    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2005, Book II)]
    [November 14, 2005]
    [Pages 1716-1717]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on Signing the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and
    Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006
    November 14, 2005

        Today, I have signed into law H.R. 3057, the ``Foreign Operations,
    Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006.'' The
    Act provides funds in support of United States foreign policy objectives
    abroad.
        The Executive Branch shall construe as advisory certain provisions
    of the Act that purport to direct or burden the President's
    constitutional authority to conduct foreign relations, either by
    purporting to direct the content of certain international negotiations
    and communications or by directing the Executive Branch to collaborate
    with other entities in the development of foreign policy. These
    provisions include sections 506(a), 514, 551, 561(a) and (d), 562,
    575(a), 590(b) and 593.
        The Executive Branch shall also construe certain provisions of the
    Act that purport to make consultation with the Congress a precondition
    to the execution of the law as calling for, but not mandating, such
    consultation, as is consistent with the Constitution's provisions
    concerning the separate powers of the Congress to legislate and of the
    President to execute the laws. Such provisions include sections 506(e),
    509(b),

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    512, 534(k), 543(b), 564(b), 576(c), 595, and provisions under the
    headings ``Transition Initiatives,'' USAID; ``Andean Counterdrug
    Initiative,'' Department of State; and ``Debt Restructuring,''
    Department of the Treasury.

                                                              George W. Bush

    The White House,

    November 14, 2005.

    Note: H.R. 3057, approved November 14, was assigned Public Law No. 109-
    102.