[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 37, Number 45 (Monday, November 12, 2001)]
[Pages 1625-1626]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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 Executive Order 13234--Presidential Task Force on Citizen Preparedness 
in the War on Terrorism

 November 9, 2001

    By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and 
the laws of the United States of America, and in order to support and 
enhance the efforts of the American public with respect to preparedness 
and volunteerism in the war on terrorism, it is hereby ordered as 
follows:
    Section 1. Establishment. There is hereby established the 
``Presidential Task Force on Citizen Preparedness in the War On 
Terrorism'' (Task Force).
    Sec. 2. Membership. (a) The Task Force shall be composed of the 
heads of the following executive branch entities, who may designate 
representatives from within their respective entities to assist them in 
their duties in connection with the Task Force: the Office of the Vice 
President, the Office of Homeland Security, the Domestic Policy Council, 
the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Office of Management 
and Budget, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Justice, 
the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of 
Transportation, the Department of Energy, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, and the Corporation for National and Community 
Service. The heads of other executive branch departments and agencies 
and other senior executive branch officials may participate in the work 
of the Task Force upon the invitation of the Co-Chairs.
    (b) The heads of the Office of Homeland Security and the Domestic 
Policy Council, or their designated representatives, shall serve as Co-
Chairs of the Task Force.
    Sec. 3. Mission. The Task Force shall identify, review, and 
recommend appropriate means by which the American public can:
    (a) prepare in their homes, neighborhoods, schools, places of 
worship, workplaces, and public places for the potential consequences of 
any possible terrorist attacks within the United States; and
    (b) volunteer to assist or otherwise support State and local public 
health and safety officials and others engaged in the effort to prevent, 
prepare for, and respond to any possible terrorist attacks within the 
United States.
    Sec. 4. Reporting Requirement. The Task Force shall submit its 
recommendations to the President within 40 days from the date of this 
order.

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    Sec. 5. Termination of Task Force. The Task Force shall terminate 30 
days after submitting its report to the President.
                                                George W. Bush
 The White House,
 November 9, 2001.

 [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., November 14, 
2001]

  Note:  This Executive order will be published in the  Federal Register 
 on November 15.