Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “National Security Council Modernization Act of 2021”.
National Security Council Modernization Act of 2021
A BILL
To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to modify the membership of the National Security Council, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Improvements to National Security Council
Advice on integration of biodefense policies— Subsection (b)(1) of section 101 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021) is amended by striking “and military” and inserting “biodefense, and military”.
Modification to membership and attendance— Subsection (c) of such section is amended—
in paragraph (1)—
by inserting “the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,” after “the Secretary of the Treasury,”; and
by inserting “who are appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,” before “as the President may designate”; and
in paragraph (2), by striking “the Director of National Intelligence, the Director of National Drug Control Policy, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,” and inserting “the Director of National Drug Control Policy, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Surgeon General of the United States”.