President Obama Extends Declaration Of Emergency With Respect To Weapons Of Mass Destruction

November 7, 2009 7:14 p.m. EST

Washington, D.C. (AHN) - President Barack Obama on Friday notified the United States Congress that he was extending the declaration of national emergency with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the White House said.

The national emergency was declared in Executive Order 12938, as amended, and Obama ordered it to continue in effect for 1 year beyond its original Nov. 14 expiration date.

The notice Obama sent to Congress:

CONTINUATION OF EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

On November 14, 1994, by Executive Order 12938, the President declared a national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security,foreign policy, and economy of the United States posed by the proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons(weapons of mass destruction) and the means of delivering such weapons. On July 28, 1998, the President issued Executive Order 13094 amending Executive Order 12938 to respond more effectively to the worldwide threat of weapons of mass destruction proliferation activities. On June 28, 2005, the President issued Executive Order 13382 that, inter alia, further amended Executive Order 12938 to improve our ability to combat proliferation. The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States; therefore, the national emergency first declared on November 14, 1994, and extended in each subsequent year, must continue. 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 in Executive Order 12938, as amended.

This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress.

BARACK OBAMA THE WHITE HOUSE, November 6, 2009.