    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1999, Book I)]
    [April 9, 1999]
    [Page 534]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting a Certification Required by
    the Ratification Resolution of the Convention on Nuclear Safety
    April 9, 1999

    Dear __________:
        In accordance with Condition (1) of the resolution of advice and
    consent to ratification of the Convention on Nuclear Safety, adopted by
    the United States Senate on March 25, 1999, I hereby certify that the
    United States Government will not engage in any multilateral activity in
    the field of international nuclear regulation or nuclear safety that
    unnecessarily duplicates a multilateral activity undertaken pursuant to
    the Convention.
            Sincerely,

                                                          William J. Clinton

    Note: Identical letters were sent to Jesse Helms, chairman, and Joseph
    R. Biden, Jr., ranking member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations;
    Benjamin A. Gilman, chairman, and Sam Gejdenson, ranking member, House
    Committee on International Relations.