82 FR 9119 - Organization of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council
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Part II
The President
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Memorandum of January 28, 2017--Organization of the National Security
Council and the Homeland Security Council
Memorandum of January 28, 2017--Plan To Defeat the Islamic State of
Iraq and Syria
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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National Security Presidential Memorandum-2 of January
28, 2017
Organization of the National Security Council and
the Homeland Security Council
Memorandum for the Vice President[,] the Secretary of
State[,] the Secretary of the Treasury[,] the Secretary
of Defense[,] the Attorney General[,] the Secretary of
Agriculture[,] the Secretary of Health and Human
Services[,] the Secretary of Transportation[,] the
Secretary of Commerce[,] the Secretary of Energy[,] the
Secretary of Homeland Security[,] the Assistant to the
President and Chief of Staff[,] the Assistant to the
President and Chief Strategist[,] the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget[,] the Representative
of the United States to the United Nations[,] the
United States Trade Representative[,] the Chair of the
Council of Economic Advisers[,] the Chairman of the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System[,] the
Director of National Intelligence[,] the Director of
the Central Intelligence Agency[,] the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff[,] the Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs[,] the Assistant to the
President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism[,]
the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy[,]
the Assistant to the President for Trade and
Manufacturing Policy[,] the Assistant to the President
for Intragovernmental and Technology Initiatives[,] the
Deputy Assistant to the President and National Security
Advisor to the Vice President[,] the Counsel to the
President[,] the Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development[,] the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration[,] the Chairman of the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission[,] the Director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation[,] the Director of the Office
of Science and Technology Policy[,] the Director of
National Drug Control Policy[,] the Chairman of the
President's Intelligence Advisory Board[,] the
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency[, and] the Archivist of the United States
As President, my highest priority is to ensure the
safety and security of the American people. In order to
advise and assist me in executing this solemn
responsibility, as well as to protect and advance the
national interests of the United States at home and
abroad, I hereby direct that my system for national
security policy development and decision-making shall
be organized as follows:
A. The National Security Council, the Homeland Security
Council, and Supporting Staff
The National Security Act of 1947, as amended,
established the National Security Council (NSC) to
advise the President with respect to the integration of
domestic, foreign, and military policies relating to
the national security. There is also a Homeland
Security Council (HSC)--established through Executive
Order 13228 of October 8, 2001, and subsequently
codified in the Homeland Security Act of 2002--that has
the purpose of advising the President on matters
pertaining to homeland security. Each Council is also
responsible for the effective coordination of the
security-related activities and functions of the
executive departments and agencies.
The security threats facing the United States in the
21st century transcend international boundaries.
Accordingly, the United States Government's decision-
making structures and processes to address these
challenges must remain equally adaptive and
transformative. Both Councils are statutory bodies that
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the President will continue to chair. Invitations to
participate in specific Council meetings shall be
extended to those heads of executive departments and
agencies, and other senior officials, who are needed to
address the issue or issues under consideration. When
the President is absent from a meeting of either
Council, the Vice President may preside at the
President's direction.
The Assistant to the President for National Security
Affairs (National Security Advisor) and the Assistant
to the President for Homeland Security and
Counterterrorism (Homeland Security Advisor) shall be
responsible, as appropriate and at the President's
direction, for determining the agenda for the NSC or
HSC, respectively, ensuring that the necessary papers
are prepared, and recording Council actions and
Presidential decisions in a timely manner. When
international economic issues are on the agenda of the
NSC, the National Security Advisor and the Assistant to
the President for Economic Policy shall perform these
tasks in concert.
The NSC and HSC shall have as their regular attendees
(both statutory and non-statutory) the President, the
Vice President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary
of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney
General, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of
Homeland Security, the National Security Advisor, the
Homeland Security Advisor, and the Representative of
the United States to the United Nations. When
international economic issues are on the agenda of the
NSC, the NSC's regular attendees will include the
Secretary of Commerce, the United States Trade
Representative, and the Assistant to the President for
Economic Policy. The Director of National Intelligence
and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as
statutory advisers to the NSC, shall also attend NSC
meetings. The Assistant to the President and Chief of
Staff, the Assistant to the President and Chief
Strategist, the Counsel to the President, the Deputy
Counsel to the President for National Security Affairs,
and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
are invited as attendees to any NSC meeting.
In addition to the NSC and HSC, there is also a single
NSC staff within the Executive Office of the President
that serves both the NSC and HSC. The staff is composed
of regional, issue-focused, and functional directorates
and headed by a single civilian Executive Secretary,
pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 3021, who is also the Chief of
Staff. All policy and staff activity decisions will be
transmitted to the Executive Secretary for appropriate
distribution and awareness. The purpose of the NSC
staff is to advise me, the National Security Advisor,
the Homeland Security Advisor, the NSC members, the HSC
members, and others in the White House; to facilitate
the implementation of Administration policy; and to
help coordinate the national-security-related
activities of the executive departments and agencies.
B. The Principals Committee
The Principals Committee (PC) shall continue to serve
as the Cabinet-level senior interagency forum for
considering policy issues that affect the national
security interests of the United States. The PC shall
be convened and chaired by the National Security
Advisor or the Homeland Security Advisor, as
appropriate, in consultation with the appropriate
attendees of the PC. The Chair shall determine the
agenda in consultation with the appropriate committee
members, and the Executive Secretary shall ensure that
necessary papers are prepared and that conclusions and
decisions are communicated in a timely manner.
Invitations to participate in or attend a specific PC
shall be extended at the discretion of the National
Security Advisor and the Homeland Security Advisor, and
may include those Cabinet-level heads of executive
departments and agencies, and other senior officials,
who are needed to address the issue under
consideration.
The PC shall have as its regular attendees the
Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, the Assistant to the
President and Chief of Staff, the Assistant to the
President and Chief Strategist, the National Security
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Advisor, and the Homeland Security Advisor. The
Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall attend where issues
pertaining to their responsibilities and expertise are
to be discussed. The Counsel to the President, the
Deputy Counsel to the President for National Security
Affairs, and the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget may attend all PC meetings.
The Assistant to the President and Deputy National
Security Advisor (Deputy National Security Advisor),
the Deputy Assistant to the President and National
Security Advisor to the Vice President, and the
Executive Secretary (who shall serve as the Executive
Secretary of the PC) shall attend all of the meetings
of the PC, and the Representative of the United States
to the United Nations and the Assistant to the
President for Intragovernmental and Technology
Initiatives may attend as appropriate.
When international economic issues are on the agenda of
the PC, the Committee's regular attendees will include
the Secretary of Commerce, the United States Trade
Representative, and the Assistant to the President for
Economic Policy (who shall serve as Chair for agenda
items that principally pertain to international
economics).
C. The Deputies Committee
The Deputies Committee (DC) shall continue to serve as
the senior sub-Cabinet interagency forum for
consideration of, and where appropriate, decision-
making on, policy issues that affect the national
security interests of the United States. The DC shall
be convened and chaired by the Deputy National Security
Advisor or the Deputy Assistant to the President and
Deputy Homeland Security Advisor (Deputy Homeland
Security Advisor), as appropriate. The Chair shall
determine the agenda in consultation with the regular
DC members, and the Executive Secretary shall ensure
that necessary papers are prepared and that conclusions
and decisions are communicated in a timely manner.
Invitations to participate in or attend a specific DC
meeting shall be extended by the Chair to those at the
Deputy or Under Secretary level of executive
departments and agencies, and to other senior
officials, who are needed to address the issue under
consideration.
The DC shall have as its regular members the Deputy
Secretary of State, the Deputy Secretary of the
Treasury, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Deputy
Attorney General, the Deputy Secretary of Homeland
Security, the Deputy Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, the Deputy Director of National
Intelligence, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, the Deputy Assistant to the President and
National Security Advisor to the Vice President, the
Deputy National Security Advisor, the Deputy Homeland
Security Advisor, and the Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development.
The Executive Secretary shall attend the DC meetings.
The Deputy Counsel to the President for National
Security Affairs may attend all DC meetings. The
relevant Deputy Assistant to the President for the
specific regional and functional issue under
consideration shall also be invited to attend.
Likewise, when and where appropriate, the Deputy
Assistant to the President for Strategic Planning, the
Deputy Assistant to the President for Strategic
Communication, the Deputy Assistant to the President
for International Economic Affairs, the Deputy
Assistant to the President for Transnational Issues,
and the Deputy Representative of the United States to
the United Nations, shall also be invited to attend.
Other senior officials shall be invited where
appropriate.
The DC shall review and monitor the work of the
interagency national security process, including the
interagency groups established pursuant to section D
below. The DC shall help to ensure that issues brought
before the NSC, HSC, and PC have been properly analyzed
and prepared for decision. The DC shall also focus
significant attention on monitoring the implementation
of policies and decisions and shall conduct periodic
reviews of the Administration's major national security
and foreign policy initiatives.
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The DC is responsible for establishing Policy
Coordination Committees (PCCs) and for providing
objectives and clear guidance.
D. Policy Coordination Committees
Management of the development and implementation of
national security policies by multiple executive
departments and agencies typically shall be
accomplished by the PCCs, with participation primarily
occurring at the Assistant Secretary level. As the main
day-to-day fora for interagency coordination of
national security policies, the PCCs shall provide
policy analysis for consideration by the more senior
committees of the national security system and ensure
timely responses to the President's decisions.
Regional and issue-related PCCs shall be established at
the direction of the DC. Members of the NSC staff (or
National Economic Council staff, as appropriate) will
chair the PCCs; the DC, at its discretion, may add co-
chairs to any PCC. The PCCs shall review and coordinate
the implementation of Presidential decisions in their
respective policy areas. The Chair of each PCC, in
consultation with the Executive Secretary, shall invite
representatives of other executive departments and
agencies to attend meetings of the PCC where
appropriate. The Chair of each PCC, with the agreement
of the Executive Secretary, may establish subordinate
working groups to assist that PCC in the performance of
its duties.
An early meeting of the DC will be devoted to
establishing the PCCs, determining their memberships,
and providing them with mandates and strict guidance.
Until the DC has established otherwise, the existing
system of Interagency Policy Committees shall continue.
E. General
The President and the Vice President may attend any and
all meetings of any entity established by or under this
memorandum.
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This document is part of a series of National Security
Presidential Memoranda that shall replace both
Presidential Policy Directives and Presidential Study
Directives as the instrument for communicating relevant
Presidential decisions. This memorandum shall supersede
all other existing Presidential guidance on the
organization or support of the NSC and the HSC. With
regard to its application to economic matters, this
document shall be interpreted in concert with any
Executive Order governing the National Economic Council
and with Presidential Memoranda signed hereafter that
implement either this memorandum or that Executive
Order.
The Secretary of Defense is hereby authorized and
directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal
Register.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 28, 2017
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