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 118 STAT. 4096 PROCLAMATION 7750—JAN. 12, 2004 and local education agencies to develop, expand, and strengthen school-based mentoring programs for disadvantaged middle school stu- dents. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Justice, and other agencies will offer grants to help youth- serving organizations recruit and train adult mentors for nearly 100,000 children whose parents are incarcerated. These efforts are an important part of our ongoing work to ensure that every child can realize the great promise of America. Every life has value and potential, and all deserve the opportunity to have a bright future. By supporting the individuals and organizations involved in mentoring and by encouraging more citizens to participate in their good works, we can transform America, one heart and one soul at a time. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Con- stitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 2004 as National Mentoring Month. I call upon the people of the United States to recognize the importance of mentoring, to look for op- portunities to serve as mentors in their communities, and to celebrate this month with appropriate activities and programs. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand four, and of the Inde- pendence of the United States of America the two hundred and twen- ty-eighth. GEORGE W. BUSH Proclamation 7750 of January 12, 2004 To Suspend Entry as Immigrants or Nonimmigrants of Persons Engaged In or Benefiting From Corruption By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation In light of the importance of legitimate and transparent public institu- tions to world stability, peace, and development, and the serious nega- tive effects that corruption of public institutions has on the United States efforts to promote security and to strengthen democratic institu- tions and free market systems, and in light of the importance to the United States and the international community of fighting corruption, as evidenced by the Third Global Forum on Fighting Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity and other intergovernmental efforts, I have de- termined that it is in the interests of the United States to take action to restrict the international travel and to suspend the entry into the United States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, of certain persons who have committed, participated in, or are beneficiaries of corruption in the performance of public functions where that corruption has serious adverse effects on international activity of U.S. businesses, U.S. foreign assistance goals, the security of the United States against transnational crime and terrorism, or the stability of democratic institutions and na- tions. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 15:04 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 8087 Sfmt 8087 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.004 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4

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