[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 41, Number 2 (Monday, January 17, 2005)]
[Pages 53-54]
[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

January 13, 2005

Dear _____ <ratio>

    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 February 1, 2005, 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 Richard G. Lugar, chairman, and 
Joseph R. Biden, Jr., ranking member, Senate Committee on Foreign 
Relations; Ted Stevens, chairman, and Robert C. Byrd,

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ranking member, Senate Committee on Appropriations; Henry J. Hyde, 
chairman, and Tom Lantos, ranking member, House Committee on 
International Relations; and Jerry Lewis, chairman, and David R. Obey, 
ranking member, House Committee on Appropriations. This letter was 
released by the Office of the Press Secretary on January 14. An original 
was not available for verification of the content of this letter.