[House Document 109-152] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] 109th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 109-152 CERTIFICATION FOR AN EXPORT TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA __________ COMMUNICATION from THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES transmitting CERTIFICATION THAT THE EXPORT TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OF THE SPECIFIED ITEMS IS NOT DETRIMENTAL TO THE UNITED STATES 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, PURSUANT TO PUB. L. 105-261, SEC. 1512November 15, 2006.--Referred to the Committee on International Relations and ordered to be printed The White House, Washington, November 15, 2006. Hon. J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Mr. Speaker: In accordance with the provisions of section 1512 of the 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 are 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:
110,000 pounds of fine grain bulk graphite to be distributed to seven companies in the People's Republic of China for machining into industrial components; and A motorized mixer with a stainless steel vacuum mixing tank to Dow Corning (Shanghai) Company in the People's Republic of China. Sincerely, George W. Bush.