[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 37, Number 29 (Monday, July 23, 2001)]
[Page 1048]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Letter to Congressional Leaders on Review of Title III of the Cuban 
Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996

July 16, 2001

Dear __________ :

    Pursuant to subsection 306(c)(2) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic 
Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-114) (the ``Act''), I 
hereby determine and report to the Congress that the suspension for 6 
months beyond August 1, 2001, of the right to bring an action under 
title III of the Act is necessary to the national interests of the 
United States and will expedite a transition to democracy in Cuba.
     Sincerely,
                                                George W. Bush

Note: Identical letters were sent to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., chairman, and 
Jesse Helms, ranking member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; 
Robert C. Byrd, chairman, and Ted Stevens, ranking member, Senate 
Committee on Appropriations; Henry J. Hyde, chairman, and Tom Lantos, 
ranking member, House Committee on International Relations; and C.W. 
Bill Young, chairman, and David R. Obey, ranking member, House Committee 
on Appropriations.