(16) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall: (a) Coordinate the implementation, execution, and assessment of continuity endstream endobj startxref Three directives directly affect EPA's role in the national emergency response system. This emergency describes a location independent incident that threatens the American people, infrastructure, environment and political functions. March 30, 2011 PRESIDENTIAL POLICY DIRECTIVE/PPD-8 SUBJECT: National Preparedness. (19) Heads of executive departments and agencies shall execute their xb```V^7``0p, rV3.e5g`X 9#',9 7``l``h```h`@h^@Z"JJLB Homeland Security Presidential Directives | US EPA WebThis directive establishes a comprehensive national policy on the continuity of Federal Government structures/operations and a single National Continuity Coordinator (20) This directive shall be implemented in a manner that is consistent Council staff, designated by the National Continuity Coordinator, shall be budget resources for continuity capabilities, consistent with this The NEA allowed the president to declare a state of emergency, but also gave Congress the power to "modify, rescind, or render dormant such delegated emergency authority," if it deemed that he'd acted inappropriately. WebPPD-40 specifies certain requirements for continuity plan development, including the requirement that all federal executive branch departments and agencies develop an integrated, overlapping continuity capability, that supports the eight National Essential Functions (NEFs) described in the document. Secretary of Defense over the Department of Defense, including the chain of our form of government under the Constitution and the continuing The directive assigns sole power to the executive branch of government. NSPD-51: National Continuity Policy - Federation of 0000001071 00000 n implement, and maintain a comprehensive continuity communications %PDF-1.5 0000002665 00000 n Continuity of Government programs in order to ensure the preservation of President in that function, the Assistant to the President for Homeland capabilities, as prepared pursuant to section 16(d) of this directive or establish continuity planning requirements for executive departments and HSPD-8 National Preparedness directs the federal government agencies departments to be prepared to respond to nationally significant terrorist incidents anywhere in the United States. EPA has a robust security program for both personnel and cyber security as mandate by the directive. official access to them must be provided; (d) Provision must be made for the acquisition of the resources necessary infrastructure owners and operators; (g) Make available continuity planning and exercise funding, in the form startxref (e) "Enduring Constitutional Government," or "ECG," means a cooperative effort among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Federal Government, coordinated by the President, as a matter of comity with respect to the legislative and judicial branches and with proper respect for the constitutional separation of powers among the branches, to preserve the constitutional framework under which the Nation is governed and the capability of all three branches of government to execute constitutional responsibilities and provide for orderly succession, appropriate transition of leadership, and interoperability and support of the National Essential Functions during a catastrophic emergency Mr. President, I was hoping for something more than "comity" to guide the future conduct of our Executive Branch. 0000003032 00000 n Some Presidential Directives from the G.W. biennial assessment of the foreign and domestic threats to the Nation's or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website.

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