In the wake of the Washington Navy Yard shooting by Aaron Alexis, today, the White House issued a press release announcing that President Obama will continue the National Emergency on terrorists, or the more detailed respect to persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Here’s the release in full:
CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS
WHO COMMIT, THREATEN TO COMMIT, OR SUPPORT TERRORISM
On September 23, 2001, by Executive Order 13224, the
President declared a national emergency with respect to persons
who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism, pursuant
to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
(50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary
threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of
the United States constituted by the grave acts of terrorism and
threats of terrorism committed by foreign terrorists, including
the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, in New York and
Pennsylvania and against the Pentagon, and the continuing and
immediate threat of further attacks against United States
nationals or the United States.
The actions of persons who commit, threaten to commit, or
support terrorism continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary
threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of
the United States. For this reason, the national emergency
declared in Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, and the
measures adopted on that date to deal with that emergency, must
continue in effect beyond September 23, 2013. 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 with respect to persons who commit, threaten to
commit, or support terrorism declared in Executive Order 13224.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
September 18, 2013.
Stay tuned.