For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
January 3, 2002

Six-Month Report on Taliban National Emergency
Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate.

January 3, 2002

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

As required by section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), I transmit herewith a 6-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to the Taliban that was declared in Executive Order 13129 of July 4, 1999.

Sincerely,

GEORGE W. BUSH

# # #