Federal Register: June 14, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 115)
DOCID: FR Doc 01-15190
Presidential Documents
Presidential Documents
NOTICE: ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
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Title 3--
The President
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Notice of June 11, 2001
Continuation of Emergency With Respect to
Property of the Russian Federation Relating to the Disposition of Highly
Enriched Uranium Extracted From Nuclear Weapons
On June 21, 2000, President Clinton 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
hereinafter come within the possession or control of
U.S. 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 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.
A major national security goal of the United States is
to ensure that fissile material removed from Russian
nuclear weapons pursuant to various arms control and
disarmament agreements is downblended to low enriched
uranium for peaceful commercial uses, subject to
transparency measures, and protected from diversion to activities of proliferation concern.
Pursuant to the HEU Agreements, weapons-grade uranium
extracted from Russian nuclear weapons is converted to
low enriched uranium for use as fuel in commercial
nuclear reactors. The Order blocks and protects from
attachment, judgment, decree, lien, execution,
garnishment, or other judicial process 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 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.
The national emergency declared on June 21, 2000, must
continue beyond June 21, 2001, to provide continued
protection from attachment, judgment, decree, lien,
execution, garnishment, or other judicial process 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 the national emergency
with respect to weapons-usable fissile material in the
[[Page 32208]]
territory of the Russian Federation. This notice shall
be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress.
(Presidential Sig.)B
THE WHITE HOUSE,
June 11, 2001.
[FR Doc. 01-15190
Filed 6-13-01; 8:45 am]
Billing code 3195-01-P
SUMMARY:
Russian Federation; blocking Government property relating to disposition of highly enriched uranium from nuclear weapons (Notice of June 11, 2001),
DOCUMENT BODY:
___________________________________________________________________
Title 3--
The President
[[Page 32207]]
Notice of June 11, 2001
Continuation of Emergency With Respect to
Property of the Russian Federation Relating to the Disposition of Highly
Enriched Uranium Extracted From Nuclear Weapons
On June 21, 2000, President Clinton 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
hereinafter come within the possession or control of
U.S. 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 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.
A major national security goal of the United States is
to ensure that fissile material removed from Russian
nuclear weapons pursuant to various arms control and
disarmament agreements is downblended to low enriched
uranium for peaceful commercial uses, subject to
transparency measures, and protected from diversion to activities of proliferation concern.
Pursuant to the HEU Agreements, weapons-grade uranium
extracted from Russian nuclear weapons is converted to
low enriched uranium for use as fuel in commercial
nuclear reactors. The Order blocks and protects from
attachment, judgment, decree, lien, execution,
garnishment, or other judicial process 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 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.
The national emergency declared on June 21, 2000, must
continue beyond June 21, 2001, to provide continued
protection from attachment, judgment, decree, lien,
execution, garnishment, or other judicial process 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 the national emergency
with respect to weapons-usable fissile material in the
[[Page 32208]]
territory of the Russian Federation. This notice shall
be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress.
(Presidential Sig.)B
THE WHITE HOUSE,
June 11, 2001.
[FR Doc. 01-15190
Filed 6-13-01; 8:45 am]
Billing code 3195-01-P