Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Monday, June 20, 2005 Volume 41—Number 24 Pages 981–1023 VerDate Aug 04 2004 10:14 Jun 21, 2005 Jkt 205250 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 E:\PRESDOCS\P24JNF4.017 P24JNF4 Contents Addresses and Remarks Communications to Congress See also Meetings With Foreign Leaders Budget amendments, letter transmitting—988 African Growth and Opportunity Act—983 Emergency Response Fund, letter on ‘‘An American Celebration at Ford’s reallocation—983 Theatre’’—983 Congressional picnic—1004, 1005 Communications to Federal Agencies Energy Efficiency Forum, 16th annual—999 Determination To Authorize a Drawdown for Medicare Modernization Act, implementing— Afghanistan, memorandum—1004 1006 Suspension of Limitations Under the Minnesota, discussion on implementing the Jerusalem Embassy Act, memorandum— Medicare Modernization Act in Maple 1004 Grove—1012 National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast—1005 Executive Orders Partnerships for Learning, Youth Exchange and Study, students—985 Amendment to Executive Order 13369, Pennsylvania, strengthening Social Security in Relating to the President’s Advisory Panel University Park—988 on Federal Tax Reform—1012 President’s Dinner—995 Implementing Amendments to Agreement on Radio address—982 Border Environment Cooperation Commission and North American Appointments and Nominations Development Bank—1020 Senate Confirmation of Thomas B. Griffith as a U.S. Appeals Court Judge for the District Letters and Messages of Columbia Circuit, statement—995 Juneteenth, message—1003 (Continued on the inside of the back cover.) Editor’s Note: The President was at Camp David, MD, on June 17, the closing date of this issue. Releases and announcements issued by the Office of the Press Secretary but not received in time for inclusion in this issue will be printed next week. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF Distribution is made only by the Superintendent of Docu- PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS ments, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. 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VerDate Aug 04 2004 10:14 Jun 21, 2005 Jkt 205250 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 E:\PRESDOCS\P24JNF4.017 P24JNF4 Contents—Continued Meetings With Foreign Leaders Statements by the President Botswana, President Mogae—983 See also Appointments and Nominations Ghana, President Kufuor—983 Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, birthday—1021 Mozambique, President Guebuza—983 Iran, Presidential elections—1010 Namibia, President Pohamba—983 Supplementary Materials Niger, President Tandja—983 Acts approved by the President—1023 Checklist of White House press releases— Proclamations 1023 Digest of other White House Father’s Day—1011 announcements—1021 Flag Day and National Flag Week—981 Nominations submitted to the Senate—1022 VerDate Aug 04 2004 10:14 Jun 21, 2005 Jkt 205250 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 E:\PRESDOCS\P24JNF4.017 P24JNF4 VerDate Aug 04 2004 10:14 Jun 21, 2005 Jkt 205250 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 E:\PRESDOCS\P24JNF4.017 P24JNF4 VerDate Aug 04 2004 10:14 Jun 21, 2005 Jkt 205250 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 7969 Sfmt 7969 E:\PRESDOCS\P24JNF4.017 P24JNF4 newmail.eps Week Ending Friday, June 17, 2005 Proclamation 7910—Flag Day and designated June 14 of each year as ‘‘Flag National Flag Week, 2005 Day’’ and requested that the President issue June 10, 2005 an annual proclamation calling for its observ- ance and for the display of the flag of the By the President of the United States United States on all Federal Government of America buildings. The Congress also requested, by joint resolution approved June 9, 1966, as A Proclamation amended (80 Stat. 194), that the President For more than two centuries, the flag of issue annually a proclamation designating the the United States has been a symbol of hope week in which June 14 occurs as ‘‘National and pride. The flag has inspired our citizens Flag Week’’ and calling upon all citizens of during times of conflict and comforted us the United States to display the flag during during moments of sorrow and loss. On Flag that week. Day and throughout National Flag Week, we Now, Therefore, I, George W. Bush, celebrate the proud legacy of Old Glory and President of the United States of America, reflect on this enduring symbol of freedom. do hereby proclaim June 14, 2005, as Flag On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Day and the week beginning June 12, 2005, Congress passed a resolution stating that ‘‘the as National Flag Week. I direct the appro- flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, priate officials to display the flag on all Fed- alternate red and white; that the union be eral Government buildings during that week, thirteen stars, white in a blue field.’’ As States and I urge all Americans to observe Flag Day have been added to the Union, the flag has and National Flag Week by flying the Stars been modified to reflect their addition to our and Stripes from their homes and other suit- Nation. Today, the appearance of our flag able places. I also call upon the people of is based on President Eisenhower’s Execu- the United States to observe with pride and tive Order of August 21, 1959, to include a all due ceremony those days from Flag Day star for all 50 States together with 13 stripes through Independence Day, also set aside by representing the original 13 American colo- the Congress (89 Stat. 211), as a time to nies. honor America, to celebrate our heritage in Generations of Americans in uniform have public gatherings and activities, and to pub- carried the Stars and Stripes into battle so licly recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the that our citizens can live in freedom. Across Flag of the United States of America. the globe, a new generation of Soldiers, Sail- In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set ors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen my hand this tenth day of June, in the year has stepped forward to serve under our flag, of our Lord two thousand five, and of the defending America from our enemies. We Independence of the United States of Amer- are grateful to them and their families for ica the two hundred and twenty-ninth. defending our flag and the values of our great George W. Bush Nation. On this Flag Day, we recall the rich history [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, of Old Glory, and we remember our duty 9:04 a.m., June 14, 2005] to carry our heritage of freedom into the fu- ture. NOTE: This proclamation was published in the To commemorate the adoption of our flag, Federal Register on June 15. This item was not the Congress, by joint resolution approved received in time for publication in the appropriate August 3, 1949, as amended (63 Stat. 492), issue. 981 VerDate jul 14 2003 19:52 Jun 20, 2005 Jkt 205250 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 E:\PRESDOCS\P24JNT4.017 P24JNT4 982 June 11 / Administration of George W. Bush, 2005 The President’s Radio Address The House has passed a good energy bill. Now, the American people expect the Senate June 11, 2005 to act. For the sake of our economic and na- Good morning. As we enter the summer tional security, Congress needs to get a good season, my administration is working hard to energy bill to my desk by August. keep our economy growing and creating jobs. On Thursday and Friday, I will discuss a Next week, I will talk about some of my plans key element of ensuring health care security to help American families achieve long-term for our Nation’s seniors. The Medicare mod- economic security. ernization bill I signed into law in 2003 cre- On Tuesday, I will discuss Social Security ated a new prescription drug benefit, so our reform with young people in Pennsylvania. seniors could have more choices and receive I will remind them that the Social Security the affordable modern health care they de- system is in good shape for their grand- serve. This voluntary benefit begins next Jan- parents and for anybody born prior to 1950. uary, and seniors will be eligible to enroll I will also tell them that we must act now starting this November. The plan will provide to strengthen and modernize Social Security many options for dependable prescription so these young people can have a secure re- drug coverage through Medicare. During the tirement. Our young people understand that coming months, we will work to educate all if we fail to act, Social Security will not be of our seniors about this new benefit, so they sound when they need it.