Proclamation 4480.

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91 STAT. 1715 Proclamation 4480 • December 8, 1976 Continuance of Duty on Certain Brandy By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation 1. Proclamation No. 4478, of November 26, 1976, modifies item 945.16 of the*Ante*, p. 1712. Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States

(TSUS)(19 U.S.C. 1202) to change the rates of duty on certain brandy provided for in items 168.28 and 168.32 of the TSUS to $3 per gallon, effective with respect to all articles that are both

(i)imported, and

(ii)entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on and after December 10, 1976. 2. Pursuant to Section 125(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2135(c)), as noted in recital 5 of Proclamation No. 4478, the President is authorized to proclaim increased duties or other import restrictions, to the extent, at such times, and for such periods as he deems necessary or appropriate, in order to exercise the rights or fulfill the obligations of the United States. Section 125(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2135(b)) authorizes the termination, in whole or in part, of any proclamation issued pursuant to the Trade Act of 1974.[19 USC 2101](/us/usc/t19/s2101). 3. I have determined that the rate of duty for brandy, provided for in items 168.28 and 168.32, TSUS, valued over $17 per gallon, should continue to be $5 per gallon. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, including Section 125 of the Trade Act of 1974, in the exercise of the rights of the United States, do hereby proclaim, until the President otherwise proclaims or until otherwise superseded by law, that: A. Paragraph A of the dispositive part of Proclamation No. 4478 is terminated. B. Proclamation No. 4478 of November 26, 1976, is amended by deleting paragraph B of the dispositive part thereof and by substituting in lieu thereof the following paragraphs B and C:" “B.

(1)Proclamation No. 4304 of July 16, 1974, is terminated to the extent[88 Stat. 2494](/us/usc/t88/s2494). inconsistent with this proclamation. “(2) Subpart B of part 2 of the Appendix to the TSUS is modified by deleting[19 USC 1202](/us/usc/t19/s1202). therefrom item number 945.16, and by inserting in lieu thereof the following new items: *Item* *Article* *Rate of Duty* *1* *2* Brandy: Provided for in item 168.28: 945.17 Valued over $13 but not over $17 per gallon $3 No Change 945.18 Valued over $17 per gallon $3 per gal. No Change Provided for in item 168.32: 945.19 Valued over $9 but not over $17 per gallon $3 per gal. No Change 945.20 Valued over $17 per gallon $5 per gal. No Change 91 STAT. 1716 “C.

(1)The modifications made by paragraph B of this proclamation shall be effective as to all articles that are both

(i)imported, and

(ii)entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after December 26, 1976.

(2)Articles imported before December 26, 1976, but thereafter entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, shall receive the rate of duty applicable at the time of importation.” " C. This proclamation shall be effective as of November 26, 1976. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of December, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and first. Gerald R. Ford 4481 January 19, 1977 American Heart Month, 1977 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 4481 • January 19, 1977 American Heart Month, 1977 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation For over three decades, diseases of the heart and blood vessels have constituted one of our Nation’s most serious health problems. Cardiovascular diseases affect more than 29 million Americans, especially among the elderly, and are the direct cause of more than half of all deaths occurring each year in the United States. While their economic toll in terms of lost wages, productivity, and cost of medical care can be estimated at nearly $44 billion annually, the toll in terms of human suffering can never be measured. America’s continuing determination to meet any challenge to the well-being of its people is illustrated by the dedication that has characterized its efforts to control these disorders. Sustained research and clinical advances since 1950 have contributed substantially to declining mortality rates for stroke, rheumatic fever, coronary and congenital heart disease, and hypertension. Our investment in research, public and professional education, and community service activities has been rewarded. In that same time, the mortality rate in the United States from all heart and blood vessel diseases has declined by 30 percent. In 1975, deaths in this country from major cardiovascular diseases dropped below one million for the first time since 1967. This multi-faceted assault on heart and blood vessel diseases has been led by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, a federal agency, and by the American Heart Association, a private health organization funded through contributions from citizens across the country. Their successful efforts illustrate what can be achieved when public and private institutions—and the American people as well—join forces against a common threat. In recognition of the necessity for constant vigilance against the ravages of cardiovascular disease, and to encourage still greater efforts to combat its threat to the Nation's health, the Congress, by joint resolution approved December 30, 1963 (77 Stat. 843; 36 U.S.C. 169b) has requested the President to issue annually a proclamation designating February as American Heart Month. 91 STAT. 1717 NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the month of February, 1977, as American Heart Month. I invite the Governors of the States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the officials of other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and the American people, to join with me in reaffirming our commitment to resolving the nationwide problem of cardiovascular disease. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this nineteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and first. Gerald R. Ford 4482 January 19, 1977 Import Limitation on Dried Milk Mixtures Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 4482 • January 19, 1977 Import Limitation on Dried Milk Mixtures By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Import quota limitations have been imposed on certain dairy products, including dried milk, pursuant to the provisions of Section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 624). Those limitations are set forth in Part 3 of the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States, which schedules are hereinafter referred to as TSUS, under items 950.01, 950.02, and 950.03, and relate to products classified for tariff purposes under items 115.45, 115.50, 115.55, 115.60, and 118.05 of Schedule 1 of the TSUS.[19 USC 1202](/us/usc/t19/s1202). The Secretary of Agriculture advised me that he had reason to believe that dried milk, containing not over 5.5 percent butterfat by weight, mixed with other ingredients (hereinafter referred to as dried milk mixtures) and thus classified for tariff purposes under items of the TSUS other than the items referenced above, are being, or are practically certain to be, imported under such conditions and in such quantities as to render or tend to render ineffective, or materially interfere with, the price support program now conducted by the Department of Agriculture for milk, or to reduce substantially the amount of products processed in the United States from domestic milk. The Secretary of Agriculture also recommended that there be an increase in the monetary limitation in headnote 2(b) of Part 3 of the Appendix to the TSUS, which makes the quota restrictions provided for in Part 3 inapplicable to articles (except cotton and cotton waste) with an aggregate value of not over $10 in any shipment, if imported as samples for taking orders, for the personal use of the importer, or for research. The Secretary of Agriculture further determined and reported to me that a condition existed with respect to dried milk mixtures which required emergency treatment and, as a result, Presidential Proclamation No. 4423 of March 26, 1976,[90 Stat. 3084](/us/usc/t90/s3084). was issued placing import restrictions upon certain dried milk mixtures without awaiting the recommendations of the United States International Trade Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission, such restrictions to continue in effect pending the report and recommendations of the Commission and action thereon by the President. 91 STAT. 1718 [7 USC 624](/us/usc/t7/s624).Under the authority of said Section 22, I requested the Commission to make an investigation with respect to these matters. The Commission has made its investigation and has reported to me its findings and recommendations. On the basis of the information submitted to me, I find and declare that:

(a)The dried milk mixtures, upon which a limitation is hereinafter imposed, are being imported or are practically certain to be imported into the United States under such conditions and in such quantities as to render or tend to render ineffective, or materially interfere with, the price support program now conducted by the Department of Agriculture for milk, or to reduce substantially the amount of products processed in the United States from domestic milk;

(b)for the purpose of the first proviso of Section 22(b) of the Agricultural [7 USC 624](/us/usc/t7/s624).Adjustment Act, as amended, there is no representative period for imports of the said dried milk mixtures;

(c)the imposition of the import limitation hereinafter proclaimed is necessary in order that the entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption of such dried milk mixtures will not render or tend to render ineffective or materially interfere with, the price support program now conducted by the Department of Agriculture for milk, or reduce substantially the amount of products processed in the United States from domestic milk; and

(d)the monetary limitation in headnote 2(b) of Part 3 of the Appendix to the [19 USC 1202](/us/usc/t19/s1202).TSUS, which makes the quota restrictions provided for in Part 3 inapplicable to articles (except cotton and cotton waste) with an aggregate value of $10 in any shipment, if imported as samples for taking orders, for the personal use of the importer, or for research, should be increased to $25 and that such increase will not result in imports which will tend to render ineffective, or materially interfere with, any price support program now conducted by the Department of Agriculture, or to reduce substantially the amount of any product processed in the United States from any agricultural commodity or product thereof with respect to any price support program which is being undertaken. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, and Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 2073, 19 U.S.C. 2483), do hereby proclaim as follows: 1. Item 950.19 of Part 3 of the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States is amended to read as follows: Articles QuotaQuantity Dried milk (described in items 115.45, 115.50, 115.55, and 118.05) which None contains not over 5.5 percent by weight of butterfat and which is mixed with other ingredients, including but not limited to sugar, if such mixtures contain over 16 percent milk solids by weight, are capable of being further processed or mixed with similar or other ingredients and are not prepared for marketing to the retail consumers in the identical form and package in which imported; all the foregoing mixtures provided for in items 182.98 and 493.16, except articles within the scope of other import restrictions provided for in this part . . . None 2. Headnote 2(b) of Part 3 of the Appendix to the Tariff Schedules of the United States is amended to read as follows: 91 STAT. 1719 " “(b) commercial samples of cotton or cotton waste of any origin in uncompressed packages each weighing not more than 50 pounds gross weight; and articles (except cotton and cotton waste) with an aggregate value of not over $25 in any shipment, if imported as samples for taking orders, for the personal use of the importer, or for research;”. " 3. This proclamation shall be effective on the third day following the day it is published in the Federal Register. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this nineteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and first. Gerald R. Ford 4483 January 21, 1977 Granting Pardon for Violations of the Selective Service Act, August 4, 1964 to March 28, 1973 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 4483 • January 21, 1977 Granting Pardon for Violations of the Selective Service Act, August 4, 1964 to March 28, 1973 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Acting pursuant to the grant of authority in Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution of the United States, I, Jimmy Carter, President of the United States, do[USC prec. title 1](/us/usc/t1). hereby grant a full, complete and unconditional pardon to:

(1)all persons who may have committed any offense beween August 4, 1964 and March 28, 1973 in violation of the Military Selective Service Act or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder;[50 USC app. 451](/us/usc/t50/s451). and

(2)all persons heretofore convicted, irrespective of the date of conviction, of any offense committed beween August 4, 1964 and March 28, 1973 in violation of the Military Selective Service Act, or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, restoring to them full political, civil and other rights. This pardon does not apply to the following who are specifically excluded therefrom:

(1)All persons convicted of or who may have committed any offense in violation of the Military Selective Service Act, or any rule or regulation promulgated there-under, involving force or violence; and

(2)All persons convicted of or who may have committed any offense in violation of the Military Selective Service Act, or any rule or regulation promulgated there-under, in connection with duties or responsibilities arising out of employment as agents, officers or employees of the Military Selective Service system. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 21st day of January, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and seventy-seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and first. Jimmy Carter 4484 January 28, 1977 International Clergy Week, 1977 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation

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