    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2003, Book II)]
    [August 7, 2003]
    [Pages 981-982]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National
    Emergency With Respect to the Lapse of the Export Administration Act of
    1979
    August 7, 2003

    Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)
        Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)),
    provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless,
    prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President
    publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice
    stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the
    anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent the
    enclosed notice, stating that the emergency caused by the lapse of the
    Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, is to continue in effect
    beyond August 17, 2003, to the Federal Register for publication.
             Sincerely,

                                                              George W. Bush

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    Note: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the
    House of Representatives, and Richard B. Cheney, President of the
    Senate. The notice of August 7 is listed in Appendix D at the end of
    this volume.