[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 26 (Wednesday, March 3, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S2103]
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                REPORT PURSUANT TO WAR POWERS RESOLUTION

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the attached 
statement from the President of the United States be printed in the 
Record, consistent with the War Powers Resolution.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                                              The White House,

                                        Washington, March 2, 2004.
     Hon. Ted Stevens,
     President pro tempore of the Senate,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. President: In my report to the Congress of 
     February 25, 2004, I provided information on the deployment 
     of combat-equipped U.S. Armed Forces to Haiti. I am providing 
     this additional report, consistent with the War Powers 
     Resolution, to help ensure that the Congress is kept fully 
     informed on U.S. military activities in Haiti.
       On February 29, 2004, approximately 200 additional U.S. 
     combat-equipped, military personnel from the U.S. Joint 
     Forces Command deployed to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to secure 
     key facilities, to facilitate the continued repatriation of 
     Haitian migrants, to help create conditions in the capital 
     for the anticipated arrival of the Multinational Interim 
     Force, to protect American citizens as may be required, and 
     for other purposes consistent with United Nations Security 
     Council Resolution 1529 (2004). I anticipate additional 
     combat-equipped military personnel will be deployed to Haiti 
     until the situation in Haiti stabilizes. The forces that the 
     United States deployed and continues to deploy will be part 
     of the Multinational Interim Force.
       The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted 
     Resolution 1529 on February 29, 2004. It authorized the 
     deployment of a Multinational Interim Force to contribute to 
     a more secure and more stable environment in the Haitian 
     capital and elsewhere, to facilitate the provision of 
     humanitarian assistance and the access of humanitarian aid 
     workers to the Haitian people, and for other purposes.
       It is anticipated U.S. forces will redeploy when the 
     Multinational Interim Force has transitioned to a follow-on 
     United Nations stabilization force.
       I have taken this action pursuant to my constitutional 
     authority to conduct U.S. foreign relations and as Commander 
     in Chief and Chief Executive. I am providing this report as 
     part of my efforts to keep the Congress informed, consistent 
     with the War Powers Resolution.
           Sincerely,
George W. Bush  

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