Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Monday, January 22, 2001 Volume 37ÐNumber 3 Pages 111±208 Contents Addresses to the Nation Communications to CongressÐContinued Farewell addressÐ187 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Addresses and Remarks Montenegro), letter on lifting and modifying measuresÐ201 Arkansas, Little Rock Former Eastern Bloc States, emigration CommunityÐ169 policies, letter transmitting reportÐ180 Joint Session of the Arkansas State Haiti, letter transmitting reportÐ179 LegislatureÐ158 Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday Middle East peace process, letters on celebrationÐ121 continuation of the national emergencyÐ Medal of Honor, presentationÐ129 200 National monuments, designationÐ138 National Security Strategy of the United Radio addressesÐ112, 204 States, letter transmitting reportÐ111 U.S. Conference of MayorsÐ132 Nuclear proliferation, letter transmitting report on preventionÐ180 Appointments and Nominations Russian Federation, letter transmitting report Post-Presidency Transition Office, Chief of on national emergencyÐ180 Staff, statementÐ197 Sierra Leone, letter on the prohibition of Communications to Congress importation of rough diamondsÐ202 Taliban, letter transmitting report on national Chemical Weapons Convention, letters emergencyÐ181 transmitting reportsÐ178 China, letter transmitting report on funding Communications to Federal Agencies for the Trade and Development AgencyÐ 128 Immigration and Nationality Act, Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity memorandum on delegation of authorityÐ (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, letter on review 128 of title IIIÐ137 Inter-Agency Task Force for Preparation for Cyprus, letter transmitting reportÐ179 the World Conference Against Racism, Digital computer exports, letter reportingÐ Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and 193 Related Intolerance, memorandumÐ186 Estonia-U.S. fisheries agreement, letter Migration and refugee assistance, transmitting extensionÐ178 memorandumÐ177 (Continued on inside back cover.) 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ContentsÐContinued Executive Orders ProclamationsÐContinued Amendment to Executive Order 13111, Establishment of the Upper Missouri River Extension of the Advisory Committee on Breaks National MonumentÐ153 Expanding Training OpportunitiesÐ112 Establishment of the Virgin Islands Coral Federal Interagency Task Force on the Reef National MonumentÐ156 District of ColumbiaÐ125 Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal HolidayÐ Federal Leadership on Global Tobacco Control and PreventionÐ181 111 Final Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Religious Freedom DayÐ129 Reef Ecosystem ReserveÐ184 To Designate Swaziland as a Beneficiary Sub- Governmentwide Accountability for Merit Saharan African Country and for Other System Principles; Workforce PurposesÐ172 InformationÐ192 To Implement an Accelerated Schedule of Implementation of the African Growth and Duty Elimination Under the North Opportunity Act and the United States- American Free Trade Agreement and for Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership ActÐ Other PurposesÐ173 175 Lifting and Modifying Measures With Respect Statements by the President to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)Ð189 See also Appointments and Nominations President's Commission on Educational African-American farmers, efforts to redress Resource EquityÐ127 wrongs againstÐ205 Prohibiting the Importation of Rough Child labor practices, action to eliminate Diamonds From Sierra LeoneÐ191 sweatshops and abusiveÐ136 Trails for America in the 21st CenturyÐ183 Child support enforcement, efforts to Interviews With the News Media toughenÐ172 Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Exchanges with reporters (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, suspending title Bethesda, MDÐ111 Greenleaf Senior CenterÐ120 IIIÐ138 Interview with Mark Knoller of CBS Radio in Drinking water, efforts to ensure safe, cleanÐ Dover, NHÐ114 171 E-commerce Working Group final reportÐ Letters and Messages 137 Israeli people, letterÐ197 Energy efficiency standards for appliancesÐ Palestinian people, letterÐ198 181 Notices Fatherhood, efforts to promote responsibleÐ 196 Continuation of Emergency Regarding Former President Ronald Reagan's hip Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace ProcessÐ199 surgeryÐ113 LandminesÐ194 Proclamations Legal issues, resolutionÐ194 Boundary Enlargement and Modifications of ``Progress Report of the American Heritage the Buck Island Reef National Rivers Interagency Committee and Task MonumentÐ141 Force''Ð196 Establishment of the Carrizo Plain National U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural MonumentÐ143 Organization, reformsÐ137 Establishment of the Governors Island U.S. policy for the protection of sunken National MonumentÐ206 warshipsÐ195 Establishment of the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National MonumentÐ145 Supplementary Materials Establishment of the Minidoka Internment National MonumentÐ147 Acts approved by the PresidentÐ208 Establishment of the Pompeys Pillar National Checklist of White House press releasesÐ208 MonumentÐ149 Digest of other White House Establishment of the Sonoran Desert National announcementsÐ207 MonumentÐ150 Nominations submitted to the SenateÐ208 Week Ending Saturday, January 20, 2001 Letter to Congressional Leaders terol is a little too high because I haven't Transmitting a Report on the exercised, and I ate all that Christmas des- National Security Strategy of the sert. But in 6 months it will be back to nor- United States mal. [Laughter] I knew I was doing it, but what the heck. It was my last time, and I January 11, 2001 wanted to enjoy it. Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Thank you. As required by section 603 of the NOTE: The exchange began at approximately 3:30 Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense p.m. at the Bethesda Naval Hospital. This item Reorganization Act of 1986, I am transmit- was not received in time for publication in the ting a report on the National Security Strat- appropriate issue. A tape was not available for egy of the United States. verification of the content of this exchange. Sincerely, William J. Clinton Proclamation 7390ÐMartin Luther NOTE: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2001 Hastert, Speaker of the House of Representatives, January 12, 2001 and Albert Gore, Jr., President of the Senate. This letter was released by the Office of the Press Sec- By the President of the United States retary on January 12. This item was not received of America in time for publication in the appropriate issue. A Proclamation Seventy-two years ago, Martin Luther Exchange With Reporters Following King, Jr., was born into a sharply divided Na- a Medical Checkup in Bethesda, tion, a place where the color of a child's skin Maryland too often determined that child's destiny. January 12, 2001 America was a place where segregation and discrimination put limits on a black child's President's Health dreams, opportunities, and future. Q. How did it go, Mr. President? Dr. King led America to a better place. The President. Very well. My eyes are still With eloquence, he articulated the struggles dilated, so I have to be a little careful. and hopes of generations of African Ameri- They're a little foggy out here. cans. With the power of his leadership, he But before I leave, I would just like to rallied Americans of every race and creed to thank the Bethesda Naval Hospital for the join together in the march for justice. With wonderful care they have given to me and courage, conviction, and faith in God, he to members of my family over these last 8 sought to make real in everyday practiceÐ years. This is a terrific place, and these peo- in schools, in the workplace, in public accom- ple have been great to me, not only in all modations, and in the hearts and minds of my physicals but when I was so badly injured his fellow citizensÐthe civil rights victories and on other occasions when I or someone that had been won in the courts. in my family needed it. I'm very, very grateful Although his life was cruelly cut short be- to them. fore his mission was complete, he helped put Q. How is the knee? our Nation firmly on the right path, where The President.