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grounds and to use school facilities, just like any other club; they
have the right to read the Bible or any religious text during study hall
or free class time; they also have the right to be free from coercion to
participate in any kind of religious activity in school.
Now, since we've issued these guidelines, appropriate religious
activity has flourished in our schools, and there has apparently been a
substantial decline in the contentious argument and litigation that has
accompanied this issue for too long.
The guidelines have encouraged communities to develop common
understandings about what kind of religious activity is permissible in
schools and help them to avoid costly lawsuits and divisive disputes.
For example, after parents sued the school board because their son was
wrongly punished for praying quietly in the cafeteria, St. Louis used
the guidelines to adopt more explicit policies for the future. In
suburban Atlanta, where schools hold workshops and distribute the
guidelines to teachers at the beginning and middle of every school year,
disputes about religious activity have all but disappeared.
To make sure our national guidelines are consistent with current
court cases, so that more school districts follow these communities'
lead, we are reissuing the guidelines with minor modifications, and
we're mailing them to every school district in the country. I call on
all districts to make sure the guidelines are understood and used by
school principals, teachers, parents, and students themselves.
Helping communities to find common ground about religious expression
is the right
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way to protect religious freedom. There's also a wrong way: amending the
Constitution. Some people say there should be a constitutional amendment
to allow voluntary prayer in our public schools. But there already is
one; it's the first amendment. For more than 200 years, the first
amendment has protected our religious freedom and allowed many faiths to
flourish in our homes, in our workplaces, and in our schools. Clearly
understood and sensibly applied, it works. It does not need to be
rewritten.
George Washington once said that Americans have, and I quote,
``abundant reason to rejoice that in this land, every person may worship
God according to the dictates of his own heart.'' Americans still have
cause to rejoice that this most precious liberty is just as strong today
as it was then, and it will still be there for our children in the 21st
century.
Thanks for listening.
Note: The address was recorded at 12:11 p.m. on May 29 in the Oval
Office at the White House for broadcast at 10:06 a.m. on May 30.
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Statement on Further Nuclear Testing by Pakistan
May 30, 1998
The United States condemns today's second round of nuclear tests by
Pakistan. These tests can only serve to increase tensions in an already
volatile region. With their recent tests, Pakistan and India are
contributing to a self-defeating cycle of escalation that does not add
to the security of either country. Both India and Pakistan need to
renounce further nuclear and missile testing immediately and take
decisive steps to reverse this dangerous arms race.
I will continue to work with leaders throughout the international
community to reduce tensions in South Asia, to preserve the global
consensus on nonproliferation.
I call on India and Pakistan to resume their direct dialog, to sign
the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty immediately and without conditions to
reverse the arms race there, and to join the clear international
consensus in support of nonproliferation.
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Memorandum on Sanctions Against Pakistan for Detonation of a Nuclear
Device
May 30, 1998
Presidential Determination No. 98-25
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Subject: Sanctions Against Pakistan for Detonation of a Nuclear
Explosive Device
In accordance with section 102(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act,
I hereby determine that Pakistan, a non-nuclear-weapon state, detonated
a nuclear explosive device on May 28, 1998. The relevant agencies and
instrumentalities of the United States Government are hereby directed to
take the necessary actions to impose the sanctions described in section
102(b)(2) of that Act.
You are hereby authorized and directed to transmit this
determination to the appropriate committees of the Congress and to
arrange for its publication in the Federal Register.
William J. Clinton
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting the Detonation of a Nuclear
Device by Pakistan
May 30, 1998
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
Pursuant to section 102(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, I am
hereby reporting that, in accordance with that section, I have
determined that Pakistan, a non-nuclear-weapon state, detonated a
nuclear explosive device on May 28, 1998. I have further directed the
relevant agencies and instrumentalities of the United States Government
to take the necessary actions to impose the sanctions described in
section 102(b)(2) of that Act.
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.
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Statement on Support for Russian Reform
May 31, 1998
On Friday, I welcomed Russia's new economic program for 1998 and
encouraged strong IMF and World Bank engagement in support of reform.
Implementation of this program will strengthen the fundamentals of the
Russian economy and foster maintenance of a stable ruble. Following my
conversation with President Yeltsin last week, we directed our officials
to consult on the Russian economic and financial situation. The United
States endorses additional conditional financial support from the
international financial institutions, as necessary, to promote
stability, structural reforms, and growth in Russia.
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Memorandum on Assistance to Africa and Southeast Asia
May 29, 1998
Presidential Determination No. 98-24
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Subject: Determination Pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and
Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as Amended
Pursuant to section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance
Act of 1962, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(1), I hereby determine that
it is important to the national interest that up to $37,000,000 be made
available from the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration
Assistance Fund to meet the urgent and unexpected needs of refugees,
victims of conflict, and other persons at risk in Africa and Southeast
Asia. These funds may be used, as appropriate, to provide contributions
to international and nongovernmental agencies.
You are authorized and directed to inform the appropriate committees
of the Congress of this determination and the obligation of funds under
this authority and to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
William J. Clinton
Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary
on June 1.
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Proclamation 7103--To Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition From
Imports of Wheat Gluten
May 30, 1998
By the President of the United States
of America
A Proclamation
1. On March 18, 1998, the United States International Trade
Commission (USITC) transmitted to the President a unanimous affirmative
determination in its investigation under section 202 of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended (the ``Trade Act'') (19 U.S.C. 2252), with respect to
imports of wheat gluten provided for in subheadings 1109.00.10 and
1109.00.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(``HTS''). Under section 202 of the Trade Act, the USITC determined that
such wheat gluten is being imported into the United States in such
increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury to
the domestic industry producing a like or directly competitive article.
Further, the USITC, pursuant to section 311(a) of the North American
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (``NAFTA Implementation Act'')
(19 U.S.C. 3371(a)), made negative findings with respect to imports of
wheat gluten from Canada and Mexico. The USITC also transmitted its
recommendation made pursuant to section 202(e) of the Trade Act with
respect to the action that would address the serious injury to the
domestic industry and be most effective in facilitating the efforts of
the domestic industry to make a positive adjustment to import
competition.
2. Pursuant to section 203 of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2253), and
taking into account the considerations specified in section 203(a)(2) of
the Trade Act, I have determined to implement action of a type described
in section 203(a)(3). Such action shall take the form of quantitative
limitations on imports of wheat gluten, provided for in HTS subheadings
1109.00.10 and 1109.00.90, imposed for a period of 3 years plus one day,
with annual increases in such quota limits of six percent in the second
year and in the third year. Except for products of Canada, Mexico,
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Israel, beneficiary countries under the Caribbean Basin Economic
Recovery Act (CBERA) and the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA), and
other developing countries that have accounted for a minor share of
wheat gluten imports, which shall be excluded from any restriction, such
quantitative limitations shall apply to imports from all countries and
the quota quantity shall be allocated among such countries. Pursuant to
section 203(a)(1)(A) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2253(a)(1)(A)), I have
further determined that these actions will facilitate efforts by the
domestic industry to make a positive adjustment to import competition
and provide greater economic and social benefits than costs.
3. Section 604 of the Trade Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483),
authorizes the President to embody in the HTS the substance of the
relevant provisions of that Act, and of other acts affecting import
treatment, and actions thereunder, including the removal, modification,
continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import
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