Administration of George W. Bush, 2001 / Nov. 27 1715 grandchildren, or another child. The Vet- physics, helpful insights in the workings of erans Mission for Youth program would have the market economies, and a new treatment provided matching grants to community or- for Parkinson’s disease. And all of America ganizations that connect veterans and retired congratulates them. military personnel with America’s youth Each Nobel laureate here today belongs through mentoring, tutoring, after-school, to a incredibly select group of people. It in- and other programs. cludes the names of Martin Luther King, Jr.; The VA/DoD Medical Care Choice initia- George C. Marshall; T.S. Eliot; Albert Ein- tive would ensure that all military retirees stein; Vice President Charles Dawes; and annually choose either the Department of President Theodore Roosevelt, the first Defense or the Department of Veterans Af- American Nobel laureate, whose Peace Prize fairs as their health care provider. This would today occupies a place of honor in the West enhance quality and continuity of care and Wing of the White House. prevent duplication of services and costs. Tomorrow I’ll meet with the newest recipi- Several provisions in the Act purport to ent of that prize, Secretary-General Kofi require congressional approval before execu- Annan. Several other Nobel laureates have tive branch execution of aspects of the bill. visited the White House this year: Nelson My Administration will interpret such provi- Mandela, the Dalai Lama, Shimon Peres. sions to require notification only, since any These folks come from different regions other interpretation would contradict the Su- of the world, but the Nobel Foundation is preme Court ruling in INS v. Chadha. never limited by region or culture. The George W. Bush standard is a universal one. It is awarded to The White House, men and women who have served the highest November 26, 2001. aspirations of humanity and have done so with success. Many awards recognize excel- NOTE: H.R. 2620, approved November 26, was lence; the Nobel Foundation recognizes assigned Public Law No. 107–73. greatness. So much of human progress depends on Remarks Honoring the United States achievements in medicine, physics, chem- Nobel Laureates istry, economics, literature, and peace. The annual selection of the laureates expresses a November 27, 2001 profound optimism about humanity and our Ambassador, thank you very much. Wel- prospects for improvement. This optimism come. Dr. Marburger, thanks for putting this was captured by William Faulkner, when ac- on. We’re so honored that so many great cepting his Nobel Prize a half century ago. Americans have shown up today. Laura and ‘‘I believe,’’ he said, ‘‘that man will not mere- I are thrilled to not only greet you but host ly endure, he will prevail. He is immortal, a reception after this brief dialog. not because he alone amongst creatures has I want to welcome all the Nobel laureates, an inexhaustible voice but because he has a past and present. I want to thank Members soul, a spirit capable of compassion, sacrifice, of the Congress for being here. I want to and endurance.’’ thank members of my Cabinet for coming. Each of you, in your own field of excel- And I am grateful that family and friends lence, has carried forward that same belief have joined such a distinguished crowd. in human progress. You’ve achieved great- As the Ambassador said, for a century now ness through service to others. You have the Nobel Prize has recognized human striv- been given great gifts, and you’ve used them ing and accomplishment. Since 1901 more to your fullest. than 700 Nobel Prizes have been awarded, Our Nation is proud of the work each of and a third of those to Americans. you have done. We’re proud to count you Standing with me are seven of those who as fellow citizens. We thank you for bringing have been selected this year. Among their credit to our country and great benefit to achievements are pathbreaking discoveries in mankind. 1716 Nov. 27 / Administration of George W. Bush, 2001

And now, Laura and I would like to invite procedural, enforceable at law by a party you all into the foyer for a reception. against the United States, its agencies, offi- God bless. cers, employees, or any other person.

NOTE: The President spoke at 1:20 p.m. in the George W. Bush East Room at the White House. In his remarks, The White House, he referred to Swedish Ambassador to the U.S. November 27, 2001. Jan Eliasson; John H. Marburger III, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy; 2001 [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, Nobel laureates Eric A. Cornell, Wolfgang 8:45 a.m., November 28, 2001] Ketterle, and Carl E. Wieman (Physics), William S. Knowles (Chemistry), Leland H. Hartwell NOTE: This Executive order was published in the (Physiology or Medicine), George A. Akerlof, A. Federal Register on November 29. Michael Spence, and Joseph E. Stiglitz (Economic Sciences), and United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan (Peace); former President Nelson Remarks Following Discussions With Mandela of South Africa, 1993 Nobel Peace lau- reate; and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres of Secretary-General Kofi Annan of the Israel, 1994 Nobel Peace laureate. United Nations November 28, 2001 Executive Order 13236—Waiver of President Bush. It’s my honor to welcome Dual Compensation Provisions of the back to the White House our friend Sec- Central Intelligence Agency retary-General Kofi Annan. Today we’ve had Retirement Act of 1964 a valuable discussion about how to make sure November 27, 2001 that the good intentions of America and oth- ers around the world are met, and those in- By the authority vested in me as President tentions have to do with feeding people who by the Constitution and the laws of the starve in Afghanistan. United States of America, including section Prior to September the 11th, there was a 292 of the Central Intelligence Agency Re- lot of hunger in that country, primarily be- tirement Act of 1964, as amended (50 U.S.C. cause it was run by a government that didn’t 2141), and in order to conform the Central really care about the human condition. After Intelligence Agency Retirement and Dis- September the 11th, obviously, the war has ability System to the Civil Service Retire- aggravated the situation, and as I declared ment and Disability System, it is hereby or- to the American people, our good Govern- dered as follows: ment and our great Nation is going to do Section 1. The Director of Central Intel- something about it. ligence may waive the application of the dual And around the table today are people compensation reduction provisions of sec- who are responsible to making sure, as best tions 271 and 273 of the Central Intelligence as they possibly can, food is delivered and Agency Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. 2111 and medicine is delivered and clothing is deliv- 2113) for an employee serving on a tem- ered to innocent, hurting people of Afghani- porary basis, but only if, and for so long as, stan. And the Secretary-General has been so the authority is necessary due to an emer- great on this issue, and he’s assembled a won- gency involving a direct threat to life or prop- derful team who are here to brief the Sec- erty or other unusual circumstances. Em- retary of State and myself about the efforts. ployees who receive both salary and annuity The degree of difficulty is high. There’s pursuant to this authority may not earn addi- no question we’ve got a large task ahead of tional retirement benefits during this period ourselves. We’ve got ample money, and the of employment. This authority may be dele- United States Government has been a major gated as appropriate. contributor of that money. We’ve got the Sec. 2. Nothing contained in this order food. The fundamental question is, in an en- is intended to create, nor does it create, any vironment that is not very secure, how do right, benefit, or privilege, substantive or we get the food to the people? And that’s