Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, 2020

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In simple terms

This proclamation designates November 2020 as Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, calling on Americans to recognize the importance of protecting national infrastructure. It highlights past administration actions including the CISA Act of 2018, executive orders on PNT services, 5G security, bulk-power systems, essential medicines, and water infrastructure, but imposes no new binding requirements.

Federal Register Open PDF 85 FR 70415

Record & deadlines

Oct 30, 2020Signed
Signed by the President
Nov 5, 2020FR published
Published in the Federal Register · 85 FR 70415
Federal Register PDF
Nov 1, 2020
Start of Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month observance

Key directives

Proclaim November 2020 as Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month
Call on people of the United States to recognize importance of protecting infrastructure and observe month with appropriate measures

Related orders

What to expect

Immediate

Proclamation takes effect upon signing; November 2020 designated as observance month

Near term (90d)

November 2020 observance period

Long term

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Risks & tensions

Proclamation is purely hortatory with no enforcement mechanism or funding attached
References to multiple prior executive orders may create appearance of policy continuity but adds no new operational requirements
Vague 'appropriate measures' language leaves observance entirely discretionary