[House Document 105-79]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress, 1st Session  - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 105-79


 
   COMPREHENSIVE READINESS PROGRAM FOR COUNTERING PROLIFERATION OF 
                      WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

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                                MESSAGE

                                  FROM

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              TRANSMITTING

   A REPORT THAT DESCRIBES THE UNITED STATES COMPREHENSIVE READINESS 
 PROGRAM FOR COUNTERING PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, 
     PURSUANT TO PUBLIC LAW 104-201, SEC. 1443(c) (110 STAT. 2729)




     May 5, 1997.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the 
   Committees on National Security and International Relations, and 
                         ordered to be printed
 
To the Congress of the United States:
    The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
(Public Law 104-201), title XIV, section 1443 (Defense Against 
Weapons of Mass Destruction), requires the President to 
transmit a report to the Congress that describes the United 
States comprehensive readiness program for countering 
proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. In accordance 
with this provision, I enclose the attached report.

                                                William J. Clinton.
    The White House, May 2, 1997.





                                
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