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Presidential Notice 7463

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Certain Terrorist Attacks

President Biden continued for one year the national emergency declared by President Bush on September 14, 2001, following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, extending emergency powers and authorities beyond their September 14, 2021 expiration date under the National Emergencies Act.

Federal Register Open PDF 86 FR 50835

Impact dates

  1. Continued emergency expires unless extended again

  2. Previous emergency authority expiration date (averted by continuation)

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency declared September 14, 2001 for additional year
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • National emergency continues in effect beyond September 14, 2021

Near term (90d)

  • Federal Register publication
  • Congressional transmission

Long term

  • Emergency powers remain in force through September 14, 2022 unless terminated or extended again

Risks & tensions

  • Perpetual emergency state since 2001 raises constitutional separation-of-powers concerns
  • Congressional notification is procedural, not a vote; limited legislative check on emergency power continuation
  • Document does not specify which 'powers and authorities' are activated, creating transparency gap
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