[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 24002]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 CONTINUED PRODUCTION OF THE NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES BEYOND APRIL 5, 
2009--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 110-
                                  149)

  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 Armed Services and ordered to be printed:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Consistent with section 7422(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 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, 
2009, the expiration date of the currently authorized period of 
production.
  Attached is a copy of the report investigating continued production 
of the Reserves, consistent with section 7422(c)(2)(B) of title 10. 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 2, 2008.

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