Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, 2014

Vol. 79

Wednesday,

No. 214

November 5, 2014

Part V

The President

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Proclamation 9199--Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience
Month, 2014

Proclamation 9200--Military Family Month, 2014

Proclamation 9201--National Adoption Month, 2014

Proclamation 9202--National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, 2014

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 9199 of October 31, 2014

Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience
Month, 2014

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Essential to our national security and economic growth,
America's critical infrastructure--from our power
plants and pipelines to our hospitals and highways--
supports the physical and virtual systems that underpin
American society. In a changing world, the increased
interdependence of our country's most vital resources
and networks has created new opportunities for growth
and innovation, but it has also led to greater risk and
vulnerability. During Critical Infrastructure Security
and Resilience Month, we reflect on the important role
our infrastructure plays in building a safe and
prosperous Nation, and we recommit to strengthening and
protecting these important assets.

The security of our Nation is my top priority, and my
Administration is dedicated to preserving and
fortifying the systems that support our daily lives.
Guided by our Cybersecurity Framework, we are working
to protect our critical infrastructure from cyber
threats, while promoting an open and reliable
cyberspace. In the face of a diverse set of physical
risks to our infrastructure--from extreme weather and
the impacts of climate change to health pandemics,
accidents, and acts of terrorism--we are taking steps
to reduce our vulnerabilities. And because the majority
of our critical infrastructure is owned and operated by
private companies, we are encouraging the private
sector to recognize their shared responsibility. As
part of our National Infrastructure Protection Plan, we
are finding new ways we can strengthen our public-
private partnerships to bolster our systems and
networks and to better manage risks.

While we cannot always predict the ways in which our
infrastructure will be tested, by harnessing an
integrated approach to a range of threats and
modernizing our cyber and physical infrastructure, we
can ensure that one event does not compromise the
stability of our entire system. When we invest in 21st
century infrastructure, we not only increase our
resilience, but also create jobs and expand opportunity
for hardworking Americans. That is why earlier this
year we launched the Build America Investment
Initiative to improve our roads, water systems,
electrical grid, and other vital systems. By
encouraging innovative financing and increased public-
private collaboration, we can build a revitalized,
efficient, and secure American infrastructure.

In today's interconnected world, we must all remain
dedicated to identifying and deterring threats and
hazards to our Nation's critical infrastructure and to
mitigating the consequences of incidents that do occur.
This month, let us resolve to safeguard and strengthen
the systems we rely on every day and to support first-
class infrastructure that can sustain America's role as
a leader on the world stage.

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 2014 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 fourteen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
ninth.