For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
July 31, 2003
Presidential Letter
To the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d))
provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless,
prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President
publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a
notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the
anniversary date. Consistent with this provision, I have sent the
enclosed notice, stating that the Iraq emergency is to continue in
effect beyond August 2, 2003, to the Federal Register for publication.
The most recent notice continuing this emergency was published in the
Federal Register on August 1, 2002, (67 Fed. Reg. 50341).
The crisis that led to the declaration of a national emergency on
August 2, 1990, has not been fully resolved. The United States, along
with its coalition partners, continues to work to stabilize Iraq,
identify and dismantle Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, capture
former regime leaders, and locate and return Iraqi assets overseas for
the benefit of the Iraqi people. As part of the Coalition Provisional
Authority, the United States is providing for the temporary governance
of Iraq, including the establishment of a process to lead to a new
internationally recognized govern-ment. For these reasons, I have
determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency
declared with respect to Iraq.
Sincerely,
GEORGE W. BUSH
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