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Homeland Security Presidential Directive/HSPD-5 O
<br />provide assistance to State and local governments to develop all-hazards plans and capabilities, including those
<br />of greatest importance to the security of the United States, and will ensure that State, local, and Federal plans are
<br />compatible,
<br />(7) The Federal Government recognizes the role that the private and nongovernmental sectors play in preventing,
<br />preparing for, responding to, and recovering from terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies. The
<br />Secretary will coordinate with the private and nongovernmental sectors to ensure adequate planning, equipment,
<br />training, and exercise activities and to promote partnerships to address incident management capabilities,
<br />(8) The Attorney General has lead responsibility for criminal investigations of terrorist acts or terrorist threats by
<br />individuals or groups inside the United States, or directed at United States citizens or institutions abroad, where
<br />such acts are within the Federal criminal jurisdiction of the United States, as well as for related intelligence
<br />collection activities within the United States, subject to the National Security Act of 1947 and other applicable law,
<br />Executive Order 12333, and Attorney General-approved procedures pursuant to that Executive Order. Generally
<br />acting through the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Attorney General, in cooperation with other Federal
<br />departments and agencies engaged in activities to protect our national security, shall also coordinate the activities
<br />of the other members of the law enforcement community to detect, prevent, preempt, and disrupt terrorist attacks
<br />against the United States. Following a terrorist threat or an actual incident that falls within the criminal jurisdiction
<br />of the United States, the full capabilities of the United States shall be dedicated, consistent with United States law
<br />and with activities of other Federal departments and agencies to protect our national security, to assisting the
<br />Attorney General to identify the perpetrators and bring them to justice, The Attorney General and the Secretary
<br />shall establish appropriate relationships and mechanisms for cooperation and coordination between their two
<br />departments,
<br />(9) Nothing in this directive impairs or otherwise affects the authority of the Secretary of Defense over the
<br />Department of Defense, including the chain of command for military forces from the President as Commander in
<br />Chief, to the Secretary of Defense, to the commander of military forces, or military command and control
<br />procedures. The Secretary of Defense shall provide military support to civil authorities for domestic incidents as
<br />directed by the President or when consistent with military readiness and appropriate under the circumstances and
<br />the law. The Secretary of Defense shall retain command of military forces providing civil support. The Secretary of
<br />Defense and the Secretary shall establish appropriate relationships and mechanisms for cooperation and
<br />coordination between their two departments.
<br />(10) The Secretary of State has the responsibility, consistent with other United States Government activities to
<br />protect our national security, to coordinate international activities related to the prevention, preparation, response,
<br />and recovery from a domestic incident, and for the protection of United States citizens and United States interests
<br />overseas.. The Secretary of State and the Secretary shall establish appropriate relationships and mechanisms for
<br />cooperation and coordination between their two departments..
<br />(11) The Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and the Assistant to the President for National Security
<br />Affairs shall be responsible for interagency policy coordination on domestic and international incident
<br />management, respectively, as directed by the President. The Assistant to the President for Homeland Security
<br />and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs shall work together to ensure that the United States
<br />domestic and international incident management efforts are seamlessly united.
<br />(12) The Secretary shall ensure that, as appropriate, information related to domestic incidents is gathered and
<br />provided to the public, the private sector, State and local authorities, Federal departments and agencies, and,
<br />generally through the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, to the President,. The Secretary shall
<br />provide standardized, quantitative reports to the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security on the
<br />readiness and preparedness of the Nation -- at all levels of govemment -- to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and
<br />recover from domestic incidents.
<br />(13) Nothing in this directive shall be construed to grant to any Assistant to the President any authority to issue
<br />orders to Federal departments and agencies, their officers, or their employees.
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<br />(14) The heads of all Federal departments and agencies are directed to provide their full and prompt cooperation,
<br />resources, and support, as appropriate and consistent with their own responsibilities for protecting our national
<br />security, to the Secretary, fhe Attorney General, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of State in the
<br />exercise of the individual leadership responsibilities and missions assigned in paragraphs (4), (8), (9), and (10),
<br />respectively, above,
<br />http://www..whitehouse,gov/news/releases/2003/02/print/20030228-9 html 6/3/2005
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