For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
September 10, 2004
Notice Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Certain Terrorist Attacks
Consistent with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50
U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency I
declared on September 14, 2001, in Proclamation 7463, with respect to
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.
By Executive Order 13223 of September 14, 2001, and Executive Order
13253 of January 16, 2002, I delegated authority to the Secretary of
Defense and the Secretary of Transportation to order members of the
Reserve Components to active duty and to waive certain statutory
military personnel requirements. By Executive Order 13235 of November
16, 2001, I delegated authority to the Secretary of Defense to exercise
certain emergency construction authority. By Executive Order 13286 of
February 28, 2003, I transferred the authority delegated to the
Secretary of Transportation in Executive Order 13223 to the Secretary
of Homeland Security.
Because the terrorist threat continues, the national emergency
declared on September 14, 2001, and the measures taken on September 14,
2001, November 16, 2001, and January 16, 2002, to deal with that
emergency, must continue in effect beyond September 14, 2004.
Therefore, I am continuing in effect for an additional year the
national emergency I declared on September 14, 2001, with respect to
the terrorist threat.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
September 10, 2004.
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