[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 45, Number 2 (Monday, January 19, 2009)]
[Page 78]
[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 15, 2009

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 February 1, 2009, 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 David R. Obey, chairman, and Jerry 
Lewis, ranking member, House Committee on Appropriations; Daniel K. 
Inouye, chairman, and W. Thad Cochran, ranking member, Senate Committee 
on Appropriations; Howard L. Berman, chairman, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, 
ranking member, House Committee on Foreign Affairs; and Joseph R. Biden, 
Jr., chairman, and Richard G. Lugar, ranking member, Senate Committee on 
Foreign Relations.