[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 129, 114th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
Proclamation 9357 of October 29, 2015

Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, 2015

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Our Nation's critical infrastructure is central to our security and
essential to our economy. Technology, energy, and information systems
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a pivotal role in our lives today, and people continue to rely on the
physical structures that surround us. From roadways and tunnels, to
power grids and energy systems, to cybersecurity networks and other
digital landscapes, it is crucial that we stay prepared to confront any
threats to America's infrastructure. During Critical Infrastructure
Security and Resilience Month, we rededicate ourselves to safeguarding
our infrastructure by staying attentive, alert, and ready to respond to
any threats toward our homeland and our assets.
Ensuring our country has a secure and stable infrastructure is essential
to our national security efforts. Our systems and networks extend beyond
the scope of government. Many are owned by private industry, and my
Administration is committed to partnering with private entities, as well
as State and local governments, to secure our critical infrastructure.
Earlier this year, we convened some of America's top infrastructure
planning experts at the White House to highlight and advance important
work to improve our Nation's resilience. We also continue to collaborate
with stakeholders to mitigate risks and confront threats as part of the
National Infrastructure Protection Plan. Additionally, to support the
Build America Investment Initiative--a Federal effort to assist
communities in constructing better and more efficient infrastructure
projects--we released a Federal Resource Guide for Infrastructure
Planning and Design. This guide informs communities about relevant
Federal resources and noteworthy case studies, and it outlines updated
principles to guide infrastructure projects.
By some estimates, we are currently underinvesting in our infrastructure
by hundreds of billions of dollars each year. I have called on the
Congress to pass a bipartisan infrastructure plan to create jobs and
make America stronger. Not only is it a threat to our national security,
but failing to maintain and strengthen our infrastructure also
jeopardizes our economic growth and closes doors of opportunity for all
our citizens. Our people and our businesses require an advanced
infrastructure--modern ports, stronger bridges, faster trains, a modern
grid, and high-speed Internet--and I am committed to efforts to build
one.
No challenge demands modern infrastructure more than combatting climate
change--the gravest threat to future generations, particularly to
communities and populations with strained resources. Drawing on current
efforts, my Administration is reinforcing our infrastructure projects
and making them more clean, sustainable, efficient, and resilient.
Together with States, local governments, and tribal communities, we are
planning new roads, transit lines, and other methods of transportation
and power generation that bolster our country's resilience in the face
of climate change.
We have more power at our fingertips than ever before to communicate,
collaborate, and make transactions each day across the world we share.
This month, let us remind ourselves of the value of our infrastructure,
while recognizing the challenges of protecting it. Together, we can
safeguard the advances we have made as a people by securing our critical
infrastructure and remaining vigilant in the face of any and all
threats, both here at home and around the globe.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2015 as
Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month. I call

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upon the people of the United States to recognize the importance of
protecting our Nation's infrastructure and to observe this month with
appropriate events and training to enhance our national security and
resilience.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand fifteen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
fortieth.
BARACK OBAMA