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(b) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall take
such actions as may be necessary to implement these payments and to
publish appropriate notice of such payments in the Federal Register.
Sec. 6. Effective Dates. Schedule 8 is effective on January 1, 1998.
The other schedules contained herein are effective on the
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first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after
January 1, 1998.
Sec. 7. Prior Order Superseded. Executive Order 13033 of December
27, 1996, is superseded.
William J. Clinton
The White House,
December 29, 1997.
[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., December 30,
1997]
Note: This Executive order and the attached annexes were published in
the Federal Register on December 31.
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Statement on the Presidential Legal Expense Trust
December 30, 1997
Hillary and I want to thank the thousands of people who contributed
so generously to the Presidential Legal Expense Trust. We also want to
thank Michael Cardozo, the executive director of the Trust, the
cochairs, Father Theodore Hesburgh and Nicholas Katzenbach, and the
other trustees, John Brademas, Ronald Olson, Eliot Richardson, Michael
Sovern, John Whitehead, and Barbara Jordan, who served until her death
in 1996. Hillary and I are immensely grateful for their assistance.
In light of the trustees' decision to dissolve the Trust, we have
asked the Counsel's office to advise us concerning the ethical and legal
requirements that would govern any future efforts to address both the
substantial legal fees already accumulated and those that will be
generated by the need for ongoing representation.
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Message on the Observance of Ramadan
December 30, 1997
Warm greetings to everyone observing the holy month of Ramadan.
For millions of Muslims across our nation and around the world,
Ramadan marks the time when God revealed the Holy Quran to the Prophet
Muhammad. During this sacred month, the ninth in the Islamic lunar
calendar, devout Muslims concentrate on their faith, study the Quran,
and discipline themselves through fasting between dawn and dusk. They
seek to answer Islam's call to a life of piety, justice, and peace and
to draw closer to God and to one another through many hours spent in
prayer and contemplation.
Ramadan is a powerful reminder to all of us that the true riches of
life are found, not in material goods, but rather in the gifts of the
spirit: the ever-present guidance and bountiful mercy of God, the love
of family and friends, and the freedom to worship according to one's own
conscience and convictions.
As the crescent moon once again heralds the coming of this season of
faith and spiritual renewal, Hillary and I extend best wishes for a
memorable observance.
Bill Clinton
Note: This message was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on
December 31.
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Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Chemical Weapons Convention
December 31, 1997
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. Chairman:)
In accordance with the resolution of advice and consent to
ratification of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development,
Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their
Destruction, adopted by the Senate of the United States on April 24,
1997, I hereby certify that:
In connection with Condition (9), Protection of Advanced
Biotechnology, the legitimate commercial activities and interests of
chemical, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical firms in the United States
are not being significantly harmed by the limitations of the Convention
on access to, and production of, those chemicals and toxins listed in
Schedule 1 of the Annex on Chemicals.
Sincerely,
William J. Clinton
Note: Identical letters were sent to Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the House
of Representatives, and Jesse Helms, chairman, Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations.
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Emigration
Policies of Certain Former Eastern Bloc States
December 31, 1997
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
On September 21, 1994, I determined and reported to the Congress
that the Russian Federation was in ``full compliance'' with the freedom
of emigration criteria of sections 402 and 409 of the Trade Act of 1974.
On June 3, 1997, I determined and reported to the Congress that Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine were in ``full compliance''
with the freedom of emigration criteria of sections 402 and 409 of the
Trade Act of 1974. On December 5, 1997, I determined and reported to the
Congress that Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and
Uzbekistan were in ``full compliance'' with the freedom of emigration
criteria of sections 402 and 409 of the Trade Act of 1974. These actions
allowed for the continuation of most-favored-nation (MFN) status and
certain other activities without the requirement of an annual waiver.
As required by law, I am submitting an updated report to the
Congress concerning the emigration laws and policies of Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, the Russian
Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. You will
find that the report indicates continued compliance with U.S. and
international standards in the area of emigration for these countries.
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 January 2.
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Digest of Other White House Announcements
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The following list includes the President's public schedule and other
items of general interest announced by the Office of the Press Secretary
and not included elsewhere in this issue.
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December 30
In the morning, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton
traveled to Hilton Head, SC, where they attended the 1997 Renaissance
Weekend.
January 1
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton
traveled to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Submitted to the Senate
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Note: No nominations were submitted to the Senate during the period
covered by this issue.
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of White House Press Releases
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The following list contains releases of the Office of the Press
Secretary that are neither printed as items nor covered by entries in
the Digest of Other White House Announcements.
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Released December 26<SUP></SUP>1
\1\ This release was not received in time for inclusion in the
appropriate issue.
Statement by the Press Secretary on the detention of former President
Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia
Released December 27
Statement by the Press Secretary: Killing in Northern Ireland
Released December 30
Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Joe Lockhart,
Ambassador
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Phil Lader, and Linda LeSourd Lader, president, Renaissance Institute,
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