[House Document 105-121]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress, 1st Session  - - - - - - - - - - House Document 105-121


 
               AMENDMENT TO FISCAL YEAR 1998 APPROPRIATIONS

                               __________

                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

 AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 1998 APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS FOR THE 
           DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, PURSUANT TO 31 U.S.C. 1107





  September 3, 1997.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 
                         ordered to be printed


                                           The White House,
                                       Washington, August 12, 1997.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives.
    Sir: I ask Congress to consider the enclosed amendment to 
the FY 1998 appropriations request for the Department of 
Commerce. This proposal would provide $3.5 million for 
inspection support to commercial facilities pursuant to 
implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). The 
Department of Commerce's Bureau of Export Administration is 
responsible for CWC implementation for commercial facilities. 
The Department of Defense's On-Site Inspection Agency (OSIA) 
will provide inspection support to teams of international 
inspectors at commercial facilities. The Bureau of Export 
Administration will reimburse the OSIA for this activity.
    The $3.5 million for the Department of Commerce would be 
allocated from the increased funding provided for the National 
Defense (050) function in the Bipartisan Budget Agreement. The 
funding increase for the Bureau of Export Administration will 
be classified as subfunction 054 (Defense-related activities). 
The details of these actions are set forth in the enclosed 
letter from the Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget. I concur with his comments and observations.
            Sincerely,
                                                William J. Clinton.
    Enclosures.




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