Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 111 Part 3.djvu/732

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Ill STAT. 2820 PROCLAMATION 6956—NOV. 19, 1996 <1) •nconfMMM portions of th* territory of Itracl and Jordan or ItrMl and E»ypt; (2) ha* baan daalgnatad by local authoritia* at an anclav* Hharc nerchandiae •ay antar without payaiant of duty or axciaa taxaa; and (3> has baan datignatad by the Unittd State* Trad* Representative in a notice publiahad in th* Federal >egi»t*r •* a qualifying induatrial zone." 3. General note 8 Is modified as follows: (a) by Inserting In subdivision (b)(ll) of such note the expression "(or directly from the West Bank, the Gaza Strip or a qualifying industrial zone as defined in general note 3(a)(v)(G) to the tariff schedule)" immediately after "Israel"; (b) by inserting In subdivision (b)(iii)(A) of such note the expression ", and including the cost or value of materials produced in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip or a qualifying industrial zone pursuant to general note 3(a)(v) to the tariff schedule," Immediately after "Israel"; and (c) by inserting in subdivision (b)(ill)(B) of such note the expression " and including the direct costs of processing operations performed in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip or a qvialifylng industrial zone pursuant to general note 3(a)(v) to the tariff schedule," Immediately after "Israel,". Proclamation 6956 of November 19, 1996 National Family Week, 1996 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Our families are among the great blessings we acknowledge each year at Thanksgiving. The influence of the family is profound. Families provide essential nurturing and unconditional love; share their values, wisdom, and religious convictions; and give their members the hope and self-confidence they need to succeed. They form the foundation from which our Nation draws its strength and upon which we build our national character. If our country is to succeed in the 21st century and beyond, we must commit ourselves now to ensuring the health and well-being of the American family. Parents, educators, business, religious, and community leaders must work together to strengthen our Nation's families. Government policies at the Federal, State, and local levels must support families with compassion and a willingness to give all Americans the tools they need to make the most of their own lives. We must create economic opportunity so that hardworking parents can provide for their children and succeed both at work and at home. We must give our families safe neighborhoods in which to grow, free from guns and gangs, drugs and violence. We must reinforce parents' efforts to set a good example by helping to protect their children from the corrosive influences of alcohol and tobacco and to limit their exposure to explicit sexuality and violence in the entertainment media. In doing so, we will reaffirm the vital lessons of love, responsibility, and compassion that so many of us have been fortunate to learn in our own families, and ensure that those lessons are passed on to the generations to come.