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Organization of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council

This National Security Presidential Memorandum reorganizes the National Security Council (NSC) and Homeland Security Council (HSC), establishing their membership rosters, the Principals Committee, Deputies Committee, and Policy Coordination Committees. It elevates the White House Chief Strategist to regular attendance at NSC/PC meetings, merges NSC and HSC staff under a single Executive Office of the President structure, and replaces the Obama-era Presidential Policy Directives and Presidential Study Directives system with National Security Presidential Memoranda.

Federal Register Open PDF 82 FR 9119

Impact dates

  1. Early DC meeting to establish PCCs, determine memberships, and provide mandates

Key directives

  • Merge NSC and HSC staff into single Executive Office of the President staff headed by civilian Executive Secretary
  • Add Assistant to the President and Chief Strategist as invited attendee to NSC meetings and regular attendee to Principals Committee
  • Designate National Security Advisor and Homeland Security Advisor as responsible for NSC/HSC agendas
  • Direct Deputies Committee to hold early meeting to establish Policy Coordination Committees with mandates and strict guidance
  • Authorize Secretary of Defense to publish memorandum in Federal Register
  • Supersede all existing Presidential guidance on NSC/HSC organization

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • New NSC/HSC membership structure takes effect
  • White House Chief Strategist added as regular NSC/PC attendee
  • Single NSC staff structure serving both councils activated

Near term (90d)

  • Deputies Committee meeting to establish Policy Coordination Committees
  • Transition from Interagency Policy Committees to PCCs

Long term

  • Ongoing shift in national security decision-making culture
  • Replacement of PPD/PSD system with NSPM framework

Risks & tensions

  • Vague timing for 'early meeting' of Deputies Committee creates implementation uncertainty
  • Elevation of political strategist to same standing as Cabinet secretaries on NSC/PC generated significant controversy
  • Consolidation of NSC/HSC staff may blur lines between foreign and domestic security policy domains
  • Supersession clause sweeps broadly without specifying which prior directives are revoked
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