The Citizens' Advisory Committee on Environmental Quality is terminated.

I am pleased that, as a result of the actions recommended, the 1,189 advisory committees reviewed will be reduced by 480 or forty percent of the total.

You should continue to give your personal attention to assuring that committees are terminated when no longer necessary.

The Consumer Advisory Council is terminated.

The actions necessary to carry out the recommended terminations and consolidations should be completed as soon as possible.

The Citizens' Advisory Council on the Status of Women is terminated.

The President's Advisory Board on International Investment is terminated.

The Advisory Council for Minority Enterprise is terminated.

I will nominate Frank H. Perez, of Virginian, for the rank of Minister during the tenure of his assignment as the State Department SALT representative at Geneva.

The true measure of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable members.

National Family Week is an opportunity to recognize the importance of family.

I believe these restrictions on the selection of a Chairman may unduly limit the President's ability to select the best available leadership for the Commission.

I want to conclude by thanking Bert Lance for standing firm through difficult times.

I hope that Congress will correct this defect prior to the appointment of the new Chairman by enacting legislation giving the President the flexibility to select any of the Commissioners as Chairman.

I am signing H.R. 6179, the Arms Control and Disarmament Act Amendments of 1977.

I share Congress belief in the importance of consultation and close cooperation on these matters.

I have reviewed the report of the Comptroller of the United States, both personally and also with the White House Legal Counsel, Bob Lipshutz, and my faith in the character and competence of Bert Lance has been reconfirmed.

Bert Lance enjoys my complete confidence and support.