[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 137 (Monday, September 17, 2007)]
[House]
[Page H10372]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT REPORT--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED 
                      STATES (H. DOC. NO. 110-58)

  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 Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Armed Services and 
ordered to be printed:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Consistent with section 1314 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' 
Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 
2007 (Public Law 110-28) (the ``Act''), attached is a report that 
assesses the status of each of the 18 Iraqi benchmarks contained in the 
Act and declares whether satisfactory progress toward meeting these 
benchmarks is, or is not, being achieved.
  The second of two reports submitted consistent with the Act, it has 
been prepared in consultation with the Secretaries of State and 
Defense; the Commander, Multi-National Force-Iraq; the United States 
Ambassador to Iraq; and the Commander, United States Central Command.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
The White House, September 14, 2007.

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