Establishing the Office of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Council
Headline: Establishes Office and Council to Coordinate Homeland Security
What it does: Agencies must cooperate with the new Office and Council to develop and implement a national strategy to detect, prevent, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks.
- Centralizes coordination of federal, state, and local counterterrorism efforts.
- Requires agencies to share intelligence and support preparedness and response planning.
- Directs review of budgets and legal authorities for homeland security programs.
Summary
This order creates an Office of Homeland Security inside the White House and a Homeland Security Council to advise the President. The Office's job is to develop and coordinate a national strategy to protect the United States from terrorist threats and attacks.
It directs federal departments to work with State, local, and private partners on detection, prevention, protection, response, and recovery. The Office will oversee intelligence sharing, emergency preparedness, public health stockpiles, budget reviews, and proposed changes to laws and funding for homeland security.
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