[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 39, Number 16 (Monday, April 21, 2003)]
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              WEEKLY COMPILATION OF
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              PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS

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Weekly Compilation of

Presidential

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Monday, April 21, 2003

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Volume 39_Number 16

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Pages 435	454

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 Contents

 Addresses and Remarks

    America's military and their families, videotape remarks--439
    Business leaders, remarks following discussions--441
    Missouri, employees at the Boeing F-18 Production Facility in St. 
        Louis--446
    Prisoners of war, rescue--437
    Radio address--436

 Communications to Congress

    Colombia, letter transmitting report on the national emergency with 
        respect to significant narcotics traffickers--445

    Disaster relief funds, letter requesting--445

    Iraq, letter transmitting report--440

    Supplementary budget request for the Equal Employment Opportunity 
        Commission, letter transmitting--439

 Communications to Federal Agencies

    Authority To Hold Harmless and Indemnify in Certain Circumstances 
        Under One Contract, memorandum--450

 Communications to Federal Agencies--Contiuned

    Waiver and Certification of Statutory Provisions Regarding the 
        Palestine Liberation Organization, memorandum--449

 Executive Orders

    Amendments to Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children From 
        Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks--452

Interviews With the News Media

     Exchange with reporters on the South Lawn--437

Joint Statements

    Joint Proclamation by the Heads of Government of Six Countries 
        Regarding the Completion of the Human Genome Sequence--440

Letters and Messages

    Easter 2003, message--450
    Passover, 5763, message--449
  
  (Continued on the inside of the back cover.)
  

  Editor's Note: The President was at the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX, on 
April 18, the closing date of this issue. Releases and announcements 
issued by the Office of the Press Secretary but not received in time for 
inclusion in this issue will be printed next week.

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Contents--Continued

Proclamations

    National Fair Housing Month--444
    National Park Week--451
    Pan American Day and Pan American Week--435

Statements by the President

    Congress
         Congressional action on the supplementary budget request to 
            ensure domestic safety during Operation Iraqi Freedom--437

Statements by the President--Contiuned

         Senate action on the budget resolution--435

Supplementary Materials

     Acts approved by the President--454
     Checklist of White House press releases--454
     Digest of other White House announcements--452
     Nominations submitted to the Senate--454

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Week Ending Friday, April 18, 2003