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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release January 31, 2000

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:

Pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, including by section 1221(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65), I hereby determine and certify that the new NATO Strategic Concept imposes no new commitment or obligation on the United States. Further, in accordance with section 1221(c) of the Act, I transmit herewith the attached unclassified report to the Congress on the potential threats facing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

WILLIAM J. CLINTON

                                 THE WHITE HOUSE,
                                 January 31, 2000.

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