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Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Monday, December 23, 1996 Volume 32ÐNumber 51 Pages 2509±2534 1 VerDate 22-AUG-97 11:21 Sep 29, 1997 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 W:\DISC\P51DE4.000 p51de4 Contents Addresses and Remarks Executive Orders See also Appointments and Nominations Federal Alternative Fueled Vehicle Radio addressÐ2512 LeadershipÐ2509 Second term domestic policy teamÐ2527 Television rating system, briefingÐ2525 Interviews With the News Media White House children's Christmas partyÐ Exchanges with reporters 2532 Old Executive Office BuildingÐ2527 Oval OfficeÐ2522, 2525 Appointments and Nominations News conference with European Union Education Department, Senior Adviser to the Leaders, December 16 (No. 133)Ð2514 Secretary, remarksÐ2527 Energy Department, Secretary, remarksÐ Meetings With Foreign Leaders 2527 European Union Housing and Urban Development European Commission President SanterÐ Department, Secretary, remarksÐ2527 2514 Labor Department, Secretary, remarksÐ2527 European Council President BrutonÐ2514 Small Business Administration, Administrator, Ireland, Prime Minister BrutonÐ2514, 2522 remarksÐ2527 Transportation Department, Secretary, Statements by the President remarksÐ2527 Stabilization Force in Bosnia, approvalÐ2524 White House Office National AIDS StrategyÐ2524 Assistant to the President for Domestic U.N. Security Council approval of Secretary- Policy, remarksÐ2527 General AnnanÐ2509 Council of Economic Advisers, ChairÐ2527 Special Envoy to the Americas, remarksÐ Supplementary Materials 2527 Acts approved by the PresidentÐ2534 Checklist of White House press releasesÐ Communications to Federal Agencies 2534 Adoption and alternate permanent placement Digest of other White House of children in the public child welfare announcementsÐ2533 system, memorandumÐ2513 Nominations submitted to the SenateÐ2534 WEEKLY COMPILATION OF regulations prescribed by the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register, approved by the President (37 FR 23607; 1 CFR Part 10). PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS Distribution is made only by the Superintendent of Docu- ments, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. 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Ch. 15), under ments. 2 VerDate 22-AUG-97 11:21 Sep 29, 1997 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 W:\DISC\P51DE4.000 p51de4 Week Ending Friday, December 20, 1996 Statement on the United Nations That is why I decided we needed a new Sec- Security Council Approval of Kofi retary-General. I knew this would be a con- Annan as Secretary-General troversial decision, but it was the right thing December 13, 1996 to do. The outgoing U.N. Secretary General, I'm delighted by today's vote in the United Boutros Boutros-Ghali, is an honorable man Nations Security Council, selecting Kofi who has led a great careerÐfrom the break- Annan of Ghana to be the new U.N. Sec- through for Middle East peace at Camp retary-General. We are hopeful that the Gen- David to his leadership of the United Nations eral Assembly will concur with the Security as it celebrated its 50th anniversary. Now, Council early next week. we must prepare the United Nations for the Through his decades of work at the United demands of the next 50 years. I am confident Nations and in the international arena, Kofi Kofi Annan will rise to this task with convic- Annan has established excellent working re- tion. lations with many countries, including the I am committed to work closely with the United States. Over the last 4 years as U.N. Congress to meet America's obligations to Undersecretary for Peacekeeping, and the United Nations and to make good on our throughout his impressive career, he has arrears. And I am sure that my nominee for proven himself an able and energetic man- our U.N. Ambassador, Bill Richardson, will agerÐprofessional, impartial, well-versed in work effectively with the new Secretary-Gen- the issues at hand, and a true proponent of eral to renew and revitalize this historic orga- reform. We are confident he will take con- nization to take on the challenges of the fu- crete steps to inspire the world to support ture. the U.N., inspire the U.N. to live up to its ideals, and transform those ideals into action. NOTE: This item was not received in time for pub- Since its founding more than half a century lication in the appropriate issue. ago, the United Nations has been a vehicle for peace and progress that has served the interests of America and the world. Since tak- Executive Order 13031ÐFederal ing office, I have worked hard with Congress Alternative Fueled Vehicle to sustain America's support for the United Leadership Nations. December 13, 1996 Precisely because we believe in the United Nations, my administration has also led the By the authority vested in me as President fight for far-reaching U.N. reform. To meet by the Constitution and the laws of the Unit- the challenges of the 21st century, the U.N. ed States of America, including the Energy must keep pace with the timesÐachieving Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (42 its work with fewer people and resources, re- U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), the Energy Policy Act ducing waste and rationalizing priorities, and of 1992 (Public Law 102±486) (``the Act''), producing better results at lower costs. The and section 301 of title 3, United States world community needs a United Nations Code, and with the knowledge that the use that spends less on overhead and outdated of alternative fueled motor vehicles will, in agencies and more on services that directly many applications, reduce the Nation's de- benefit people's daily lives. pendence on oil, and may create jobs by pro- I believe the United Nations must have viding an economic stimulus for domestic in- a leader who is committed to these goals. dustry, and may improve the Nation's air 2509 VerDate 22-AUG-97 11:15 Sep 29, 1997 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 W:\DISC\P51DE4.016 p51de4 2510 Dec. 13 / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1996 quality by reducing pollutants in the atmos- class, and the total number of vehicles of phere, it is hereby ordered as follows: each fuel type operated by the agency. The Section 1. Federal Leadership and Goals. Director of the Office of Management and (a) The purpose of this order is to ensure Budget shall issue further reporting guidance that the Federal Government exercise lead- as necessary. ership in the use of alternative fueled vehi- (b) If an agency has failed to meet the stat- cles (AFVs). To that end, each Federal agen- utory requirements, it shall include in its re- cy shall develop and implement aggressive port an explanation for such failure and a plans to fulfill the alternative fueled vehicle plan, consistent with the agency's current and acquisition requirements established by the requested budgets, for achieving compliance Act. The Act generally requires that, of the with the Act. The plan shall include alter- vehicles acquired by each agency for its native sources of suitable AFVs if the agen- fleets, subject to certain conditions specified cy's primary vehicle supplier is unable to in section 303(b)(1) of the Act, 25 percent meet the AFV requirements. should be AFVs in fiscal year (FY) 1996, 33 (c) The Secretary of the Department of percent in FY 1997, 50 percent in FY 1998, Energy and the Administrator of General and 75 percent in FY 1999 and thereafter. Services shall cooperatively analyze the agen- These requirements apply to all agencies, re- cy AFV reports and acquisition plans, and gardless of whether they lease vehicles from shall submit jointly a summary report to the the General Services Administration (GSA) Director of the Office of Management and or acquire them elsewhere. That section also Budget. defines which Federal agency vehicles are Sec. 3. Exceptions for Law-Enforcement, covered by the AFV acquisition require- Emergency, and National Defense Vehicles. ments; this order applies to the same vehi- Section 303 of the Act allows exemptions to cles, which are primarily general-use vehicles the acquisition requirements for law-enforce- located in metropolitan statistical areas with ment, emergency, and vehicles acquired and populations of 250,000 or more. used for military purposes that the Secretary (b) To the extent practicable, agencies of Defense has certified must be exempt for shall use alternative fuels in all vehicles capa- national security reasons. Law enforcement ble of using them. Agencies shall continue vehicles shall include vehicles used for pro- to work together in interagency committees tective activities. Each agency that acquires recommended by the Federal Fleet Conver- or utilizes any such vehicles shall include in sion Task Force established by Executive its report an explanation of why an exemption Order 12844 of April 21, 1993, to coordinate is claimed with respect to such vehicles. their vehicle acquisitions and placement. Sec. 4. Fulfilling the Acquisition Require- Sec. 2. Submission of Agency Plans and ment. (a) Agencies may acquire alternative Reports on Statutory Compliance.

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