[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.