Gerald Ford

There is doubt that S. 3553 has been properly enrolled.

You and the entire Federal Aviation Administration are to be commended for your dedicated service on the aircraft noise problem.

Although the first Federal forester had been hired just 100 years ago in 1876, it was the establishment of the forest reserves in 1891 which sped the development and practice of professional scientific forestry.

This concept of managing lands on a multiple-use, sustained-yield basis has always been a challenge.

I AM pleased to sign into law H.R. 2735, the Veterans Omnibus Health Care Act of 1976.

This act is another important milestone in the evolution of forest policy and conservation law.

I am pleased today to sign S. 3521, the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Act of 1976.

I am very pleased to sign into law S. 3091, the National Forest Management Act of 1976.

I firmly believe that it's important to get people back to work again.

Emphasis throughout the act is on a balanced consideration of all resources in the land management process.

H.R. 2735 significantly improves the scope of medical care services available to our Nation's disabled veterans and their families.

The legislation also provides sound State and local programs to deal with ever increasing amounts of municipal solid wastes generated in this country.

In this modern world, where private citizens increasingly come into contact with foreign government activities, it is important to know when the courts are available to redress legal grievances.

I think it's unwise for a President to signal in advance what options he might exercise if any international problem arose.

That's the direction we want to go, and that's what is going to win November 2.

Let me set the record straight.

This legislation is another step forward in improving the quality of the environment.

The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976, which I sign today, is such a step.

The American people will be called upon to tighten their belts a bit in meeting some of the problems that we face domestically.

This will be a significant step towards energy independence.

I believe H.R. 2735 can aid the administration in continuing to provide high quality medical care for our Nation's veterans.

I have indicated to General Brown that the words that he used in that interview were very ill-advised.

I believe that the American people in the next 4 years, under a Ford administration, will be called upon to make those necessary sacrifices to preserve the peace.

The bill I have signed will save the U.S. Treasury $42 million in unnecessary interest subsidies in the 5-year, fiscal 1977-1981 period.

The fact that only $44,000 has been written off over these four decades is indicative of the conscientious effort not only to administer the program soundly but to assure that the taxpayer's money is secure.