    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1997, Book I)]
    [May 2, 1997]
    [Page 538]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on Proliferation of
    Weapons of Mass Destruction
    May 2, 1997

    To the Congress of the United States:
        The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public
    Law 104-201), title XIV, section 1443 (Defense Against Weapons of Mass
    Destruction), requires the President to transmit a report to the
    Congress that describes the United States comprehensive readiness
    program for countering proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. In
    accordance with this provision, I enclose the attached report.

                                                          William J. Clinton

    The White House,

    May 2, 1997.