*Administration of Barack Obama, 2012 *

**Letter to Congressional Leaders Regarding High-Performance Computer Export Controls **

*March 16, 2012 *

*Dear __________*:* *

In accordance with the provisions of section 1211(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85), I hereby notify you of my decision to establish a new level for the notification procedure for digital computers set forth in section 1211(a) of Public Law 105–85. The new level will be 3.0 Weighted TeraFLOPS. The attached report provides the rationale supporting this decision and fulfills the requirements of Public Law 105–85, sections 1211(d) and (e).

I have made this change based on the recommendation of the Departments of State, Defense, Commerce, and Energy.

Sincerely,

BARACK OBAMA

NOTE: Identical letters were sent to Carl Levin, chairman, Senate Committee on Armed Services; Timothy P. Johnson, chairman, Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee; Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, chairman, House Committee on Armed Services; and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, chairman, ranking member, House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

*Categories:* Communications to Congress : High-performance computer export controls, letter to congressional leaders*.*

*Subjects:* Commerce, international : High-performance computer export controls, U.S.

*DCPD Number:* DCPD201200188.