[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2987 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2987

 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, 2019

  Mr. Foster 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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