    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (2000, Book I)]
    [January 14, 2000]
    [Page 63]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders on Action on Title III of the Cuban
    Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996
    January 14, 2000

    Dear __________:
        Pursuant to section 306(c)(2) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic
    Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-114), (the ``Act''), I
    hereby determine and report to the Congress that suspension for 6 months
    beyond February 1, 2000, of the right to bring an action under title III
    of the Act is necessary to the national interests of the United States
    and will expedite a transition to democracy in Cuba.
            Sincerely,

                                                          William J. Clinton

    Note: Identical letters were sent to Jesse Helms, chairman, and Joseph
    R. Biden, Jr., ranking member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations;
    Ted Stevens, chairman, and Robert C. Byrd, ranking member, Senate
    Committee on Appropriations; Benjamin A. Gilman, chairman, and Sam
    Gejdenson, ranking member, House Committee on International Relations;
    and C.W. Bill Young, chairman, and David R. Obey, ranking member, House
    Committee on Appropriations. This letter was released by the Office of
    the Press Secretary on January 15.