Protect the National Security Council From Political Interference Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-804
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
Introduced: 2017-02-01 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Director of National Intelligence
Executive Office of the President
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Military command and structure
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: 

Protect the National Security Council From Political Interference Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the National Security Act of 1947 to prohibit the President from designating any individual whose primary or predominant responsibility is political in nature to serve as a member of the National Security Council (NSC) or to regularly attend or participate in NSC meetings or meetings convened under the auspices of the NSC, including Principals Committee meetings. Organized under presidential memorandum, the Principals Committee is a cabinet-level senior interagency forum chaired by the National Security Advisor or the Homeland Security Advisor to consider policies that affect U.S. national security interests.
 
The bill expresses the sense of Congress that no limitations should be imposed on the ability of the Director of National Intelligence or the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, or their designees, to attend any Principals Committee meeting convened under the auspices of the NSC or any other senior interagency meeting convened to consider policy issues that affect U.S. national security interests.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: 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.
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: 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.
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: 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.
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: 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.
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H825-826)
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-01
text: Introduced in House