Title 6 — Domestic SecurityRelease 119-73
§495 Staff composition
Title 6 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IX— - NATIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY COUNCIL › § 495
Summary
The Council must have a staff led by a civilian Executive Secretary appointed by the President. The President can set that person's salary, but it cannot be higher than what the National Security Council’s Executive Secretary is paid.
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Title 6, §495
Domestic Security — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Council shall have a staff, the head of which shall be a civilian Executive Secretary, who shall be appointed by the President. The President is authorized to fix the pay of the Executive Secretary at a rate not to exceed the rate of pay payable to the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council.
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6 U.S.C. § 495
Title 6 — Domestic Security
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73