[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 20198]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 CONTINUED PRODUCTION OF THE NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES BEYOND APRIL 5, 
2003--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 107-
                                  272)

  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, referred to the Committee on Armed 
Services and ordered to be printed.

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with section 201(3) of the Naval Petroleum Reserves 
Production Act of 1976 (10 U.S.C. 7422(c)(2)), I am informing you of my 
decision to extend the period of production of the Naval Petroleum 
Reserves for a period of 3 years from April 5, 2003, the expiration 
date of the currently authorized period of production.
  Enclosed is a copy of the report investigating the necessity of 
continued production of the reserves as required by section 
201(3)(c)(2)(B) of the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of 1976. 
In light of the findings contained in the report, I certify that 
continued production from the Naval Petroleum Reserves is in the 
national interest.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
The White House, October 9, 2002.

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