    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1997, Book I)]
    [February 26, 1997]
    [Pages 214-215]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on Weapons of Mass
    Destruction
    February 26, 1997

    To the Congress of the United States:
        The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public
    Law 104-201), title XIV, section 1411 requires the President to transmit
    a report to the Congress that assesses the capabilities of the Federal
    Government to prevent and respond to terrorist incidents involving
    weapons of mass destruction and to support State and local prevention
    and response efforts. In accordance with this provision, I transmit the
    attached report on the subject issue.

                                                          William J. Clinton

    The White House,

    February 26, 1997.

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