When President George W. Bush took office in January 2001, he amended his predecessor's Executive Order on the Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status by extending the deadline for the Task Force's recommendations from 1 May 2001 to 1 August 2001.5 In March 2002, the Puerto Rican media reported that the White House had released the names of the interim members of the Task Force and added that the list included assistants to almost all the members of President Bush's Cabinet.
Cuando el Presidente George W. Bush asumió el poder en enero de 2001, enmendó el decreto de su predecesor relativo al Equipo de Tareas del Presidente sobre el estatuto de Puerto Rico, prorrogando el plazo correspondiente a las recomendaciones del Equipo de Tareas del 1° de mayo de 2001 al 1° de agosto de 20015.