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Notice: Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Risk of
Nuclear Proliferation Created by the Accumulation of Weapons-Usable Fissile
Material in the Territory of the Russian Federation
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 19, 2006

Notice: Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Risk of
Nuclear Proliferation Created by the Accumulation of Weapons-Usable Fissile
Material in the Territory of the Russian Federation




On June 21, 2000, the President issued Executive Order 13159 (the "order"),
blocking property and interests in property of the Government of the
Russian Federation that are in the United States, that hereafter come
within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the
possession or control of United States persons that are directly related to
the implementation of the Agreement Between the Government of the United
States of America and the Government of the Russian Federation Concerning
the Disposition of Highly Enriched Uranium Extracted from Nuclear Weapons,
dated February 18, 1993, and related contracts and agreements
(collectively, the "HEU Agreements"). The HEU Agreements allow for the
downblending of highly enriched uranium derived from nuclear weapons to low
enriched uranium for peaceful commercial purposes. The order invoked the
authority, inter alia, of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act,
50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq., and declared a national emergency to deal with the
unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign
policy of the United States posed by the risk of nuclear proliferation
created by the accumulation of a large volume of weapons-usable fissile
material in the territory of the Russian Federation.

The national emergency declared on June 21, 2000, must continue beyond June
21, 2006, to provide continued protection from attachment, judgment,
decree, lien, execution, garnishment, or other judicial process for the
property and interests in property of the Government of the Russian
Federation that are directly related to the implementation of the HEU
Agreements and subject to U.S. jurisdiction. 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 weapons-usable
fissile material in the territory of the Russian Federation. This notice
shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress.

GEORGE W. BUSH

THE WHITE HOUSE,

June 19, 2006.

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