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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 originally declared in 1997, maintaining sanctions including prohibitions on new investment, an import ban, and restrictions on financial services and dealings with designated persons. The continuation is based on the determination that Burma's government continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to U.S. national security and foreign policy through its repression of democratic opposition.

Federal Register Open PDF 74 FR 23287

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, 2009
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • National emergency continues beyond May 20, 2009
  • Existing sanctions under EOs 13047, 13310, 13448, and 13464 remain in effect

Near term (90d)

  • Annual congressional notification completed
  • Federal Register publication

Long term

  • Sanctions regime continues for 1 year unless terminated or extended again

Risks & tensions

  • Routine procedural continuation under NEA section 202(d); no expansion of sanctions scope
  • Perpetuation of sanctions regime without policy reassessment may limit diplomatic flexibility
Presidential Notice 13047: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect To Burma · Executive Orders