[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (1999, Book II)]
[July 13, 1999]
[Page 1198]
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Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on the National Emergency 
With Respect to Weapons of Mass Destruction
July 13, 1999

To the Congress of the United States:
    As required by section 204 of the International Emergency Economics 
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 
report on the national emergency declared by Executive Order 12938 of 
November 14, 1994, in response to the threat posed by the proliferation 
of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons (``weapons of mass 
destruction'') and of the means of delivering such weapons.

                                                      William J. Clinton

The White House,

July 13, 1999.