[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 99 (Wednesday, July 22, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S8778]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


REPORT CONCERNING ABATEMENT OF INTEREST ON UNDER-PAYMENTS BY TAXPAYERS 
IN PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTER AREAS--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--
                                 PM 147

  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 the Budget.

     To the Congress of the United States:
  Pursuant to section 3309(c) of the Internal Revenue Service 
Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, I hereby designate the provisions 
of subsections (a) and (b) of section 3309 of such Act as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 252(e) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
                                                   William J. Clinton. 
  The White House, July 22, 1998.

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