[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 39, Number 29 (Monday, July 21, 2003)]
[Pages 925-926]
[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, 2003

Dear __________ :

    Consistent with section 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 suspension 
for 6 months beyond August 1, 2003, of the right to bring 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 Richard G. Lugar, chairman, and 
Joseph R. Biden, Jr., ranking member, Senate Committee on Foreign 
Relations; Ted Stevens, chairman, and Robert C. Byrd, 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.

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