[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 14 (Tuesday, February 24, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H509-H510]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




ORDERING SELECTED RESERVE OF ARMED FORCES TO ACTIVE DUTY--MESSAGE FROM 
        THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 105-217)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message

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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:
  Pursuant to title 10, United States Code, section 12304, I have 
authorized the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of 
Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard, when it is not 
operating as a Service within the Department of the Navy, to order to 
active duty Selected Reserve units and individuals not assigned to 
units to augment the Active components in support of operations in and 
around Southwest Asia.
  A copy of the Executive order implementing this action is attached.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 24, 1998.

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