National Security Council

NSC EOPAt-will removal

At a glance

Type

Executive Office of the President

Removal of leadership

Removable at will

Appointed by

Appointed by the President (no Senate confirmation)

Structure

Office · led by the Chair (President of the United States)

Term

No fixed term

Funding

Annual appropriations

Independence

Direct presidential control

What it does

The National Security Council is the President's principal forum within the Executive Office of the President for considering national security and foreign policy matters with senior advisers. Chaired by the President, its statutory members include the Vice President and the Secretaries of State, Defense, Treasury, and Energy, with the Director of National Intelligence and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff serving as statutory advisers. It advises the President and coordinates the executive branch's response, but holds no independent operational authority over agencies.

SecurityIntelligence

How it fits

U.S. ConstitutionNational Security Act of 1947 (1947)NSCRules & actions

Created by Congress under the National Security Act of 1947 (Pub. L. 80-253, ch. 343, title I, §101, 61 Stat. 496 (July 26, 1947); codified at 50 U.S.C. § 3021), it acts within the authority that statute grants. Its actions are subject to judicial review and to congressional oversight and funding.

Recent actions

Emergency Restoration Priority Procedures for Telecommunications ServicesJuly 24, 2001

Science and Technology Policy Office

Freedom of Information Act Requests for Classified Documents Processing, Fees, Reports, Applicable Material, Declassification Criteria, Partial ReleaseMay 8, 1998

National Security Council

Procedures for Obtaining Access to National Security Council (NSC) RecordsMay 8, 1998

National Security Council

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