Presidential DocumentExecutive Order 1323401-28762
Presidential Task Force on Citizen Preparedness in the War on Terrorism
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Published
November 15, 2001
Signed
November 9, 2001
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Executive Office of the President
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[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2001)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 01-28762]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 221 / Thursday, November 15, 2001 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Executive Order 13234 of November 9, 2001
Presidential Task Force on Citizen Preparedness
in the War on Terrorism
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.
(Presidential Sig.)B
THE WHITE HOUSE,
November 9, 2001.
[FR Doc. 01-28762
Filed 11-14-01; 8:45 am]
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