    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2007, Book I)]
    [February 26, 2007]
    [Page 194]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National
    Emergency Relating to Cuba and of the Emergency Authority Relating to
    the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Vessels
    February 26, 2007

    Dear Madam 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, 2007.
             Sincerely,

                                                              George W. Bush

    Note: Identical letters were sent to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House
    of Representatives, and Richard B. Cheney, President of the Senate. The
    related notice is listed in Appendix D at the end of this volume.