    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2003, Book I)]
    [March 28, 2003]
    [Page 310]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Chemical
    Weapons Convention Inspections During Fiscal Year 2001
    March 28, 2003

    Dear _____ :
        Enclosed is a report prepared by my Administration covering Chemical
    Weapons Convention inspections performed within the United States, from
    October 1, 2000, to September 30, 2001. The report, which includes a
    classified addendum covering any delays or disruptions to inspections
    carried on outside the United States, is submitted pursuant to section
    309 of the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998.
            Sincerely,

                                                              George W. Bush

    Note: Identical letters were sent to Richard G. Lugar, chairman, and
    Joseph R. Biden, Jr., ranking member, Senate Committee on Foreign
    Relations; Orrin G. Hatch, chairman, and Patrick J. Leahy, ranking
    member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary; Pat Roberts, chairman, and
    John D. Rockefeller IV, ranking member, Senate Select Committee on
    Intelligence; Henry J. Hyde, chairman, and Tom Lantos, ranking member,
    House Committee on International Relations; F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.,
    chairman, and John Conyers, Jr., ranking member, House Committee on the
    Judiciary; and Porter J. Goss, chairman, and Jane Harman, ranking
    member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.