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This Clinton Presidential Library file from the National Security Council holds a January 31, 1997 action memorandum from Samuel Berger and John Hilley to President Clinton, which recommends he sign letters to Speaker Newt Gingrich and Senate President Albert Gore Jr. The letters are the required report to Congress under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. They cover Presidential Determination 96-54 of September 28, 1996, which exempted the Air Force operating location near Groom Lake, Nevada from waste disposal laws that would require disclosing classified information.
WON HIETO: PRESIDENT DEFENSE POLICYKEYWORDS: PERSONS: SUBJECT: STATUS: CDUE DATE: 28 JAN 97ACTION: PRESIDENT SGD PER WH EXEC CLERK LOGREF:STAFF OFFICER: BAKER CODES:NSCP:FILES: WH DISTRIBUTIONDOCUMENT FOR CONCURRENCEFOR ACTION COMMENTS: W/ATTCHBY HANDDATEDISPATCHED BY 2 OF 2DOCCLOSED BY: NSDRSOPENED BY: NSTSM UNCLASSIFIED *3 LEGAL ISSUES CONGRESSIONAL UNCLASSIFIED NSC/RMO PROFILE FROM: BERGER HILLEY, J RECORD ID: 9700471 RECEIVED: 24 JAN 97 14 RPT TO CONGRESS ON PRES EXEMPTION RE OPERATION LOCATION NEAR GROOM LAKE DOC DATE: 31 JAN 97 SOURCE REF: FOR INFO BAKER DANVERS FICKLIN KRECZKO NSC CHRON SANDALOW SESTAK
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