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Presidential Notice 12947

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process

President Obama continued for one year the national emergency first declared in 1995 regarding foreign terrorists threatening to disrupt the Middle East peace process, extending sanctions and related measures beyond their January 23, 2012 expiration date under the National Emergencies Act.

Federal Register Open PDF 77 FR 3067

Impact dates

  1. Continued national emergency expires unless extended again

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency for 1 year beyond January 23, 2012
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • National emergency continued effective January 19, 2012
  • Sanctions and blocking measures under IEEPA remain in force

Near term (90d)

  • Federal Register publication of this notice
  • Congressional transmission

Long term

  • Emergency authority extends through January 23, 2013 unless renewed again

Risks & tensions

  • Routine procedural renewal with minimal policy change; no new designations or modifications to existing orders
  • Long-running emergency (17 years) raises questions about indefinite emergency declarations without congressional reauthorization
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