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FR Doc. 02-1594 Amendment to Executive Order 13223, Ordering the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty and Delegating Certain Authorities to the Secretary of Defense and the

[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 13 (Friday, January 18, 2002)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 2791-2792]
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Part VI

The President

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Executive Order 13253--Amendment to Executive Order 13223, Ordering the 
Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty and Delegating Certain 
Authorities to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Transportation

                        Presidential Documents 

Federal Register / Vol. 67, No. 13 / Friday, January 18, 2002 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Executive Order 13253 of January 16, 2002

                
Amendment to Executive Order 13223, Ordering the 
                Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty and 
                Delegating Certain Authorities to the Secretary of 
                Defense and the

                Secretary of Transportation

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, including the National Emergencies Act (50 
                U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) and section 301 of title 3, United 
                States Code, and in furtherance of Proclamation 7463 of 
                September 14, 2001, Declaration of National Emergency 
                by Reason of Certain Terrorist Attacks, which declared 
                a national emergency by reason of the terrorist attacks 
                on the World Trade Center, New York, New York, and the 
                Pentagon, and the continuing and immediate threat of 
                further attacks on the United States, and in order to 
                provide the Secretary of Transportation, with respect 
                to the Coast Guard, with the authority to manage 
                personnel requirements in a manner consistent with the 
                authorization provided to the Secretary of Defense in 
                Executive Order 13223 of September 14, 2001, it is 
                hereby ordered as follows:

                Section 1. Section 5 of Executive Order 13223 is 
                amended by adding at the end: ``The Secretary of 
                Transportation is further designated and empowered, 
                without the approval, ratification or any other action 
                by the President, to exercise the authority vested in 
                the President by sections 123 and 123a of title 10, 
                United States Code, and sections 149 (detail members to 
                assist foreign governments), 275(a) (suspension of 
                provisions on selection, promotion, or involuntary 
                separation of officers), and 722 (administration of 
                reserve forces) of title 14, United States Code, as 
                invoked by section 2 of Executive Order 13223.''

                Sec. 2. Section 7 of Executive Order 13223 is deleted 
                and revised to read as follows: ``Based upon my 
                determination under 10 U.S.C. 2201(c) that it is 
                necessary to increase (subject to limits imposed by 
                law) the number of members of the armed forces on 
                active duty for the Department of Defense beyond the 
                number for which funds are provided in the 
                appropriation Act for the Department of Defense, which, 
                by virtue of 14 U.S.C. 652, applies to the Department 
                of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard, the 
                Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
                Transportation may provide

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                for the cost of such additional members under their 
                respective jurisdictions as an excepted expense under 
                section 11(a) of title 41, United States Code.''

                    (Presidential Sig.)B

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    January 16, 2002.

[FR Doc. 02-1594
Filed 1-17-02; 10:43 am]
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