To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to provide for additional requirements relating to the regular attendees of meetings of the National Security Council and bodies thereof.
Ensuring Sound Military and Intelligence Advice Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require the President to designate the Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as regular attendees of the meetings of the National Security Council (NSC), or of any body of the NSC (including the Principals Committee), if any individual whose responsibilities are primarily political is designated as a regular attendee of such meetings.
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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.
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.
Armed Forces and National Security
Director of National IntelligenceExecutive Office of the PresidentFederal officialsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationMilitary command and structurePresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to provide for additional requirements relating to the regular attendees of meetings of the National Security Council and bodies thereof.
USA115th CongressHR-793| House
| Updated: 2/1/2017
Ensuring Sound Military and Intelligence Advice Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require the President to designate the Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as regular attendees of the meetings of the National Security Council (NSC), or of any body of the NSC (including the Principals Committee), if any individual whose responsibilities are primarily political is designated as a regular attendee of such meetings.
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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.
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.
Director of National IntelligenceExecutive Office of the PresidentFederal officialsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationMilitary command and structurePresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents