[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9061]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



REPORT ON CERTIFICATION OF EXPORTING TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 
SATELLITE FUELS AND SEPARATION SYSTEMS--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PM 
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  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 Armed Services.

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the provisions of section 1512 of Public Law 105-
261, the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1999, I hereby certify that the export to the People's Republic of 
China of satellite fuels and separation systems for the U.S.-origin 
Iridium commercial communications satellite program:
  (1) is not detrimental to the United States space launch industry; 
and
  (2) the material and equipment, including any indirect technical 
benefit that could be derived from such export, will not measurably 
improve the missile or space launch capabilities of the People's 
Republic of China.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 10, 1999.

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