Presidential Document2022-10180
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Actions of the Government of Syria
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May 10, 2022
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May 9, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 28749-28750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10180]
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Vol. 87
Tuesday,
No. 90
May 10, 2022
Part III
The President
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Notice of May 9, 2022--Continuation of the National Emergency With
Respect to the Actions of the Government of Syria
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Federal Register / Vol. 87 , No. 90 / Tuesday, May 10, 2022 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Notice of May 9, 2022
Continuation of the National Emergency With
Respect to the Actions of the Government of Syria
On May 11, 2004, pursuant to his authority under the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1701 et seq.) and the Syria Accountability and Lebanese
Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-
175), the President issued Executive Order 13338, in
which he declared a national emergency with respect to
the actions of the Government of Syria. The national
emergency was modified in scope and relied upon for
additional steps taken in Executive Order 13399 of
April 25, 2006, Executive Order 13460 of February 13,
2008, Executive Order 13572 of April 29, 2011,
Executive Order 13573 of May 18, 2011, Executive Order
13582 of August 17, 2011, Executive Order 13606 of
April 22, 2012, and Executive Order 13608 of May 1,
2012.
The President took these actions to deal with the
unusual and extraordinary threat to the national
security, foreign policy, and economy of the United
States constituted by the actions of the Government of
Syria in supporting terrorism, maintaining its then-
existing occupation of Lebanon, pursuing weapons of
mass destruction and missile programs, and undermining
United States and international efforts with respect to
the stabilization and reconstruction of Iraq.
The regime's brutality and repression of the Syrian
people, who have called for freedom and a
representative government, not only endangers the
Syrian people themselves, but also generates
instability throughout the region. The Syrian regime's
actions and policies, including with respect to
chemical weapons and supporting terrorist
organizations, continue to pose an unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign
policy, and economy of the United States. As a result,
the national emergency declared in Executive Order
13338, which was expanded in scope in Executive Order
13572, and with respect to which additional steps were
taken in Executive Order 13399, Executive Order 13460,
Executive Order 13573, Executive Order 13582, Executive
Order 13606, and Executive Order 13608, must continue
in effect beyond May 11, 2022. Therefore, in accordance
with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50
U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the
national emergency declared with respect to the actions
of the Government of Syria.
In addition, the United States condemns the brutal
violence and human rights violations and abuses of the
Assad regime and its Russian and Iranian enablers. The
United States calls on the Assad regime, and its
backers, to stop its violent war against its own
people, enact a nationwide ceasefire, facilitate the
unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance to all
Syrians in need, and negotiate a political settlement
in Syria in line with United Nations Security Council
Resolution 2254. The United States will consider
changes in policies and actions of the Government of
Syria in determining whether to continue or terminate
this national emergency in the future.
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This notice shall be published in the Federal Register
and transmitted to the Congress.
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THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 9, 2022.
[FR Doc. 2022-10180
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