    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2002, Book I)]
    [January 25, 2002]
    [Page 136]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress on Termination of Suspensions Pertaining to the
    Export of Certain Defense Articles or Services to China
    January 25, 2002

    To the Congress of the United States:
        Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 902 of the Foreign
    Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-
    246) (the ``Act''), and as President of the United States, I hereby
    report to the Congress that it is in the national interest of the United
    States to terminate the suspensions under section 902 of the Act insofar
    as such suspensions pertain to the export of defense articles or defense
    services in support of efforts by the Government of Japan to destroy
    Japanese chemical weapons abandoned during World War II in the People's
    Republic of China. License requirements remain in place for these
    exports and require review and approval on a case-by-case basis by the
    United States Government.

                                                              George W. Bush

     The White House,

     January 25, 2002.

    Note: This message was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on
    January 30.