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Presidential Notice

Continuation of Emergency Regarding Export Control Regulations

President Clinton continued the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12924 for another year because Congress had not renewed the Export Administration Act of 1979. This emergency declaration preserves export control regulations under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act after the underlying statute lapsed.

Federal Register Open PDF 60 FR 42767

Impact dates

  1. Emergency continues beyond this date

Market exposure

Policy exposure mapping — not investment advice. Illustrative public companies are incomplete and not recommendations.

Sectors

Defense primesAerospaceTechnology & softwareSemiconductorsChemicalsOther industrial

Mechanisms

LicensingBan / prohibition

Role pressure

  • MixedDomestic producer — Maintains licensing requirements that constrain sales but also preserves competitive positioning vs foreign rivals who face similar controls
  • AdverseEquipment supplier — Dual-use technology exports remain restricted without clear permanent statutory framework

Geographies

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Exposure dates

  • — Emergency continues beyond this date

Illustrative public companies

Curated watchlist matches by sector/role — incomplete; not a recommendation.

MMM3MALBAlbemarleGOOGLAlphabetAMATApplied MaterialsASMLASMLBASFYBASFBABoeingCATCaterpillarCTVACortevaDOWDowDDDuPontFCXFreeport-McMoRanGEGE AerospaceGEVGE VernovaGDGeneral DynamicsHONHoneywellINTCIntelQQQInvesco QQQ TrustLMTLockheed MartinLYBLyondellBasellMETAMeta PlatformsMUMicron TechnologyMSFTMicrosoftNOCNorthrop Grumman

Confidence: high · Policy alerts

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency declared in Executive Order 12924 beyond August 19, 1995
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • Emergency declaration continues beyond August 19, 1995
  • Export control regulations remain in force under IEEPA authority

Near term (90d)

  • Congressional consideration of Export Administration Act renewal may continue

Long term

  • Potential repeated annual emergency continuations if Congress does not reauthorize export control statute
  • Ongoing reliance on IEEPA for export control regime

Risks & tensions

  • Congressional inaction on Export Administration Act renewal creates perpetual emergency reliance
  • IEEPA-based controls may lack statutory specificity of EAA
  • Potential legal uncertainty for exporters operating under emergency authority rather than permanent statute
  • Text vague on duration of continuation—implies one-year extension typical under National Emergencies Act section 202(d)
Presidential Notice: Continuation of Emergency Regarding Export Control Regulations · Executive Orders