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“REPORT RELATIVE TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OVERSIGHT BOARD-- MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PM 36” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Senate section on pages S6282 on May 27, 1999.
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REPORT RELATIVE TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OVERSIGHT BOARD--
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PM 36
The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying report; which was referred to the Committee on Finance.
To the Senate of the United States:
I understand that the Congress, in creating the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board (Oversight Board), designated one Board member to be an employee representative. I agree that the role of an employee representative is crucial to the success of this Board. Therefore, I have chosen to use the authority the Congress has given me to waive the conflict of interest rules that would otherwise impede Robert Tobias from serving on this Board while continuing to serve as President of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) until August 1999 and as a part-time NTEU employee thereafter.
I care deeply about the ethics laws that preserve the public trust and confidence in the integrity of Federal employees as they carry out the Government's business. In this unique instance, however, I find it necessary to exercise the express authority granted to me to waive appropriate provisions of Chapter 11 of Title 18, United States Code, in order to remove the impediment to Robert Tobias' service on the Oversight Board.
Therefore, it is my intent to issue the following waivers to Robert Tobias upon his confirmation as an Oversight Board member:
--To the extent that the interests of the National Treasury Employees
Union (NTEU) would, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 208(a), prohibit you from participating as a member of the Internal Revenue Service
Oversight Board in particular matters affecting the financial interests of the NTEU, I hereby waive that restriction for only those interests, pursuant to I.R.C. Sec. 7802(b)(3)(D).
--To the extent I.R.C. Sec. Sec. 7802(b)(3)(C)(i)(I-III) would otherwise prohibit you from representing the NTEU before the
Department of the Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service, or the
Department of Justice on any matter that is not pending before the
Oversight Board, I hereby waive those provisions until August 6,
1999, or until you no longer serve as NTEU President, whichever is sooner.
William J. Clinton.
The White House, May 27, 1999.
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