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103 STAT. 2970 Proclamation 5924 of December 21, 1988 To Complete Implementation of the United States-European Community Agreement on Citrus and Pasta, and for Other Purposes By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation 1. On February 24, 1987, the United States and the European Community

(EC)signed an agreement resolving the long-standing dispute concerning access to the EC market for U.S. citrus products. The EC agreed to reduce certain duties on specified imported products, in certain cases subject to a tariff rate quota. The United States agreed to reduce duties on particular products and further agreed to eliminate the in-creased rates of duty on EC pasta established by Proclamation 5354 of June 21, 1985 (50 FR 28143). 2. Section 1122(b)(1) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (the 1988 Act) (Pub. L. 100–418, 102 Stat 1144) authorizes the President to proclaim an effective date after September 30, 1988, for the duty reductions set out in section 1122(c) of the 1988 Act that is appropriate to carry out the Agreement. Further, section 1122(b)(2) of the 1988 Act authorizes the President at any time to modify or terminate by proclamation any provision of law enacted by the amendments made by section 1122(c) of the 1988 Act. 3. Sections 9001 and 9004 of the Technical and Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988 (the TMRA) (Pub. L. 100–647, 102 Stat. 3342) make various amendments, including the extension of certain existing suspensions of duty and duty reductions, to the Tariff Schedules of the United States

(TSUS)(19 U.S.C. 1202). Certain amendments to the TSUS made by the TMRA, which became effective on November 10, 1988, extend through December 31, 1992, and must therefore be incorporated into the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

(HTS)in order to continue such duty treatment after January 1, 1989. Further, certain technical corrections to particular HTS provisions are necessary to correctly state the tariff treatment of the covered articles. 4. Pursuant to section 4(a) of the United States-Israel Free Trade Area Implementation Act of 1985 (the 1985 Act) (19 U.S.C. 2112 note; Pub. L. 98–47, 99 Stat. 82), the President is authorized to proclaim such modifications or continuance of any existing duty, such continuance of existing duty-free or excise treatment, or such additional duties as he determines to be required or appropriate to carry out the schedule of duty reductions with respect to Israel set forth in Annex I of the Agreement on the Establishment of a Free Trade Area between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Israel, entered into on April 22, 1985, and approved on June 11, 1985. Section 4(b) of the 1985 Act authorizes the President, whenever he determines it necessary to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions provided with respect to Israel provided for by the Agreement, to proclaim such additional tariff modifications, including the withdrawal, suspension, modification, or continuance of any duty, as he determines to be required or appropriate to carry out the Agreement. 103 STAT. 2971 5. Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2483), authorizes the President to embody in the HTS the substance of the provisions of that Act, of other acts affecting import treatment, and of actions taken thereunder. Section 1204(b) of the 1988 Act [19 U.S.C. 3004(b)) directs the President to proclaim such modifications to the HTS as are necessary or appropriate to implement the applicable provisions of statutes enacted and Executive actions taken after January 1, 1988, and before the effective date of the HTS. and such technical rectifications as he considers necessary. NOW, THEREFORE, I. RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, including but not limited to sections 1122 and 1204 of the 1988 Act, sections 9001 and 9004 of the TMRA, section 4 of the 1985 Act section 604 of the Trade Act, and sections 301 and 302 of title 3 of the United States Code, do proclaim that:

(1)In order to complete implementation of the United States-EC Agreement on Citrus and Pasta, the HTS is modified as provided in Annex I to this Proclamation.

(2)In order to incorporate in the HTS the changes in tariff treatment enacted in the TMRA and to make certain technical rectifications, the HTS is further modified as set forth in Annex II to this Proclamation.

(3)The duty provided for in section 466 of the Tariff Act of 1930 shall not be imposed on equipments, or any part thereof, including boats, the foregoing which are the product of Israel, or on the expenses of repairs made in Israel upon U.S.-documented vessels (other than U.S. civil aircraft, as defined in general note 3(c)(iv) to the HTS).

(4)Subject to paragraph (5), the modifications to the HTS made by this Proclamation shall be effective with respect to articles entered, or with-drawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after January 1, 1989.

(5)The United States Trade Representative

(USTR)may delay the effective date of any modification to the HTS set out in Annex I to this Proclamation, or may suspend any such modification that may have taken effect, if the USTR determines that the EC has not implemented provisions of the Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 have hereunto set my hand this 21st day of December, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirteenth. RONALD REAGAN ANNEX I MODIFICATIONS TO THE HTS TO IMPLEMENT THE U.S.-EC AGREEMENT ON CITRUS AND PASTA Notes: 1. Bracketed matter Is included with particular subheadings to assist in the understanding of proclaimed modifications. 2. The following supersedes matter now in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS). Except where specified rates of duty are being modified for particular subheadings, the headings and subheadings are set forth in columnar form; and material in such columns is inserted in the columns of the HTS designated “Heading/Subheading”, “Article Description”, “Rates of Duty 1 General”, “Rates of Duty 1 Special”, and “Rates of Duty 2”, respectively. 103 STAT. 2972 *Effective as to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after January 1, 1988,* 1. Subheading 0408.00.50 is modified by striking out “9%” and inserting in lieu thereof “Free”. 2. Subheading 0406.00.55 is modified by striking out “12%” end inserting in lieu thereof “Free”. 3. Chapter 7 is modified by inserting at the end of the Additional U.S. Notes the following new note 5:" “5. The rates of duty set forth in subheadings 0711.20.16 and 2005.70.13 apply to the first 4.400 metric ions of olives, green in color, not pitted, in a saline solution, in containers each holding more than B kg, drained weight, certified by the Importer to be used for repacking or sale as green olives, the foregoing entered under both subheadings combined in any calendar year.” " 4. Subheading 0711.20.20 is superseded by: 0711 Vegetables...:] 0711.20 Olives:] “Not pitted: 0711.20.15 Described In additional US. note 5 to this chapter 3.7¢/kg on drained weight Free

(E)7.4¢/kg on drained weight 0711.20.25 Other 7.4¢/kg on drained weight Free

(E)7.4¢/kg on drained weight” 5. The rates of duty In column 1-general and in column 2 for subheading 0711.20.40 are stricken and the rate “10,B4/kg on drained weight” is inserted in both columns. 8. Subheading 0711.30.00 Is modified by striking out “16%” and inserting in lieu thereof “8%”. 7. Subheading 0712.90.15 is modified by striking out the column 1-general duty rate of “11¢/ kg” and inserting in lieu thereof “5.5¢/kg“. 8. Subheading 0904.20.20 is modified by striking out “4.44/kg” and inserting in lieu thereof “34/kg”. 9. Subheadings 1509.10.20, 1509.90.20 end 1510.00.40 are each modified by striking out “9.44/ kg on contents and container” and inserting in lieu thereof “54/kg on contents and container”. 10. Subheadings 1509.10.40. 1509.90.40 and 1510.00.60 are each modified by striking out “5.74/kg” and Inserting in lieu thereof “3.44/kg”. 11. Subheading 1604.16.20 is superseded by: [1604 Prepared...:] [Fish...:] [1604.16 Anchovies:] “In oil. in airtight containers: 1604.16.10 For an aggregate quantity entered in any calendar year not to exceed 3,000 metric tons 3% Free ( A,E,IL ) 30% 1604.16.30 Other 6% Free (A,E,IL) 30%” 12. Chapter 20 is modified by inserting at the end of the Additional U.S. Notes the following new note 4:" “4. The rates of duty set forth in subheadings 0711.20.15 and 2005.70.13 apply to the first 4,400 metric tons of olives, green in color, not pitted, in a saline solution, in containers each holding more than B kg, drained weight certified by the importer to be used for repacking or sale as green olives, the foregoing entered under both subheadings combined in any calendar year,” " 13. Subheadings 2001.90.10 and 2001.90.20 are each modified by striking out “1B%” and inserting in lieu thereof “856”. 14. Subheadings 2005.70.10 through 2005.70.60, inclusive, are superseded by: 103 STAT. 2973 [2005 Other...:] [2006.70 Olives:] [In…:] [Green...:] “Not pitted: 2005.70.11 Ripe, in containers each holding less than 13 kg, drained weight, in an aggregate quantity not to exceed 730 metric tons entered in any calendar year 5.4¢/kg an drained weight Free

(E)7.4¢/kg on drained weight Other: 2005.70.13 Described in additional U.S. note 4 to this chapter 3.7¢/kg on drained weight Free

(E)7.4¢/kg on drained weight 2005.70 15 Other 7.4¢/kg on drained weight Free

(E)7.4¢/kg on drained weight Pitted or stuffed: Place packed: 2005.70.21 Stuffed in containers each holding not more than 1 kg. drained weight in an aggregate quantity not to exceed 2,700 metric tons in any calendar year 5.4¢/kg an drained weigh! Free

(E)10.8¢/kg on drained weight 2005.70.22 Other 10.8¢/kg on drained weight Free

(E)10.8¢/kg on drained weight 2005.70.25 Other 10.8¢/kg on drained weight Free

(E)108¢/kg on drained weight Not green in color: Canned: 2005.70.50 Not pitted 11.8¢/kg on drained weight Free

(E)11.8¢/kg on drained weight 2005.70.60 Other 11.94/kg on drained weight Free

(E)11.9¢/kg on drained weight Other than canned: 2005.70.70 In airtight containers of glass or metal 11.6¢/kg on drained weight Free

(E)11.6¢/kg on drained weight 2005.70.75 Other 5¢/kg on drained weight Free

(E)10¢/kg on drained weight Otherwise prepared or preserved: 103 STAT. 2974 2006.70.81 Green, in containers each holding less than 13 kg. drained weight, in an aggregate quantity not to exceed 550 metric tons in any calendar year 5.5¢/kg on drained weight Free

(E)11¢/kg on drained weight 2006.70.83 Other 11¢/kg on drained weight Free

(E)11¢/kg on drained weight” 15. Subheading 2006.30.50 is superseded by: 2006 Fruit...:] 2006.30 Citrus...:] [Other:] [Mandarins...:] “Mandarins: 20063.30.52 Setsumas, in airtight containers, for an aggregate quantity entered in any calendar year not to exceed 40,000 metric tons Free 2.2¢/kg 2006.30.54 Other 0.44 ¢/kg Free (A,E,IL) 2.2¢/kg” 16. Subheading 2206.00.18 is modified by striking out “0.8«/liter” and inserting in lieu thereof “0.4«/liter”. 17. Subheadings 9900.10.10 and 9900.19.90 and their superior description are deleted. 18. U.S. note 6 to subchapter III of chapter 99 is modified by striking out “subheadings 9903.19.10 and 9903.19.90.” ANNEX II TECHNICAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES Note: The following subheadings, article descriptions, rates of duty, and effective periods supersede matter now in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS). The material set forth below is inserted in the columns of the HTS designated “Heading/Subheading”, “Article Description”, “Rates of Duty 1-General”. “Rates of Duty 1-Special”, “Rates of Duty 2”, or “Effective Period”, as appropriate. 1. Additional U.S. Note 1 to chapter 17 is modified by striking out “Commission for Methods” and inserting “Commission for Uniform Methods” in lieu thereof. 2. Subheading 6193.29.10 is modified by striking out “artifical” and inserting “artificial” in lieu thereof. 3. Subheadings 9902.28.22. 9902.29.16, 9902.29.18, 9902.29.19, 9902.76.01, and 9902.84.49 are each modified by striking out “12/31/88” and inserting “12/31/92” in lieu thereof. 4. Subheading 9902.29.17 is modified by striking out “Potassium salts: (Antimony tartrate (tartar emetic)” and “12/31/88” and inserting “Potassium antimony tartrate (Tartar emetic)” and “12/31/92” in lieu thereof in the Article Description and Effective Period columns, respectively. 5. Subheading 9902.70.12 is modified by striking out “Free (A,E) 3.6% (IL)” and inserting “No change” in lieu thereof in the Rates of Duty 1-Spacial subcolumn. 6. Subchapter II of chapter 99 is modified by adding in numerical sequence the following new U.S. Note:" “9. The ‘Effective Period’ for subheading 9902.30.02 is: On or before the earlier of 12/31/92 or the date (as determined by the U.S. Trade Representative) on which the rate of duty imposed by the European Communities on articles described in subheading 2939.30.00 exceeds the rate of duty imposed by the United States on such articles that was in effect on 8/30/88.” " 103 STAT. 2975 7. Subchapter II of chapter 90 in further modified by adding in numerical sequence the following new provisions: “9902.07.04 Brussels sprouts. fresh, chilled. or frozen. but not reduced in size and not otherwise prepared or preserved (provided for in subheading 0704 20.00 or 0710.80.85) 12.5% No change No change On or before 12/31/92 9002.20.89 4–Chloro–3– methylphenol (CAS No. 59–60–7) (provided for in subheading 2908.10.50) Free No change No change On or before 12/31/92 9902.29.90 3.5.6-Trichlorosalicylic acid (provided for in subheading 2918.29.50) Free Free No change On or before 12/31/92 9902.29.91 4,4’–Bis(a,a– dimethylbenzyl)diphenylamine (provided for in subheading 2921.44.50) Free No change No change On or before 12/31/92 9002.29.02 M–Xylenediamine (provided for in subheading 2921.59.50) Free No change No change On or he fare 12/31/92 0002.29.93 1,3– Bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane (provided for in subheading 2921.30.20) Free No change No change On or before 12/31/92 9002.29.94 m–Amlnophenol (provided for in subheading 2922.29 10) Free No change No change On or before 12/31/92 9902.29.95 Clomiphene citrate (provided for in subheading 2922.50.25) Free No change No change On or before 12/31/92 9002.29.96 Dicyclomine hydrochloride (provided for in subheading 2922.19.50) Free No change No change On or before 12/31/92 103 STAT. 2976 9902.29.97 N–acetylsulfanilyl chloride (provided for in subheading 282.49.13) Free No change Free change On or before 12/31/92 9902.29.98 Amiodarone (provided for in subheading 2932.90.41) Free No change No change On or before 12/31/92 9902.29.99 Terfenadine; mepenzolate bromide (provided for in subheading 2933.39.35) Free No change No change On or before 12/31/92 9902.30.00 Desipramine hydrochloride (provided for in subheading 2033.00.33) Free No change No change On or before 12/31/92 9902.30.01 (6R,7R)–7–[(R)–2– Amino–A– phenyl acetamido]–3– methyl–6–oxo–5– thia–1– azabicyclo[4.2.0]ocl– 2–ene–2–carboxylic acid disolvate (provided for in subheading 2934.90.40) Free No change No change On or before 12/31/92 9902.30.02 Caffeine (provided for in subheading 2939.30.00) 4.1% No change No change See U.S. note 6 to this subchapter 9902.30.3 Lactulose (provided for in subheading 2940.00.00) Free No change No change On or before 12/31/92 9902.30.06 Rifampin (provided for in subheading 2941.90.30) Free No change No change On or before 12/31/92 9902.39.07 Allyl resins, uncompounded (provided for in subheading 3907.91.10) Free No change No change On or before 12/31/92 103 STAT. 2977 9902.71.04 Tool blanks and drill blanks, of industrial diamonds (provided for in subheading 7104.90.50) or heading 8207) Free No change 30% On or before 12/31/92” 8. Subheading 9902.29.11 is modified by striking out “2909.49.50” and by inserting in lieu thereof “2909.19.50”. 9. Subheading 9902,38,07 is modified by striking out “3800.20.10” and by inserting in lieu (hereof “3808.90.10”. 10. Subheading 9902.40.11 is modified by striking out “4011,40.00” and by inserting bl lieu thereof “4011.50.00”. 11. The indented superior description to subheadings 9903.28.05 through 9903.28.25 is modified by striking out “2825.90.50” and by inserting in lieu thereof “2825.90.00”. 12. Subheadings 9903.41.20 and 9903.41.25 are each modified by striking out the words “million bits” and by inserting in lieu thereof “megabits”. 13. Chapter 75 of the HTS is modified by striking out heading number “7508” end by inserting in lieu thereof “7500.00”. 14. Chapter 95 of the HTS is modified by inserting “8527.90” in the column entitled “Heading/Subheading” immediately above the subheading number “8527.90.40”. 15. Subheadings 9901.00.50 and 9903.28.01 are each modified by inserting “(A.E.IL)” immediately after “No change” in the “Special” subcolumn of rate of duty column 1. 16. Subheadings 9903.17.05 through 9903.17.30, inclusive, are each modified by inserting “thousand” between the number and the unit of quantity in the quota quantity column. 17. Subheading 990387.00 is modified by adding “(B,E,IL)” immediately after “No change” in the “Special” subcolumn of rate of duty column 1. 18. Subheading 9909.17.30 is modified by striking out “2204.21.20,”. 19. Subheading 9902.40.11 is modified by striking out “4011.40.00” and substituting “4011.50.00” in lieu thereof. 20. General note 3(c)(ii)(A) to the HTS is modified by inserting in alphabetical sequence in the enumeration of independent countries “Bahamas, The”; by striking out “Bermuda” from the enumeration of non-independent countries and territories; and by striking out “Singapore” from the enumeration of the member countries of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). 5925 December 21, 1988 To Modify the Import Relief on Western Red Cedar Shakes and Shingles Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5925 of December 21, 1988 To Modify the Import Relief on Western Red Cedar Shakes and Shingles By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation 1. In Proclamation 5498 of June 8. 1986 (51 FR 20953), pursuant to sections 202 and 203 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the Trade Act) (19 U.S.C. 2252 and 2253), I proclaimed import relief with respect to wood shingles and shakes, provided for in item 200.65 of the Tariff Schedules of the United States

(TSUS)(19 U.S.C. 1202]. This relief took the form of a temporary duty increase for such shingles and shakes of western red cedar entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, during the period June 7, 1986, through June 6, 1991. On May 23. 1986, 1 directed that the United States International Trade Commission [USITC] be requested to advise me of the probable economic effect on the domestic industry of the termination of import relief after 30 103 STAT. 2978months and that the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor be requested to provide advice regarding termination of relief. The Secretaries of Commerce and Labor have duly provided this advice. 2. On October 6, 1988, the USITC reported to me the results of an investigation (Inv. No. TA-203–18) pursuant to section 2Q3(i) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2253(i)) with respect to the probable economic effect on the domestic industry of the termination of the import relief after 30 months. The USITC was equally divided on the question of whether the continuation of import relief would result in positive adjustments that would enhance the competitiveness of the domestic industry. On the basis of the advice that I have received, I have determined that the industry has undertaken positive adjustment efforts to improve competitiveness during the 30-month period of relief. However, the additional duties have burdened consumers and have encouraged substitution of alternative non-wood roofing materials. 3. On the basis of the information and advice received from the USITC and the Secretaries of Commerce and Labor, 1 have determined that recent market trends have impaired the effectiveness of import relief provided to the domestic industry. Accordingly, I have determined that it is in the national interest to accelerate the reduction of import duties. 4. Section 604 of the Trade Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), authorizes the President to embody in the TSUS the substance of the provisions of that Act, of other acts affecting import treatment, and of actions taken thereunder. Further, section 1204 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (the 1988 Act) (19 U.S.C. 3004) authorizes the President to proclaim such modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

(HTS)as are necessary or appropriate to implement the applicable provisions of statutes enacted, Executive actions taken, and final judicial decisions rendered, after January 1, 1988, and before the effective date of the HTS. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, including but not limited to sections 204 and 604 of the Trade Act and section 1204 of the 1988 Act, do proclaim that:

(1)Part 2A of the Appendix to the TSUS is modified as provided in section

(a)of the Annex to this Proclamation.

(2)Chapter 99 of the HTS is modified as provided in section

(b)of the Annex to this Proclamation.

(a)The modifications to the TSUS made by this Proclamation shall be effective with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date of publication of this Proclamation in the Federal Register.

(b)The modifications to the HTS made by this Proclamation shall be effective with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after January 1, 1989. IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereunto set my hand this 21st day of December, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-eight, 103 STAT. 2979and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirteenth. RONALD REAGAN ANNEX MODIFICATIONS TO THE IMPORT RELIEF ON WESTERN RED CEDAR SHAKES AND SHINGLES Notes: 1. Bracketed matter is included to assist in the understanding of the proclaimed modifications. 2. The pro visions of Section A of this Annex supersede matter now in the Tariff Schedules of the United States (TSUS). The items and superior description are set forth in columnar format, and materiel in such columns is inserted in the columns of the TSUS designated “Item”, “Article”, “Rates of Duty 1”, and “Rates of Duty 2”, respectively. The provisions of Section B of this Annex supersede matter now in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS). The subheadings and superior description are set forth in columnar format, and material In such columns is inserted in the columns of the HTS designated “Heading/Subheading”, “Article Description”, “Rates of Duty 1-General”, and “Rates of Duty 2”, respectively. Section A Effective with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after December 7, 1988, part 2A of the Appendix is modified by striking out items 924.31 and 924.32 and by inserting in lieu thereof the following:" [Wood:] “924.33 If entered during the period from December 7, 1988, through December 8, 1989, inclusive 20% ad val. 20% ad val. 924.34 If entered during the period from December 7, 1989, through December 8, 1990, inclusive 10% ad val. 10% ad val. 924.35 If entered during this period from December 7, 1990, through June 8, 1991, inclusive 5% ad val. 5% ad val.” " Section B Effective with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after January 1, 1989, subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTS is modified by striking out subheadings 9903.44.20 and 9903.44.30 and by inserting in lieu thereof the following:" [Wood:] “9903.44.24 If entered during this period from December 7, 1988, through December 8, 1989, inclusive 20% 20% 9903.44.28 If entered during the period from December 7, 1989, through December 8, 1990. Inclusive 10% 10% 9903.44.32 If entered during the period from December 7, 1990, through June 6, 1991, inclusive 5% 5%” " 5926 December 23, 1988 National Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service Centennial Day, 1989 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5926 of December 23, 1988 National Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service Centennial Day, 1989 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation On January 4. 1989, the members of the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service celebrate a century of service to Americans and to all mankind. The rest of us can join in this celebration as well, to express our thanks and pride at their successes over the past 100 years. 103 STAT. 2980 Those successes have been notable. They include playing a key role in many breakthroughs in health care: battling diseases such as smallpox, tuberculosis, and pellagra; developing vaccines; performing with efficiency and courage during emergencies, epidemics, and similar situations; and working in fields such as disease control and prevention, research, environmental intervention, and health care delivery and program management. Commissioned Corps members’ broad training and experience make them an effective team of medical and health experts. The Corps offers health care for American Indians, Native Alaskans, the Coast Guard, the Merchant Marine, and the Bureau of Prisons and helps provide consumer protection. Every member of the Commissioned Corps, past and present, deserves the heartfelt congratulations of the American people for outstanding accomplishment in public health. That is a debt we should be only too happy to pay, on the centennial of the Corps and always. The Congress, by Public Law 100–052, has designated January 4, 1969, as “National Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service Centennial Day” and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this event. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim January 4, 1989, as National Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service Centennial Day, and I call upon all Americans to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-third day of December, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirteenth. RONALD REAGAN 5927 December 23, 1988 Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, 1989 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5927 of December 23, 1988 Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, 1989 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation During January, America celebrates a national holiday In honor of the birthday of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. We do so in memory of a man who asked to be recalled by his countrymen not for any earthly honors he had won but as “a drum major for justice.” That title he deemed greater than any other because earning it would mean that he had not lived his life in vain. Today, America does remember Dr. King as a drum major for justice, as a giant whose life was far from being in vain. In a sermon on the eve of his assassination, he surely described his own mission when he asked, “Who is it that is supposed to articulate the longings and aspirations of the people more than the preacher? Somehow the preacher must be an Amos, and say, ‘Let justice roll down like waters and right-103 STAT. 2981eousness like a mighty stream.’” Martin Luther King, Jr., did exactly that. He gave eloquent voice and powerful leadership to the long-cherished hopes of millions as he headed a crusade to end bigotry, segregation, and discrimination in our land; to foster equal opportunity; and to make universal America’s promise of liberty and justice for all. Dr. King’s work is not done, but neither is his witness stilled. He urged again and again that all of us come to love and befriend one another, to live in brotherhood and reconciliation, to nourish each and every individual’s dignity and self-respect. We must reaffirm in every generation the lessons of justice and charity that Dr. King taught with his unflinching determination, his complete confidence in the redeeming power of love, and his utter willingness to suffer, to sacrifice, and to serve. We must, and we can, all be drum majors for justice. That is our duty and our glory as Americans. On Martin Luther King, Jr., Day and every day let us unite in prayer and promise to be true to the American Dream he loved and renewed. By Public Law 98–144, the third Monday in January of each year has been designated as a public holiday in honor of the “Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.” NOW. THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Monday, January 16, 1989, as Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-third day of December, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirteenth. RONALD REAGAN 5928 December 27, 1988 Territorial Sea of the United States of America Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 1988 Territorial Sea of the United States of America By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation International law recognizes that coastal nations may exercise sovereignty and jurisdiction over their territorial seas. The territorial sea of the United States is a maritime zone extending beyond the land territory and internal waters of the United States over which the United States exercises sovereignty and jurisdiction, a sovereignty and jurisdiction that extend to the airspace over the territorial sea, as well as to its bed and subsoil. Extension of the territorial sea by the United States to the limits permitted by international law will advance the national security and other significant interests of the United States. NOW. THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, by the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution of the United States of America, and in accordance with international law, do hereby proclaim the ex-103 STAT. 2982tension of the territorial sea of the United States of America, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession over which the United States exercises sovereignty. The territorial sea of the United States henceforth extends to 12 nautical miles from the baselines of the United States determined in accordance with international law. In accordance with international law, as reflected in the applicable provisions of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, within the territorial sea of the United States, the ships of all countries enjoy the right of innocent passage and the ships and aircraft of all countries enjoy the right of transit passage through international straits. Nothing in this Proclamation: (a} extends or otherwise alters existing Federal or State law or any jurisdiction, rights, legal interests, or obligations derived therefrom; or

(b)impairs the determination, in accordance with international law, of any maritime boundary of the United States with a foreign jurisdiction. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of December, tn the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirteenth. RONALD REAGAN 5929 January 6, 1989 National Skiing Day, 1989 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5929 of January 6, 1989 National Skiing Day, 1989 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation We can trace evidence for aiding back more than 5,000 years. This efficient method of traveling over snow in difficult or inaccessible terrain has benefited mankind in countless ways over the centuries and continues to do so in our land. The practicality and pleasure of skiing are worth celebrating by all of us, and that is the reason for this National Skiing Day. Skiing is advantageous to many of us for the jobs and income it generates. It also proves useful for residents of isolated areas; rescue teams; and Armed Forces units. Additionally, national and international sports groups, including Special Olympics International, recognize the athletic and therapeutic benefits of skiing for handicapped people and include it in their regular programs. Skiing is now one of our most popular winter sports. It is loved by fans of national, international, and Olympic competition and enjoyed by millions of Americans as healthful, exciting recreation. More and more of us are becoming skiers. The increase of ski trails and slopes on private and public lands is making skiing much more widely available, as 103 STAT. 2983is the advent of artificial snow surface a in areas with mild winter weather. In recognition of skiing and its benefits, the Congress, by Public Law 100–634, has designated January 20, 1988, as “National Skiing Day” and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of that day. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim January 20, 1989, as National Skiing Day. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of January, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirteenth. RONALD REAGAN 5930 January 6, 1989 National Tourism Week, 1989 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5930 of January 6, 1989 National Tourism Week, 1989 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The travel and tourism industry is the source of countless benefits for both Americans and our guests from other lands. Friendship, knowledge, and appreciation of intercultural differences, enhancement of international understanding, cooperation, and goodwill are just a few. Our abundant natural and manmade attractions, the warm hospitality of our people, and the outstanding facilities and services provided by our travel and tourism industry establish the United States as the preeminent destination for both foreign and domestic travelers. Every year, millions of Americans and foreign visitors travel throughout our country discovering the glory of America—the beauty of our natural wonders, cities, wilderness, and countryside; the hospitality of our people; and our outstanding recreational, educational, and cultural activities. They learn America’s history and see, firsthand, that ours is the land of freedom, justice, democracy, and opportunity. The travel and tourism industry, which is composed mainly of small businesses, is now America’s second largest private employer and its third largest retail industry. The industry directly employs over 5–16 million Americans and indirectly employs another 2,200,000. Total travel expenditures in the United States amount to nearly $280 billion— over B percent of our gross national product. The more than $19.4 billion spent here on travel and tourism by foreign visitors improves our balance of trade and makes travel and tourism our largest service export. National Tourism Week fittingly honors all those Americans who earn their livelihood in the travel and tourism industry. National Tourism Week reminds us of this industry’s economic, educational, cultural, and 103 STAT. 2984social benefits—that come from a productive partnership of industry, labor, and government. The Congress, by Public Law 100–672, has designated the week beginning the second Sunday in May 1989 as “National Tourism Week” and has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this week. NOW, THEREFORE. I, RONALD REAGAN. President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 14–May 20, 1989, as National Tourism Week, and I call upon the people of the United States to observe the week with appropriate ceremonies and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of January, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirteenth. RONALD REAGAN 5931 January 9, 1989 National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 1989 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5931 of January 9, 1989 National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 1989 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Reverence for human life and recognition of the sanctity of individual life are among the defining characteristic B of a just civil order. For century upon century, mankind has struggled to establish such principles in law—not merely as right ideas confirmable by experience, but as self-evident truths that provide the only possible basis for the creation of durable political institutions. Age after age of wars and persecutions, serfdom and slavery, have left bitter reminders of the consequences that everywhere follow a failure to recognize the fundamental dignity and equality of human beings in the sight of God. Our Nation was born in the midst of a struggle in which these principles were the real field of battle. The United States of America was founded by visionary people who believed, and said forthrightly, that the test of any just political system lay in whether it affirmed the unalienable rights endowed by God, rights that no civil authority was ever free to deny or contravene. In this context, it is no wonder then that the first right proclaimed by our Founders in the Declaration of Independence was that of life, and that the care of human life and happiness, as Jefferson declared in words now inscribed on the marble walls of our national Memorial to him, was held to be the first and only legitimate object of good government. Today our Nation, economically prosperous and at peace, bears a fresh, dark wound upon its conscience, a wound created by a stark deviation from the course of our national journey. Contrary to the purpose of law, to the character of medicine, to the habit of charity, and to the spirit of our founding, abortion has become routinized in America. No one can mistake abortion for the gentle art of healing. Each day in our land the promise of life is stolen from thousands of the unborn, the 103 STAT. 2985first flower of their unique existence crushed forever. But, as many philosophers have pointed out, the effects of such acts of violence are just as profound on those who perform them as on those who undergo them. Americans are a generous and kindhearted people, a people who strive to strengthen and preserve those delicate bonds of affection that unite the human family and give safe harbor to all its members. We often fail in our tenderness and mercy; but it is not in our nature to choose failure. Rather, we are a people who thirst after justice and will give our all to achieve it and defend it. Most particularly, we are a people who will not settle for a national policy that each year condemns 1.5 million unborn children to an early death and consigns their mothers to exploitation and emptiness. We must and we will answer abortion with loving alternatives like adoption, and we will ensure that our laws preserve and protect the innocent unborn from destruction. In I960 America can make a New Beginning as a champion of the most basic civil right of all. We can, as is written in Deuteronomy, choose life, so that we and our descendants may live. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Sunday, January 22, 1989, as National Sanctity of Human Life Day. I call upon all Americans to reflect on their heritage as a free people under God and the duty incumbent upon each of us to recognize the personhood of every individual and to defend the life of every innocent person from the moment of conception until natural death. Let us gather in homes and places of worship during this sixth annual observance of National Sanctity of Human Life Day to offer reparation for the appalling tragedy of abortion and to rededicate ourselves to works of charity and justice in behalf of America’s unborn children and their mothers. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of January, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirteenth. RONALD REAGAN 5932 January 12, 1989 National Challenger Center Day, 1989 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5932 of January 12, 1989 National Challenger Center Day, 1989 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Marble statuary and granite monuments, imposing as they may be, can never speak with the eloquence reserved only for a living memorial. The Challenger Center is a living tribute to the brave and courageous crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger who made the supreme sacrifice 3 years ago. The mission and work of this crew will continue with their same sense of dedication and vision at the Challenger Center. 103 STAT. 2986 The Center has already made significant strides in establishing a Washington headquarters as well as regional mission sites and affiliated museums across our country. At these facilities children and their teachers will carry on the mission of the Challenger crew to push out ever further the frontiers of our knowledge and to expand the very realm of mankind’s dreams and aspirations. It is fitting to recall the words of the poet Mary Lee Hill as she exhorts us to turn again to life: “If 1 should die and leave you here a while. Be not like others, sore undone, who keep Long vigil by the silent dust and weep. For my sake turn again to life and smile; Complete these dear unfinished tasks of mine, And I, perchance, may therein comfort you.” To recognize the importance of the Challenger Center and its charter to expand educational opportunities in science and to thereby carry on the mission of the Challenger astronauts and the space program, the Congress, by Public Law 100–684, has designated January 28, 1989, as “National Challenger Center Day” and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this day. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim January 28, 1989, as National Challenger Center Day. 1 call upon the people of the United States to observe this day by remembering the Challenger astronauts who died while serving their country and by reflecting upon the important role the Challenger Center will play in honoring their accomplishments and in furthering their goal of strengthening space and science education. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of January, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirteenth. RONALD REAGAN 5933 January 12, 1989 America Loves Its Kids Month, 1989 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5933 of January 12, 1989 America Loves Its Kids Month, 1989 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Children are gifts from God, the Bible tells us, and that is what America’s parents through the centuries have known their youngsters to be. We have sought to give our children—our kids—love and well-being in the present and hope and opportunity for the future. We have also sought to give them a realization of their God-given individual worth and dignity, the liberty that is their due as Americans and human beings, and the reverence, thanks, and obedience we owe the Almighty for making us His children. The Scriptures also tell us that we are made in God’s image and likeness. More than 2 centuries ago, our Founders echoed that truth when they declared that “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” If these fundamental and 103 STAT. 2987indispensable elements of our national life and heritage always inform our efforts as parents, families, communities, and a country, in regard to the children entrusted to us, we will surely remember our duty to cherish and protect them and to respect their innate dignity and rights. Not all children are blessed with loving, affirming, and understanding parents. Many youngsters suffer the effects of permissiveness, lack of guidance, drug and alcohol abuse, and absence of religious faith. Fortunately, remedies for these ills do exist, and families and concerned citizens are doing all they can to guarantee a future of promise and fulfillment for their own children and for all our kids. We owe our gratitude and cooperation to those who encourage us to give our children the spiritual as well as material sustenance we all need. We must also continue to strive for public policies, educational re-forms, and conditions of economic growth and opportunity that help meet every child’s material needs—that break the cycle of poverty and foster health, prosperity, and progress for our kids, families, communities, and Nation. We must continue to aid school dropouts; youngsters who run away or are forced to leave home; and victims of child abuse, pornography, and prostitution. We must recognize our duty to report suspected child abuse and neglect, and to do the same in cases of selling liquor and illegal drugs to minors. And we must teach youngsters the beauty of the loving, lifelong relationship between husband and wife that is marriage. As we celebrate this special month, let us be mindful of the worth of every child, recognize our youngsters’ accomplishments, and rededicate ourselves to providing help and support for all who need them. And let us be sure to do these things with a prayer in our hearts as we prove that, truly, America Loves Its Kids. The Congress, by Public Law 100–802, has designated February 1989 as “America Loves Its Kids Month” and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this occasion. NOW, THEREFORE, I. RONALD REAGAN. President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim February 1989 as America Loves Its Kids Month, and I call upon all Americans to observe this month with appropriate ceremonies and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of January, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirteenth. RONALD REAGAN 5934 January 12, 1989 National Visiting Nurse Associations Week, 1989 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

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