[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: GEORGE W. BUSH (2001, Book I)] [February 27, 2001] [Pages 139-140] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]Message to the Congress on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Cuba February 27, 2001 To the Congress of the United States: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent the enclosed notice to the Federal Register for publication, which states that the emergency declared with respect to the Government of Cuba's destruction of two unarmed U.S.-registered civilian aircraft in international airspace north of Cuba on February 24, 1996, is [[Page 140]] to continue in effect beyond March 1, 2001. George W. Bush The White House, February 27, 2001. Note: The notice of February 27 is listed in Appendix D at the end of this volume.