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Author: George W. Bush  | Date: July 16, 2006

Letter to Congressional Leaders on Review of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996,
July 16, 2006

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 August 1, 2006, 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; Thad Cochran, chairman, and Robert C. Byrd, 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 July 17.

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Chicago: George W. Bush, "Letter to Congressional Leaders on Review of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996, July 16, 2006," Week Ending Friday, July 21, 2006 in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, July 21, 2006 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2006), 42:1354 Original Sources, accessed December 2, 2023, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=2LB186KCCIKR9BN.

MLA: Bush, George W. "Letter to Congressional Leaders on Review of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996, July 16, 2006." Week Ending Friday, July 21, 2006, in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, July 21, 2006 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2006), 42:1354, Original Sources. 2 Dec. 2023. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=2LB186KCCIKR9BN.

Harvard: Bush, GW, 'Letter to Congressional Leaders on Review of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996, July 16, 2006' in Week Ending Friday, July 21, 2006. cited in , United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, July 21, 2006 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2006), 42:1354. Original Sources, retrieved 2 December 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=2LB186KCCIKR9BN.