    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 134, 116th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Proclamation 10108 of October 30, 2020
    Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, 2020
    By the President of the United States of America
    A Proclamation
    Critical infrastructure provides the foundation for our national
    security and prosperity. During Critical Infrastructure Security and
    Resilience Month, we renew our commitment to protecting and securing our
    Nation's essential systems for food and water, healthcare and public
    health, electric power supplies, emergency services, telecommunications,
    transportation, government and banking services, the administration of
    elections, and beyond. These vital functions and services are powered by
    a broad ecosystem of critical infrastructure assets, systems, networks,
    and workers, and underpin our American way of life.
    While advances in technology have enhanced the safety, security, and
    comprehensive integration of our Nation's critical infrastructure,
    vulnerabilities still exist, particularly those that can be exploited by
    cyber adversaries. Manipulation of our data networks can interfere with
    healthcare, financial, and government services. Interruption of the
    electric power grid can disrupt water and food supplies,
    telecommunications, manufacturing, and transportation. Our Nation relies
    on these complex and interdependent networks to sustain our economic
    growth and ensure public health and security.
    To coordinate our security and resilience efforts and protect our
    critical infrastructure now and in the future, I signed into law the
    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Act of 2018.
    CISA works with businesses, communities, and government to help make the
    Nation's critical infrastructure more resilient to cyber and physical
    threats. From the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, CISA has released
    guidance to promote the health and safety of our Nation's essential
    workforce and provided critical information to assist owners and
    operators in categorizing risk, identifying opportunities for remote
    work, determining the criticality of specific roles, and deciding the
    allocation of resources, such as personal protective equipment and
    medical testing.
    Additionally, my Administration has further advanced and strengthened
    the security and resilience of our critical infrastructure throughout
    the pandemic. In February, I signed an Executive Order on Strengthening
    National Resilience through Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation,
    and Timing (PNT) Services to prevent any efforts to disrupt or
    manipulate PNT services, such as the Global Positioning System, from
    being undermined. In March, I signed the Secure and Trusted
    Communications Networks Act of 2019 and issued the National Strategy to
    Secure 5G to ensure the security, reliability, and trustworthiness of
    America's communications networks. In May, I signed an Executive Order
    on Securing the United States Bulk-Power System to prevent foreign
    actors from creating and exploiting vulnerabilities in bulk-power system
    electric equipment. In August, I signed an Executive Order on Ensuring
    Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures, and Critical Inputs Are
    Made in the United States to reduce our dependence on foreign chemical
    and medical supply chains

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    and promote American-made production of
    essential medicines. And in September and October, my Administration
    completed implementation of a Presidential Memorandum on Promoting the
    Reliable Supply and Delivery of Water in the West, and I signed an
    Executive Order on Modernizing America's Water Resource Management and
    Water Infrastructure. Both of these actions ensure that Americans have
    abundant, safe, and reliable supplies of water and world-class water
    infrastructure to support our economy. These actions and many more, like
    restocking personal protective equipment in the Strategic National
    Stockpile, will ensure our national self-sufficiency and security for
    our children, grandchildren, and generations to come.
    During Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, we
    recommit to staying alert and continuously adapting to evolving threats
    and hazards, promoting the security of all critical infrastructure
    systems, and boosting resilience to potential disruptions, in
    partnership with State, local, Tribal, and private organizations. We
    thank the incredible workers who are on the frontlines night and day to
    sustain our vital systems, functions, and services, and we recognize
    that each and every American can help protect and strengthen our
    country's critical infrastructure.
    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 2020 as
    Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month. I call on 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 thirtieth day of
    October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
    fifth.
    DONALD J. TRUMP