    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2007, Book II)]
    [September 14, 2007]
    [Pages 1200-1201]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress Transmitting the Benchmark Assessment Report
    September 14, 2007

    To the Congress of the United States:
        Consistent with section 1314 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans'
    Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007
    (Public Law 110-28) (the ``Act''), attached is a report that assesses
    the status of each of the 18 Iraqi benchmarks contained in the Act and
    declares whether satisfactory progress toward meeting these benchmarks
    is, or is not, being achieved.
        The second of two reports submitted consistent with the Act, it has
    been prepared in consultation with the Secretaries

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    of State and Defense; the Commander, Multi-National Force--Iraq; the United States Ambassador to Iraq; and the Commander, United States Central Command.

                                                              George W. Bush

     The White House,

     September 14, 2007.