U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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49–011 2014

113th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 113–169 

ORDERING THE SELECTED RESERVE AND CERTAIN 

INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE MEMBERS OF THE 

ARMED FORCES TO ACTIVE DUTY 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

A NOTICE AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE AND 

HOMELAND SECURITY TO ORDER THE SELECTED RESERVE AND 

CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE TO 

ACTIVE DUTY TO AUGMENT THE ACTIVE FORCES IN SUPPORT 

OF OPERATION UNITED ASSISTANCE 

NOVEMBER 12, 2014.—Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and 

ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, October 16, 2014. 

Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Effective today, pursuant to sections 121 

and 12304 of title 10, United States Code, I am authorizing the 

Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security to 

order the Selected Reserve and certain members of the Individual 

Ready Reserve to active duty to augment the active forces in support of Operation United Assistance, providing humanitarian assistance and consequence management related to the Ebola virus 

disease outbreak in the West Africa region. The authorities that 

have been invoked will ensure the Department of Defense can 

properly sustain the military operations required in this effort. 

A copy of the Executive Order I have issued is enclosed. 

Sincerely, 

BARACK OBAMA. 


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EXECUTIVE ORDER

ORDERING THE SELECTED RESERVE AND CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL READY

RESERVE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO ACTIVE DUTY

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution 

and the laws of the United States of America, including sections 

121 and 12304 of title 10, United States Code, I hereby determine 

that it is necessary to augment the active Armed Forces of the 

United States for the effective conduct of Operation United Assistance, which is providing support to civilian-led humanitarian assistance and consequence management support related to the Ebola 

virus disease outbreak in West Africa. In furtherance of this operation, under the stated authority, I hereby authorize the Secretary 

of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect 

to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the 

Navy, under their respective jurisdictions, to order to active duty 

any units, and any individual members not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit of the Selected Reserve, or any member in 

the Individual Ready Reserve mobilization category and designated 

as essential under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, and to terminate the service of those units and members 

ordered to active duty. 

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, October 16, 2014. 

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