Title 6 — Domestic SecurityRelease 119-73not60
§493 Membership
Title 6 › Chapter 1— HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › Subchapter IX— NATIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY COUNCIL › § 493
Summary
Requires certain people to be members of the Council: the President, the Vice President, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Defense, and any other people the President chooses. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, or the Vice Chairman if the Chairman is absent, may join and take part in meetings as the Council’s main military adviser, but only under the President’s direction.
Full Legal Text
Title 6, §493
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(a)The members of the Council shall be the following:
(1)The President.
(2)The Vice President.
(3)The Secretary of Homeland Security.
(4)The Attorney General.
(5)The Secretary of Defense.
(6)Such other individuals as may be designated by the President.
(b)The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (or, in the absence of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) may, in the role of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as principal military adviser to the Council and subject to the direction of the President, attend and participate in meetings of the Council.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2006—Pub. L. 109–163 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
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Citation
6 U.S.C. § 493
Title 6 — Domestic Security
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60