August 02, 2002
On Friday, August 2, 2002, the President signed into law H.R. 4775, the "2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Further Recovery From and Response To Terrorist Attacks on the United States" which provides supplemental FY 2002 appropriations for continuing the war on terrorism; homeland security activities, including critical funding for the Transportation Security Agency; and recovery efforts in New York.
George W. Bush, Statement by the Press Secretary Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/279864