White House Implements Martial
Law Plans Conscripted
Service, Takeover of Personal Property, Natural Resources NewsFocus, by Tim Watts - 031712
The White House has struck again with another Executive Order to
stifle life as we know it in the US. Not surprisingly, the new order was
released on Friday, prior to the St. Patrick's Day weekend. Whenever the powers
that be want to hide news, they do it on the weekend, when the news cycle is
slow due to low viewership.
This weekend they released an announcement of the NDRP, the National
Defense Resources Preparedness plan. In this new Executive Order they claim the right to force people
into service camps, to take our personal property and all of our natural
resources. This is a total overhaul of the US, with a new government structure,
without the approval of "we the people."
This is a total takeover of absolutely everything! This new
Executive Order redefines and reorganizes the United States government in a most
radical fashion, one that could very well be deemed oppressive to its people.
This last Executive order is outrageous in its scope
and egregious in the temerity and hubris with which they re-shape our society.
The government has given itself the ability to steal our personal property and
take our natural resources, as well forcing service without compensation.
As you read along in this Orwellian restructuring of
the US, you have to gasp and ask yourself, under what dire conditions do we have
to endure for this EO to be enacted... but then you notice the language that says
all of these drastic nation restructuring acts are allowed under peacetime as
well!
Excuse me, but why the hell do we need to
drastically restructure the nation in peacetime? Does this make any sense to
you?
Of course they
will probably say they will never use such power against we the people, but
how do we accept their word for it, in light of all the times we've been lied to
by our government?
The new NDRP, just enacted on March 17th, is as
deadly as the Patriot Act or the recently passed NDAA. Once again, the
mainstream media has let this martial law-style Executive Order slide by, just as it did with NDAA
and HR 658.
This new
Executive Order needs to be read by every single American!
The fact that a bill of such dire consequence would be released
on a Friday prior to a drinking holiday is certainly less than forthcoming on
the part of the administration.
Sadly enough, this is exactly what they did when
Obama signed the NDAA bill on New Year's eve. That too was a drinking holiday
that just happened to fall on a weekend when the news cycle is slow. The perfect
time to bury big news.
The corporate mainstream media is a partner in this news sleight
of hand. We'll see how they treat this story after the weekend is over. This
reporter's guess is that we will instead talk about possible war with Iran or
Syria, but no one in the mainstream media will dare talk about this new
Executive Order.
Mark my words, the mainstream media will fail us all in their
duty to report the real news. They will not report this story.
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- The Post American World?
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Since 2011, many acts have taken place to threaten
the US Constitution and create a US police state. Please take note...
November 9... the government conducted its first
ever nationwide test of the EAS, the Emergency Alert System, essentially the
same as the EBS (Emergency Broadcast System).
Many questioned the impetus of the November nationwide alert test because we went through the entire cold war era without ever having a
coast to coast test, plus another ten years after 9/11, so why all of a sudden
did they decide to have a test in November? Seems kind of odd to go a decade
after 9/11 before ever considering this.
November 18...
FEMA publishes its Continuity of Government Plan NCP / PAMSS. This
document includes Blue Force Situational Awareness into effect in the US, a
system for identification of friend or foe. This is a battlefield designation,
so why all of a sudden has it been written into a new US Continuity of
Government plan?
November 28... the Senate passes the National
Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2012,
S-1867. The bill was sent to
the reconciliation committee to be joined with the House version of the bill,
HR-1540.
December 8... the White House releases its
Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP) to address ideologically-inspired violent
extremism in the Homeland. The document states, "As a government, we are
working to prevent all types of extremism that leads to violence, regardless of
who inspires it." -President Barack Obama. This dovetails with the
Empowering Local Partners To Prevent Violent
Extremism In The United States which was released on August 1st. Will
extremism be defined as the act of usurping the US Constitution, damaging our
nation financially, or will it be
reserved to those that cry out about crimes of state being perpetuated by our
elected servants?
December 31... Obama signs the NDAA bill on
New Year's eve weekend, a drinking holiday. This was done on purpose, to hide
the signing at a time when Americans were all drinking or hung over.
February 8... FAA ACT HR 658 (30,000 spy
drones bill) is passed. They have a maximum of 9 months from Obama's signing to
get the plan into action and drones in the air over the US. A total of 30,000
drones has been targeted, easily 600 per state, or more.
March 13...
FEMA Corps announced regarding disaster preparedness which ties FEMA to CNCS.
March 17... NDRP (National
Defense Resources Preparedness) Executive Order is issued on St. Patrick's
day, again... another drinking holiday. This is a martial law plan for the US,
for use in disaster, war ANDpeacetime.
One question... why ever would these extreme
measures be needed in peacetime?
The fact that all of this has come together all at
once is hard to accept as coincidence. Take note of all the legislation or
Executive Orders that have been put in place just since November 2011. Couple
that with the
“Cocked Pistol” maximum readiness alert
drill on September 27th and you
have to wonder what all the fuss is about.
It would seem that our government is preparing for something...
including a dramatic restructuring our country and planning for the oppression of American citizens.
As if all of this isn't a big enough assault on "we the people"
and what few rights we still have left, we are also threatened with losing our right
to free speech on the internet through
SOPA HR 3261 (October 26) and
PIPA S.968 (May 12). These acts portend to be about copyright infringement
and online piracy, but as with many bills, the devil is in the details.
Underneath it all, the focus seems to be more about internet free speech infringement and
website control and censorship than anything else.
It's also extremely interesting to note that once
the FEMA NCP/PAMSS continuity of government document from November 18th was discovered, it was
immediately pulled down from the internet and suddenly deemed "top secret." Very
curious indeed.
Regarding the new SIP program, a question that seems
pertinent to ask is who gets to define "extremism" in America? Will the
definition of extremism be limited to citizens lawfully expressing concern over
government crimes of state, or will it extend to include Wall Street and Federal
Reserve policies that endanger the economic state of the nation while a select
few profit? Will the definition of violent extremism include an administration
that conducts illegal invasions and unprovoked wars with sovereign nations, or
will they once again target 9/11 truth members and Occupy protestors?
So, the big question is, what is going on? What is
our government preparing for?
Is this a preparation for war?
One thing seems certain, they are preparing for the
worst and it appears that "we the people" will bear the brunt of whatever
that chosen event will be.
A police state is not being erected, it is
pretty much already in effect. They're almost done with their nefarious legal preparation.
Now they're just waiting to execute their plan. They will pick a time that
serves them and them alone.
Aside from divine intervention, it would be nice to
see some politicians, government officials, intelligence agents, or military
leaders step up on our behalf. Our government is being stolen from us as all
efforts continue toward the new world order plan for world domination by the
ultra-wealthy powers that be.
Our infiltrated government lied to us about the
usage of the Patriot Act. It has been used against "we the people"
continually since 9/11, as opposed to the terrorists it was sold to us for. Do
you really want to trust our government again when it comes to NDAA, HR 658, or
the new NDRP? This reporter certainly can't blame anyone for having legitimate
doubts. History sadly enough shows that reservations are warranted.
God help us all. I think we're going to need it.
The Orion Talk Radio Crew Breaks The
News About The New Executive Order
Popeye, Joe & Angie Joseph, Tim Watts and John King break down
the new order.
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Clyde Lewis talks with guests
Rob Daven from Conspiracy HQ, and Popeye,
Joe Joseph, Angie Joseph, and Tim Watts from the Intel Hub
about Obama's new executive order, and how it could mean
martial law.
Executive Order --
National Defense Resources Preparedness
EXECUTIVE
ORDER
NATIONAL DEFENSE RESOURCES
PREPAREDNESS
By the authority vested in me as President by
the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America,
including the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50
U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3,
United States Code, and as Commander in Chief of the Armed
Forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
PART I - PURPOSE, POLICY, AND IMPLEMENTATION
Section101.
Purpose. This order delegates authorities and addresses
national defense resource policies and programs under the
Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (the "Act").
Sec. 102.
Policy. The United States must have an industrial and
technological base capable of meeting national defense
requirements and capable of contributing to the technological
superiority of its national defense equipment
in peacetime and
in times of national emergency. The domestic industrial and
technological base is the foundation for national defense
preparedness. The authorities provided in the Act shall be used
to strengthen this base and to ensure it is capable of
responding to the national defense needs of the United States.
Sec. 103.
General Functions. Executive departments and agencies
(agencies) responsible for plans and programs relating to
national defense (as defined in section 801(j) of this order),
or for resources and services needed to support such plans and
programs, shall:
(a) identify requirements for the full
spectrum of emergencies, including essential military and
civilian demand;
(b) assess on an ongoing basis the capability
of the domestic industrial and technological base to satisfy
requirements in peacetime and times of national emergency,
specifically evaluating the availability of the most critical
resource and production sources, including subcontractors and
suppliers, materials, skilled labor, and professional and
technical personnel;
(c) be prepared, in the event of a potential
threat to the security of the United States, to take actions
necessary to ensure the availability of adequate resources and
production capability, including services and critical
technology, for national defense requirements;
(d) improve the efficiency and responsiveness
of the domestic industrial base to support national defense
requirements; and
(e) foster cooperation between the defense
and commercial sectors for research and development and
for
acquisition of materials, services, components, and equipment to
enhance industrial base efficiency and responsiveness.
Sec. 104.
Implementation. (a) The National Security Council and
Homeland Security Council, in conjunction with the National
Economic Council, shall serve as the integrated policymaking
forum for consideration and formulation of national defense
resource preparedness policy and shall make recommendations to
the President on the use of authorities under the Act.
(b) The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall:
(1) advise the
President on issues of national defense resource preparedness
and on the use of the authorities and functions delegated by
this order;
(2) provide for
the central coordination of the plans and programs incident to
authorities and functions delegated under this order, and
provide guidance to agencies assigned functions under this
order, developed in consultation with such agencies; and
(3) report to
the President periodically concerning all program activities
conducted pursuant to this order.
(c) The Defense Production
Act Committee, described in section 701 of this order, shall:
(1) in a manner
consistent with section 2(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2062(b),
advise the President through the Assistant to the President and
National Security Advisor, the Assistant to the President for
Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and the Assistant to the
President for Economic Policy on the effective use of the
authorities under the Act; and
(2)
prepare and
coordinate an annual report to the Congress pursuant to section
722(d) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2171(d).
(d) The Secretary of
Commerce, in cooperation with the Secretary of Defense, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, and other agencies, shall:
(1) analyze
potential effects of national emergencies on actual production
capability, taking into account the entire production system,
including shortages of resources, and develop recommended
preparedness measures to strengthen capabilities for production
increases in national emergencies; and
(2) perform
industry analyses to assess capabilities of the industrial base
to support the national defense, and develop policy
recommendations to improve the international competitiveness of
specific domestic industries and their abilities to meet
national defense program needs.
PART II - PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS
Sec. 201.
Priorities and Allocations Authorities. (a)
The
authority of the President conferred by section 101 of the Act,
50 U.S.C. App. 2071, to require acceptance and priority
performance of contracts or orders (other than contracts of
employment) to promote the national defense over performance of
any other contracts or orders, and to allocate materials,
services, and facilities as deemed necessary or appropriate to
promote the national defense, is delegated to the following
agency heads:
(1) the Secretary of
Agriculture with respect to food resources, food resource
facilities, livestock resources, veterinary resources, plant
health resources, and the domestic distribution of farm
equipment and commercial fertilizer;
(2) the Secretary of
Energy with respect to all forms of energy;
(3) the Secretary of
Health and Human Services with respect to health resources;
(4) the Secretary of
Transportation with respect to all forms of civil
transportation;
(5) the Secretary of
Defense with respect to water resources; and
(6) the Secretary of
Commerce with respect to all other materials, services, and
facilities, including construction materials.
(b) The Secretary of each agency delegated
authority under subsection (a) of this section (resource
departments) shall plan for and issue regulations to prioritize
and allocate resources and establish standards and procedures by
which the authority shall be used to promote the national
defense, under both emergency
and non-emergency conditions.
Each Secretary shall authorize the heads of other agencies, as
appropriate, to place priority ratings on contracts and orders
for materials, services, and facilities needed in support of
programs approved under section 202 of this order.
(c) Each resource department shall act, as
necessary and appropriate, upon requests for special priorities
assistance, as defined by section 801(l) of this order, in a
time frame consistent with the urgency of the need at hand. In
situations where there are competing program requirements for
limited resources, the resource department shall consult with
the Secretary who made the required determination under section
202 of this order. Such Secretary shall coordinate with and
identify for the resource department which program requirements
to prioritize on the basis of operational urgency. In
situations involving more than one Secretary making such a
required determination under section 202 of this order, the
Secretaries shall coordinate with and identify for the resource
department which program requirements should receive priority on
the basis of operational urgency.
(d) If agreement cannot be reached between
two such Secretaries, then the issue shall be referred to the
President through the Assistant to the President and National
Security Advisor and the Assistant to the President for Homeland
Security and Counterterrorism.
(e) The Secretary of each resource
department, when necessary, shall make the finding required
under section 101(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071(b). This
finding shall be submitted for the President's approval through
the Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor and
the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and
Counterterrorism. Upon such approval, the Secretary of the
resource department that made the finding may use the authority
of section 101(a) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071(a),
to control
the general distribution of any material (including applicable
services) in the civilian market.
Sec. 202.
Determinations. Except as provided in section 201(e) of
this order, the authority delegated by section 201 of this order
may be used only to support programs that have been determined
in writing as necessary or appropriate to promote the national
defense:
(a) by the Secretary of
Defense with respect to military production and construction,
military assistance to foreign nations, military use of civil
transportation, stockpiles managed by the Department of Defense,
space, and directly related activities;
(b) by the Secretary of
Energy with respect to energy production and construction,
distribution and use, and directly related activities; and
(c) by the Secretary of
Homeland Security with respect to all other national defense
programs, including civil defense and continuity of Government.
Sec. 203.
Maximizing Domestic Energy Supplies.
The authorities of
the President under section 101(c)(1) (2) of the Act, 50 U.S.C.
App. 2071(c)(1) (2), are delegated to the Secretary of Commerce,
with the exception that the authority to make findings that
materials (including equipment), services, and facilities are
critical and essential, as described in section 101(c)(2)(A) of
the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071(c)(2)(A), is delegated to the
Secretary of Energy.
Sec. 204.
Chemical and Biological Warfare. The authority of the
President conferred by section 104(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App.
2074(b), is delegated to the Secretary of Defense. This
authority may not be further delegated by the Secretary.
PART III - EXPANSION OF PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY
AND SUPPLY
Sec. 301.
Loan Guarantees. (a) To reduce current or projected
shortfalls of resources, critical technology items, or materials
essential for the national defense, the head of each agency
engaged in procurement for the national defense, as defined in
section 801(h) of this order, is authorized pursuant to section
301 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2091, to guarantee loans by
private institutions.
(b) Each guaranteeing agency is designated
and authorized to: (1) act as fiscal agent in the making of its
own guarantee contracts and in otherwise carrying out the
purposes of section 301 of the Act; and (2)
contract with any
Federal Reserve Bank to assist the agency in serving as fiscal
agent.
(c) Terms and conditions of guarantees under
this authority shall be determined in consultation with the
Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). The guaranteeing agency is
authorized, following such consultation, to prescribe: (1)
either specifically or by maximum limits or otherwise, rates of
interest, guarantee and commitment fees, and other charges which
may be made in connection with such guarantee contracts; and (2)
regulations governing the forms and procedures (which shall be
uniform to the extent practicable) to be utilized in connection
therewith.
Sec. 302.
Loans. To reduce current or projected shortfalls of
resources, critical technology items, or materials essential for
the national defense, the head of each agency engaged in
procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority
of the President under section 302 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App.
2092, to make loans thereunder. Terms and conditions of loans
under this authority shall be determined in consultation with
the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of OMB.
Sec. 303.
Additional Authorities. (a) To create, maintain,
protect, expand, or restore domestic industrial base
capabilities essential for the national defense,
the head of
each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is
delegated the authority of the President under section 303 of
the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093, to make provision for purchases
of, or commitments to purchase, an industrial resource or a
critical technology item for Government use or resale, and to
make provision for the development of production capabilities,
and for the increased use of emerging technologies in security
program applications, and to enable rapid transition of emerging
technologies.
(b) Materials acquired under section 303 of
the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093, that exceed the needs of the
programs under the Act may be transferred to the National
Defense Stockpile, if, in the judgment of the Secretary of
Defense as the National Defense Stockpile Manager, such
transfers are in the public interest.
Sec. 304.
Subsidy Payments. To ensure the supply of raw or
nonprocessed materials from high cost sources, or to ensure
maximum production or supply in any area at stable prices of any
materials in light of a temporary increase in transportation
cost, the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the
national defense is delegated the authority of the President
under section 303(c) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(c), to make
subsidy payments, after consultation with the Secretary of the
Treasury and the Director of OMB.
Sec. 305.
Determinations and Findings. (a) Pursuant to budget
authority provided by an appropriations act in advance for
credit assistance under section 301 or 302 of the Act, 50 U.S.C.
App. 2091, 2092, and consistent with the Federal Credit Reform
Act of 1990, as amended (FCRA), 2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.,
the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national
defense is delegated the authority to make the determinations
set forth in sections 301(a)(2) and 302(b)(2) of the Act, in
consultation with the Secretary making the required
determination under section 202 of this order; provided, that
such determinations shall be made after due consideration of the
provisions of OMB Circular A 129 and the credit subsidy score
for the relevant loan or loan guarantee as approved by OMB
pursuant to FCRA.
(b) Other than any determination by the
President under section 303(a)(7)(b) of the Act, the head of
each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is
delegated the authority to make the required determinations,
judgments, certifications, findings, and notifications defined
under section 303 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093, in
consultation with the Secretary making the required
determination under section 202 of this order.
Sec. 306.
Strategic and Critical Materials. The Secretary of
Defense, and the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with
the Secretary of Defense as the National Defense Stockpile
Manager, are each delegated the authority of the President under
section 303(a)(1)(B) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(a)(1)(B),
to encourage the exploration, development, and mining of
strategic and critical materials and other materials.
Sec. 307.
Substitutes. The head of each agency engaged in
procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority
of the President under section 303(g) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App.
2093(g), to make provision for the development of substitutes
for strategic and critical materials, critical components,
critical technology items, and other resources to aid the
national defense.
Sec. 308.
Government-Owned Equipment. The head of each agency
engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the
authority of the President under section 303(e) of the Act, 50
U.S.C. App. 2093(e), to:
(a) procure and install additional equipment,
facilities, processes, or improvements to plants, factories, and
other industrial facilities owned by the Federal Government and
to procure and install Government owned equipment in plants,
factories, or other industrial facilities owned by private
persons;
(b) provide for the modification or expansion
of privately owned facilities, including the modification or
improvement of production processes, when taking actions under
sections 301, 302, or 303 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2091, 2092,
2093; and
(c) sell or otherwise transfer equipment
owned by the Federal Government and installed under section
303(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(e), to the owners of such
plants, factories, or other industrial facilities.
Sec. 309.
Defense Production Act Fund. The Secretary of Defense is
designated the Defense Production Act Fund Manager, in
accordance with section 304(f) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App.
2094(f), and shall carry out the duties specified in section 304
of the Act, in consultation with the agency heads having
approved, and appropriated funds for, projects under title III
of the Act.
Sec. 310.
Critical Items. The head of each agency engaged in
procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority
of the President under section 107(b)(1) of the Act, 50 U.S.C.
App. 2077(b)(1), to take appropriate action to ensure that
critical components, critical technology items, essential
materials, and industrial resources are available from reliable
sources when needed to meet defense requirements during
peacetime, graduated mobilization, and national emergency.
Appropriate action may include restricting contract
solicitations to reliable sources, restricting contract
solicitations to domestic sources (pursuant to statutory
authority), stockpiling critical components, and developing
substitutes for critical components or critical technology
items.
Sec. 311.
Strengthening Domestic Capability.
The head of each
agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is
delegated the authority of the President under section 107(a) of
the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2077(a), to utilize the authority of
title III of the Act or any other provision of law
to provide
appropriate incentives to develop, maintain, modernize, restore,
and expand the productive capacities of domestic sources for
critical components, critical technology items, materials, and
industrial resources essential for the execution of the national
security strategy of the United States.
Sec. 312.
Modernization of Equipment. The head of each agency
engaged in procurement for the national defense, in accordance
with section 108(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2078(b), may
utilize the authority of title III of the Act to guarantee the
purchase or lease of advance manufacturing equipment, and any
related services with respect to any such equipment for purposes
of the Act. In considering title III projects, the head of each
agency engaged in procurement for the national defense shall
provide a strong preference for proposals submitted by a small
business supplier or subcontractor in accordance with section
108(b)(2) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2078(b)(2).
PART IV - VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS AND ADVISORY
COMMITTEES
Sec. 401.
Delegations. The authority of the President under
sections 708(c) and (d) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2158(c), (d),
is delegated to the heads of agencies otherwise delegated
authority under this order. The status of the use of such
delegations shall be furnished to the Secretary of Homeland
Security.
Sec. 402.
Advisory Committees. The authority of the President
under section 708(d) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2158(d), and
delegated in section 401 of this order (relating to
establishment of advisory committees) shall be exercised only
after consultation with, and in accordance with, guidelines and
procedures established by the Administrator of General Services.
Sec. 403.
Regulations. The Secretary of Homeland Security, after
approval of the Attorney General, and after consultation by the
Attorney General with the Chairman of the Federal Trade
Commission, shall promulgate rules pursuant to section 708(e) of
the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2158(e), incorporating standards and
procedures by which voluntary agreements and plans of action may
be developed and carried out. Such rules may be adopted by
other agencies to fulfill the rulemaking requirement of section
708(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2158(e).
PART V - EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL
Sec. 501.
National Defense Executive Reserve. (a) In accordance
with section 710(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2160(e),
there is
established in the executive branch a National Defense Executive
Reserve (NDER) composed of persons of recognized expertise from
various segments of the private sector and from Government
(except full time Federal employees)
for training for employment
in executive positions in the Federal Government in the event of
a national defense emergency.
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
issue necessary guidance for the NDER program, including
appropriate guidance for establishment, recruitment, training,
monitoring, and activation of NDER units and shall be
responsible for the overall coordination of the NDER program.
The authority of the President under section 710(e) of the Act,
50 U.S.C. App. 2160(e), to determine periods of national defense
emergency is delegated to the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(c) The head of any agency may implement
section 501(a) of this order with respect to NDER operations in
such agency.
(d) The head of each agency with an NDER unit
may exercise the authority under section 703 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2153, to employ civilian personnel when activating
all or a part of its NDER unit. The exercise of this authority
shall be subject to the provisions of sections 501(e) and (f) of
this order and shall not be redelegated.
(e) The head of an agency may activate an NDER unit, in whole or in part,
upon the written determination
of the Secretary of Homeland Security that an emergency
affecting the national defense exists and that the activation of
the unit is necessary to carry out the emergency program
functions of the agency.
(f) Prior to activating the NDER unit, the
head of the agency shall notify, in writing, the Assistant to
the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism of the
impending activation.
Sec. 502.
Consultants. The head of each agency otherwise delegated
functions under this order is delegated the authority of the
President under sections 710(b) and (c) of the Act, 50 U.S.C.
App. 2160(b), (c),
to employ persons of outstanding experience
and ability without compensation and to employ experts,
consultants, or organizations. The authority delegated by this
section may not be redelegated.
PART VI - LABOR REQUIREMENTS
Sec. 601.
Secretary of Labor. (a) The Secretary of Labor, in
coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the heads of
other agencies, as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of Labor,
shall:
(1) collect and maintain
data necessary to make a continuing appraisal of the Nation's
workforce needs for purposes of national defense;
(2) upon request by the
Director of Selective Service, and in coordination with the
Secretary of Defense, assist the Director of Selective Service
in development of policies regulating the induction and
deferment of persons for duty in the armed services;
(3) upon request from the
head of an agency with authority under this order, consult with
that agency with respect to: (i) the effect of contemplated
actions on labor demand and utilization; (ii) the relation of
labor demand to materials and facilities requirements; and (iii)
such other matters as will assist in making the exercise of
priority and allocations functions consistent with effective
utilization and distribution of labor;
(4) upon request from the
head of an agency with authority under this order: (i)
formulate plans, programs, and policies for meeting the labor
requirements of actions to be taken for national defense
purposes; and (ii) estimate training needs to help address
national defense requirements and promote necessary and
appropriate training programs; and
(5)
develop and implement
an effective labor management relations policy to support the
activities and programs under this order, with the cooperation
of other agencies as deemed appropriate by the Secretary of
Labor, including the National Labor Relations Board, the Federal
Labor Relations Authority, the National Mediation Board, and the
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
(b) All agencies shall cooperate with the
Secretary of Labor, upon request, for the purposes of this
section, to the extent permitted by law.
PART VII - DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT COMMITTEE
Sec. 701.
The Defense Production Act Committee. (a)
The Defense
Production Act Committee (Committee) shall be composed of the
following members, in accordance with section 722(b) of the Act,
50 U.S.C. App. 2171(b):
(1) The Secretary of
State;
(2) The Secretary of the
Treasury;
(3) The Secretary of
Defense;
(4) The Attorney General;
(5) The Secretary of the
Interior;
(6) The Secretary of
Agriculture;
(7) The Secretary of
Commerce;
(8) The Secretary of
Labor;
(9) The Secretary of
Health and Human Services;
(10) The Secretary of
Transportation;
(11) The Secretary of
Energy;
(12) The Secretary of
Homeland Security;
(13) The Director of
National Intelligence;
(14) The Director of the
Central Intelligence Agency;
(15) The Chair of the
Council of Economic Advisers;
(16) The Administrator of
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and
(17) The Administrator of
General Services.
(b) The Director of OMB and the Director of
the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall be invited to
participate in all Committee meetings and activities in an
advisory role. The Chairperson, as designated by the President
pursuant to section 722 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2171, may
invite the heads of other agencies or offices to participate in
Committee meetings and activities in an advisory role, as
appropriate.
Sec. 702.
Offsets. The Secretary of Commerce shall prepare and
submit to the Congress the annual report required by section 723
of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2172, in consultation with the
Secretaries of State, the Treasury, Defense, and Labor, the
United States Trade Representative, the Director of National
Intelligence, and the heads of other agencies as appropriate.
The heads of agencies shall provide the Secretary of Commerce
with such information as may be necessary for the effective
performance of this function.
PART VIII - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 801.
Definitions. In addition to the definitions in section
702 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2152, the following definitions
apply throughout this order:
(a) "Civil transportation" includes movement
of persons and property by all modes of transportation in
interstate, intrastate, or foreign commerce within the United
States, its territories and possessions, and the District of
Columbia, and related public storage and warehousing, ports,
services, equipment and facilities, such as transportation
carrier shop and repair facilities.
"Civil transportation" also
shall include direction, control, and coordination of civil
transportation capacity regardless of ownership. "Civil
transportation" shall not include transportation owned or
controlled by the Department of Defense, use of petroleum and
gas pipelines, and coal slurry pipelines used only to supply
energy production facilities directly.
(b) "Energy" means all forms of energy
including petroleum, gas (both natural and manufactured),
electricity, solid fuels (including all forms of coal, coke,
coal chemicals, coal liquification, and coal gasification),
solar, wind, other types of renewable energy, atomic energy, and
the production, conservation, use, control, and distribution
(including pipelines) of all of these forms of energy.
(c) "Farm equipment" means equipment,
machinery, and repair parts manufactured for use on farms in
connection with the production or preparation for market use of
food resources.
(d) "Fertilizer" means any product or
combination of products that contain one or more of the elements
nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium for use as a plant nutrient.
(e) "Food resources" means all commodities
and products, (simple, mixed, or compound), or complements to
such commodities or products, that are capable of being ingested
by either human beings or animals, irrespective of other uses to
which such commodities or products may be put, at all stages of
processing from the raw commodity to the products thereof in
vendible form for human or animal consumption.
"Food resources"
also means potable water packaged in commercially marketable
containers, all starches, sugars, vegetable and animal or marine
fats and oils, seed, cotton, hemp, and flax fiber, but does not
mean any such material after it loses its identity as an
agricultural commodity or agricultural product.
(f) "Food resource facilities" means plants,
machinery, vehicles (including on farm), and other facilities
required for the production, processing, distribution, and
storage (including cold storage) of food resources, and for the
domestic distribution of farm equipment and fertilizer
(excluding transportation thereof).
(g) "Functions" include powers, duties,
authority, responsibilities, and discretion.
(h) "Head of each agency engaged in
procurement for the national defense" means the heads of the
Departments of State, Justice, the Interior, and Homeland
Security, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence,
the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, the General Services Administration, and
all other agencies with authority delegated under section 201 of
this order.
(i) "Health resources" means drugs,
biological products, medical devices, materials, facilities,
health supplies, services and equipment required to diagnose,
mitigate or prevent the impairment of, improve, treat, cure, or
restore the physical or mental health conditions of the
population.
(j) "National defense" means programs for
military and energy production or construction, military or
critical infrastructure assistance to any foreign nation,
homeland security, stockpiling, space, and any directly related
activity. Such term includes emergency preparedness activities
conducted pursuant to title VI of the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5195
et seq., and critical infrastructure protection and
restoration.
(k) "Offsets" means
compensation practices
required as a condition of purchase in either government to
government or commercial sales of defense articles and/or
defense services as defined by the Arms Export Control Act, 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq., and the International Traffic in
Arms Regulations, 22 C.F.R. 120.1 130.17.
(l) "Special priorities assistance" means
action by resource departments to assist with expediting
deliveries, placing rated orders, locating suppliers, resolving
production or delivery conflicts between various rated orders,
addressing problems that arise in the fulfillment of a rated
order or other action authorized by a delegated agency, and
determining the validity of rated orders.
(m) "Strategic and critical materials" means
materials (including energy) that (1)
would be needed to supply
the military, industrial, and essential civilian needs of the
United States during a national emergency, and (2)
are not found
or produced in the United States in sufficient quantities to
meet such need and are vulnerable to the termination or
reduction of the availability of the material.
(n) "Water resources" means all usable water,
from all sources, within the jurisdiction of the United States,
that can be managed, controlled, and allocated to meet emergency
requirements, except "water resources" does not include usable
water that qualifies as "food resources."
Sec. 802.
General. (a) Except as otherwise provided in section
802(c) of this order, the authorities vested in the President by
title VII of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2151 et seq.,
are
delegated to the head of each agency in carrying out the
delegated authorities under the Act and this order, by the
Secretary of Labor in carrying out part VI of this order, and by
the Secretary of the Treasury in exercising the functions
assigned in Executive Order 11858, as amended.
(b) The authorities that may be exercised and
performed pursuant to section 802(a) of this order shall
include:
(1)
the power to redelegate authorities, and to authorize the successive redelegation of authorities to agencies, officers, and employees
of the Government; and
(2)
the power of subpoena
under section 705 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2155,
with respect
to (i) authorities delegated in parts II, III, and section 702
of this order, and (ii) the functions assigned to the Secretary
of the Treasury in Executive Order 11858, as amended, provided
that the subpoena power referenced in subsections (i) and (ii)
shall be utilized only after the scope and purpose of the
investigation, inspection, or inquiry to which the subpoena
relates have been defined either by the appropriate officer
identified in section 802(a) of this order or by such other
person or persons as the officer shall designate.
(c) Excluded from the authorities delegated
by section 802(a) of this order are authorities delegated by
parts IV and V of this order, authorities in section 721 and 722
of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2170 2171, and the authority with
respect to fixing compensation under section 703 of the Act, 50
U.S.C. App. 2153.
Sec. 803.
Authority. (a) Executive Order 12919 of June 3, 1994,
and sections 401(3) (4) of Executive Order 12656 of November 18,
1988, are revoked. All other previously issued orders,
regulations, rulings, certificates, directives, and other
actions relating to any function affected by this order shall
remain in effect except as they are inconsistent with this order
or are subsequently amended or revoked under proper authority.
Nothing in this order shall affect the validity or force of
anything done under previous delegations or other assignment of
authority under the Act.
(b) Nothing in this order shall affect the
authorities assigned under Executive Order 11858 of May 7, 1975,
as amended, except as provided in section 802 of this order.
(c) Nothing in this order shall affect the
authorities assigned under Executive Order 12472 of April 3,
1984, as amended.
Sec. 804.
General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect functions of the
Director of OMB relating to budgetary, administrative, or
legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented
consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability
of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does
not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United
States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers,
employees, or agents, or any other person.
BARACK OBAMA
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 16, 2012
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"A nation can survive its
fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason
from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is
known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves
amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling
through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government
itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in
accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and
their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in
the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works
secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of
the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer
resist. A murderer is less to fear. The traitor is the plague."
-Marcus Tullius Cicero
About The Author:
Tim Watts is a veteran San Francisco
broadcaster with 25 years experience in the industry as
an on-air talent, Program Director, and consultant. He
is the creator and sole author of the websites
NewsFocus.org, and
TheAmericanTruthNetwork.com. He has been
writing about U.S. corruption, while also investigating 9/11 from the moment that the first tower
fell. He has documented his 9/11 research on a website
called
A September Coup.