The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (also known as the 9-11 Commission), an independent, bipartisan commission created by congressional legislation and the signature of President George W. Bush in late 2002, is chartered to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. The Commission is also mandated to provide recommendations designed to guard against future attacks.

The Commission has released its final report, available below in PDF format. The report is also available in bookstores nationwide and from the Government Printing Office.

Complete 9/11 Commission Report		7.4 MB
Executive Summary		5.9 MB
Public Statement by the Chair and Vice Chair Regarding the Report		36 KB
	Contents, List of Illustrations and Tables, Members, and Staff	233 KB
	Preface	67 KB
	Chapter 1: "We Have Some Planes"	952 KB
	Chapter 2: The Foundation of the New Terrorism	1.44 MB
	Chapter 3: Counterterrorism Evolves	188 KB
	Chapter 4: Responses to al Qaeda's Initial Assaults	185 KB
	Chapter 5: Al Qaeda Aims at the American Homeland	312 KB
	Chapter 6: From Threat to Threat	209 KB
	Chapter 7: The Attack Looms	949 KB
	Chapter 8: "The System Was Blinking Red"	146 KB
	Chapter 9: Heroism and Horror	2.3 MB
	Chapter 10: Wartime	109 KB
	Chapter 11: Foresight--and Hindsight	133 KB
	Chapter 12: What to do? A Global Strategy	184 KB
	Chapter 13: How to do it? A Different Way of Organizing the Government	158 KB
	Appendices	109 KB
	Notes	669 KB