National Security Council Membership Act of 2021
This bill adds the Secretary of Homeland Security as a member of the National Security Council, which advises the President on national and international security matters.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5956 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5956
To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to require the National
Security Council's membership to include the Secretary of Homeland
Security.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 12, 2021
Mr. Katko (for himself and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services,
and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence
(Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to require the National
Security Council's membership to include the Secretary of Homeland
Security.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Security Council Membership
Act of 2021''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP.
Paragraph (1) of section 101(c) of the National Security Act of
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021) is amended by inserting ``the Secretary of
Homeland Security,'' after ``the Secretary of the Treasury,''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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