National Security Council (NSC) Law and Legal Definition
National Security Council is an independent federal agency established by the National Security Act of 1947. It is the President's principal forum for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and cabinet officials. It advises and assists 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 NSC is chaired by the President. Its regular attendees (both statutory and non-statutory) are the Vice President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
Legal Definition list
- National Security Council (NSC)
- National Security Classified Information
- National Security Classified [Patents]
- National Security Agency
- National Security Act of 1947
- National Security Decision Directive
- National Security Division
- National Security Entry-Exit Registration System
- National Security Entry/Exit Registration System
- National Security Information
- National Security Laboratory
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- Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate Course [Education]
- Adverse Claim on Security
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