    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1999, Book I)]
    [May 10, 1999]
    [Page 736]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress on Certification of Satellite Fuels and
    Separation Systems Exports to China
    May 10, 1999

    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.