On January 18, 2019, the Federal Register published Presidential Notice of January 16, 2019 Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process which extends for an additional year the national emergency originally declared on January 23, 1995 by Executive Order (EO) 12947 to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States caused by grave acts of violence committed by foreign terrorists that disrupt the Middle East peace process. Subsequently, the President modified the Annex and clarified the steps taken in EOs 13099 and 13372. The national emergency is being continued because these terrorist activities continue to threaten the Middle East peace process and pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.
