Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Monday, August 2, 2004 Volume 40—Number 31 Pages 1379–1394 VerDate jul 14 2003 12:34 Aug 03, 2004 Jkt 203001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 E:\PRESDOCS\P31JYF4.030 P31JYF4 Contents Addresses and Remarks Proclamations Missouri, Springfield—1385 Anniversary of the Americans With Radio address—1379 Disabilities Act—1380 Communications to Congress Parents’ Day—1379 Termination of the national emergency Statements by the President declared in Executive Order 12722 with Methane to Markets Partnership—1381 respect to Iraq and modification of related Progress in homeownership—1382 Executive orders, letter transmitting Executive order—1384 Supplementary Materials Executive Orders Acts approved by the President—1394 Termination of Emergency Declared in Checklist of White House press releases— Executive Order 12722 With Respect to 1394 Iraq and Modification of Executive Order Digest of other White House 13290, Executive Order 13303, and announcements—1392 Executive Order 13315—1382 Nominations submitted to the Senate—1394 Editor’s Note: The President was in Cleveland, OH, on July 30, the closing date of this issue. 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VerDate jul 14 2003 12:34 Aug 03, 2004 Jkt 203001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 E:\PRESDOCS\P31JYF4.030 P31JYF4 VerDate jul 14 2003 12:34 Aug 03, 2004 Jkt 203001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7969 Sfmt 7969 E:\PRESDOCS\P31JYF4.030 P31JYF4 newmail.eps Week Ending Friday, July 30, 2004 Proclamation 7803—Parents’ Day, Now, Therefore, I, George W. Bush, 2004 President of the United States of America, July 23, 2004 by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United By the President of the United States States and consistent with Public Law 103– of America 362, as amended, do hereby proclaim Sun- day, July 25, 2004, as Parents’ Day. I encour- A Proclamation age all Americans to express their love, re- Parents are a source of hope, help, sta- spect, and appreciation to parents across our bility, and love for their children. Parents also Nation. I also call upon citizens to observe teach children important values like courage, this day with appropriate programs, cere- compassion, self-reliance, reverence, integ- monies, and activities. rity, and respect for others. As we celebrate In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set Parents’ Day, we recognize the important my hand this twenty-third day of July, in the contributions of America’s parents and renew year of our Lord two thousand four, and of our commitment to standing with our fami- the Independence of the United States of lies to help them raise healthy, responsible America the two hundred and twenty-ninth. children. Parenthood is a privilege and a great joy George W. Bush that comes with great responsibility. Mothers and fathers play the vital roles of provider, [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, nurturer, disciplinarian, counselor, advocate, 9:09 a.m., July 29, 2004] educator, and motivator. They offer uncondi- tional love and help their children to realize NOTE: This proclamation was published in the Federal Register on July 30. This item was not their dreams. As parents work to send the received in time for publication in the appropriate right messages to our young people, they issue. shape the character and future of our Nation. To help strengthen American families and encourage parents’ active involvement in the The President’s Radio Address lives of their children, my Administration is July 24, 2004 committed to promoting healthy marriages and responsible fatherhood. We are pro- Good morning. This week, the inde- viding information to parents on early child- pendent Commission on the September the hood education and development and sup- 11th attacks issued its final report. I appre- porting community-based parenting edu- ciate the hard work of the Commission over cation programs. We are also providing par- the past 20 months. They have produced a ents with more options in educating their serious and comprehensive report, and I wel- children and more opportunities to adopt come their recommendations. young boys and girls in need. Indeed, we have already put into action On Parents’ Day, we honor America’s many of the steps now recommended by the mothers and fathers for their guidance, sup- Commission, and we will carefully examine port, and unconditional love for their chil- all the Commission’s ideas on how we can dren. The tireless efforts of parents, step- improve our ongoing efforts to protect Amer- parents, adoptive parents, and foster parents ica and to prevent another attack. make our Nation stronger and help build a The events of September the 11th, 2001, better future for all our citizens. dramatically demonstrated the threats of a 1379 VerDate jul 14 2003 12:31 Aug 03, 2004 Jkt 203001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 E:\PRESDOCS\P31JYT4.030 P31JYT4 1380 July 24 / Administration of George W. Bush, 2004 new era. In the nearly 3 years since the at- logical agents that could be used in a terrorist tacks, we have waged a steady, relentless, de- attack. termined war on terrorists. We’re fighting On Thursday, I visited with first-respond- them in foreign lands so we do not have to ers at the Northeastern Illinois Public Safety face them here in America, and we are taking Training Academy. I thanked them for their unprecedented steps to defend the home- service and assured them that America will land. Since September 2001, America and give them the tools they need to do their our allies have captured or killed thousands jobs. Since September of 2001, my adminis- of terrorists, removed terrorist regimes in Af- tration has provided more than $13 billion ghanistan and Iraq, convinced Libya to give to equip and train more than a half a million up its weapons of mass destruction, and put first-responders across America. the world’s most dangerous nuclear trading There’s still more to do. As Commander network out of business. We’re chasing down in Chief, it is critical that I receive the best terrorist enemies abroad and within our own intelligence to defend the American people. borders. The 9/11 Commission’s recommendations On the homefront, we have dismantled will help guide our efforts as we work to pro- terrorist cells and prosecuted terrorist sup- tect the homeland. And we can be confident, porters from California to Florida to Massa- although the threats of this new century are chusetts. As the Chairman of the 9/11 Com- dangerous, America has the resources, the mission, Tom Kean, said this week, ‘‘We are strength, and the resolve to overcome them. safer today than we were on 9/11.’’ But as Thank you for listening. Governor Kean also noted, ‘‘The danger to America has not passed.’’ In a vast, free soci- NOTE: The address was recorded at 6:56 a.m. on ety such as ours, there is no such thing as July 23 in the Cabinet Room at the White House perfect security. And no matter how good for broadcast at 10:06 a.m. on July 24. The tran- script was made available by the Office of the our defenses are, a determined enemy can Press Secretary on July 23 but was embargoed still strike us. Yet all Americans can be cer- for release until the broadcast. The Office of the tain our Government is using every resource Press Secretary also released a Spanish language and technological advantage we have to pre- transcript of this address. vent future attacks. We have created a new Department of Homeland Security with a single mission, Proclamation 7804—Anniversary of protecting the American people. We have es- the Americans With Disabilities Act, tablished better communications networks to 2004 make information on rapidly emerging July 26, 2004 threats available to local officials in real time. We are transforming the FBI into an agency By the President of the United States whose primary focus is stopping terrorism. of America And we created a new Northern Command in the Department of Defense with the mis- A Proclamation sion of defending the American homeland. The Americans with Disabilities Act of To better protect the country, we have 1990 (ADA) marked a milestone in our Na- posted Homeland Security personnel at for- tion’s quest to guarantee the civil rights of eign ports, beefed up airport and seaport se- all citizens.