[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1999, Book I)]
[February 9, 1999]
[Page 184]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Memorandum of Understanding 
Relating to the Soviet Union-United States Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
February 9, 1999

Dear Mr. Chairman:
    In accordance with section 625 of the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 1999 (as contained in the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, Public Law 105-277) (the 
``Act''), I hereby certify and affirm that the United States Government 
is not implementing the Memorandum of Understanding Relating to the 
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet 
Socialist Republics on the Limitation of Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems 
of May 26, 1972 (the ``MOU''), entered into in New York on September 26, 
1997.
    Attached is a report to the Congress on the MOU submitted pursuant 
to section 625 of the Act.
        Sincerely,

                                                      William J. Clinton

Note: Identical letters were sent to Ted Stevens, chairman, Senate 
Committee on Appropriations, and C.W. Bill Young, chairman, House 
Committee on Appropriations. This letter was released by the Office of 
the Press Secretary on February 10.