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Presidential Notice 13222

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Export Control Regulations

President Obama extended for one year the national emergency declared in 2001 under Executive Order 13222, which authorized export control regulations after the Export Administration Act of 1979 expired. The continuation maintains emergency-based export control authority because Congress had not renewed the underlying statute.

Federal Register Open PDF 77 FR 49699

Impact dates

  1. Continued national emergency expires unless renewed

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency declared in Executive Order 13222 for 1 year beyond August 17, 2012
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • National emergency continues beyond August 17, 2012
  • Export control regulations under IEEPA remain in force

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Emergency authority continues until August 17, 2013 unless renewed again or Congress acts

Risks & tensions

  • Long-running emergency (11+ years) without congressional renewal of underlying statute raises separation-of-powers concerns
  • Routine annual extension may obscure substantive policy debates about export control reform
Presidential Notice 13222: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Export Control Regulations · Executive Orders