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Presidential Notice 7463

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect To Certain Terrorist Attacks

President George W. Bush continued for one year the national emergency declared on September 14, 2001, following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, extending emergency powers and authorities beyond their scheduled expiration date of September 14, 2008. This routine annual continuation is required by the National Emergencies Act to maintain counterterrorism emergency authorities.

Federal Register Open PDF 73 FR 51211

Impact dates

  1. Extended national emergency expires unless renewed

Key directives

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

Timeline

Immediate

  • National emergency continues in effect upon publication
  • Federal Register publication required
  • Congressional transmission required

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Emergency authorities remain in place until September 14, 2009, unless renewed again

Risks & tensions

  • Routine procedural continuation masks long-term normalization of emergency powers
  • No substantive debate or review of specific authorities being extended
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