Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Monday, February 28, 2005 Volume 41—Number 8 Pages 273–325 VerDate Aug 04 2004 10:26 Mar 01, 2005 Jkt 205250 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 E:\PRESDOCS\P08FEF4.025 P08FEF4 Contents Addresses and Remarks Interviews With the News Media—Continued See also Meetings With Foreign Leaders News conferences Belgium, remarks in Brussels—283 February 22 with European Union leaders Germany in Brussels, Belgium—296 Discussion with Chancellor Schroeder of February 22 with Secretary General de Germany and young professionals in Hoop Scheffer of the North Atlantic Mainz—307 Treaty Organization in Brussels, Luncheon hosted by Chancellor Schroeder Belgium—291 of Germany in Mainz—300 February 23 with Chancellor Schroeder of Remarks to U.S. troops at Wiesbaden Army Germany in Mainz, Germany—301 Airfield—308 February 24 with President Putin of Russia Radio address—282 in Bratislava, Slovakia—315 Slovakia, remarks in Bratislava—313 Joint Statements Communications to Congress President George W. Bush and President Cuba, letter on continuation and expansion of national emergency—274 Jacques Chirac: Lebanon—288 President George W. Bush and President Communications to Federal Agencies Vladimir V. Putin: Nuclear Security Assignment of Certain Functions Relating to Cooperation—322 Climate Change Reporting Activities, President George W. Bush and President memorandum—273 Vladimir V. Putin: Russia’s Accession to the Assignment of Reporting Function, World Trade Organization—321 memorandum—273 President George W. Bush and President Vladimir V. Putin: U.S.-Russian Energy Interviews With the News Media Cooperation—321 Exchanges with reporters United States and the European Union: Belgium, Brussels—289 Announcement on Iraq Conference—296 Slovakia, Bratislava—311 U.S.-German Joint Actions on Cleaner and Interview with European print journalists— More Efficient Energy, Development and 274 Climate Change—305 (Continued on the inside of the back cover.) 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VerDate Aug 04 2004 11:09 Mar 01, 2005 Jkt 205250 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 E:\PRESDOCS\P08FEF4.025 P08FEF4 Contents—Continued Meetings With Foreign Leaders Notices European Union Continuation of the National Emergency European Commission President Durao Relating to Cuba and the Emergency Barroso—296 Authority Relating to the Regulation of the European Council President Juncker—296 Anchorage and Movement of Vessels—273 European Council Secretary General Solana—296 Statements by the President France, President Chirac—288, 289 Pope John Paul II—323 Germany, Chancellor Schroeder—300, 301, 305, 307 Supplementary Materials North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Secretary Acts approved by the President—325 General de Hoop Scheffer—291 Checklist of White House press releases—325 Russia, President Putin—315, 321, 322 Digest of other White House Slovakia, Prime Minister Dzurinda—311, 313 announcements—323 United Kingdom, Prime Minister Blair—290 Nominations submitted to the Senate—324 VerDate Aug 04 2004 10:26 Mar 01, 2005 Jkt 205250 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 E:\PRESDOCS\P08FEF4.025 P08FEF4 VerDate Aug 04 2004 10:26 Mar 01, 2005 Jkt 205250 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 E:\PRESDOCS\P08FEF4.025 P08FEF4 VerDate Aug 04 2004 10:26 Mar 01, 2005 Jkt 205250 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 7969 Sfmt 7969 E:\PRESDOCS\P08FEF4.025 P08FEF4 newmail.eps Week Ending Friday, February 25, 2005 Memorandum on Assignment of 108–447). Heads of departments and agen- Reporting Function cies shall furnish promptly to the Director February 17, 2005 of the Office of Management and Budget, to the extent permitted by law, information Memorandum for the Director of the the Director requests to perform such func- National Science Foundation tion. Any reference in this memorandum to the Subject: Assignment of Reporting Function provision of any Act shall be deemed to in- By the authority vested in me as President clude references to any hereafter enacted by the Constitution and the laws of the provision of law that is the same or substan- United States, including section 301 of title tially the same as such provision. 3, United States Code, I hereby assign to you You are authorized and directed to publish the functions conferred upon the President this memorandum in the Federal Register. by Public Law 98–373 (15 U.S.C. 4107(b) and 4108(a)), to provide the specified report George W. Bush and plan to the Congress. You are authorized and directed to publish NOTE: An original was not available for this memorandum in the Federal Register. verification of the content of this memorandum. George W. Bush This item was not received in time for publication in the appropriate issue. NOTE: This memorandum was released by the Of- fice of the Press Secretary on February 18. An original was not available for verification of the Notice—Continuation of the content of this memorandum. This item was not National Emergency Relating to received in time for publication in the appropriate Cuba and the Emergency Authority issue. Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Vessels Memorandum on Assignment of February 18, 2005 Certain Functions Relating to Climate Change Reporting Activities On March 1, 1996, by Proclamation 6867, a national emergency was declared to address February 18, 2005 the disturbance or threatened disturbance of Memorandum for the Director of the Office international relations caused by the Feb- of Management and Budget ruary 24, 1996, destruction by the Cuban government of two unarmed U.S.-registered Subject: Assignment of Certain Functions civilian aircraft in international airspace Relating to Climate Change Reporting north of Cuba. In July 1996 and on subse- Activities quent occasions, the Cuban government stat- By the authority vested in me as President ed its intent to forcefully defend its sov- by the Constitution and the laws of the ereignty against any U.S.-registered vessels United States, including section 301 of title or aircraft that might enter Cuban territorial 3, United States Code, I hereby assign to you waters or airspace while involved in a flotilla the function of the President under section or peaceful protest. Since these events, the 576(b) of the Foreign Operations, Export Fi- Cuban government has not demonstrated nancing, and Related Programs Appropria- that it will refrain from the future use of reck- tions Act, 2005 (Division D of Public Law less and excessive force against U.S. vessels 273 VerDate Aug 04 2004 10:45 Mar 01, 2005 Jkt 205250 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 E:\PRESDOCS\P08FET4.025 P08FET4 274 Feb. 18 / Administration of George W. Bush, 2005 or aircraft that may engage in memorial ac- of its declaration, the President publishes in tivities or peaceful protest north of Cuba. On the Federal Register and transmits to the February 26, 2004, by Proclamation 7757, Congress a notice stating that the emergency the scope of the national emergency was ex- is to continue in effect beyond the anniver- panded in order to deny monetary and mate- sary date. In accordance with this provision, rial support to the repressive Cuban govern- I have sent the enclosed notice to the Federal ment, which had taken a series of steps to Register for publication, which states that the destabilize relations with the United States, emergency declared with respect to the Gov- including threatening to abrogate the Migra- ernment of Cuba’s destruction of two un- tion Accords with the United States and to armed U.S.-registered civilian aircraft in close the United States Interests Section. international airspace north of Cuba on Feb- Further, Cuba’s most senior officials repeat- ruary 24, 1996, as amended and expanded edly asserted that the United States intended on February 26, 2004, is to continue in effect to invade Cuba, despite explicit denials from beyond March 1, 2005. the U.S. Secretaries of State and Defense Sincerely, that such action is planned. Therefore, in ac- George W. Bush cordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am NOTE: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis continuing the national emergency with re- Hastert, Speaker of the House of Representatives, spect to Cuba and the emergency authority and Richard B. Cheney, President of the Senate. relating to the regulation of the anchorage An original was not available for verification of the content of this letter. This item was not re- and movement of vessels set out in Proclama- ceived in time for publication in the appropriate tion 6867 as amended and expanded by Proc- issue.