[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 44, Number 38 (Monday, September 29, 2008)]
[Page 1259]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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 Memorandum on Assignment of Function Under Section 203(e)(2)(A) of the 
Andean Trade Preference Act, as Amended

 September 25, 2008

 Memorandum for the United States Trade Representative

 Subject:  Assignment of Function Under Section 203(e)(2)(A) of the 
Andean Trade Preference Act, as Amended

    I propose to suspend Bolivia's designation as a beneficiary country 
under the Andean Trade Preference Act, as amended (the ``Act''), and as 
an Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act beneficiary country.
    By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws 
of the United States, including section 301 of title 3 of the United 
States Code and the Act, you are hereby assigned the function vested in 
me by section 203(e)(2)(A) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 3202(e)(2)(A)), to 
publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing the proposed action 
set forth above.
    You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the 
Federal Register.
                                                George W. Bush

  Note:  This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press 
Secretary on September 26.