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Monday, August 12, 1996
 
Volume 32--Number 32
Pages 1397-1441
 
Contents

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Weekly Compilation of

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Addresses and Remarks

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    California
        Community in the Port of Long Beach--1432
        Community in Salinas--1425
        Community in San Jose--1419
        Departure for San Jose--1417
        Saxophone Club in Santa Monica--1436

    George Washington University--1404

    NASA discovery of possible life on Mars--1417

    Paralympic torch relay--1410

    Radio address--1399

    U.S. Olympic team, ceremony honoring--1416

    United Steel Workers convention--1423

Bill Signings

    Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
        Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997, statement--1414

    Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act 
        Amendments of 1996, statement--1415

    Food Quality Protection Act of 1996
        Remarks--1400
        Statement--1402

    Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996, remarks--1403

    National Gambling Impact Study Commission Act, statement--1402

    Romania, most-favored-nation status legislation, statement--1402

Bill Signings--Continued

    Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996
        Remarks--1412
        Statement--1413

Communications to Congress

    Canada-U.S. protocol for the protection of migratory birds, message 
        transmitting--1397
    Illegal immigration legislation, letter--1398
    Organizations which threaten the Middle East peace process, letter 
        reporting--1431
    U.N. convention to combat desertification with annexes, message 
        transmitting--1397

Executive Orders

    Amending Executive Order No. 10163, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal--
        1415

Interviews With the News Media

    Exchanges with reporters
        Oval Office--1403
        South Lawn--1417

Statements by the President

    See also Bill Signings
    Japan-U.S. semiconductor agreement--1397
    Veterans' Medicare reimbursement model project, proposed 
        legislation--1430

Supplementary Materials

    Acts approved by the President--1441
    Checklist of White House press releases--1440
    Digest of other White House announcements--1439
    Nominations submitted to the Senate--1440

Editor's Note: The President was in Jackson Hole, WY, on August 9, the 
closing date of this issue. Releases and announcements issued by the 
Office of the Press Secretary but not received in time for inclusion in 
this issue will be printed next week.



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Monday, August 12, 1996
 
Volume 32--Number 32
Pages 1397-1441
 
Week Ending Friday, August 9, 1996
 
Statement on the Japan-United States Semiconductor Agreement


August 2, 1996

    I want to congratulate Ambassador Barshefsky and her entire 
negotiating team on the agreement reached today on semiconductors. Their 
tireless efforts to advance our Nation's economic interests around the 
world have reaped enormous benefits for America's businesses and 
workers.
    This agreement achieves our goals of transparency and monitoring of 
the semiconductor market to assure market access for our companies. The 
semiconductor industry serves as an engine for growth and jobs and has 
regained its position as world leader in semiconductor production.

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Monday, August 12, 1996
 
Volume 32--Number 32
Pages 1397-1441
 
Week Ending Friday, August 9, 1996
 
Message to the Senate Transmitting the Canada-United States Protocol for 
the Protection of Migratory Birds

August 2, 1996

To the Senate of the United States:

    With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to 
ratification, I transmit herewith the Protocol between the United States 
and Canada Amending the 1916 Convention for the Protection of Migratory 
Birds in Canada and the United States, with a related exchange of notes, 
signed at Washington on December 14, 1995.
    The Protocol, which is discussed in more detail in the accompanying 
report of the Secretary of State, represents a considerable achievement 
for the United States in conserving migratory birds and balancing the 
interests of conservationists, sports hunters, and indigenous people. If 
ratified and properly implemented, the Protocol should further enhance 
the management and protection of this important resource for the benefit 
of all users.
    The Protocol would replace a protocol with a similar purpose, which 
was signed January 30, 1979, (Executive W, 96th Cong., 2nd Sess. 
(1980)), and which I, therefore, desire to withdraw from the Senate.
    I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration 
to the Protocol, with exchange of notes, and give its advice and consent 
to ratification.
                                            William J. Clinton
The White House,
August 2, 1996.

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Monday, August 12, 1996
 
Volume 32--Number 32
Pages 1397-1441
 
Week Ending Friday, August 9, 1996
 
Message to the Senate Transmitting the United Nations Convention to 
Combat Desertification With Annexes

August 2, 1996

To the Senate of the United States:

    I transmit herewith, for the advice and consent of the Senate to 
ratification, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in 
Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, 
Particularly in Africa, with Annexes, adopted at Paris, June 17, 1994, 
and signed by the United States on October 14, 1994. The report of the 
Department of State is also enclosed for the information of the Senate.
    The purpose of the Convention is to combat desertification and 
mitigate the effects of drought on arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid 
lands through effective action at all levels. In particular, the 
Convention addresses the fundamental causes of famine and food 
insecurity in Africa, by stimulating more effective partnership between 
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zations, and aid donors, and by encouraging the dissemination of 
information derived from new technology (e.g., early warning of 
impending drought) to farmers.
    The United States has strongly supported the Convention's innovative 
approach to combatting dryland degradation. I believe it will help 
Africans and others to make better use of fragile resources without 
requiring increased development assistance. Ratification by the United 
States would promote effective implementation of the Convention and is 
likely to encourage similar action by other countries whose 
participation would also promote effective implementation.
    United States obligations under the Convention would be met under 
existing law and ongoing assistance programs.
    I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration 
to this Convention and its Annexes, with the declaration described in 
the accompanying report of the Secretary of State, and give its advice 
and consent to ratification.
                                            William J. Clinton
The White House,
August 2, 1996.

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