Updated 16 Mar 06

 
 

Resources

Presidential Policy & National Strategy

     
           
 

National Strategies

GAO Report on National Strategies Related to Terrorism (Mar 2003)

National Strategy for Homeland Security (Jul 2002)

National Security Strategy of the United States of America (Sep 2002)

National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction (Dec 2002)

National Money Laundering Strategy (2003)

National Strategy for Combating Terrorism (Feb 2003)

National Strategy for the Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets (Feb 2003)

National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace (Feb 2003)

National Drug Control Strategy (Feb 2003)

National Response Plan (Dec 2004)

National Counterintelligence Strategy (June 2005)

National Strategy for Maritime Security (20 September 2005)

National Intelligence Strategy of the United States of America (26 Oct 2005)  (ODNI Press release).

National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza (1 Nov 2005)

National Strategy for Victory in Iraq (30 Nov 2005)

The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned (23 Feb 2006)

National Security Strategy of the United States of America (Mar 2006)

 

Executive Orders

What is an Executive Order? (ThisNation.Com)

Federation of American Scientists (FAS) list of Presidential Directives and Executive Orders

National Archives, Executive Orders

Executive Order 13356 – Strengthening the Sharing of Terrorism Information to Protect Americans (27 Aug 2004)

Executive Order 13355 – Strengthened Management of the Intelligence Community (27 Aug 2004)

Executive Order 13354 – National Counterterrorism Center (27 Aug 2004)

Executive Order 13353 – Establishing the President's Board on Safeguarding Americans' Civil Liberties (27 Aug 2004)

Executive Order 13328 - Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction (6 Feb 2004)

Executive Order 13323 – Assignment of Functions Relating to Arrivals in and Departures From the United States (20 Dec 2003)

Executive Order 13311 – Homeland Security Information Sharing (29 Jul 2003)

Executive Order 13286 – Amendment of Executive Orders, and Other Actions, in Connection With the Transfer of Certain Functions to the Secretary of Homeland Security (28 Feb 2003)

Executive Order 13284 – Amendment of Executive Orders, and Other Actions, in Connection With the Establishment of the Department of Homeland Security (23 Jan 2003)

Executive Order 13267 - Establishing a Transition Planning Office for the Department of Homeland Security within the Office of Management and Budget (20 June 2002)

Executive Order 13260 - Establishing the President's Homeland Security Advisory Council and Senior Advisory Committees for Homeland Security (19 Mar 2002)

Executive Order 13228 – Establishing the Office of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Council (8 Oct 2001)

Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001: Blocking Property & Prohibiting Transactions with Persons who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism.

Executive Order 13231 – Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age (8 Oct 2001)

 

Presidential Policy Initiatives

President's Proposal to Create a Department of Homeland Security. The Department of Homeland Security. Washington, D.C.: The White House, June 6, 2002

Securing the Homeland - Strengthening the Nation, the President's Homeland Security Policy and Budget Priorities (this is the booklet that the Office of Homeland Security prepared to explain the homeland security initiatives in the FY2003 federal budget that the White House retooled and released in the three months following 9-11.

 

Statements of Administration Policy

S. 1510 - Uniting and Strengthening America (USA) Act of 2001 (11 Oct 01)

H.R. 2975 - USA PATRIOT Act of 2002 (12 Oct 01)

H.R. 3150 - Secure Transportation for America Act of 2001 (1 Nov 01)

H.R. 3210 - Terrorism Risk Protection Act (28 Nov 01)

S. 2600 - Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (13 Jun 2002)

S.2452 - National Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002 (3 Sep 2002)

H.R. 4775 - Making Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery From and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States (21 May 2002)

H.R. 4598 - Homeland Security Information Sharing Act (26 Jun 2002)

H.R. 5005 - Homeland Security Act of 2002 (25 Jul 2002)

 

Homeland Security Presidential Directives

CRS Report, Presidential Directives: Background and Overview (7 Jan 2005)

Federation of American Scientists (FAS) list of Presidential Directives and Executive Orders

NSPD-43/HSPD-14 - Domestic Nuclear Detection Office Fact Sheet (15 April 2005)

DNDO Congressional testimony related to HSPD-14, 21 Jun 2005

NSPD-41/HSPD-13 - Maritime Security Policy (21 Dec 2004)

HSPD-12 – Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors (27 Aug 2004)

HSPD-11 – Comprehensive Terrorist-Related Screening Procedures (27 Aug 2004)

HSPD-10- Biodefense for the 21st Century (unclassified companion to a classified HSPD on this subject) (28 Apr 2004)

HSPD-9 – Defense of United States Agriculture and Food (3 Feb 2004)

HSPD-8 – National Preparedness (17 Dec 2003)

HSPD-7 – Critical Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection (17 Dec 2003)

HSPD-6 – Integration and Use of Screening Information to Protect against Terrorism (16 Sep 2003)  Note: HSPD-6 was accompanied by a companion Memorandum of Understanding on the Integration and Use of Screening Information to Protect against Terrorism, between the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of Central Intelligence (16 Sep 2003), and a White House Fact Sheet on the Terrorist Screening Center (16 Sep 2003)

HSPD-5 – Management of Domestic Incidents (28 Feb 2003)

HSPD-4/NSPD-17 - National Strategy for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (unclassified companion to a classified HSPD/NSPD on this subject) (11 Dec 2002)

HSPD-3  – Homeland Security Advisory System (12 Mar 2002)

HSPD-2 – Combating Terrorism Through Immigration Policies (29 Oct 2002)

HSPD-1 – Organization and Operation of the Homeland Security Council (29 Oct 2002)

 

National Security Presidential Directives

Federation of American Scientists (FAS) list of Presidential Directives and Executive Orders

 

Clinton Presidential Decision Directives

PDD-67 - Enduring Constitutional Government and Continuity of Government Operations (unclassified summary) (21 Oct 1998)

Executive Order 13099 - Prohibiting Transactions with Terrorists Who Threaten to Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process (20 Aug 1998)

PDD-63 - Protecting America's Critical Infrastructures (22 May 1998)

White House Fact Sheet on PDD-63 (22 May 1998)

PDD-62 - Combating Terrorism (unclassified extract) (22 May 1998)

White House Fact Sheet on PDD-62 (22 May 1998)

PDD-39 - US Policy on Counterterrorism (21 Jun 1995)

 

Pre-Clinton Presidential Policy

CDI Terrorism Project Webpage on Presidential Orders and Documents Regarding Foreign Intelligence and Terrorism