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- # Interim Measures
## Overview
This entity is a text segment titled **"Interim Measures"**, extracted from a larger legal document known as the *Vieques Remarks*. It spans lines 433 to 444 of the source file and was created on January 28, 2026, as part of a structured archival process. The segment outlines temporary military training restrictions on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, pending a local referendum on the future of U.S. Navy operations. It is part of the [Test Collection](arke:01KG2T49K0H5GDRB0G4YDTPG8H) and was derived from the text file [pdf-01KG2T4RBKQNQRCMSR037EDY5M.txt](arke:01KG2TSDH74M9V91ZF5BXGKK3C).
## Context
The segment appears within a speech delivered by President William Jefferson Clinton on November 29, 1999, concerning U.S. Navy training activities on Vieques. It directly follows the [Announcement of Vote](arke:01KG2TTKB1PVEVXM8VV0NYEG87), in which the President declared that residents of Vieques would vote on the continuation of naval training. This segment provides immediate policy actions to be taken during the interim period before the referendum. It precedes the section [Addressing Past Wrongs](arke:01KG2TTKAA4MPZ781CBBCEG1BX), which details broader socioeconomic and environmental remediation efforts.
## Contents
The segment describes two key interim restrictions on military training: a complete halt to live-fire exercises using explosive ordnance and a 50% reduction in training duration. Specifically, it states that while U.S. forces trained on Vieques for 182 days in 1998, the authorized training period would be reduced to 90 days to meet essential readiness needs. These measures were designed to balance national defense requirements with growing concerns over safety, environmental damage, and local opposition following a fatal accident during a training exercise. The restrictions were intended to remain in effect until the outcome of the scheduled referendum.
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- In the meantime, until that vote is held, we are taking several other steps to ensure that our
servicemen and women get the training they need.
First, during the period leading up to the vote, I am ordering that training done on Vieques will
be limited to non-explosive ordnance - meaning there will be no live fire. I am also directing the
Navy and Marine Corps to cut in half the amount of time they will spend training. In 1998, our
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troops trained for 182 days on Vieques. This year, they will be authorized for 90 days, which is what we need to meet our essential training needs.
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