    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2003, Book I)]
    [March 11, 2003]
    [Page 260]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on the Plan for Securing
    Nuclear Weapons, Material, and Expertise of the States of the Former
    Soviet Union
    March 11, 2003

    To the Congress of the United States:
        As required by section 1205 of the National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107) and section 1205 of the
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-
    314), I am providing a report prepared by my Administration which
    presents a plan for securing nuclear weapons, material, and expertise of
    the states of the Former Soviet Union and reports on implementation of
    that plan during Fiscal Year 2002.

                                                              George W. Bush

     The White House,

     March 11, 2003.