National Infrastructure Assurance Council
Headline: Establishes National Council to Improve Protection of Critical Infrastructure
What it does: All executive departments and agencies shall cooperate with the NIAC and provide requested assistance, information, and advice.
- Creates a two-year council of private and government leaders advising on infrastructure protection.
- Requires federal departments to share information and assist the council when requested.
- May lead to recommendations for private industry risk assessments and information-sharing centers.
Summary
This order creates the National Infrastructure Assurance Council, a group of up to 30 private-sector and state and local leaders to advise the President on protecting critical infrastructure. The National Security Council’s National Coordinator will serve as the council’s executive director, and members serve two-year terms.
The council will meet to strengthen public-private cooperation, promote private industry risk assessments, and monitor information-sharing centers. All federal departments must cooperate and provide support, and the council will end two years after the order unless the President extends it.
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