[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 43, Number 29 (Monday, July 23, 2007)]
[Page 969]
[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, 2007

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 August 1, 2007, 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: Note: Identical letters were sent to Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 
chairman, and Richard G. Lugar, ranking member, Senate Committee on 
Foreign Relations; Robert C. Byrd, chairman, and W. Thad Cochran, 
ranking member, Senate Committee on Appropriations; Thomas P. Lantos, 
chairman, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, ranking member, House Committee on 
Foreign Affairs; and David R. Obey, chairman, and Charles J. ``Jerry'' 
Lewis, ranking member, House Committee on Appropriations. This letter 
was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on July 17.