[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 17, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H3471-H3472]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CERTIFICATION TO CONGRESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF SECTION 1512 
OF STROM THURMOND NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT--MESSAGE FROM THE 
          PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 111-25)

  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 ordered to be printed:

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 fine grain graphite to be used for solar cell applications and for 
the fabrication of components used in electronic and semiconductor 
fabrication, and two dual-motor, dual-shaft mixers to be used to 
produce carbon fiber and epoxy prepregs for the commercial airline 
industry 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 these exports,

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will not measurably improve the missile or space launch capabilities of 
the People's Republic of China.
                                                        Barack Obama.  
The White House, March 17, 2009.

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