[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16913]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 SEMIANNUAL REPORT DETAILING TELECOMMUNICATIONS PAYMENTS MADE TO CUBA--
            MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message 
from the President of the United States; which was read and, together 
with the accompanying papers, without objection, referred to the 
Committee on International Relations:

To the Congress of the United States:
  As required by section 1705(e)(6) of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992, 
as amended by section 102(g) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic 
Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, 22 U.S.C. 6004(e)(6), I transmit 
herewith a semiannual report prepared by my Administration detailing 
payments made to Cuba by United States persons as a result of the 
provision of telecommunications services pursuant to Department of the 
Treasury specific licenses.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
The White House, September 17, 2002.

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