Title: National Security Council Modernization Act of 2021
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
National Security Council Modernization Act of 2021
This bill expands the scope and modifies the membership of the National Security Council. Specifically, the council must advise the President with respect to the integration of biodefense policies in addition to the currently required policies (e.g., domestic policy).
The bill adds to the membership of the council the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4491 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4491

To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to modify the membership of 
         the National Security Council, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 16, 2021

 Mr. Swalwell 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 modify the membership of 
         the National Security Council, and for other purposes.

    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 
Modernization Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL.

    (a) Advice on Integration of Biodefense Policies.--Subsection 
(b)(1) of section 101 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3021) is amended by striking ``and military'' and inserting 
``biodefense, and military''.
    (b) Modification to Membership and Attendance.--Subsection (c) of 
such section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``the Secretary of Health and 
                Human Services, the Director of National Intelligence, 
                and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,'' after 
                ``the Secretary of the Treasury,''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``who are appointed by the 
                President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
                Senate,'' before ``as the President may designate''; 
                and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the Director of 
        National Intelligence, the Director of National Drug Control 
        Policy, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,'' and 
        inserting ``the Director of National Drug Control Policy, the 
        Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and 
        the Surgeon General of the United States''.
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