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  ANNUAL REPORT OF CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING, 1996--MESSAGE 
                FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message 
from the President of the United States; which was read and, together 
with accompanying papers, without objection, referred to the Committee 
on Commerce.
To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 
U.S.C. 396(i)), I transmit herewith the Annual Report of the 
Corporation for Public Broadcasting for Fiscal Year 1996 and the 
Inventory of the Federal Funds Distributed to Public Telecommunications 
Entities by Federal Departments and Agencies: Fiscal Year 1996.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 26, 1997.

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