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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release January 31, 1997

                  TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
            TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
                  THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE
               CHAIRMEN AND RANKING MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE
                AND SENATE COMMITTEES ON APPROPRIATIONS

January 31, 1997

Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 518A(d) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208) (the "Act"), I hereby find that the July 1, 1997, limitation on obligations imposed by subsection (a) of section 518A is having a negative impact on the proper functioning of the population planning program. Subject to a joint resolution of approval by the Congress to be adopted no later than February 28, 1997, as specified in section 518A(d) of the Act, funds for these activities may be made available beginning March 1, 1997.

Sincerely,

WILLIAM J. CLINTON

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