Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, 2022, 66515-66516 [2022-24148]

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 212 (Thursday, November 3, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 66515-66516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24148]



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Vol. 87

Thursday,

No. 212

November 3, 2022

Part V





The President





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Proclamation 10483--Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience 
Month, 2022



Proclamation 10484--National Adoption Month, 2022



Proclamation 10485--National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, 2022



Proclamation 10486--National Diabetes Month, 2022


                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 87 , No. 212 / Thursday, November 3, 2022 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 10483 of October 31, 2022

                
Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience 
                Month, 2022

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                This month, we recommit to improving the resilience of 
                our Nation's critical infrastructure so it can 
                withstand all hazards--natural and manmade. By building 
                better roads, bridges, and ports; fortifying our 
                information technology and cybersecurity across 
                sectors, including election systems; safeguarding our 
                food and water sources; moving to clean energy; and 
                strengthening all other critical infrastructure 
                sectors, we will lay the foundation for long-term 
                security and prosperity.

                When our critical infrastructure shows signs of wear, 
                everyday Americans pay the price. When powerful storms 
                and forest fires--made more frequent and ferocious by 
                climate change--shut down energy grids, families can 
                lose power for weeks. When unsecure networks are 
                hacked, critical services can go offline, and 
                businesses can suffer huge losses. When bridges 
                collapse and first responders must travel further to 
                reach disaster sites, Americans can die. Crumbling 
                infrastructure around the world affects us at home as 
                well: Extreme weather, cyberattacks, and other 
                disasters have ripple effects, threatening global 
                stability and disrupting supply chains everywhere.

                That is why my Administration is reinforcing America's 
                critical infrastructure and supporting our 
                international partners as they do the same. Last year, 
                I signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to make a 
                once-in-a-generation investment in resilience and build 
                a better America--modernizing our roads, bridges, and 
                ports; delivering clean water and high-speed internet 
                to our communities; and helping to eliminate the use of 
                lead pipes in this country, all while creating a new 
                generation of good-paying jobs. This year, I signed the 
                CHIPS and Science Act into law, securing historic 
                funding for research and development and to build a 
                resilient supply chain for semiconductors here in 
                America. At the same time, we are shielding our entire 
                country against--and actively countering--malicious 
                cyber activity, and establishing clear international 
                rules of the road as they relate to cyberspace. Our 
                Federal agencies are working more closely with the 
                private sector--which owns and operates most of 
                America's critical infrastructure--to defend against 
                cyberattacks. I have reinvigorated the National 
                Infrastructure Advisory Council to advise on how to 
                reduce physical and cyber risks and improve the 
                security and resilience of our Nation's critical 
                infrastructure sectors.

                At the same time, we are committed to protecting our 
                election systems. The right to vote and to have that 
                vote counted is the foundation of our democracy and our 
                Nation's stability, and I am determined to protect our 
                election workers and defend our free and fair elections 
                from cyberattacks, threats of violence, and 
                disinformation campaigns.

                Securing our critical infrastructure also means 
                tackling the climate crisis--an existential threat to 
                our health care, food systems, water sources, and 
                energy grid. That is why I was proud to sign the 
                Inflation Reduction Act, the largest investment ever to 
                combat climate change while strengthening our energy 
                sector, and to invoke the Defense Production Act to 
                accelerate the manufacturing of critical clean energy 
                technologies here at home. By ushering in a clean 
                energy future, enhancing wildfire preparedness, and

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                creating thousands of jobs, our actions will minimize 
                the risk of natural disasters and save lives.

                Our efforts to bolster critical infrastructure extend 
                beyond our own borders as well. Through programs like 
                the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and 
                Investment, the Digital Invest Program from the United 
                States Agency for International Development, and the 
                President's Emergency Plan for Adaptation and 
                Resilience, the United States is helping pay for game-
                changing infrastructure projects in developing 
                countries, strengthening the global economy and 
                international supply chains. We are also working with 
                allies and partners to enhance the resilience of 
                critical infrastructure around the world, including 
                trusted telecommunications providers, supply chains, 
                and energy networks, and to defend and respond to 
                threats from state and nonstate actors.

                The choices we make today to strengthen our critical 
                infrastructure are going to affect our country and our 
                world for several generations to come. This year, as we 
                observe the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act and 
                the Federal Government's landmark actions to protect 
                and restore our waterways--let us rededicate ourselves 
                to building a stronger, more resilient Nation. With 
                bold action, smart investments, and a will to win the 
                competition for the future, anything is possible.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., 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 2022 
                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 
                infrastructure and to observe this month with 
                appropriate measures 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 twenty-two, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                seventh.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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