[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 120 (Friday, September 14, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H5700-H5701]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   DECLARATION OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY BY REASON OF CERTAIN TERRORIST 
  ATTACKS AND ORDERING READY RESERVE OF ARMED FORCES TO ACTIVE DUTY--
 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 107-118)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message 
from the President of the United States; which was read and, together 
with the accompanying papers, without

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objection, referred to the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on International Relations and ordered to be printed.

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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