FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                         OLA
TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1996                               (202) 514-2008
                                               TDD (202) 514-1888

                       NOTICE TO REPORTERS:


     Attached is a letter to House Speaker Newt Gingrich from
Assistant Attorney General Andrew Fois expressing the Justice
Department's support for H.R. 2137, Megan's Law.  
     For additional information contact the U.S. Department of
Justice, Office of Public Affairs at (202) 514-2008.

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