    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2002, Book II)]
    [July 2, 2002]
    [Page 1169]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Letter to Congressional Leaders on Termination of the National Emergency
    With Respect to the Taliban
    July 2, 2002

    Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)
        Pursuant to section 202(a) of the National Emergencies Act, 50
    U.S.C. 1622, I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order that
    terminates the national emergency described and declared in Executive
    Order 13129 of July 4, 1999, related to the actions and policies of the
    Taliban, and amends Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, to
    include reference to Mohammed Omar and the Taliban in the Annex to that
    order, thus preserving the sanctions imposed against the Taliban.
        I am enclosing a copy of the Executive Order I have issued.
             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 Executive order is listed in Appendix D at the end of this
    volume.