[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 104 (Wednesday, July 29, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H6602]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CORPORATION OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING AND INVENTORY 
OF FEDERAL FUNDS DISTRIBUTED TO PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENTITIES FOR 
                            FISCAL YEAR 1997

  The Speaker pro tempore laid before the House the following message 
from the President of the United States; which was read and, together 
with the accompanying papers, without objection, referred to the 
Committee on Commerce:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, as amended 
(47 U.S.C. 396(i)), I transmit herewith the Annual Report of the 
Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) for Fiscal Year 1997 and the 
Inventory of the Federal Funds Distributed to Public Telecommunications 
Entities by Federal Departments and Agencies: Fiscal Year 1997.
  Thirty years following the establishment of the Corporation for 
Public Broadcasting, the Congress can take great pride in its creation. 
During these 30 years, the American public has been educated, inspired, 
and enriched by the programs and services made possible by this 
investment.
  The need for and the accomplishments of this national network of 
knowledge have never been more apparent, and as the attached 1997 
annual CPB report indicates, by ``Going Digital,'' public broadcasting 
will have an ever greater capacity for fulfilling its mission.
                                                    William J. Clinton.
  The White House, July 29, 1998.

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