    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book I)]
    [April 6, 1998]
    [Page 511]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on the National
    Emergency With Respect to the Lapse of the Export Administration Act of
    1979
    April 6, 1998

    Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)
        As required by section 204 of the International Emergency Economic
    Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1703(c)) and section 401(c) of the National
    Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1641(c)), I transmit herewith a 6-month
    periodic report on the national emergency declared by Executive Order
    12924 of August 19, 1994, to deal with the threat to the national
    security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States caused by the
    lapse of the Export Administration Act of 1979.
            Sincerely,

                                                          William J. Clinton

    Note: Identical letters were sent to Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the House
    of Representatives, and Albert Gore, Jr., President of the Senate. This
    letter was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on April 7.