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Presidential Notice 7463

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Certain Terrorist Attacks

President Trump continued for one year the national emergency originally declared on September 14, 2001, following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, extending emergency powers and authorities beyond their September 14, 2020 expiration date. This routine annual continuation maintains counterterrorism authorities under the National Emergencies Act.

Federal Register Open PDF 85 FR 56467

Impact dates

  1. Continued national emergency expires unless further extended

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency declared in Proclamation 7463 for additional year
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • National emergency continues in effect beyond September 14, 2020

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Emergency authorities remain in effect until September 14, 2021, unless terminated or extended again

Risks & tensions

  • Perpetual emergency state since 2001 raises governance questions about indefinite emergency powers
  • Routine renewal mechanism may obscure substantive policy debate about necessity of specific authorities
Presidential Notice 7463: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Certain Terrorist Attacks · Executive Orders