United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization United States Executive Office of the President author aut United States Government Agency text government publication eng WCPD Budget and Presidential Materials 2006_presidential_documents executive 2010-08-03 Vol. 42, no. 15 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2006-04-17 continuing weekly deposited born digital 53 p. AE 2.109: GS 4.114: P0b002ee1802d82ef https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17 000599742 pd17ap06_txt 42 WCPD 669 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/pdf/WCPD-2006-04-17.pdf fdlp 669 718 DGPO 2010-08-03 2025-10-27 WCPD-2006-04-17 machine generated eng WCPD WCPD-2006-04-17 2006-04-14 42 15 article Supplementary Materials D09002ee1d91f5e87 42 WCPD https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-FrontMatter pd17ap06_txt-1 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-FrontMatter https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/html/WCPD-2006-04-17-FrontMatter.htm 42 WCPD Table of Contents; Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Vol. 42, No. 15 FRONTMATTER WCPD-2006-04-17-FrontMatter George W. Bush author aut President of the United States article D09002ee1d91f5e91 D09002ee1d91f5ea5 42 WCPD 669 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg669 pd17ap06_txt-3 Proclamation 7999 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg669 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/pdf/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg669.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/html/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg669.htm Proclamations 1 p. 669 669 42 WCPD 669 Proclamation 7999 Proclamation 7999--Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2006; Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Vol. 42, No. 15 PRESDOCU WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg669 2006-04-07 Bush, George W. George W. Bush George Bush George Walker Bush Proclamations This proclamation was published in the Federal Register on April 11. This item was not received in time for publication in the appropriate issue. George W. Bush author aut President of the United States article D09002ee1d91f5e92 D09002ee1d91f5eae 42 WCPD 669 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg669-2 pd17ap06_txt-4 Proclamation 8000 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg669-2 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/pdf/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg669-2.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/html/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg669-2.htm Proclamations 2 p. 669 670 42 WCPD 669 Proclamation 8000 Proclamation 8000--National D.A.R.E. Day, 2006; Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Vol. 42, No. 15 PRESDOCU WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg669-2 2006-04-07 Bush, George W. George W. Bush George Bush George Walker Bush Proclamations This proclamation was published in the Federal Register on April 11. This item was not received in time for publication in the appropriate issue. George W. Bush author aut President of the United States article D09002ee1d91f5e93 D09002ee1d91f5eaf 42 WCPD 670 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg670 pd17ap06_txt-5 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg670 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/pdf/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg670.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/html/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg670.htm Addresses and Remarks 2 p. 670 671 42 WCPD 670 The President's Radio Address; Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Vol. 42, No. 15 PRESDOCU WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg670 2006-04-08 Bush, George W. George W. Bush George Bush George Walker Bush Addresses and Remarks The address was recorded at 12:56 p.m. on April 7 in the Cabinet Room at the White House for broadcast at 10:06 a.m. on April 8. The transcript was made available by the Office of the Press Secretary on April 7 but was embargoed for release until the broadcast. The Office of the Press Secretary also released a Spanish language transcript of this address. George W. Bush author aut President of the United States article D09002ee1d91f5e94 D09002ee1d91f5eb0 42 WCPD 671 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg671 pd17ap06_txt-6 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg671 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/pdf/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg671.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/html/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg671.htm Addresses and Remarks 16 p. 671 686 42 WCPD 671 Remarks at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies and a Question-and-Answer Session; Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Vol. 42, No. 15 PRESDOCU WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg671 2006-04-10 Bush, George W. George W. Bush George Bush George Walker Bush Addresses and Remarks The President spoke at 10:36 a.m. at Johns Hopkins University. In his remarks, he referred to William R. Brody, president, Johns Hopkins University; Jessica P. Einhorn, dean, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University; Lt. Col. Fred Padilla, USMC, commander, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines; senior Al Qaida associate Abu Musab Al Zarqawi; Usama bin Laden, leader of the Al Qaida terrorist organization; Patrick J. Fitzgerald, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois and Department of Justice CIA leak investigation Special Prosecutor; Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan; President Hu Jintao of China; James A. Baker III, cochair, Iraq Study Group, U.S. Institute for Peace; and James D. Wolfensohn, Quartet Special Envoy for Gaza Disengagement. A participant referred to former Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV, who served as CIA envoy to Niger in February 2002. George W. Bush author aut President of the United States article D09002ee1d91f5e95 D09002ee1d91f5eb1 42 WCPD 686 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg686 pd17ap06_txt-7 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg686 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/pdf/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg686.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/html/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg686.htm Addresses and Remarks 8 p. 686 693 42 WCPD 686 Remarks in a Discussion on Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits in Jefferson City, Missouri; Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Vol. 42, No. 15 PRESDOCU WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg686 2006-04-11 Bush, George W. George W. Bush George Bush George Walker Bush Addresses and Remarks The President spoke at 12:37 p.m. at the Etta and Joseph Miller Performing Arts Center. In his remarks, he referred to Cynthia Brinkley, president AT&T-Missouri; Carl Rausch, president, Lutheran Senior Services; and Gov. Matt Blunt and Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder of Missouri. George W. Bush author aut President of the United States article D09002ee1d91f5e96 D09002ee1d91f5eb2 42 WCPD 693 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg693 pd17ap06_txt-8 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg693 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/pdf/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg693.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/html/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg693.htm Addresses and Remarks Iowa 2 p. 693 694 42 WCPD 693 Remarks Following a Visit With Senior Citizens in Des Moines, Iowa; Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Vol. 42, No. 15 PRESDOCU WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg693 2006-04-11 Bush, George W. George W. Bush George Bush George Walker Bush Addresses and Remarks Iowa The President spoke at 3:20 p.m. at Wesley Acres retirement community. A tape was not available for verification of the content of these remarks. George W. Bush author aut President of the United States article D09002ee1d91f5e97 D09002ee1d91f5eb3 42 WCPD 694 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg694 pd17ap06_txt-9 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg694 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/pdf/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg694.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/html/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg694.htm Addresses and Remarks Iowa 5 p. 694 698 42 WCPD 694 Remarks at a Reception for Gubernatorial Candidate Jim Nussle in Des Moines; Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Vol. 42, No. 15 PRESDOCU WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg694 2006-04-11 Bush, George W. George W. Bush George Bush George Walker Bush Addresses and Remarks Iowa The President spoke at 5:05 p.m. at Hy-Vee Hall. In his remarks, he referred to Robert Vander Plaats, candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa and his wife, Darla; Christopher Rants, speaker, and Chuck Gipp, majority leader, Iowa State House of Representatives; Iowa Auditor of State David A. Vaudt; and Ray Hoffman, chairman, Republican Party of Iowa. George W. Bush author aut President of the United States article D09002ee1d91f5e98 D09002ee1d91f5eb4 42 WCPD 698 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg698 pd17ap06_txt-10 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg698 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/pdf/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg698.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/html/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg698.htm Letters and Messages 1 p. 698 698 42 WCPD 698 Message on the Observance of Passover, 5766; Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Vol. 42, No. 15 PRESDOCU WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg698 2006-04-11 Bush, George W. George W. Bush George Bush George Walker Bush Letters and Messages An original was not available for verification of the content of this message. George W. Bush author aut President of the United States article D09002ee1d91f5e99 D09002ee1d91f5eb5 42 WCPD 698 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg698-2 pd17ap06_txt-11 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg698-2 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/pdf/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg698-2.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/html/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg698-2.htm Meetings With Foreign Leaders 2 p. 698 699 42 WCPD 698 Remarks Following Discussions With President John Agyekum Kufuor of Ghana; Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Vol. 42, No. 15 PRESDOCU WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg698-2 2006-04-12 Bush, George W. George W. Bush George Bush George Walker Bush Meetings With Foreign Leaders The President spoke at 11:57 a.m. on the South Lawn at the White House. George W. Bush author aut President of the United States article D09002ee1d91f5e9a D09002ee1d91f5eb6 42 WCPD 699 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg699 pd17ap06_txt-12 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg699 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/pdf/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg699.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/html/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg699.htm Addresses and Remarks 8 p. 699 706 42 WCPD 699 Remarks in a Discussion on Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits in Annandale, Virginia; Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Vol. 42, No. 15 PRESDOCU WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg699 2006-04-12 Bush, George W. George W. Bush George Bush George Walker Bush Addresses and Remarks The President spoke at 2:07 p.m. in the Richard J. Ernst Community Center at Northern Virginia Community College. George W. Bush author aut President of the United States article D09002ee1d91f5e9c D09002ee1d91f5eb7 42 WCPD 706 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg706 pd17ap06_txt-13 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg706 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/pdf/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg706.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/html/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg706.htm Addresses and Remarks 9 p. 706 714 42 WCPD 706 Remarks at the Small Business Week Conference; Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Vol. 42, No. 15 PRESDOCU WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg706 2006-04-13 Bush, George W. George W. Bush George Bush George Walker Bush Addresses and Remarks The President spoke at 10:46 a.m. at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. In his remarks, he referred to Eric Hoover, president and chief executive officer, Excalibur Machine Co., and his wife, Annette; and President Hu Jintao of China. The Office of the Press Secretary also released a Spanish language transcript of these remarks. George W. Bush author aut President of the United States article D09002ee1d91f5e9d D09002ee1d91f5eba 42 WCPD 714 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg714 pd17ap06_txt-14 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg714 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/pdf/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg714.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/html/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg714.htm Letters and Messages 1 p. 714 714 42 WCPD 714 Message on the Observance of Easter 2006; Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Vol. 42, No. 15 PRESDOCU WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg714 2006-04-13 Bush, George W. George W. Bush George Bush George Walker Bush Letters and Messages An original was not available for verification of the content of this message. George W. Bush author aut President of the United States article D09002ee1d91f5e9e D09002ee1d91f5ebb 42 WCPD 714 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg714-2 pd17ap06_txt-15 Proclamation 8001 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg714-2 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/pdf/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg714-2.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/html/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg714-2.htm Proclamations 2 p. 714 715 42 WCPD 714 Proclamation 8001 Proclamation 8001--Thomas Jefferson Day, 2006; Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Vol. 42, No. 15 PRESDOCU WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg714-2 2006-04-13 Bush, George W. George W. Bush George Bush George Walker Bush Proclamations This proclamation will be published in the Federal Register on April 19. George W. Bush author aut President of the United States article D09002ee1d91f5e9f D09002ee1d91f5ebc 42 WCPD 715 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg715 pd17ap06_txt-16 Determination 2006-12 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg715 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/pdf/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg715.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/html/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg715.htm Communications to Federal Agencies 1 p. 715 715 42 WCPD 715 Determination 2006-12 Public Law 100-204 Public Law No 100-204 Public Law 109-102 Public Law No 109-102 Memorandum on Waiver and Certification of Statutory Provisions Regarding the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Office; Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Vol. 42, No. 15 PRESDOCU WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg715 2006-04-13 Bush, George W. George W. Bush George Bush George Walker Bush Communications to Federal Agencies George W. Bush author aut President of the United States article D09002ee1d91f5ea0 D09002ee1d91f5ebd 42 WCPD 715 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg715-2 pd17ap06_txt-17 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg715-2 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/pdf/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg715-2.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/html/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg715-2.htm Statements by the President 2 p. 715 716 42 WCPD 715 Statement Supporting Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld; Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Vol. 42, No. 15 PRESDOCU WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg715-2 2006-04-14 Bush, George W. George W. Bush George Bush George Walker Bush Statements by the President George W. Bush author aut President of the United States article Supplementary Materials D09002ee1d91f5ea1 D09002ee1d91f5ebe 42 WCPD 716 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg716 pd17ap06_txt-18 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg716 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/pdf/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg716.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/html/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg716.htm Supplementary Materials 2 p. 716 717 42 WCPD 716 Digest of Other White House Announcements; Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Vol. 42, No. 15 DIGEST WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg716 Bush, George W. George W. Bush George Bush George Walker Bush Supplementary Materials George W. Bush author aut President of the United States article Supplementary Materials D09002ee1d91f5ea2 D09002ee1d91f5ebf 42 WCPD 717 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg717 pd17ap06_txt-19 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg717 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/pdf/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg717.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/html/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg717.htm Supplementary Materials 1 p. 717 717 42 WCPD 717 Nominations Submitted to the Senate; Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Vol. 42, No. 15 NOMINATIONS WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg717 Bush, George W. George W. Bush George Bush George Walker Bush Supplementary Materials No nominations were submitted to the Senate during the period covered by this issue. George W. Bush author aut President of the United States article Supplementary Materials D09002ee1d91f5ea3 D09002ee1d91f5ec0 42 WCPD 717 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg717-2 pd17ap06_txt-20 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg717-2 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/pdf/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg717-2.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/html/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg717-2.htm Supplementary Materials 1 p. 717 717 42 WCPD 717 H.J. Res. 81 109 H.J. Res. 82 109 H.R. 1259 109 S. 2116 109 S. 2120 109 Checklist of White House Press Releases; Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Vol. 42, No. 15 CHECKLIST WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg717-2 Bush, George W. George W. Bush George Bush George Walker Bush Supplementary Materials George W. Bush author aut President of the United States article Supplementary Materials D09002ee1d91f5ea4 D09002ee1d91f5ec1 42 WCPD 717 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg717-3 pd17ap06_txt-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/WCPD-2006-04-17/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg717-3 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/pdf/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg717-3.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/WCPD-2006-04-17/html/WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg717-3.htm Supplementary Materials 2 p. 717 718 42 WCPD 717 H.J. Res. 81 109 H.J. Res. 82 109 H.R. 1259 109 S. 2116 109 S. 2120 109 Public Law 109-213 Public Law No 109-213 Public Law 109-214 Public Law No 109-214 Public Law 109-215 Public Law No 109-215 Public Law 109-216 Public Law No 109-216 Public Law 109-217 Public Law No 109-217 Acts Approved by the President; Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Vol. 42, No. 15 ACTSAPPROVED WCPD-2006-04-17-Pg717-3 Bush, George W. George W. 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