    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2003, Book I)]
    [January 16, 2003]
    [Page 65]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders on Review of Title III of the Cuban
    Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996
    January 16, 2003

    Dear _____ :
        Pursuant to section 306(c)(2) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic
    Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-114), (the ``Act''), I
    hereby determine and report to the Congress that suspension for 6 months
    beyond February 1, 2003, of the right to bring an action under title III
    of the Act is necessary to the national interests of the United States
    and will expedite a transition to democracy in Cuba.
             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; Ted Stevens, chairman, and Robert C. Byrd, ranking member,
    Senate Committee on Appropriations; Henry J. Hyde, chairman, and Tom
    Lantos, ranking member, House Committee on International Relations; and
    C.W. Bill Young, chairman, and David R. Obey, ranking member, House
    Committee on Appropriations.