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The '''National Security Council''' ('''NSC''') was created in 1947 by law for coordinating and implementing [[national security]] and [[foreign policy]]. By statute, the President. the Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Energy, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Director of National Intelligence, and the Director of National Drug Control Policy are members. Beyond statutory requirements, each president is free to structure his administration as he sees fit. The White House Chief of Staff, White House Counsel, National Security Advisor, Director of Central Intelligence, Attorney General, Treasury Secretary, OMB Director, and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy have often been made members or invited to attend meetings.

The '''National Security Council''' ('''NSC''') was created in 1947 by law for coordinating and implementing [[national security]] and [[foreign policy]]. By statute, the President. the [[Vice President]], [[Secretary of State]], [[Secretary of Defense]], [[Secretary of Energy]], Chairman of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]], [[Director of National Intelligence]], and the Director of National Drug Control Policy are members. Beyond statutory requirements, each president is free to structure his administration as he sees fit. The White House [[Chief of Staff]], White House Counsel, [[National Security Advisor]], Director of Central Intelligence, [[Attorney General]], [[Treasury Secretary]], [[OMB]] Director, and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy have often been made members or invited to attend meetings.

The NSC and its staff now consists of a Principals Committee of decision makers, known as policymakers, and a Deputies Committee charged with analysis, recommendations, and  implementation.

The NSC and its staff now consists of a Principals Committee of decision makers, known as policymakers, and a Deputies Committee charged with analysis, recommendations, and  implementation.