[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 37, Number 39 (Monday, October 1, 2001)] [Page 1378] [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov] <R04> Memorandum on Delegation of Authority to Compensate Air Carriers for Losses Resulting from the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 September 25, 2001 Memorandum for the Secretary of Transportation Subject: Delegation of Authority to Compensate Air Carriers for Losses Resulting from the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including section 101 of the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (Public Law 107-42) (the ``Act''), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of Transportation the authority vested in the President under section 101 (a) (2) of the Act to compensate air carriers for the direct and incremental losses they incurred from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and any resulting ground stop order. You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register. George W. Bush [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:17 a.m., September 26, 2001] Note: This memorandum was published in the Federal Register on September 27.