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should pass the Kassebaum-Kennedy health Statement on the Death of John insurance reform bill which could benefit 25 Chancellor million by saying that you don’t July 13, 1996 lose your health insurance when you change jobs or just because someone in your family Hillary and I were saddened to learn of has been sick. In its strongest form, this bill the death of one of the true frontiersmen passed the Senate unanimously. But for of television journalism, John Chancellor. months it slowed to a crawl as Republicans John’s scrupulous attention to the facts and insisted on an untested and unlimited pro- his ability to capture the spirit of an issue posal for so-called medical savings accounts won him the hearts and minds of the Amer- that have nothing to do with the fundamental ican people. From his historic coverage of purposes of Kennedy-Kassebaum reforms. a story very personal to me, the desegrega- So I urge them to reject the political games, tion of Central High School in Little Rock, and let’s come to a quick agreement. to his renowned political reporting, John We should also reform our illegal immigra- brought us the very best journalism had to tion laws. I support legislation that builds on offer. We extend our sincerest prayers and our efforts to restore the rule of law to our deepest sympathies to his family, his friends, and his colleagues at NBC News. borders, ensures that American jobs are re- served for legal workers, and boosts deporta- tion of criminal aliens. But some insist on Executive Order 13010—Critical kicking the children of illegal immigrants out Infrastructure Protection of school. Every major law enforcement or- July 15, 1996 ganization says this could lead to more crime. So let’s put aside this punitive measure and Certain national infrastructures are so vital reform our illegal immigration laws now. that their incapacity or destruction would It’s no secret that this is a political year. have a debilitating impact on the defense or And there will be plenty of time to discuss economic security of the . our differences in the months to come. But These critical infrastructures include tele- our Nation faces challenges that cannot wait communications, electrical power systems, until November, real welfare reform, a mini- gas and oil storage and transportation, bank- mum wage increase, access to health insur- ing and finance, transportation, water supply ance, stronger immigration laws. We can systems, emergency services (including med- achieve all these things now if we work to- ical, police, fire, and rescue), and continuity gether. of government. Threats to these critical infra- I look forward to working with Majority structures fall into two categories: physical Leader Lott, Speaker Gingrich, and the threats to tangible property (‘‘physical Democratic leaders of Congress to do the threats’’), and threats of electronic, radio-fre- people’s business in the coming weeks. If quency, or computer-based attacks on the in- we’re willing to put our differences aside for formation or communications components that control critical infrastructures (‘‘cyber the sake of the American people, we can threats’’). Because many of these critical in- make this a time of genuine achievement for frastructures are owned and operated by the our Nation. It would not only be good for private sector, it is essential that the govern- both parties, it would be very good for Amer- ment and private sector work together to de- ica. velop a strategy for protecting them and as- Thanks for listening. suring their continued operation. Now, Therefore, by the authority vested NOTE: The address was recorded at 6:52 p.m. on in me as President by the Constitution and July 12 in the Roosevelt Room at the White House the laws of the United States of America, it for broadcast at 10:06 a.m. on July 13. is hereby ordered as follows:

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Section 1. Establishment. There is hereby Sec. 3. The Steering Committee of the established the President’s Commission on President’s Commission on Critical Infra- Critical Infrastructure Protection (‘‘Commis- structure Protection. A Steering Committee sion’’). (‘‘Steering Committee’’) shall oversee the (a) Chair. A qualified individual from out- work of the Commission on behalf of the side the Federal Government shall be ap- Principals Committee. The Steering Com- pointed by the President to serve as Chair mittee shall comprise four members ap- of the Commission. The Commission Chair pointed by the President. One of the mem- shall be employed on a full-time basis. bers shall be the Chair of the Commission (b) Members. The head of each of the fol- and one shall be an employee of the Execu- lowing executive branch departments and tive Office of the President. The Steering Committee will receive regular reports on agencies shall nominate not more than two the progress of the Commission’s work and full-time members of the Commission: approve the submission of reports to the (i) Department of the Treasury; Principals Committee. (ii) Department of Justice; Sec. 4. Mission. The Commission shall: (a) (iii) Department of Defense; within 30 days of this order, produce a state- (iv) Department of Commerce; ment of its mission objectives, which will (v) Department of Transportation; elaborate the general objectives set forth in (vi) Department of Energy; this order, and a detailed schedule for ad- (vii) Central Intelligence Agency; dressing each mission objective, for approval (viii) Federal Emergency Management by the Steering Committee; Agency; (b) identify and consult with: (i) elements (ix) Federal Bureau of Investigation; of the public and private sectors that con- (x) National Security Agency. duct, support, or contribute to infrastructure One of the nominees of each agency may assurance; (ii) owners and operators of the be an individual from outside the Federal critical infrastructures; and (iii) other ele- Government who shall be employed by the ments of the public and private sectors, in- agency on a full-time basis. Each nominee cluding the Congress, that have an interest must be approved by the Steering Commit- in critical infrastructure assurance issues and tee. that may have differing perspectives on these Sec. 2. The Principals Committee. The issues; Commission shall report to the President (c) assess the scope and nature of the through a Principals Committee (‘‘Principals vulnerabilities of, and threats to, critical in- Committee’’), which shall review any reports frastructures; or recommendations before submission to (d) determine what legal and policy issues the President. The Principals Committee are raised by efforts to protect critical infra- shall comprise the: structures and assess how these issues should (i) Secretary of the Treasury; be addressed; (ii) Secretary of Defense; (e) recommend a comprehensive national (iii) Attorney General; policy and implementation strategy for pro- (iv) Secretary of Commerce; tecting critical infrastructures from physical (v) Secretary of Transportation; and cyber threats and assuring their contin- (vi) Secretary of Energy; ued operation; (vii) Director of Central Intelligence; (f) propose any statutory or regulatory (viii) Director of the Office of Manage- changes necessary to effect its recommenda- ment and Budget; tions; and (ix) Director of the Federal Emergency (g) produce reports and recommendations Management Agency; to the Steering Committee as they become (x) Assistant to the President for National available; it shall not limit itself to producing Security Affairs; one final report. (xi) Assistant to the Vice President for Na- Sec. 5. Advisory Committee to the Presi- tional Security Affairs. dent’s Commission on Critical Infrastructure

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Protection. (a) The Commission shall receive (e) In order to augment the expertise of advice from an advisory committee (‘‘Advi- the Commission, the Department of Defense sory Committee’’) composed of no more than may, at the Commission’s request, contract ten individuals appointed by the President for the services of nongovernmental consult- from the private sector who are knowledge- ants who may prepare analyses, reports, able about critical infrastructures. The Advi- background papers, and other materials for sory Committee shall advise the Commission consideration by the Commission. In addi- on the subjects of the Commission’s mission tion, at the Commission’s request, executive in whatever manner the Advisory Commit- departments and agencies shall request that tee, the Commission Chair, and the Steering existing Federal advisory committees con- Committee deem appropriate. sider and provide advice on issues of critical (b) A Chair shall be designated by the infrastructure protection, to the extent per- President from among the members of the mitted by law. Advisory Committee. (f) The Commission, the Principals Com- (c) The Advisory Committee shall be es- mittee, the Steering Committee, and the Ad- tablished in compliance with the Federal Ad- visory Committee shall terminate 1 year from visory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. the date of this order, unless extended by App.). The Department of Defense shall per- the President prior to that date. form the functions of the President under Sec. 7. Interim Coordinating Mission. (a) the Federal Advisory Committee Act for the While the Commission is conducting its anal- Advisory Committee, except that of reporting ysis and until the President has an oppor- to the Congress, in accordance with the tunity to consider and act on its rec- guidelines and procedures established by the ommendations, there is a need to increase Administrator of General Services. coordination of existing infrastructure pro- Sec. 6. Administration. (a) All executive tection efforts in order to better address, and departments and agencies shall cooperate prevent, crises that would have a debilitating with the Commission and provide such assist- regional or national impact. There is hereby ance, information, and advice to the Com- established an Infrastructure Protection Task mission as it may request, to the extent per- Force (‘‘IPTF’’) within the Department of mitted by law. Justice, chaired by the Federal Bureau of In- (b) The Commission and the Advisory vestigation, to undertake this interim coordi- Committee may hold open and closed hear- nating mission. ings, conduct inquiries, and establish sub- (b) The IPTF will not supplant any existing committees, as necessary. programs or organizations. (c) Members of the Advisory Committee (c) The Steering Committee shall oversee shall serve without compensation for their the work of the IPTF. work on the Advisory Committee. While en- (d) The IPTF shall include at least one gaged in the work of the Advisory Commit- full-time member each from the Federal Bu- tee, members may be allowed travel ex- reau of Investigation, the Department of De- penses, including per diem in lieu of subsist- fense, and the National Security Agency. It ence, as authorized by law for persons serv- shall also receive part-time assistance from ing intermittently in the government service. other executive branch departments and (d) To the extent permitted by law, and agencies. Members shall be designated by subject to the availability of appropriations, their departments or agencies on the basis the Department of Defense shall provide the of their expertise in the protection of critical Commission and the Advisory Committee infrastructures. IPTF members’ compensa- with administrative services, staff, other sup- tion shall be paid by their parent agency or port services, and such funds as may be nec- department. essary for the performance of its functions (e) The IPTF’s function is to identify and and shall reimburse the executive branch coordinate existing expertise, inside and out- components that provide representatives to side of the Federal Government, to: the Commission for the compensation of (i) provide, or facilitate and coordinate those representatives. the provision of, expert guidance to

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critical infrastructures to detect, pre- Interview With of vent, halt, or confine an attack and MSNBC’s ‘‘InterNight’’ to recover and restore service; July 15, 1996 (ii) issue threat and warning notices in the event advance information is ob- Mr. Brokaw. Good evening, and welcome tained about a threat; to ‘‘InterNight.’’ It’s going to be a nightly (iii) provide training and education on primetime program here on MSNBC in methods of reducing vulnerabilities which we talk to the major newsmakers of and responding to attacks on critical the day. What better way to launch this pro- infrastructures; gram tonight than with our guest, our special (iv) conduct after-action analysis to deter- guest, the President of the United States. He mine possible future threats, targets, faces an election campaign that will deter- or methods of attack; and mine his and this country’s future. (v) coordinate with the pertinent law en- Mr. President, I was struck by the fact that forcement authorities during or after we’re here in the Roosevelt Room; no one an attack to facilitate any resulting personified the beginning of the 21st century criminal investigation. better than Teddy Roosevelt. And as we (f) All executive departments and agencies come to the conclusion of the 21st century shall cooperate with the IPTF and provide we’re not only on cable television but we’re such assistance, information, and advice as on the cyber universe as well, on the the IPTF may request, to the extent per- Microsoft network. It’s a remarkable time. mitted by law. The President. I think Teddy Roosevelt (g) All executive departments and agencies would like this very much. This is a room shall share with the IPTF information about that is named for Teddy and for Franklin threats and warning of attacks, and about ac- Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt’s Nobel Prize tual attacks on critical infrastructures, to the which he won in 1905 is here in this room. extent permitted by law. We keep it here. And he really brought us (h) The IPTF shall terminate no later than into the modern age, and we’re now going 180 days after the termination of the Com- into a very different kind of world. And I mission, unless extended by the President think it would excite him very much to see prior to that date. it. Sec. 8. General. (a) This order is not in- Russia tended to change any existing statutes or Ex- ecutive orders. Mr. Brokaw. We saw another demonstra- (b) This order is not intended to create tion of that kind of world today when Boris any right, benefit, trust, or responsibility, Yeltsin stiffed the Vice President of the Unit- substantive or procedural, enforceable at law ed States, to put it in inelegant terms. He or equity by a party against the United States, stood him up. They had an appointment. The its agencies, its officers, or any person. Vice President told me earlier this evening he doesn’t know whether Yeltsin is in good William J. Clinton health or not, or whether he, in fact, is just fatigued. Does that make you a little nervous, The White House, that we don’t know the condition of his phys- July 15, 1996. ical being? The President. Well, we have—we don’t know, but we have no reason to believe that he has a serious illness. We do not know. I talked to him just a few days ago; we had [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, a very good talk. He was very glad that the 11:24 a.m., July 16, 1996] Vice President was coming over. Mr. Mamedov, his Deputy Foreign Minister, was NOTE: This Executive order was published in the just here a couple of days ago, and I saw Federal Register on July 17. him. So in terms of the relations between

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