Uniform Title Continuation of the national emergency with respect to actions of the government of Syria (2016) Title Continuation of the national emergency with respect to actions of the government of Syria : communication from the President of the United States transmitting notification that the national emergency with respect to Syria, originally declared on May 11, 2004, by Executive Order 13338, as modified, is to continue in effect beyond May 11, 2016, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d), Public Law 94-412, SEC. 202(d); (90 STAT. 1257).