Message to the Congress on Export of Accelerometers to the People’s Republic of China,
December 14, 2005

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 of 36 accelerometers to the People’s Republic of China’s Ministry of Railways, for use in a railroad track geometry measuring system, 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 export, will not measurably improve the missile or space launch capabilities of the People’s Republic of China.

George W. Bush
The White House,
December 14, 2005.

Note: This message was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on December 16. An original was not available for verification of the content of this message.