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

    Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting Documentation on the
    Extension of Normal Trade Relations Status for Belarus
    May 29, 2003

    Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)
        I hereby transmit the document referred to in subsection 402(d)(1)
    of the Trade Act of 1974 (the ``Act''), as amended, with respect to the
    continuation of a waiver of application of subsections (a) and (b) of
    section 402 of the Act to Belarus. This document constitutes my
    recommendation to continue this waiver for a further 12-month period and
    includes my determination that continuation of the waiver currently in
    effect for Belarus will substantially promote the objectives of section
    402 of the Act, and my reasons for such determination.
             Sincerely,

                                                              George W. Bush

    Note: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the
    House of Representatives, and Richard B. Cheney, President of the
    Senate. This letter was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on
    May 30. The related memorandum of May 29 is listed in Appendix D at the
    end of this volume.