    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2003, Book I)]
    [May 29, 2003]
    [Pages 570-571]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders Certifying Actions Responsive to
    Ratification of the Joint Convention on Safety of Spent Fuel Management
    and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management
    May 29, 2003

    Dear _____:
        In response to sections 2(1) and 2(2)(C) of the resolution of advice
    and consent to ratification of the Joint Convention on Safety of Spent
    Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management,
    adopted by the United States Senate on April 2, 2003, I hereby certify
    that the United States will take those actions specified in section 2(1)
    and that the Comptroller General shall have the access specified in
    section 2(2)(C). The executive branch shall implement the foregoing in a
    manner and to the extent consistent with the President's constitutional
    authority to conduct the foreign affairs of the United States, supervise
    the unitary executive branch, and withhold information the disclosure of
    which could impair the foreign relations of the United States, the
    national security, the deliberative processes of the Executive, or the
    performance of the Executive's constitutional duties.
             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; Henry J. Hyde, chairman, and Tom Lantos, ranking member,
    House Committee on International Relations. This

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    letter was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on May 30.