Message to the Congress on Ordering the Selected Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty
To the Congress of the United States:
Pursuant to title 10, United States Code, section 12304, I have authorized the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard, when it is not operating as a Service within the Department of the Navy, to order to active duty Selected Reserve units and individuals not assigned to units to augment the Active components in support of operations in and around Southwest Asia.
A copy of the Executive order implementing this action is attached.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
The White House, February 24, 1998.
NOTE: The Executive order is listed in Appendix D at the end of this volume.
William J. Clinton, Message to the Congress on Ordering the Selected Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/225484