[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 43, Number 7 (Monday, February 19, 2007)]
[Page 144]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Message to the Congress Certifying Exports to the People's Republic 
of China

February 11, 2007

To the Congress of the United States:

    In accordance with the provisions of section 1512 of the Strom 
Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public 
Law 105-261), I hereby certify that the export to the People's Republic 
of China of the following items is not detrimental to the U.S. space 
launch industry, and that the material and equipment, including any 
indirect technical benefit that could be derived from such exports, will 
not measurably improve the missile or space launch capabilities of the 
People's Republic of China:
 <bullet>    Twenty Honeywell model QA 750 accelerometers to be 
            incorporated into railway geometry measurement systems for 
            China's Ministry of Railways.
 <bullet>    Equipment and technology associated with the production and 
            testing of composite components for Boeing commercial 
            aircraft.
                                                George W. Bush
 The White House,
 February 11, 2007.

Note: This message was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on 
February 12.