Yes.
The National Security Council is under the executive branch of government.
The White House National Security Council (NSC) in the United States is the principal forum used by the President for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials and is part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States. Since its inception under President Harry S. Truman, the function of the Council has been to advise and assist the President on national security and foreign policies. The Council also serves as the President's principal arm for coordinating these policies among various government agencies. The U.S. Council has counterparts in the national security councils of many other nations
The National Security Act of 1947 created the National Security Council. The Act was designed by President Truman...and until the creation of the Department of Homeland Security in Nov. 2002, the National Security Act of 1947 was the most substantial change made to the military and foreign policy apparatus since the country was created.
The Security Council has elected and permanent members.
Jane Alexander headed the National Endowment for the Arts.
National Security
The United States Secret Service (USSS) is a federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Until 2003, the Service was part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.The U.S. Secret Service has two distinct areas of responsibility:Financial Crimes, covering missions such as prevention and investigation of counterfeiting of U.S. currency and U.S. treasury securities, and investigation of major fraud.Protection, which entails ensuring the safety of current and former national leaders and their families, such as the President, past presidents, vice presidents, presidential candidates, visiting heads of state, and foreign embassies.The Secret Service's initial responsibility was to investigate counterfeiting of U.S. currency, which was rampant following the U.S. Civil War. The agency then evolved into the United States' first domestic intelligence and counterintelligence agency. Many of the agency's missions were later taken over by subsequent agencies such as the FBI, ATF, and IRS.
In 1947, Congress passed the National Security Act, creating the Department of Defense. The department was headed by a new cabinet officer, the secretary of defense. Under the secretary were the civilian secretaries of the navy, the army, and the air force. The uniformed heads of each service were brought together as the Joint Chiefs of Staff.The National Security Act also established the National Security Council (NSC) to advise the president on security matters and the Central Intelligence Agency(CIA) to coordinate the government's foreign fact-gathering.
This is not the subject for a short answer. Do yourself a favor and "google" The National Security Act - so you can understand how it came to be (under Truman, I believe) and why - as well as the long term implications.
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