For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
December 5, 2003
Executive Order
Executive Order Amendment to Executive Order 13183, Establishment of the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered that
Executive Order 13183 of December 23, 2000, as amended, is further
amended as follows:
(1) Section 2 is amended by deleting the second and third
sentences, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "It shall be
composed of designees of each member of the President's Cabinet and the
Deputy Assistant to the President and Director for Intergovernmental
Affairs. The Task Force shall be co-chaired by the Attorney General's
designee and the Deputy Assistant to the President and Director for
Intergovernmental Affairs."
(2) By deleting section 4, and inserting in lieu thereof the
following: "Sec. 4. Report. The Task Force shall report on its
actions to the President as needed, but no less frequently than once
every 2 years, on progress made in the determination of Puerto Rico's
ultimate status."
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
December 3, 2003.
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