    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 37, Number 44 (Monday, November 5, 2001)]
    [Pages 1568-1570]
    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Directive on Organization and Operation of the Homeland Security Council

    October 29, 2001

     Homeland Security Presidential Directive-1

    Subject: Organization and Operation of the Homeland Security Council

        This is the first in a series of Homeland Security Presidential
    Directives that shall record and communicate presidential decisions
    about the homeland security policies of the United States.

    A. Homeland Security Council

        Securing Americans from terrorist threats or attacks is a critical
    national security function. It requires extensive coordination across a
    broad spectrum of Federal, State, and local agencies to reduce the
    potential for terrorist attacks and to mitigate damage should such an
    attack occur. The Homeland Security Council (HSC) shall ensure
    coordination of all homeland security-related activities among executive
    departments and agencies and promote the effective development and
    implementation of all homeland security policies.

    B. The Homeland Security Council Principals Committee

        The HSC Principals Committee (HSC/PC) shall be the senior
    interagency forum under the HSC for homeland security issues. The HSC/PC
    is composed of the following members: the Secretary of the Treasury; the
    Secretary of Defense; the Attorney General; the Secretary of Health and
    Human Services; the Secretary of Transportation; the Director of the
    Office of Management and Budget; the Assistant to the President for
    Homeland Security (who serves as Chairman); the Assistant to the
    President and Chief of Staff; the Director of Central Intelligence; the
    Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Director of the
    Federal Emergency Management Agency; and the Assistant to the President
    and Chief of Staff to the Vice President. The Assistant to the President
    for National Security Affairs shall be invited to attend all meetings of
    the HSC/PC. The following people shall be invited to HSC/PC meetings
    when issues pertaining to their responsibilities and expertise are
    discussed: the Secretary of State; the Secretary of the Interior; the
    Secretary of Agriculture; the Secretary of Commerce; the Secretary of
    Labor; the Secretary of Energy; the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; the
    Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; and the Deputy
    National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism. The Counsel to the
    President shall be consulted regarding the agenda of HSC/PC meetings and
    shall attend any meeting when, in consultation with the Assistant to the
    President for Homeland Security, the Counsel deems it appropriate. The
    Deputy Director of the Office of Homeland Security shall serve as
    Executive Secretary of the HSC/PC. Other heads of departments and
    agencies and senior officials shall be invited, when appropriate.
        The HSC/PC shall meet at the call of the Assistant to the President
    for Homeland Security, in consultation with the regular attendees of the
    HSC/PC. The Assistant to the President for Homeland Security shall
    determine the agenda, in consultation with the regular attendees, and
    shall ensure that all necessary papers are prepared. When global
    terrorism with domestic implications

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    is on the agenda of the HSC/PC, the Assistant to the President for
    Homeland Security and the Assistant to the President for National
    Security Affairs shall perform these tasks in concert.

    C. Homeland Security Council Deputies Committee

        The HSC Deputies Committee (HSC/DC) shall serve as the senior sub-
    Cabinet interagency forum for consideration of policy issues affecting
    homeland security. The HSC/DC can task and review the work of the HSC
    interagency groups discussed below. The HSC/DC shall help ensure that
    issues brought before the HSC/PC or the HSC have been properly analyzed
    and prepared for action. The HSC/DC shall have the following as its
    regular members: the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury; the Deputy
    Secretary of Defense; the Deputy Attorney General; the Deputy Secretary
    of Health and Human Services; the Deputy Secretary of Transportation;
    the Deputy Director of the Office of Homeland Security (who serves as
    Chairman); the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence; the Deputy
    Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Deputy Director of
    the Federal Emergency Management Agency; the Deputy Director of the
    Office of Management and Budget; and the Assistant to the President and
    Chief of Staff to the Vice President. The Assistant to the President and
    Deputy National Security Advisor shall be invited to attend all meetings
    of the HSC/DC. The following people shall be invited to attend when
    issues pertaining to their responsibilities and expertise are to be
    discussed: the Deputy Secretary of State; the Deputy Secretary of the
    Interior; the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; the Deputy Secretary of
    Commerce; the Deputy Secretary of Labor; the Deputy Secretary of Energy;
    the Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs; the Deputy Administrator of
    the Environmental Protection Agency; the Deputy National Security
    Advisor for Combating Terrorism; and the Special Advisor to the
    President for Cyberspace Security. The Executive Secretary of the Office
    of Homeland Security shall serve as Executive Secretary of the HSC/DC.
    Other senior officials shall be invited, when appropriate.
        The HSC/DC shall meet at the call of its Chairman. Any regular
    member of the HSC/DC may request a meeting of the HSC/DC for prompt
    crisis management. For all meetings, the Chairman shall determine the
    agenda, in consultation with the regular members, and shall ensure that
    necessary papers are prepared.

    D. Homeland Security Council Policy Coordination Committees

        HSC Policy Coordination Committees (HSC/PCCs) shall coordinate the
    development and implementation of homeland security policies by multiple
    departments and agencies through-out the Federal government, and shall
    coordinate those policies with State and local government. The HSC/PCCs
    shall be the main day-to-day fora for interagency coordination of
    homeland security policy. They shall provide policy analysis for
    consideration by the more senior committees of the HSC system and ensure
    timely responses to decisions made by the President. Each HSC/PCC shall
    include representatives from the executive departments, offices, and
    agencies represented in the HSC/DC.
        Eleven HSC/PCCs are hereby established for the following functional
    areas, each to be chaired by the designated Senior Director from the
    Office of Homeland Security:
     1.          Detection, Surveillance, and Intelligence (by the Senior
                Director, Intelligence and Detection);
     2.          Plans, Training, Exercises, and Evaluation (by the Senior
                Director, Policy and Plans);
     3.          Law Enforcement and Investigation (by the Senior Director,
                Intelligence and Detection);
     4.          Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Consequence Management
                (by the Senior Director, Response and Recovery);
     5.          Key Asset, Border, Territorial Waters, and Airspace
                Security (by the Senior Director, Protection and
                Prevention);
     6.          Domestic Transportation Security (by the Senior Director,
                Protection and Prevention);
     7.          Research and Development (by the Senior Director, Research
                and Development);

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     8.          Medical and Public Health Preparedness (by the Senior
                Director, Protection and Prevention);
     9.          Domestic Threat Response and Incident Management (by the
                Senior Director, Response and Recovery);
     10.         Economic Consequences (by the Senior Director, Response and
                Recovery); and
     11.         Public Affairs (by the Senior Director, Communications).
        Each HSC/PCC shall also have an Executive Secretary to be designated
    by the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security (from the staff
    of the HSC). The Executive Secretary of each HSC/PCC shall assist his or
    her Chair in scheduling the meetings of the HSC/PCC, determining the
    agenda, recording the actions taken and tasks assigned, and ensuring
    timely responses to the central policymaking committees of the HSC
    system. The Chairman of each HSC/PCC, in consultation with its Executive
    Secretary, may invite representatives of other executive departments and
    agencies to attend meetings of the HSC/PCC, when appropriate.
        The Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, at the
    direction of the President and in consultation with the Vice President,
    the Attorney General, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Health
    and Human Services, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Director of
    the Federal Emergency Management Agency, may establish additional HSC/
    PCCs, as appropriate.
        The Chairman of each HSC/PCC, with the agreement of its Executive
    Secretary, may establish subordinate working groups to assist the PCC in
    the performance of its duties.
        The Vice President may attend any and all meetings of any entity
    established by or under this directive. This directive shall be
    construed in a manner consistent with Executive Order 13228.
                                                    George W. Bush

    Note: This directive was released by the Office of the Press Secretary
    on October 30.