[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 120 (Friday, September 14, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9438-S9439]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 REPORT ON THE DECLARATION OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY BY REASON OF CERTAIN 
          TERRORIST ATTACKS--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PM 40

  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 to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs.

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

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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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