6 U.S.C. § 493
Section 493 · Membership
Current version, with additions and removals from the November 25, 2002 version.
The members of the Council shall be the following:
The members of the Council shall be the following:
(1) The President.
(1) The President.
(2) The Vice President.
(2) The Vice President.
(3) The Secretary of Homeland Security.
(3) The Secretary of Homeland Security.
(4) The Attorney General.
(4) The Attorney General.
(5) The Secretary of Defense.
(5) The Secretary of Defense.
(6) Such other individuals as may be designated by the President.
(6) Such other individuals as may be designated by the President.
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (or, in the absence of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) may, in the role of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as principal military adviser to the Council and subject to the direction of the President, attend and participate in meetings of the Council.