Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Lebanon
Record date: 2017-07-31
Notice of July 28, 2017 Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Lebanon On August 1, 2007, in Executive Order 13441 , the President declared a national emergency with respect to Lebanon pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701-1706 ) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions of certain persons to undermine Lebanon's legitimate and democratically elected government and democratic institutions; contribute to the deliberate breakdown in the
What this record contains
- Federal Register document
- 2017-16263
- Publication date
- 2017-07-31
- Citation
- 82 FR 35621
- Issuing office
- Executive Office of the President
Official record excerpt
Notice of July 28, 2017 Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Lebanon On August 1, 2007, in Executive Order 13441 , the President declared a national emergency with respect to Lebanon pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1701-1706 ) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions of certain persons to undermine Lebanon's legitimate and democratically elected government and democratic institutions; contribute to the deliberate breakdown in the rule of law in Lebanon, including through politically motivated violence and intimidation; reassert Syrian control or contribute to Syrian interference in Lebanon; or infringe upon or undermine Lebanese sovereignty. These actions contribute to political and economic instability in Lebanon and the region. Certain ongoing activities, such as continuing arms transfers to Hizballah that include increasingly sophisticated weapons systems, serve to undermine Lebanese sovereignty, contribute to political and economic instability in Lebanon, and continue to constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States. For this reason, the national emergency declared on August 1, 2007, and the measures adopted on that date to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond August 1, 2017. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1622(d) ), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency with respect to Lebanon declared in Executive Order 13441 . This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. THE WHITE HOUSE, July 28, 2017. [ FR Doc. 2017-16263 Filed 7-28-17; 2:00 pm] Billing code 3295-F7-P
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