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Under the Partnership, members will work Executive Order 13350— in coordination with the private sector to Termination of Emergency Declared share and expand the use of technologies to in Executive Order 12722 With capture methane emissions that are now Respect to Iraq and Modification of wasted in the course of industrial processes Executive Order 13290, Executive and use them as a new energy source. The Order 13303, and Executive Order important benefits of this international part- 13315 nership include improved energy security and air quality from the use of clean-burning July 29, 2004 methane as natural gas, improved coal mine By the authority vested in me as President safety, enhanced economic growth, and re- by the Constitution and laws of the United duced greenhouse gas emissions of methane. States of America, including the Inter- The Partnership will be led by Environ- national Emergency Economic Powers Act mental Protection Agency Administrator (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)(IEEPA), the Na- Mike Leavitt, working closely with the De- tional Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et partment of State, the Department of En- seq.)(NEA), section 5 of the United Nations ergy, and the United States Agency for Inter- Participation Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. national Development. Administrator Leavitt 287c)(UNPA), and section 301 of title 3, will host a ministerial-level meeting of the United States Code, founding international partners later this I, George W. Bush, President of the year. I look forward to working closely with United States of America, have determined our international partners to achieve the that the situation that gave rise to the dec- Partnership’s important goals. laration of a national emergency with respect to Iraq in Executive Order 12722 of August 2, 1990, has been significantly altered by the removal of the regime of Saddam Hussein Statement on Progress in and other developments. I hereby terminate Homeownership the national emergency declared in Execu- tive Order 12722, revoke that Executive July 29, 2004 Order and Executive Order 12724 of August 9, 1990, Executive Order 12734 of Novem- My administration has put forward an ag- ber 14, 1990, Executive Order 12743 of Janu- gressive agenda to help all Americans—espe- ary 18, 1991, Executive Order 12751 of Feb- cially first-time homeowners, low-income ruary 14, 1991, and Executive Order 12817 families, and minorities—achieve the dream of October 21, 1992, that are based on that of owning their own home. Today’s home- national emergency. I hereby amend Execu- ownership statistics show that we are making tive Order 13290 of March 20, 2003, so that significant progress in building an ownership the authorities therein remain in effect based society in America. We have set a new record on the national emergency I declared in Ex- for homeownership, and today, more Ameri- ecutive Order 13303 of May 22, 2003, and cans, including minorities, own their own expanded in Executive Order 13315 of Au- home than ever before. We will continue to gust 28, 2003. At the same time, and in order usher in a new era of ownership by providing to take additional steps to deal with the na- additional opportunities for all Americans to tional emergency that I declared in Executive realize the American Dream. Order 13303, and expanded in Executive Order 13315, with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed

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by obstacles to the orderly reconstruction of utive Order 13315 or by this order would Iraq, the restoration and maintenance of seriously impair my ability to deal with the peace and security in that country, and the national emergency declared in Executive development of political, administrative and Order 13303, and expanded by Executive economic institutions in Iraq, I hereby order: Order 13315, or would endanger the Armed Section 1. Pursuant to section 202(a) of Forces of the United States that are engaged the NEA (50 U.S.C. 1622(a)), termination of in hostilities, and I hereby prohibit such do- the national emergency declared in Execu- nations as provided in section 1 of Executive tive Order 12722 shall not affect any action Order 13315 as amended by this order. taken or proceeding pending but not finally Sec. 6. For those persons listed in the concluded or determined as of the effective Annex to this order or determined to be sub- date of this order, any action or proceeding ject to Executive Order 13315 or this order based on any act committed prior to such who might have a constitutional presence in date, or any rights or duties that matured or the United States, I find that because of the penalties that were incurred prior to such ability to transfer funds or other assets instan- date. Pursuant to section 207(a) of IEEPA taneously, prior notice to such persons of (50 U.S.C. 1706(a)), and subject to such reg- measures to be taken pursuant to this order ulations, orders, directives, or licenses as may would render these measures ineffectual. I be issued pursuant to this order, I hereby therefore determine that for these measures determine that the continuation of prohibi- to be effective in addressing the national tions with regard to transactions involving emergency declared in Executive Order property blocked pursuant to Executive Or- 13303, and expanded by Executive Order ders 12722 or 12724 that continues to be 13315, there need be no prior notice of a blocked as of the effective date of this order listing or determination made pursuant to is necessary on account of claims involving Executive Order 13315 or this order. Iraq. Sec. 2. The Annex to Executive Order Sec. 7. The Secretary of the Treasury, in 13315 is replaced and superseded in its en- consultation with the Secretary of State, is tirety by the Annex to this order. hereby authorized to take such actions, in- Sec. 3. I hereby amend Executive Order cluding the promulgation of rules and regula- 13290 by removing ‘‘the national emergency tions, and to employ all powers granted to declared in Executive Order 12722 of August the President by IEEPA and UNPA as may 2, 1990’’ and replacing it with ‘‘the national be necessary to carry out the purposes of this emergency declared in Executive Order order. The Secretary of the Treasury may re- 13303 of March 20, 2003, and expanded in delegate any of these functions to other offi- Executive Order 13315 of August 28, 2003’’. cers and agencies of the United States Gov- Sec. 4. Unless licensed or otherwise au- ernment consistent with applicable law. All thorized pursuant to this order or otherwise agencies of the United States Government consistent with U.S. law, the trade in or are hereby directed to take all appropriate transfer of ownership or possession of Iraqi measures within their authority to carry out cultural property or other items of archeo- the provisions of this order. logical, historical, cultural, rare scientific, and Sec. 8. The Secretary of the Treasury, in religious importance that were illegally re- consultation with the Secretary of State, is moved, or for which a reasonable suspicion authorized to determine subsequent to the exists that they were illegally removed, from issuance of the order, that circumstances no the Iraq National Museum, the National Li- longer warrant the inclusion of a person in brary, and other locations in Iraq since Au- the Annex to this order and that such person gust 6, 1990, is prohibited. is therefore no longer covered within the Sec. 5. I hereby determine that the mak- scope of the order. ing of donations of the type specified in sec- Sec. 9. This order is not intended to, and tion 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. does not, create any right or benefit, sub- 1702(b)(2)) by or to persons determined to stantive or procedural, enforceable at law or be subject to the sanctions imposed by Exec- in equity by any party against the United

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States, its departments, agencies, instrumen- imposed sanctions on Iraq. I have deter- talities, or entities, officers or employees, or mined that the removal of the regime of Sad- any other person. dam Hussein warrants the termination alto- Sec. 10. This order is effective at 12:01 gether of the national emergency declared a.m. eastern daylight time on July 30, 2004. in Executive Order 12722. This action is con- This order shall be transmitted to the Con- sistent with United Nations Security Council gress and published in the Federal Register. Resolutions 1483 and 1546, of May 22, 2003, George W. Bush and June 8, 2004, respectively, which sub- stantially lifted the multilateral economic The White House, sanctions against Iraq. July 29, 2004. Although I am terminating the national emergency declared in Executive Order [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 12:57 p.m., July 29, 2004] 12722, pursuant to my authority under IEEPA, I am continuing for the near future NOTE: This Executive order and its attached certain prohibitions with respect to property annex were published in the Federal Register on previously blocked pursuant to Executive Or- July 30. ders 12722 and 12724. Such prohibitions are necessary on account of claims involving Letter to Congressional Leaders Iraq. Consistent with section 203(a)(1)(C) of Transmitting the Executive Order on IEEPA, 50 U.S.C. 1702(a)(1)(C), in Execu- Termination of the National tive Order 13290 of March 20, 2003, I or- Emergency Declared in Executive dered that certain blocked funds held in the Order 12722 With Respect to Iraq United States in accounts in the name of the and Modification of Related Government of Iraq, the Central Bank of Executive Orders Iraq, Rafidain Bank, Rasheed Bank, or the July 29, 2004 State Organization for Marketing Oil be con- fiscated and vested in the Department of the Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Treasury. I originally exercised these authori- Consistent with subsection 204(b) of the ties in furtherance of Executive Order 12722. International Emergency Economic Powers In light of the changed circumstances in Iraq, Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(b) (IEEPA), I hereby and my decision to terminate the national report that I have issued an Executive Order emergency declared in Executive Order (this ‘‘order’’) in which I terminate the na- 12722, I have now determined that the exer- tional emergency declared in Executive cise of authorities in Executive Order 13290 Order 12722 of August 2, 1990, amend Exec- should continue in order to address the na- utive Order 13290 of March 20, 2003, and tional emergency I declared in Executive take additional steps regarding the national Order 13303 of May 22, 2003, and expanded emergency I declared in Executive Order in Executive Order 13315 of August 28, 13303 of May 22, 2003, and expanded in Ex- 2003, regarding the obstacles posed to the ecutive Order 13315 of August 28, 2003. I orderly reconstruction of Iraq. This order have determined that the situations that gave amends Executive Order 13290 to that ef- rise to these national emergencies have been fect. significantly altered by the removal of the re- In Executive Order 13303 of May 22, gime of Saddam Hussein and other develop- 2003, I declared a national emergency to ad- ments. dress the unusual and extraordinary threat Executive Order 12722 of August 2, 1990, to the national security and foreign policy of imposed sanctions on Iraq in response to its the United States posed by obstacles to the invasion of Kuwait and other actions. Those orderly reconstruction of Iraq, the restora- sanctions were modified in Executive Order tion and maintenance of peace and security 12724 of August 9, 1990, in light of United in that country, and the development of polit- Nations Security Council Resolution ical, administrative, and economic institu- (UNSCR) 661 of August 6, 1990, which also tions in Iraq. I expanded that emergency in

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