[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 4, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S2765]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    TRANSMITTING CERTIFICATION THAT THE EXPORT OF TWO ENVIRONMENTAL 
CHAMBERS TO BE USED TO TEST AUTOMOTIVE PARTS IS NOT DETRIMENTAL TO THE 
 U.S. SPACE LAUNCH INDUSTRY AND WILL NOT MEASURABLY IMPROVE MISSILE OR 
   SPACE LAUNCH CAPABILITIES OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA--PM 11

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the provisions of section 1512 of the Strom 
Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 
(Public Law 105-261), I hereby certify to the Congress that the export 
of two environmental chambers to be used to test automotive parts is 
not detrimental to the U.S. space launch industry, and that the 
material and equipment, including any indirect technical benefit that 
could be derived from this export, will not measurably improve the 
missile or space launch capabilities of the People's Republic of China.
                                                        Barack Obama.  
The White House, March 3, 2009.

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