[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 39, Number 40 (Monday, October 6, 2003)]
[Pages 1281-1282]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Notice--Report to the Congress on the Memorandum of Understanding 
Between the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security Concerning 
Implementation of Section 428 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002

September 29, 2003

    I have today submitted a report to the Congress setting forth a 
Memorandum of Understanding between the Secretary of State and the 
Secretary of Homeland Security governing the implementation of section 
428 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296). The 
Memorandum of Understanding will allow the Departments of State and 
Homeland Security to work cooperatively to create and maintain an 
effective, efficient visa process that secures America's borders from 
external threats and ensures that our borders remain open to legitimate 
travel to the United States.
                                                George W. Bush
 The White House,
 September 29, 2003.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 1:28 p.m., September 29, 
2003]

Note: This notice was published in the Federal Register on September 30.

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