July 28, 2003
On Monday, June 28, 2003, the President signed into law:
H.R. 2330, the "Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003", which requires sanctions to be imposed against certain Burmese entities, and authorizes support for Burmese democracy activists.
George W. Bush, Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 2330 Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/281453