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Government Publications on Terrorism

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Below is a small sample of U.S. federal government information on terrorism. Some things included on this page are available on the Internet. If we have the publication, the location and Superintendent of Documents number or Call # is indicated in brackets at the end of the entry.

 

Statements by the President on Events of September 11, 2001

Presidential & Executive Branch Action

·         Proclamation 7463: Declaration of National Emergency by Reason of Certain Terrorist Attacks, September 14, 2001. [Federal Register, Vol. 66, No. 181, Sept. 18, 2001, pp.48197-48199] and [Online]

·         Executive Order 13223: Ordering the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty and Delegating Certain Authorities to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation, September 14, 2001. [Federal Register, Vol. 66, No. 181, September 18, 2001, pp.48201-48202] and [Online]

·         Executive Order 13224: Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism, September 23, 2001. [Federal Register, Vol. 66, No. 186, September 25, 2001, pp.49077-49083] and [Online]

Joint Resolutions

·         House Joint Resolution 61 / Senate Joint Resolution 22.  Expressing the sense of the Senate and House regarding the terrorist attacks launched against the U.S on September 11, 2001 [Online Only]

·         House Joint Resolution 63 / Senate Joint Resolution 23.  Declaring that a state of war exists between the United States and any entity determined by the President to have planned, carried out, or otherwise supported the attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, and authorizing the President to use United States Armed Forces and all other necessary resources of the U.S. Government against any such entity in order to bring the conflict to a successful termination [Online Only]

Laws

·      Public Law No: 107-38, September 18, 2001.  House Resolution 2888, September 14,       2001.  2001 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States. [Online] and [Paper will be received – see: Reference KF50 .A2]

·         Public Law No: 107-40, September 18, 2001. Senate Joint Resolution 23, September 14, 2001.  To authorize the use of the United States Armed Forces against those responsible for the recent attacks launched against the United States. [Online] and [Paper will be received – see: Reference KF50 .A2]

Treaty

  • International Convention for Suppression of Financing Terrorism:  message from the President of the United States transmitting International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 9, 1999, and signed on behalf of the United States of America on January 10, 2000. [Y 1.1/4:106-49] and [Online]

 State Department

Justice Department

Defense Department

CIA

GAO

White House Commission on Aviation Safety

Congressional Reports

Congressional Hearings

  • Combating Terrorism: Assessing the Threat:  hearing before the Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs, and Criminal Justice of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, October 20, 1999. [Y 4.G 74/7:T 27/7] and [Online]

  • Combating Terrorism : Management of Medical Supplies : hearing before the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations of the Committee on Government Reform, March 8, 2000. [Y 4.G 74/7:T 27/8] and [Online]

  • Countering the Changing Threat of International Terrorism:  hearing before the Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information of the Committee on the Judiciary, June 28, 2000.  [Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG.106-848] and [Online]

  • Countering the Changing Threat of International Terrorism: Report of the National Commission on Terrorism: hearing before the Committee on Foreign Relations, June 15, 2000. [Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG.106-867] and [Online]

  • Domestic Preparedness Against Terrorism: How Ready Are We? hearing before the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations of the Committee on Governmental Reform, March 27, 2000. [Y 4.G 74/7:T 27/10] and [Online]

  • Domestic Preparedness in the Next Millennium:  hearing before the Subcommittee on Youth Violence and the Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, April 20, 1999.     [Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG.106-424] and [Online]

  • Terrorism Preparedness: Medical First Response:  hearing before the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations of the Committee on Government Reform, September 22, 1999. [Y 4.G 74/7:T 27/6] and [Online]

  • Report of the National Commission on Terrorism: hearing …Select Committee on Intelligence, June 8, 2000. [Y 4.IN 8/19:S.HRG.106-864]

  • Worldwide threats: hearing before the Committee on Armed Services, February 3, 2000.  [Y 4.AR 5/3:S.HRG.106-834] and [Online]

  • Global Terrorism: South Asia—the new locus: hearing before the Committee on International Relations, July 12, 2000. [Y 4.IN 8/16:T 27/4]

  • Report of the National Commission on Terrorism: hearing before the Select Committee on Intelligence, June 8, 2000. [Y 4.IN 8/19:S.HRG.106-894]

  • The Attack on the U.S.S. Cole: hearing before the Committee on Armed Services, October 25, 2000. [Y 4.AR 5/2 A: 999-2000/65] and [Online]

  • Patterns of Global Terrorism and Threats to the United States: hearing before the Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism of the Committee on Armed Services, May 22, 2001.  [Y 4.AR 5/2 A: 2001-2002/16] and [Online]

  • Current and projected national security threats to the United States: hearing before the Select Committee on Intelligence of the United States Senate, February 7, 2001.  [Y 4.IN 8/19:S.HRG.107-2]

  • Extremist Movements and Their Threat to the United States: hearing before the Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Relations, November 2, 1999. [Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG.106-297]

  • Law Enforcement Problems at the Border Between the United States and Canada: drug smuggling, illegal immigration, and terrorism: hearing before the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims of the Committee on the Judiciary, April 14, 1999.  [Y 4.J 89/1:106/17] and [Online]

  • Terrorist Threats to the United States: hearing before the Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism of the Committee on Armed Services, May 23, 2000.  [Y 4.AR 5/2 A: 999-2000/52] and [Online]

  • Terrorist threats to the United States: hearing before the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims of the Committee on the Judiciary, January 26, 2000.  [Y 4.J 89/1:106/85] and [Online]

  • Breaches of Security at Federal Agencies and Airports: hearing before the Subcommittee on Crime of the Committee on the Judiciary, May 25, 2000.   [Y 4.J 89/1:106/95] and [Online]

  • International Terrorism: a compilation of major laws, treaties, agreements, and executive documents: report/ prepared for the Committee on International Relations, 2000.  [Y 4.IN 8/16:T 27/3]

  • Worldwide Threats: hearings before the Committee on Armed Services, February 2 and April 22, 1999. [Y 4.AR 5/3:S.HRG.106-436]

  • Current and Projected National Security Threats to the United States: hearing before the Select Committee on Intelligence of the United States Senate, January 28, 1998.  [Y 4.IN 8/19:S.HRG.105-587]

  • Foreign Terrorists in America: five years after the World Trade Center: hearing before the Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information of the Committee on the Judiciary, February 24, 1998. [Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG.105-703] and [Online]

  • Terrorism in the United States: the nature and extent of the threat and possible legislative responses: hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, April 27 and May 24, 1995. [Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG.104-757]

  • International Terrorism: hearing before the Select Committee on Intelligence of the United States Senate, August 1, 1996. [Y 4.IN 8/19:S.HRG.104-784]

  • Aviation Security and Anti-Terrorism Efforts: hearing before the Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 11, 1999.  [Y 4.T 68/2:1046-65] and [Online]

  • Federal Building Security: hearing before the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic Development of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 24, 1996. [Y 4.T 68/2:104-70] and [Online]

  • The Threat From International Organized Crime and Global Terrorism: hearing before the Committee on International Relations, October 1, 1997.   [Y 4.IN 8/16:C 86/5]
 
For additional information and links, please visit the Evergreen State College Library Web site,
"Hot Topics: Terrorist Attacks on the U.S., September 11, 2001."



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