. The notice cites ongoing threats to U.S. national security and foreign policy from obstacles to Iraq's reconstruction, peace, security, and institutional development.

Federal Register Open PDF 83 FR 23573

Impact dates

  1. Continued national emergency expires unless further extended

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency with respect to stabilization of Iraq for 1 year beyond May 22, 2018
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • National emergency continues in effect beyond May 22, 2018

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Emergency authority remains in place through May 22, 2019 unless terminated or extended again

Risks & tensions

  • Perpetual emergency status since 2003 raises questions about temporal limits of emergency powers
  • Bipartisan pattern: Obama also extended this emergency in 2014 (EO 13668)
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