I hereby report that I have exercised my statutory authority to declare a national emergency and to issue an Executive order that:-- directs the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce to use their existing legal authorities to control exports that they determine would assist foreign countries in acquiring the capability to produce, stockpile, deliver, or use chemical or biological weapons;
On the recordNovember 15, 1990
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on the Declaration of a National Emergency Concerning Chemical and Biological...
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