For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 30, 2001
Homeland Security Presidential Directive-1
October 29, 2001
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 responsi-bilities 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
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 Transpor-tation; 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 throughout 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);
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
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