    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1991, Book I)]
    [January 18, 1991]
    [Page 53]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Activation of the Ready
    Reserve
    January 18, 1991

        At the request of the Secretary of Defense, the President today
    authorized the Department of Defense and the Department of
    Transportation to order members of the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces
    to active duty under the provisions of section 673 of title 10, United
    States Code. This step is necessary to support the continued operations
    of U.S. forces in Operation Desert Storm. This authority will enable
    reservists to remain on active duty for longer than 180 days and will
    also permit the call to active duty of personnel in excess of the
    200,000 previously authorized.

                        The Executive order on the activation of the Ready
                            Reserve is listed in Appendix E at the end of
                            this volume.