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Presidential Notice 13047

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Burma

President Obama continued for one year the national emergency with respect to Burma (Myanmar) originally declared by President Clinton on May 20, 1997, under the National Emergencies Act. This extends sanctions-related authorities and measures adopted in Executive Orders 13047, 13310, 13348, and 13464, which restrict new U.S. investment and impose other economic measures against Burma due to its government's repression of democratic opposition.

Federal Register Open PDF 76 FR 28883

Impact dates

  1. Continued national emergency expires unless extended again

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency with respect to Burma for 1 year beyond May 20, 2011
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • Continuation of national emergency takes effect upon notice publication
  • Existing sanctions and investment prohibitions remain in force

Near term (90d)

  • Federal Register publication and congressional transmission (routine procedural follow-through)

Long term

  • Sanctions regime continues through May 20, 2012, unless terminated or extended again
  • Potential for policy recalibration if Burmese political conditions change

Risks & tensions

  • Annual continuation of long-running emergency (since 1997) may reflect policy inertia rather than active threat reassessment
  • No explicit evaluation of whether Burma's actions still meet 'unusual and extraordinary threat' standard
  • Potential tension between sanctions maintenance and evolving diplomatic engagement with Burma in 2011
Presidential Notice 13047: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Burma · Executive Orders