[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.