[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 26 (Thursday, March 1, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S1744]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  REPORT ON THE STATUS OF FEDERAL CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION 
              ACTIVITIES--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PM 9

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; which was referred jointly to the Committees on Appropriations; 
and Judiciary.

To the Congress of the United States:
  Pursuant to section 1053 of the Defense Authorization Act of 2001 
(Public Law 106-398), enclosed is a comprehensive report detailing the 
specific steps taken by the Federal Government to develop critical 
infrastructure assurance strategies and outlined by Presidential 
Decision Directive No. 63 (PDD-63).
  This report was drafted by the previous Administration and is a 
summary of their efforts as of January 15. However, since this 
requirement conveys to my Administration, I am forwarding the report.
  Critical infrastructure protection is an issue of importance to U.S. 
economic and national security, and it will be a priority in my 
Administration. We intend to examine the attached report and other 
relevant materials in our review of the Federal Government's critical 
infrastructure protection efforts.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
The White House, March 1, 2001.

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