<prompt> Translate the following text to SwahiliHowever, as we explained in our June 22, 2001, letter to the Counsel to the Vice President, our inquiry is authorized by 31 U.S.C.  <response>: Kwa mujibu wa taarifa ya Rais wa Marekani iliyotolewa tarehe 22 Juni 2001 katika barua yake kwa Makamu wa Rais, Utafiti wetu umehakikishwa na 31 USC. 