For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
January 3, 2002
President Extends Libyan National Emergency
Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate
January 3, 2002
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. In accordance with this provision, I have
sent the enclosed notice, stating that the Libya emergency is to
continue in effect beyond January 7, 2002, to the Federal Register for
publication. The most recent notice continuing this
emergency was published in the Federal Register on January 5, 2001 (66
Fed. Reg. 1251).
The crisis between the United States and Libya that led to the
declaration on January 7, 1986, of a national emergency has not been
resolved. Despite the United Nations Security Council's
suspension of U.N. sanctions against Libya upon the Libyan government's
hand over of the Pan Am 103 bombing suspects, Libya has not yet
complied with its obligations under U.N. Security Council Resolutions
731 (1992), 748 (1992), and 883 (1993), which include Libya's
obligation to accept responsibility for the actions of its officials
and pay compensation.
For these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to
continue the national emergency declared with respect to Libya and
maintain in force the comprehensive sanctions against Libya to respond
to this threat.
Sincerely,
GEORGE W. BUSH
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