    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 37, Number 37 (Monday, September 17, 2001)]
    [Pages 1312-1313]
    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Message to the Congress on the Declaration of National Emergency by
    Reason of Certain Terrorist Attacks

    September 14, 2001

    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 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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