For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
September 14, 2001
To the Congress of the United States
Pursuant to section 201 of the National
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621), I hereby report that I have
exercised my authority to declare a national emergency by reason of the
terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, New York, New York, and
the Pentagon, and the continuing and immediate threat of further
attacks on the United States. A copy of my proclamation is
attached.
Further, I have authorized, pursuant to
section 12302 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of
Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast
Guard when it is not operating as a service within the Department of
the Navy, to order to active duty units and individual members not
assigned to units of the Ready Reserve to perform such missions the
Secretary of Defense may determine necessary. The deployment of United
States forces to conduct operational missions in connection with the
World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks necessitates this
action. A copy of my Executive Order implementing this
action is attached.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
September 14, 2001.
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