[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 47 (Monday, March 24, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H2273]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, March 21, 2003.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on March 21, 2003, at 
     2:30 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he submits a 6-month periodic report in accordance 
     with 50 USC 1641(c) and 50 USC 1703(c) on the national 
     emergency with respect to persons who commit, threaten to 
     commit, or support terrorism that was declared in EO 13224 of 
     September 23, 2001.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                          Gerasimos C. Vans,      
     Assistant to the Clerk.

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