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Monday, November 5, 2001
Volume 37--Number 44
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Contents
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Addresses and Remarks
See also Meetings With Foreign Leaders
African Growth and Opportunity Forum--1563
Homeland Security Council, meeting--1565
Maryland, Lessons of Liberty initiative in Rockville--1573
National Association of Manufacturers--1576
Radio address--1562
Treasury Secretary and Labor Secretary, meeting--1587
United Service Organizations, reception honoring--1592
Communications to Congress
Drug-producing and drug-transit countries, letter reporting--1584
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings
and International Convention for the Suppression of the
Financing of Terrorism, message transmitting proposed
legislation--1561
Sudan, national emergency
Message on continuation--1579
Message transmitting report--1579
Directives
Combating Terrorism Through Immigration Policies--1570
Organization and Operation of the Homeland Security Council--1568
Executive Orders
Further Implementation of the Presidential Records Act--1581
Interviews With the News Media
Exchanges with reporters
Cabinet Room--1565
Rose Garden--1587
Meetings With Foreign Leaders
Nigeria, President Obasanjo--1587
Notices
Continuation of Sudan Emergency--1579
Proclamations
Veterans Day--1575
Statements by the President
Biological weapons, strengthening the international regime against--
1580
Death of Gerry Solomon--1561
House action on proposed ``Secure Transportation for America Act''--
1580
Supplementary Materials
Acts approved by the President--1597
Checklist of White House press releases--1595
Digest of other White House announcements--1593
Nominations submitted to the Senate--1595
Editor's Note: The President was at Camp David, MD, on November 2, the
closing date of this issue. Releases and announcements issued by the
Office of the Press Secretary but not received in time for inclusion in
this issue will be printed next week.
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Week Ending Friday, November 2, 2001
Message to the Congress Transmitting Proposed Legislation for the
Implementation of the International Convention for the Suppression of
Terrorist Bombings and the International Convention for the Suppression
of the Financing of Terrorism
October 25, 2001
To the Congress of the United States:
Enclosed for the consideration of the Congress is a legislative
proposal to implement the International Convention for the Suppression
of Terrorist Bombings and the International Convention for the
Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism. Also enclosed is a detailed
explanation of the bill's provisions.
Title I of the bill is entitled the ``Terrorist Bombings Convention
Implementation Act of 2001.'' It would implement the International
Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, which was signed
by the United States on January 12, 1998, and which was transmitted to
the Senate for its advice and consent to ratification on September 8,
1999. In essence, the Convention imposes binding legal obligations upon
State Parties either to submit for prosecution or to extradite any
person within their jurisdiction who unlawfully and intentionally
delivers, places, discharges, or detonates an explosive or other lethal
device in, into, or against a place of public use, a State or government
facility, a public transportation system, or an infrastructure facility.
A State Party is subject to these obligations without regard to the
place where the alleged act covered by the Convention took place.
Twenty-eight States are currently party to the Convention, which entered
into force internationally on May 23, 2001.
Title II of the bill is entitled the ``Suppression of the Financing
of Terrorism Convention Implementation Act of 2001.'' It would implement
the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of
Terrorism, which was signed by the United States on January 10, 2000,
and which was transmitted to the Senate for its advice and consent to
ratification on October 12, 2000. The Convention imposes binding legal
obligations upon State Parties either to submit for prosecution or to
extradite any person within their jurisdiction who unlawfully and
wilfully provides or collects funds with the intention that they should
be used to carry out various terrorist activities. A State Party is
subject to these obligations without regard to the place where the
alleged act covered by the Convention took place. The Convention is not
yet in force internationally, but will enter into force on the thirtieth
day following the date of the deposit of the twenty-second instrument of
ratification, acceptance, approval, or accession with the Secretary
General of the United Nations.
I urge the prompt and favorable consideration of this proposal.
George W. Bush
The White House,
October 25, 2001.
Note: This message was released by the Office of the Press Secretary
on October 26. This item was not received in time for publication in the
appropriate issue. An original was not available for verification of the
content of this message.
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Statement on the Death of Gerry Solomon
October 26, 2001
Gerry Solomon was a true patriot. A decorated veteran of the U.S.
Marine Corps, he was a tireless advocate of the men and women of the
United States military who continued to work to protect the interests of
America's veterans long after his service in
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the U.S. Congress ended. Gerry Solomon will always be remembered as true
to his creed: duty, honor, country.
Note: This item was not received in time for publication in the
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Week Ending Friday, November 2, 2001
The President's Radio Address
October 27, 2001
Good morning. I'm pleased to report that our Nation continues to
take important steps in the war against terrorism. Next week, the House
of Representatives will be voting on an airline security bill that
Congressman Don Young has introduced.
It was modeled after proposals I made last month. Under the Young
bill, the Federal Government will assume complete control of airport
security and screening. It also greatly expands the Federal air marshal
program and provides substantial new funding for secure cockpits and
other security measures aboard airplanes.
There's a critical difference between the Young bill and the bill
the Senate passed a few weeks ago. My approach gives the Government the
flexibility it needs to assemble a skilled and disciplined screening
workforce.
The Senate bill mandates that all passenger and baggage screeners be
Federal workers in all circumstances. While that bill is well-intended,
the best approach will be one that provides flexibility. The Young bill
allows the use of private contractors operating under tough Federal
standards on background checks with Federal law enforcement at every
gate to promote better screening services, and ensure that security
managers can move aggressively to discipline or fire employees who fail
to live up to the rigorous new standards.
The Young bill is the quickest, most effective way to increase
aviation security. And time is of the essence. I urge Congress to move
quickly on this vital legislation, as it did this week in passing new
legislation to fight terrorism.
The bill I signed yesterday gives intelligence and law enforcement
officials additional tools they need to hunt and capture and punish
terrorists. Our enemies operate by highly sophisticated methods and
technologies, using the latest means of communication and the new weapon
of bioterrorism.
When earlier laws were written, some of these methods did not even
exist. The new law recognizes the realities and dangers posed by the
modern terrorist. It will help us to prosecute terrorist organizations--
and also to detect them before they strike.
Since 11th of September, the men and women of our intelligence and
law enforcement agencies have been relentless in their work. In return
for their exceptional service, these public servants deserve our full
support, and every means of help that we can provide. Intelligence
operations and criminal investigations have often had to operate on
separate tracks. The new law will make it easier for all agencies to
share vital information about terrorist activity.
Surveillance of communications is another essential method of law
enforcement. But for a long time, we have been working under laws
written in the era of rotary telephones. Under the new law, officials
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