land tour boat facility for the Fort 

Sumter National Monument, SC, and 

for other purposes.

H.R. 4302. An act to establish a commission for the purpose of encouraging and providing for the commemoration of the centennial of the birth of 

President Dwight David Eisenhower.

H.R. 4531. An act to improve the operation of certain fish and wildlife programs.

H.R. 4731. An act to enhance boating safety by requiring a report relating to the display on gasoline pumps 

of the type of alcohol, the percentage 

of each type of alcohol, and the percentage of cosolvents, if any, contained in the gasoline; to amend chapter 131 of title 46, United States Code, 

relating to recreational boating safety; 

and for other purposes.

H.R. 5420. An act to amend section 

3726 of title 31, United States Code, 

relating to payment for transportation, to permit prepayment audits for 

selected transportation bills, to permanently authorize payment of transportation audit contractors from carrier 

overpayments collected, to authorize 

net overpayments collected to be 

transferred to the Treasury, and for 

other purposes.

H.R. 5560. An act to amend title 18 

of the United States Code to ban the 

production and use of advertisements 

for child pornography or solicitations 

for child pornography, and for other 

purposes.

H.J. Res. 10. Joint resolution to designate the week beginning January 19, 

1987, as “Shays' Rebellion Week" and 

Sunday, January 25, 1987, as “Shays' 

Rebellion Day.”

H.J. Res. 67. Joint resolution calling 

for a wildlife sanctuary for humpback 

whales in the West Indies.

H.J. Res. 756. Joint resolution to 

make corrections in the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986.

On November 10, 1986:

S. 485. An act to amend the Alaska 

National Interest Lands Conservation 

Act of 1980 to clarify the treatment of 

submerged lands and ownership by the 

Alaskan Native Corporation.

S. 740. An act to promote the conservation of migratory waterfowl and to 

offset or prevent the serious loss of 

wetlands by the acquisition of wetlands and other essential habitat, and 

for other purposes.

S. 1236. An act to amend title 18 of 

the United States Code and other laws 

to make minor or technical amendments to provisions enacted by the 

Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 

1984, and for other purposes.

S. 1374. An act to establish the 

Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and 

Rhode Island.

S. 2000. An act to clarify the exemptive authority of the Securities and 

Exchange Commission.

S. 2648. An act to improve the public 

health through the prevention of injuries.

H.R. 2663. An act to amend title 5, 

United States Code, to credit time

N ovember 20, 1986

spent in the Cadet Nurse Corps during 

World War II as creditable service for 

civil service retirement; and to provide 

civil service retirement credit for certain employees and former employees 

of nonappropriated fund instrumentalities under the jurisdiction of the 

Armed Forces.

H.R. 3737. An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deter 

immigration-related marriage fraud 

and other immigration fraud.

H.R. 4208. An act to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for 

fiscal year 1987, and for other purposes.

H.R. 4613. An act to reauthorize appropriations to carry out the Commodity Exchange Act, and to make technical improvements to that Act.

H.R. 5180. An act to designate the 

Federal Building at 111 W. Huron 

Street, Buffalo, NY, as the “Thaddeus 

J. Dulski Federal Building.”

H.R. 5595. An act to make permanent and improve the provisions of 

section 1619 of the Social Security Act, 

and for other purposes.

On November 14, 1986:

S. 991. An act to amend certain provisions of the law regarding the fisheries of the United States, and for other 

purposes.

S. 1744. An act to require States to 

develop, establish, and implement 

State comprehensive mental health 

plans.

S. 2638. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1987 for military activities of the Department of 

Defense, for military construction, and 

for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 

strengths for such fiscal year for the 

Armed Forces, to improve the defense 

acquisition process, and for other purposes.

H.R. 2946. An act to establish an independent jury system for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

H.R. 3004. An act to amend section 

3006A of title 18, United States Code, 

to improve the delivery of legal services in the criminal justice system to 

those persons financially unable to 

obtain adequate representation, and 

for other purposes.

H.R. 4378. An act to provide standards for placement of commemorative 

works on certain Federal lands in the 

District of Columbia and its environs, 

and for other purposes.

H.R. 4444. An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for 

other purposes.

H.R. 4745. An act to amend title 18, 

United States Code, with respect to 

sexual abuse.

H.R. 5028. An act entitled the 

“Lower Colorado Water Supply Act.”

H.R. 5363. An act to amend the interest provisions of the Declaration of 

Taking Act.

H.R. 5674. An act to amend title 28, 

United States Code, with respect to 

the composition of, and places of holding court in, certain judicial districts.

H.J. Res. 626. Joint resolution to approve the “Compact of Free AssociaJOURNAL OF THE SENATE

tion” between the United States and 

the Government of Palau, and for 

other purposes.

On November 17,1986:

H.R. 6. An act to provide for the conservation and development of water 

and related resources and the improvement and rehabilitation of the Nation's water resources infrastructure.

H.R. 5705. An act to protect and provide for the enhancement of the resources of the Columbia River Gorge, 

and for other purposes.

H.R. 5730. An act to provide for a 

land exchange in the State of Alaska.

PRESIDENTIAL DISAPPROVALS SUBSEQUENT

TO SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT

Subsequent to the sine die adjournment of the Senate,

The President of the United States, 

on Thursday, November 20, 1986,

transmitted to the Secretary of the 

Senate a record of bills disapproved by 

him on certain dates, with his reasons 

for such actions, as follows:

On October 25, 1986:

RELIEF OF MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK, MOBILE,

AL

I am withholding my approval of S. 

593, a bill for the relief of the Merchants National Bank of Mobile, Alabama.

The enrolled bill would authorize 

the payment of $809,609 to the Merchants National Bank in settlement of 

its claims against the United States relating to certain government loan 

guarantees. The compensation would 

be for losses the Bank claims were 

caused by the issuance and cancellation of a loan guarantee and the subsequent reissuance on different terms of 

a second loan guarantee.

The need to renegotiate the terms of 

the loan guarantee originally extended 

to the Merchants National Bank of 

Mobile was regrettable. However, the 

Bank's claim that it was injured as a 

result of the change is not supported 

by the facts. While the terms of the 

two guarantees were different, the 

second loan contained some provisions 

that were more advantageous to the 

Bank than those that were included in 

the first guarantee, and the Bank's 

losses did not result from the need to 

cancel the first guarantee and the issuance of a second guarantee. Under 

the circumstances that existed at the 

time the second guarantee was negotiated, this guarantee was not less advantageous to the Bank than the first, 

unauthorized guarantee. I must, therefore, withhold my approval of S. 593 

in order to prevent payment to the 

Bank of an unsupportable gratuity.

R o n a l d R e a g a n .

T h e W h i t e H o u s e , October 24, 1986.

On October 28, 1986:

AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN MARITIME

PROGRAMS

I am withholding my approval of 

H.R. 4175, a bill “To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1987 for certain maritime programs of the Department of Transportation and the Federal Maritime Commission.”

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I am disapproving H.R. 4175 because 

it would not repeal the Maritime Administration’s Title XI loan program, 

as I proposed in the 1987 Budget. This 

program is one of several Federal 

credit programs that I proposed to 

reduce or phase out in order to limit 

the government’s intervention in the 

Nation’s lending market.

Achievement of our credit reform 

goals is important to the maritime industry and the economy as a whole. 

The maritime industry must be encouraged to rely on the private credit 

market, without Federal intervention, 

as its source of capital if we are to continue our progress toward restoring 

that industry to full health. Borrowers 

in general must be freed from the government’s preemptive allocation of 

credit, which forces unsubsidized borrowers to pay more for credit and may 

result in some borrowers being “crowded out” entirely.

I am also not approving H.R. 4175 

because it would continue to authorize 

appropriations for financial assistance 

to State maritime schools. Such an authorization of appropriations is entirely inappropriate during this time of 

necessary fiscal restraint.

R onald Reagan.

The White House, October 28, 1986.

On November 1, 1986:

NATIONAL APPLIANCE ENERGY CONSERVATION

ACT

I am withholding my approval of 

H.R. 5465, the “National Appliance 

Energy Conservation Act of 1986.”

This legislation would have established specific, minimum energy efficiency standards for home appliances 

without regard to technological feasibility or the need for economic justification. The bill intrudes unduly on the 

free market, limits the freedom of 

choice available to consumers who 

would be denied the opportunity to 

purchase lower-cost appliances, and 

constitutes a substantial intrusion into 

traditional State responsibilities and 

prerogatives. It also mandates a complicated series of 19 rule-makings over 

the next 20 years for 52 subcategories 

of appliances, virtually assuring extensive litigation, increasing Federal regulation many years into the future.

Moreover, although I share the interest in the need for conserving 

energy resources that led the Congress 

to pass this bill, H.R. 5465 fails to advance this goal in a manner that takes 

account of the tremendous cost to consumers, who would have to spend an 

estimated extra $1.4 billion per year 

on appliance purchases. Higher prices 

would force many to buy more expensive appliances than they would 

prefer, and make some delay or forgo 

some appliance purchases altogether. 

By eliminating the lower-priced 

models, the bill would hit low-income 

consumers particularly hard. It could 

also discourage and slow the introduction of useful product innovations.

Disapproval of this bill does not 

mean, however, that the energy efficiency of appliances will be wholly 

without Federal regulation. Under cur680

rent law, the Department of Energy is 

required to conduct a rule-making 

which may lead to the imposition of 

Federal standards, and any such 

standards would preempt existing 

State law.

Thus, the choice is between Federal 

regulation of appliance standards 

under this bill and regulation under 

current law, which requires the Department of Energy to take account of 

technological feasibility and economic 

factors. Under these circumstances, I 

think current law is preferable.

In addition, I note that the Congress 

included in H.R. 5465 amendments requiring the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue a declaratory 

order in a pending proceeding and setting a deadline for the Commission to 

resolve a pending rate case. I am in 

agreement with what the Congress 

sought to achieve in requiring the 

Commission to issue a declaratory 

order and am asking the Secretary of 

Energy to take appropriate action 

before the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission so that this matter will be 

promptly and favorably resolved. I 

also agree with the Congress that the 

rate case matter should be resolved 

swiftly and urge the Commission to 

exert its best efforts to meet the deadline the Congress has sought to 

impose.

R onald Reagan.

The White House, November 1, 1986.

On November 4, 1986:

INDEPENDENT SAFETY BOARD ACT

AMENDMENTS

I am withholding my approval of 

H.R. 4961, the “Independent Safety 

Board Act Amendments of 1986,” for 

reasons unrelated to improving transportation safety—a cause to which I 

remain firmly committed. My Administration is actively implementing new 

aviation technology, both on the 

ground and on-board aircraft. Furthermore, over the last five years, my Administration has increased funding for 

the Federal Aviation Administration 

by 50 percent. Our multi-billion dollar 

safety modernization program for the 

Nation’s air traffic system—already 

the safest in the world—has contributed to a decline in the accident rate by 

over 50 percent during the last decade. 

We have been equally dedicated to improving highway safety. In the past 

decade, the highway fatality rate has 

declined by about 25 percent. Still, my 

1987 budget request for motor carrier 

safety exceeded 1982 funding five-fold.

I remain steadfast in my commitment to transportation safety, but 

H.R. 4961 would authorize excessive 

appropriations for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) for 

fiscal years 1987, 1988, and 1989 and 

would lead the Federal government to 

become involved in an industry-by-industry approach to the larger problem 

of liability insurance.

I find several provisions of this legislation objectionable. First, the bill 

would authorize appropriations for 

NTSB in 1988 and 1989 that would be 

$8.7 million, or 20 percent, more than

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the projections in my 1987 budget. 

Specifically, these authorization levels 

exceed the projections by the following amounts: (1) $3.7 million in 1988— 

$25.4 million versus $21.7 million projected and (2) $5 million in 1989—$27 

million versus $22 million projected. 

Given our current efforts to reduce 

the size of the Federal deficit, the size 

of these increases is unacceptable. I 

point out that the NTSB’s budget has 

already grown 26 percent in the past 

five years and that my budgets provide 

sufficient funding for the NTSB to 

maintain its safety functions. Moreover, since funds have already been 

appropriated for the NTSB in 1987, 

NTSB activities will continue uninterrupted even with my disapproval of 

this bill.

Second, H.R. 4961 directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation administration to establish an airport liability insurance clearinghouse and, 

with the Secretary of Transportation, 

to prepare reports on the increasing 

costs of general liability insurance coverage for airports and the implications 

of those increasing costs for airports. 

A final report would include recommendations for actions that the Federal government might undertake to 

assist in ameliorating the liability insurance difficulties of airports used by 

the public.

Many Americans are caught by the 

spiraling costs of liability insurance. 

While I am not unsympathetic to 

those who are bearing the cost of 

rising insurance premiums, I believe it 

would be inequitable and unwise for 

the Federal government to address 

this issue on an industry-by-industry 

basis.

For these reasons, I am compelled to 

withhold my approval from the bill. In 

so doing, I reemphasize that the disapproval will not disrupt the NTSB’s activities in 1987 and that my Administration remains firmly committed to 

ensuring safe transportation.

R onald R eagan.

The White House, November 4, 1986.

On November 5, 1986:

PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL ON HEALTH PROMOTION

AND DISEASE PREVENTION

I am withholding my approval of S. 

2057, which would establish a President’s Council on Health Promotion 

and Disease Prevention.

Many Federal health promotion and 

disease prevention activities are underway at the Department of Health and 

Human Services, which set an ambitious agenda of health promotion and 

disease prevention goals to be achieved 

by 1990. I am encouraged by the 

progress that is being made toward 

those objectives and the plans which 

lie ahead. These plans include a national conference in late 1989 or early 

1990, and many individual programs 

such as the Low Birth Weight Prevention Initiative, the National High 

Blood Pressure Education Program, 

and the Healthy Older People Public 

Education Program. Because our Federal commitment to such activities

November 20, 1986