[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 40 (Tuesday, April 8, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S2837]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  REPORT CONCERNING THE RADIATION CONTROL FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT--
                   MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PM 27

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; which was referred to the Committee on Labor and Human 
Resources.

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with section 540 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic (FDC) Act (21 U.S.C. 360qq) (previously section 360D of the 
Public Health Service Act), I am submitting the report of the 
Department of Health and Human Services regarding the administration of 
the Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968 during calendar 
year 1995.
  The report recommends the repeal of section 540 of the FDC Act, which 
requires the completion of this annual report. All the information 
found in this report is available to the Congress on a more immediate 
basis through the Center for Devices and Radiological Health technical 
reports, the Center's Home Page Internet Site, and other publicly 
available sources. Agency resources devoted to the preparation of this 
report should be put to other, better uses.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, April 8, 1997.

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