I am pleased to announce my intention to nominate Ervin S. Duggan to be a member of the Federal Communications Commission.

Section 109 of the bill would impermissibly constrict the conduct of our Nation's foreign policy.

The Act provides full funding for the Food and Drug Administration's efforts to combat AIDS.

I am signing this bill because it appropriates funds that in my judgment are necessary to support the Administration's important foreign policy and foreign aid initiatives.

I want to take this opportunity to thank the Congress for addressing concerns raised by the Administration and for presenting me with a bill in which the funding levels are generally consistent with the Administration's requests.

I want to be sure we don't miss an opportunity.

And this is a good chance to say thank you, sir.

I see no justification for approving legislation that would mandate Government intervention in the cases of pilots and flight attendants.

Bill D. Colvin will continue to serve as Inspector General of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

I think there may have been some misunderstanding on the part of some of our Soviet friends about that.

I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 1231.

I also want to commend the Congress for removing, at the Administration's urging, a provision that would have required the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) to make highly subsidized direct loans of $252 million.