prepared by the Department of Transportation on activities under the Highway Safety Act and the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966". October 3 – Clinton transmits the Fifteenth Annual Report of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for Fiscal Year 1993 in a message to Congress. October 3 – Clinton attends a reception for California gubernatorial candidate Kathleen Brown at the Sheraton Carlton Hotel. October 3 – Clinton attends a victory rally for Senator Charles S. Robb at the McLean Hilton Hotel in McLean, Virginia. October 3 – Clinton attends a victory dinner for Senator Robb at the Sheraton Premiere in Vienna, Virginia. October 4 – Clinton attends the welcoming ceremony for President of South Africa Nelson Mandela on the South Lawn. October 4 – In a statement, Clinton stated his "continued support for efforts by Congress to restore balance to the intergovernmental partnership between the Federal Government and State, local, and tribal governments" and says the Federal Mandate Accountability and Reform Act of 1994 "will curtail the imposition of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without adequate Federal funding and will promote informed and deliberate decisions by Congress on the appropriateness of Federal requirements in any particular instances." October 4 – Clinton announced the nomination of Alan Dixon for Chairman of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. October 4 – Clinton announced the appointment of the final eight members of the President's Committee on Mental Retardation. October 4 – Clinton attends a state dinner for South African President Nelson Mandela in the East Room. October 5 – Clinton attends a luncheon by the Congressional Black Caucus for South African President Mandela in the State Dining Room. October 5 – In the Oval Office, Clinton says the Mandela visit has been "both a summit meeting and a celebration for so many Americans who have so strongly supported South African democracy. And now we're in the process of working on the future, planning for the future, and seeing what we can do to be of help." October 5 – Clinton holds his seventy-second news conference on the South Lawn with South African President Mandela, beginning the conference with an address on the contents of the discussion between the two leaders and answering questions from reporters on Haiti, trade between the United States and South Africa, and GATT. October 5 – Clinton signs the National Defense Authorization