    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2005, Book I)]
    [February 18, 2005]
    [Page 273]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National
    Emergency Relating to Cuba and the Emergency Authority Relating to the
    Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Vessels
    February 18, 2005

    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 to the Federal Register for publication, which states
    that the emergency declared with respect to the Government of Cuba's
    destruction of two unarmed U.S.-registered civilian aircraft in
    international airspace north of Cuba on February 24, 1996, as amended
    and expanded on February 26, 2004, is to continue in effect beyond March
    1, 2005.
             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. An original was not available for verification of the content of
    this letter. The notice is listed in Appendix D at the end of this
    volume.