Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Monday, September 10, 2001 Volume 37—Number 36 Pages 1253–1289 Contents Addresses and Remarks Communications to Federal Agencies Congressional leaders, meetings—1264, 1278 Presidential Determination on the Proposed Labor Day greeting to the Nation—1255 Protocol Amending the Agreement for Legislative agenda—1264 Cooperation Between the Government of Mexico, state visit of President Fox the United States of America and the Joint Cabinet meeting—1268 Government of the Kingdom of Morocco Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Ohio, visit—1271, 1274 Energy, memorandum—1253 State dinner—1268 Welcoming ceremony—1267 Interviews With the News Media Michigan, Teamsters barbecue in Detroit— Exchanges with reporters 1261 Oval Office—1264 Minority Leader Trent Lott, meeting—1264 South Lawn—1270 Ohio Joint Statements Departure with President Fox for Toledo— 1270 United States of America and the United University of Toledo in Toledo—1274 Mexican States—1276 Radio address—1254 Meetings With Foreign Leaders Unemployment rates—1278 Mexico, President Fox—1267, 1268, 1271, Wisconsin 1274 Departure from Green Bay—1258 Northern Wisconsin Regional Council of Statements by the President Carpenters in Kaukauna—1255 Senator Phil Gramm’s decision not to seek reelection—1266 Appointments and Nominations Supplementary Materials State Department, Special Envoy for Peace to Acts approved by the President—1289 The Sudan—1269 Checklist of White House press releases— Communications to Congress 1288 Digest of other White House East Timor, letter transmitting report on announcements—1278 continued deployment of U.S. forces—1253 Nominations submitted to the Senate—1279 Editor’s Note: The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents is also available on the Inter- net on the GPO Access service at http://www.gpo.gov/nara/nara003.html. 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Week Ending Friday, September 7, 2001 Memorandum on Presidential Letter to Congressional Leaders Determination on the Proposed Transmitting a Report on Continued Protocol Amending the Agreement Deployment of United States Forces for Cooperation Between the to East Timor Government of the United States of August 31, 2001 America and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco Concerning Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) In my report to the Congress of March Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy 2, 2001, I provided information regarding the August 31, 2001 continued deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in support of East Timor’s transition to inde- Presidential Determination No. 2001–25 pendence. I am providing this supplemental report, consistent with the War Powers Reso- Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the lution, to help ensure that the Congress is Secretary of Energy kept fully informed regarding U.S. Armed Subject: Presidential Determination on the Forces in East Timor. Proposed Protocol Amending the Agreement As you are aware, U.N. Security Council for Cooperation Between the Government of Resolution 1272 established the United Na- the United States of America and the tions Transitional Administration in East Government of the Kingdom of Morocco Timor (UNTAET) on October 25, 1999. The Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear UNTAET’s mandate includes providing se- Energy curity and maintaining law and order I have considered the proposed Protocol throughout East Timor, establishing an effec- Amending the Agreement for Cooperation tive administration, ensuring the coordina- Between the Government of the United tion and delivery of humanitarian assistance, States of America and the Government of and supporting capacity-building for self- the Kingdom of Morocco Concerning Peace- government. The United States currently ful Uses of Nuclear Energy signed at Wash- contributes three military observers to ington on May 30, 1980, along with the views, UNTAET. These personnel are assigned to recommendations, and statements of the in- the United Nations pursuant to the United terested agencies. Nations Participation Act (Public Law 79– I have determined that the performance 264) and operate under U.N. operational of the Protocol will promote, and will not control. constitute an unreasonable risk to, the com- The United States also maintains a military mon defense and security. Pursuant to sec- presence in East Timor that is separate from tion 123 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, UNTAET. This includes the U.S. Support as amended (42 U.S.C. 2153(b)), I hereby Group East Timor (USGET), comprised of approve the proposed Protocol and authorize approximately 20 U.S. personnel, including you to arrange for its execution. a security detachment, which facilitates and The Secretary of State is authorized and coordinates U.S. military activities in East directed to publish this determination in the Timor, and a rotational presence of U.S. Federal Register. forces through temporary deployments to George W. Bush East Timor. These rotational presence oper- ations include monthly U.S. Navy ship visits, NOTE: This item was not received in time for pub- and deployments of military medical and en- lication in the appropriate issue. gineering teams that conduct humanitarian 1253 1254 Aug. 31 / Administration of George W. Bush, 2001 and civic assistance activities in areas critical nothing, your Nation thanks you for your to East Timor’s citizens. United States forces labor. assigned to USGET and those conducting ro- American productivity has risen so high tational presence operations operate under because Americans work hard and because U.S. command and control and U.S. rules they work smart. When Congress recognized of engagement. The United Nations, and the Labor Day holiday in 1894, most of this Australia as a leading contributor to country’s jobs demanded only a strong back UNTAET, have indicated that East Timor and willing hands. Today, good jobs demand has benefited greatly from U.S. military de- math skills, technical knowledge, and fluent ployments to and engagement activities in reading. East Timor. Both the United Nations and The progress of our economy and the fu- Australia strongly support continued U.S. ture of our children starts in the classroom. presence in East Timor. And that’s why education must be our Na- At this point, U.S. rotational presence op- tion’s highest priority. erations are envisioned to continue through At this time of year, many of our children December 2001. We are reviewing options have already returned to school, and others for our military presence in 2002. My objec- are about to return. Congress, too, is return- tive is to reduce the rotational presence oper- ing from its summer recess, and it left behind ations, as well as to redeploy USGET, as cir- some unfinished business: my education re- cumstances permit, giving due regard to the form plan. Different versions of this plan situation on the ground and the views of our have passed the House and the Senate. Con- friends and allies in the region, including gress should now produce a single bill that Australia. incorporates the strong reforms I have pro- I have authorized the continuation of this posed. action pursuant to my constitutional author- It is vital that this bill uphold clear stand- ity to conduct U.S. foreign relations and as ards, require regular testing, and provide real Commander in Chief and Chief Executive. accountability. Our children need the help I am providing this report as part of my ef- my education plan will provide, a new com- forts to keep the Congress fully informed, mitment to reading and early intervention to consistent with the War Powers Resolution. catch those who fall behind. I appreciate the support of the Congress in Our educators need to get ready for the this action. new accountability era that’s coming to our Sincerely, schools. The more swiftly Congress acts, the George W. Bush more time educators will have to prepare. If Congress delays to play political games, NOTE: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis they put another generation of students at Hastert, Speaker of the House of Representatives, risk. and Robert C. Byrd, President pro tempore of The education reform bill I support offers the Senate. This item was not received in time for publication in the appropriate issue. new resources to schools. In return, it calls for improvements in math and reading, prov- en by testing, from every school in America. The President’s Radio Address Higher standards will lead to higher quality September 1, 2001 education; yet, meeting those standards will require careful planning in local districts. Good morning. On Monday, Americans Every day counts, and the sooner we start, will celebrate Labor Day. It’s a day to salute the better. We want to start adopting reforms the most productive person on Earth, the this school year so they can be up and run- American worker.