    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1997, Book I)]
    [April 8, 1997]
    [Page 412]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on Radiation Control for
    Health and Safety
    April 8, 1997

    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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