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From the 2003 Presidential Documents Online via GPO Access [frwais.access.gpo.gov]
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Monday, August 18, 2003
 
Volume 39--Number 33
Pages 1041-1067
 
Week Ending Friday, August 15, 2003
 
Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on the Extension 
of Normal Trade Relations Status for Certain Former Eastern Bloc States

August 8, 2003

Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)

    I hereby submit an updated report to the Congress, prepared by my 
Administration, consistent with sections 402(b) and 409(b) of the Trade 
Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2432(b) and 2439(b)), concerning the 
emigration laws and policies of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, 
Moldova, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and 
Uzbekistan. The report indicates continued compliance of these countries 
with international standards concerning freedom of emigration, with the 
exception of Turkmenistan. In light of new developments, I am submitting 
a waiver for Turkmenistan.
     Sincerely,
                                                George W. Bush

Note: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, and Richard B. Cheney, President of the 
Senate. This item was not received in time for publication in the 
appropriate issue.