Nat'l Emergency for Burma Extended, but Sanctions Need Renewal
The White House has announced that it is extending for another year the national emergency declared on May 20, 1997 with respect to Burma because the actions and policies of the government continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the U.S. Therefore, the national emergency and the measures adopted to deal with that emergency in Executive Orders 13047 of May 20, 1997, 13310 of July 28, 2003, 13348 of October 18, 2007, and 13464 of April 30, 2008, must continue in effect beyond May 20, 2011.
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The President also sent a message to the Speaker of the House regarding this determination, stating that it is necessary to continue the national emergency with respect to Burma and maintain in force the sanctions against Burma to respond to this threat.
(Note that the Burma import sanctions, and the jadeite/ruby sanctions, which were last renewed in 2010 by H.J. Res 83, are due to expire in July 2011. A joint resolution to extend the sanctions has not yet been introduced. See ITT's Online Archives or 07/29/10 news, 10072927, for BP summary of the enactment of H.J. Res. 83.)