Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, 2013

Vol. 78

Tuesday,

No. 214

November 5, 2013

Part III

The President

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Proclamation 9047--Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience
Month, 2013

Proclamation 9048--Military Family Month, 2013

Proclamation 9049--National Adoption Month, 2013

Proclamation 9050--National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, 2013

Proclamation 9051--National Diabetes Month, 2013

Proclamation 9052--National Entrepreneurship Month, 2013

Proclamation 9053--National Family Caregivers Month, 2013

Proclamation 9054--National Native American Heritage Month, 2013

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 9047 of October 31, 2013

Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience
Month, 2013

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Over the last few decades, our Nation has grown
increasingly dependent on critical infrastructure, the
backbone of our national and economic security.
America's critical infrastructure is complex and
diverse, combining systems in both cyberspace and the
physical world--from power plants, bridges, and
interstates to Federal buildings and the massive
electrical grids that power our Nation. During Critical
Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, we
resolve to remain vigilant against foreign and domestic
threats, and work together to further secure our vital
assets, systems, and networks.

As President, I have made protecting critical
infrastructure a top priority. Earlier this year, I
signed a Presidential Policy Directive to shore up our
defenses against physical and cyber incidents. In
tandem with my Executive Order on cybersecurity, this
directive strengthens information sharing within my
Administration and between the Federal Government and
its many critical infrastructure partners, while also
ensuring strong privacy protections. Because of the
interconnected nature of our critical infrastructure,
my Administration will continue to work with businesses
and industry leaders and build on all the great work
done to date. With these partners, and in cooperation
with all levels of government, we will further enhance
the security and resilience of our critical
infrastructure.

We must continue to strengthen our resilience to
threats from all hazards including terrorism and
natural disasters, as well as cyber attacks. We must
ensure that the Federal Government works with all
critical infrastructure partners, including owners and
operators, to share information effectively while
jointly collaborating before, during, and after an
incident. This includes working with infrastructure
sectors to harden their assets against extreme weather
and other impacts of climate change.

Emerging and evolving threats require the engagement of
our entire Nation--from all levels of government to the
private sector and the American people. This month, as
we recognize that safeguarding our critical
infrastructure is an economic and security imperative,
let each of us do our part to build a more resilient
Nation.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim November 2013 as
Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month.
I call upon the people of the United States to
recognize the importance of protecting our Nation's
resources and to observe this month with appropriate
events and training to enhance our national security
and resilience.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord
two thousand thirteen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
eighth.