[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 38, Number 38 (Monday, September 23, 2002)]
[Page 1549]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Memorandum on Continuation of the Exercise of Certain Authorities Under 
the Trading With the Enemy Act

September 13, 2002

 Presidential Determination No. 2002-31

Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury

Subject: Continuation of the Exercise of Certain Authorities Under the 
Trading with the Enemy Act

    Under section 101(b) of Public Law 95-223 (91 Stat. 1625; 50 U.S.C. 
App. 5(b) note), and a previous determination on September 12, 2001 (66 
Fed. Reg. 47943), the exercise of certain authorities under the Trading 
with the Enemy Act is scheduled to terminate on September 14, 2002.
    I hereby determine that the continuation for 1 year of the exercise 
of those authorities with respect to the applicable countries is in the 
national interest of the United States.
    Therefore, pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 101(b) 
of Public Law 95-223, I continue for 1 year, until September 14, 2003, 
the exercise of those authorities with respect to countries affected by:
    (1) the Foreign Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 500;
    (2) the Transaction Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 505; and
    (3) the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 515.
    The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to publish 
this determination in the Federal Register.
                                                George W. Bush

Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary 
on September 16.