Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Monday, July 26, 1999 Volume 35ÐNumber 29 Pages 1387±1470 1 Contents Addresses and Remarks Bill Signings See also Meetings With Foreign Leaders Y2K Act, statementÐ1431 Camp David, MD, remarks on returning fromÐ1403 Communications to Congress Comprehensive Test Ban TreatyÐ1424 Albania, emigration policies and trade status, Democratic Business Council dinnerÐ1432 message transmitting reportÐ1415 Democratic National Committee dinnerÐ Deployment of military forces for stabilization 1418 of areas of the former Yugoslavia, letter Iowa reportingÐ1416 Amos Hiatt Middle School in Des Education, letter on proposed legislationÐ MoinesÐ1387 1417 Senator Tom Harkin Iraq, U.S. national emergency, message Dinner in Des MoinesÐ1392 transmitting noticeÐ1438 Reception in Des MoinesÐ1397 Libya, U.S. national emergency, message Kennedy, John F., Jr., disappearance of reportingÐ1415 aircraftÐ1403 Legal community representativesÐ1426 Communications to Federal Agencies Michigan Delegation of authority, memorandumÐ1405 Medicare, conversation in LansingÐ1453 Military compensation, ninth quadrennial Overflow crowd in LansingÐ1466 review, memorandumÐ1437 Patients' Bill of RightsÐ1391 Radio addressÐ1401 Executive Orders Women's Leadership Forum dinnerÐ1432 Further Amendments to Executive Order Women's World Cup soccer champion U.S. 12757, Implementation of the Enterprise teamÐ1405 for the Americas InitiativeÐ1467 (Continued on the inside of the back cover.) Editor's Note: The President was in Cincinnati, OH, on July 23, 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. 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. Published every Monday by the Office of the Federal Reg- The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents will be ister, National Archives and Records Administration, Washing- furnished by mail to domestic subscribers for $80.00 per year ton, DC 20408, the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Docu- ($137.00 for mailing first class) and to foreign subscribers for ments contains statements, messages, and other Presidential $93.75 per year, payable to the Superintendent of Documents, materials released by the White House during the preceding Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. The week. charge for a single copy is $3.00 ($3.75 for foreign mailing). The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents is pub- There are no restrictions on the republication of material lished pursuant to the authority contained in the Federal Reg- appearing in the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Docu- ister Act (49 Stat. 500, as amended; 44 U.S.C. Ch. 15), under ments. 2 ContentsÐContinued Interviews With the News Media See also Bill Signings Exchanges with reporters Crime rate statisticsÐ1403 Iowa, Des MoinesÐ1391 House action Rose GardenÐ1424 ``African Growth and Opportunity Act''Ð News conferences 1392 July 19 (No. 178) with Prime Minister Republican tax planÐ1466 Barak of Israel Ð1406 Representative Michael P. Forbes, decision to July 21 (No. 179)Ð1438 join Democratic PartyÐ1402 Senate action on hate crimes legislationÐ1467 Joint Statements Senate inaction on nomination for Assistant Joint Statement by President Clinton and Attorney General, Civil Rights DivisionÐ Prime Minister Ehud BarakÐ1412 1453 Meetings With Foreign Leaders Supplementary Materials Israel, Prime Minister BarakÐ1403, 1406, Acts approved by the PresidentÐ1470 1412 Checklist of White House press releasesÐ Notices 1470 Digest of other White House Continuation of Iraqi EmergencyÐ1437 announcementsÐ1468 Statements by the President Nominations submitted to the SenateÐ1469 3 Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Monday, July 26, 1999 Volume 35ÐNumber 29 Pages 1387±1470 1387 Contents Addresses and Remarks Bill Signings See also Meetings With Foreign Leaders Y2K Act, statementÐ1431 Camp David, MD, remarks on returning fromÐ1403 Communications to Congress Comprehensive Test Ban TreatyÐ1424 Albania, emigration policies and trade status, Democratic Business Council dinnerÐ1432 message transmitting reportÐ1415 Democratic National Committee dinnerÐ Deployment of military forces for stabilization 1418 of areas of the former Yugoslavia, letter Iowa reportingÐ1416 Amos Hiatt Middle School in Des Education, letter on proposed legislationÐ MoinesÐ1387 1417 Senator Tom Harkin Iraq, U.S. national emergency, message Dinner in Des MoinesÐ1392 transmitting noticeÐ1438 Reception in Des MoinesÐ1397 Libya, U.S. national emergency, message Kennedy, John F., Jr., disappearance of reportingÐ1415 aircraftÐ1403 Legal community representativesÐ1426 Communications to Federal Agencies Michigan Delegation of authority, memorandumÐ1405 Medicare, conversation in LansingÐ1453 Military compensation, ninth quadrennial Overflow crowd in LansingÐ1466 review, memorandumÐ1437 Patients' Bill of RightsÐ1391 Radio addressÐ1401 Executive Orders Women's Leadership Forum dinnerÐ1432 Further Amendments to Executive Order Women's World Cup soccer champion U.S. 12757, Implementation of the Enterprise teamÐ1405 for the Americas InitiativeÐ1467 (Continued on the inside of the back cover.) Editor's Note: The President was in Cincinnati, OH, on July 23, 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. 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. Published every Monday by the Office of the Federal Reg- The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents will be ister, National Archives and Records Administration, Washing- furnished by mail to domestic subscribers for $80.00 per year ton, DC 20408, the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Docu- ($137.00 for mailing first class) and to foreign subscribers for ments contains statements, messages, and other Presidential $93.75 per year, payable to the Superintendent of Documents, materials released by the White House during the preceding Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. The week. charge for a single copy is $3.00 ($3.75 for foreign mailing). The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents is pub- There are no restrictions on the republication of material lished pursuant to the authority contained in the Federal Reg- appearing in the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Docu- ister Act (49 Stat. 500, as amended; 44 U.S.C. Ch. 15), under ments. 1388 ContentsÐContinued Interviews With the News Media See also Bill Signings Exchanges with reporters Crime rate statisticsÐ1403 Iowa, Des MoinesÐ1391 House action Rose GardenÐ1424 ``African Growth and Opportunity Act''Ð News conferences 1392 July 19 (No. 178) with Prime Minister Republican tax planÐ1466 Barak of Israel Ð1406 Representative Michael P. Forbes, decision to July 21 (No. 179)Ð1438 join Democratic PartyÐ1402 Senate action on hate crimes legislationÐ1467 Joint Statements Senate inaction on nomination for Assistant Joint Statement by President Clinton and Attorney General, Civil Rights DivisionÐ Prime Minister Ehud BarakÐ1412 1453 Meetings With Foreign Leaders Supplementary Materials Israel, Prime Minister BarakÐ1403, 1406, Acts approved by the PresidentÐ1470 1412 Checklist of White House press releasesÐ Notices 1470 Digest of other White House Continuation of Iraqi EmergencyÐ1437 announcementsÐ1468 Statements by the President Nominations submitted to the SenateÐ1469 1389 Week Ending Friday, July 23, 1999 Remarks at Amos Hiatt Middle porter of education. And I think it is appro- School in Des Moines, Iowa priate that he's here because he's here with July 16, 1999 his wife, Dody, and I'd like to her to stand, because yesterday she retired as a teacher The President. You know, when Tom after 31 years. Thank you very much, bless Harkin said that anybody with any sense you. Thank you. [Applause] would take their coat offÐ[laughter]ÐI And I want to acknowledge that Ruth didn't know whether that meant I didn't have Harkin is here with Tom today, and to tell any sense or he just gets hot under the collar you that for most of my administration she quicker than I do. [Laughter] Actually, I was a very valuable member of the Clinton- think the answer is a lighter suit. Gore team and played a major role in our I am delighted to be here, and I thank economic programs. And I want to thank her. you all for your wonderful welcome. And I And finally, let me say that, as you can don't mind that it's a warm one. I always love see, every time he talks, there is no one in coming to Iowa, coming back here to this the United States Senate who is more pas- wonderful city. I want to thank Ruth Ann sionate about what he believes than Tom Gaines for her dedication and her remark- Harkin. And he believes in the education of able remarks this morning. I want to say that our children. It's easy to understand why, as long as young people like Catherine from his own experience. Most of you prob- Swoboda are exhibit A for Iowa education, ably know that his