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PLAN FOR SECURING NUCLEAR WEAPONS, MATERIAL, AND EXPERTISE OF STATES OF 
  FORMER SOVIET UNION--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message 
from the President of the United States; which was read and, together 
with the accompanying papers, without objection, referred to the 
Committee on International Relations:
To the Congress of the United States:
  As required by section 1205 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-107) and section 1205 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 
107-314), I am providing a report prepared by my Administration which 
presents a plan for securing nuclear weapons, material, and expertise 
of the states of the Former Soviet Union and reports on implementation 
of that plan during Fiscal Year 2002.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
The White House, March 11, 2003.

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