[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 133, 116th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
Proclamation 9956 of October 31, 2019

Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, 2019

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Our Nation's infrastructure is critical to supporting our economy,
national security, and way of life. We live in an increasingly
interconnected world, where our infrastructure networks--from power
grids to communication platforms--take on an added degree of importance
in the day-to-day lives of every American. During Critical
Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, we recognize that securing
and enhancing the resilience of our infrastructure plays an important
role in keeping our Nation safe and fueling our economy. That is why my
Administration is persistently investing in resilient infrastructure
systems and networks that alleviate risks, thwart attacks, and minimize
disruptions to the productivity and well-being of our citizens.
When our infrastructure is threatened, our physical and economic
security comes under duress as the systems that provide us with
essentials like food, clean water, electricity, healthcare, and
communication are placed in jeopardy. America's infrastructure relies on
an interdependent environment in which cyber and physical systems
converge. A disruption in one area can quickly impact multiple
infrastructure sectors to create disruptions across communities, States,
and the Nation. The threats we face today--human-made, technological,
and natural--are more complex and more diverse than at any point in our
history. Determined international adversaries and malign actors continue
to target America's infrastructure networks, and severe weather and
natural disasters present frequent hazards.
In response to these threats, my Administration has remained committed
to strategic investments to secure and enhance the resilience of our
infrastructure. In March, I issued an Executive Order on Coordinating
National Resilience to Electromagnetic Pulses, and my Administration
released the National Space Weather Strategy and Action Plan. Together,
these measures enable us to anticipate and adapt to the risks posed by
electromagnetic threats while seeking to identify the fundamental
infrastructure systems, assets, and networks that protect the American
people, the homeland, and the American way of life. These measures also
help us promote American prosperity, preserve peace through strength,
and advance American influence. To guarantee our status as the world
leader in securing infrastructure and making it more resilient to
disruption, I signed legislation in 2018 creating the Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within the Department of Homeland
Security. Along with other partners across governments and private
industry, CISA is leading the Federal effort to strengthen our Nation's
critical cyber and physical infrastructure and bolster America's ability
to construct secure, resilient infrastructure systems for the future.
It is also imperative that foreign strategic competitors do not gain
access to our critical supply chain. To fully protect our critical
infrastructure, we must secure the process of delivering products,
supplies, and materials from supplier to the manufacturer to the
customer. We can

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not allow our Nation's supply chain to be built and maintained with
components from foreign adversaries that may weaken our ability to
provide the functions and services upon which Americans depend each day.
In May, I issued an Executive Order on Securing the Information and
Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain to address concerns
about foreign adversaries creating and exploiting vulnerabilities in our
information technology and communications networks. These networks are
critical to the effective operations of our government and businesses. I
encourage owners and operators of those networks to take heightened
measures to protect every aspect of their organizations' security and
resiliency by maintaining business continuity and emergency management
plans, protecting against cyberattacks and insider threats, and reducing
vulnerabilities due to natural disasters. Working together, public and
private owners and operators of critical infrastructure must continue to
take actions to mitigate these threats.
Critical infrastructure owners and operators, local and State
governments, and the Federal Government all have critical roles in
reducing the risks to our Nation's critical infrastructure. Owners and
operators ensure that critical infrastructure is properly run and
maintained, while local governments certify that critical infrastructure
is sited properly and built to the latest codes and standards. As the
States provide oversight for operations, the Federal Government, in
turn, must provide support for all of these needs.
While Federal, State, and local governments are doing everything within
their power to protect our infrastructure, today's threats also require
cooperation from partners in the private sector to ensure maximum
security and enhance our resilience. Every American has a role to play
in this endeavor, whether it is through investing in technologies to
make our systems more resilient, making and exercising preparedness
plans, or simply remaining alert and raising concerns to potential
threats. This month, we reaffirm our commitment to developing new
strategies to address the ever-present and increasingly complex threats
facing our Nation's infrastructure, and we pay tribute to the men and
women who work diligently to safeguard the United States from any
threat.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, 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 2019 as
Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month. I call upon the
people of the United States to recognize the importance of protecting
our Nation's infrastructure and to observe this month with appropriate
measures to enhance our national security and resilience.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand nineteen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
fourth.
DONALD J. TRUMP