    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2001, Book II)]
    [July 2, 2001]
    [Page 820]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on the Extension
    of Normal Trade Relations Status With Belarus
    July 2, 2001

    Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)
        I hereby transmit the report referred to in subsection 402(c)(2) of
    the Trade Act of 1974, with respect to a waiver of the application of
    subsections 402(a) and (b) of that Act to the Republic of Belarus.
        I have determined that such a waiver will substantially promote the
    objectives of section 402, and I have instructed the Secretary of State
    to provide a copy of that determination to the Speaker of the House of
    Representatives and President of the Senate. The report also indicates
    that I have received the assurances with respect to the emigration
    practices of the Republic of Belarus required by section 402(c)(2)(B) of
    the Act.
             Sincerely,

                                                              George W. Bush

    Note: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the
    House of Representatives, and Richard B. Cheney, President of the
    Senate. The related Executive order and memorandum of July 2 are listed
    in Appendix D at the end of this volume.