[House Document 108-86]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
108th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 108-86
PERIODIC REPORT ON THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE WESTERN
BALKANS
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MESSAGE
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
A SIX MONTH PERIODIC REPORT ON THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO
THE WESTERN BALKANS THAT WAS DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13219 OF JUNE
26, 2001, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1641(c) AND 50 U.S.C. 1703(c)
June 23, 2003.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the
Committee on International Relations and ordered to be printed
To The Congress of the United States:
Consistent with section 401(c) of the National Emergencies
Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), I transmit
herewith a 6-month report prepared by my Administration on the
national emergency with respect to the Western Balkans that was
declared in Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001.
George W. Bush.
The White House, June 20, 2003.
Periodic Report on the National Emergency With Respect to the Western
Balkans and Final Report on Expenses Incurred With Respect to
Terminated Emergencies Regarding the Former Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
This report to the Congress concerns developments over the
course of the past 6 months concerning the national emergency
with respect to the Western Balkans that was declared in
Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001, in response to the
threats to peace and international stabilization efforts in the
Western Balkans resulting from the actions of persons engaged
in, or assisting, sponsoring, or supporting, (i) extremist
violence in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and
elsewhere in the Western Balkans region, or (ii) acts
obstructing implementation of the Dayton Accords in Bosnia or
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of June 10,
1999, in Kosovo. This report is submitted pursuant to section
204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50
U.S.C. 1703(c), and section 401(c) of the National Emergencies
Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c) (``NEA'').
1. On May 28, 2003, in Executive Order 13304, I amended
Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001, expanding and
clarifying the authorizations set forth therein and replacing
the annex thereto with a new annex listing several more persons
subject to the Western Balkans sanctions. The new annex now
includes several persons previously subject to sanctions under
Executive Order 13088 of June 9, 1998, as amended by Executive
Order 13192 of January 17, 2001, both of which I terminated in
the May 28 order, along with Executive Order 12808 of May 30,
1992. These Orders pertained to sanctions involving the former
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro).
Consistent with section 1641(c) of the NEA, this represents
a final report to the Congress on the expenses incurred by the
Federal Government that are directly attributable to the
exercise of powers and authorities conferred by the
declarations of the national emergencies in Executive Order
12808 of May 30, 1992, and Executive Order 13088 of June 9,
1998, with respect to the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(Serbia and Montenegro). The total expenses incurred under
these national emergencies are estimated at approximately $30.1
million.
2. In the 6-month period beginning December 27, 2002, the
Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control
(``OFAC'') designated two individuals and three entities
meeting the criteria for blocking under Executive Order 13219.
There have been no amendments to the Western Balkans
Stabilization Regulations (the ``Regulations''), 31 C.F.R. Part
588.
3. As of April 29, 2003, OFAC had issued one license during
the current reporting period authorizing a blocked person to
attend a meeting sponsored by the U.S. Institute of Peace in
Washington, D.C., and meetings in other U.S. cities with
Albanian interest groups.
4. During the current reporting period, OFAC has neither
assessed nor collected any civil monetary penalty for a
violation of the Regulations. However, as of April 24, 2003,
OFAC had blocked two transactions totaling $55,062.79 involving
entities designated pursuant to the criteria for blocking under
the Regulations. OFAC continues to administer the Western
Balkans sanctions and to disseminate details of this program
including changes resulting from my issuance of Executive Order
13304, to the financial, securities, and international trade
communities by both electronic and conventional media.
5. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the
six-month period from December 27, 2002, to June 26, 2003, that
are directly attributable to the exercise of powers and
authorities conferred by the declaration of a national
emergency with respect to the Western Balkans, are estimated at
approximately $116,000, most of which represent wage and salary
costs for Federal personnel. Personnel costs were largely
centered in the Department of the Treasury (particularly in the
Office of Foreign Assets Control, the former Office of the
Under Secretary of Enforcement, and the Office of the General
Counsel) and the Department of State.