    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2003, Book I)]
    [March 28, 2003]
    [Pages 310-311]
    [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 2002
    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, 2001, to September 30, 2002. 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.

    [[Page 311]]

            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.