[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5936 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5936

 To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to require the appointment 
    by the President of the Assistant to the President for National 
 Security Affairs to be made by and with the advice and consent of the 
                                Senate.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 23, 2018

  Mr. Foster (for himself, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. Raskin) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 
and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence 
 (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to require the appointment 
    by the President of the Assistant to the President for National 
 Security Affairs to be made by and with the advice and consent of the 
                                Senate.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Security Accountability 
Act''.

SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT AND CONFIRMATION OF ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR 
              NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS.

    Section 101 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.--
The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs shall be 
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate.''.
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