[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 21, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H236]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   REPORT OF FEDERAL AGENCIES REGARDING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION--
  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 105-  )

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House a message from the 
President of the United States; which was read and, together with the 
accompanying papers, without objection, referred to the Committee on 
National Security and ordered to be printed.

To the Congress of the United States:
  As required by section 1416 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104-201), I transmit herewith a report 
describing the respective policy functions and operational roles of 
Federal agencies in countering the threat posed by the use or potential 
use of biological and chemical weapons of mass destruction (WMD) within 
the United States.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, January 21, 1997.

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