Other Presidential Documents to Executive Order 12947 to identify four additional persons, including Usama bin Laden, who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process. Because these terrorist activities continue to threaten the Middle East peace process and continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States, the na- tional emergency declared on January 23, 1995, as expanded on August 20, \177998, and the measures adopted on those dates to deal with that emergency must continue in effect beyond January 23, 2006. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. \177622(d)), I am continuing for \177 year the national emergency with respect to foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process. This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. GEORGE W. BUSH THE WHITE HOUSE, Januazy 18, 2006. Memorandum of February 3, 2006 Assignment of Certain Reporting Function Memorandum for the Secretazy of Labor By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including section 30\177 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby assign to you the function of the President contained within sec- tion 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. \17764\177(c)), to provide the specified final report to the Congress in relation to Proclamation 7959 of November 3, 2005. This function may be further delegated to the Deputy Secretary of Labor. You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Fed- eral Register. GEORGE W. BUSH THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, Feb\177my 3, 2006. 273
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