    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2002, Book I)]
    [December 28, 2001]
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    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Digital
    Computer Exports
    December 28, 2001

    Dear _____ :
        In accordance with the provisions of section 1211(d) of the National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85), I
    hereby notify you of my decision to establish a new level for the
    notification procedure for digital computers set forth in section
    1211(a) of Public Law 105-85. The new level will be 190,000 millions of
    theoretical operations per second (MTOPS). In accordance with the
    provisions of section 1211(e), I hereby notify you of my decision to
    remove Latvia from the list of countries covered under section 1211(b).
    The attached report provides the rationale supporting these decisions
    and fulfills the requirements of Public Law 105-85, sections 1211(d) and
    (e).
        I have made these changes based on the recommendation of the
    Departments of State, Defense, Commerce, and Energy.
             Sincerely,

                                                              George W. Bush

    Note: Identical letters were sent to Carl Levin, chairman, and John W.
    Warner, ranking member, Senate Committee on Armed Services; Henry J.
    Hyde, chairman, and Tom Lantos, ranking member, House Committee on
    International Relations; Bob Stump, chairman, and Ike Skelton, ranking
    member, House Committee on Armed Services; and Paul Sarbanes, chairman,
    and Phil Gramm, ranking member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing,
    and Urban Affairs. This letter was released by the Office of the Press
    Secretary on January 2, 2002.