,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bd1          
#bjag,mrs4 ,walorski introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  
,to am5d section #eeb ( title #e1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 to apply ! requirem5ts ( 
! ,fre$om ( ,in=mation ,act to !        
,national ,security ,c\ncil1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,transp>5cy 9 ,national    
,security ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!  
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!       
,national ,security ,c\ncil 7,,nsc7 is  
m&at$ by /atute to advise ! ,presid5t ) 
respect to ! integration ( dome/ic1     
=eign1 & milit>y policies relat+ to !   
national security & to p]=m su* o!r     
functions z ! ,presid5t may direct4     
7#b7 ,! ,,nsc ma9ta9$ an active ,fre$om 
( ,in=mation ,act 7,,foia7 program &    
respond$ to reque/s "u ,presid5ts ,=d1  
,c>t]1 ,reagan1 & ,george ,h4,w4 ,bu%4  
7#c7 ,! #aiif case t elim9at$ ! ,,foia  

requirem5t = ! ,,nsc1 ,arm/rong v4      
,executive ,(fice ( ! ,presid5t1        
conclud$ t ! ,,nsc does n ex]cise       
suffici5tly indep5d5t au?ority4  7#d7 ,9
 ! #bj ye>s s9ce ! ,arm/rong case1 =m]  
,secret>ies & ,cab9et (ficials1 includ+ 
,leon ,panetta & ,rob]t ,gates1 h spok5 
out conc]n+ ! increas+ c5tralization (  
p[] at ! ,:ite ,h\se1 & ! ,,nsc 9       
p>ticul>4  7#e7 ,! ,obama ,adm9i/ration 
issu$ ,presid5tial ,policy ,directive #a
 on ,febru>y #ac1 #bjji1 :i* e/abli%$ ! 
roles & responsibilities = ! ,,nsc &    
e/abli%$ ! ,national ,security ,advisor 
z ! pr9cipal advisor to ! ,presid5t4    
7#f7 ,! ,,nsc has gr[n #bj times 9 size 
s9ce ! #aifjs & n[ has approximately    
#djj employees4  7#g7 ,! ,,nsc's gr[?   
has accel]at$ 9 ! rec5t adm9i/rations1 !
 ,,nsc d\bl$ 9 size to approximately    
#ajj "u ,presid5t ,cl9ton1 ! ,,nsc d\bl$
 9 size aga9 to approximately #bjj "u   
,presid5t ,george ,w4 ,bu%1 & has d\bl$ 
aga9 "u ,presid5t ,obama to ne>ly #djj  
employees4  7#h7 ,successive            

adm9i/rations h %ift$ ! ,,nsc's role    
beyond coord9at+ & advis+ z 0 int5d$ by 
! ,national ,security ,act ( #aidg & n[ 
use ! ,,nsc z ! f9al approval = milit>y 
op]ations z well4  7#i7 ,g5]al ,norton  
,s*w>tz1 =m] ,*ief ( ,/aff ( ! ,air ,=ce
 /at$1 ,! ,,nsc %\ld n be activi/s4 ,!y 
%\ld h a limit$1 if any role1 9         
execution44  7#aj7 ,br5t ,sc[cr(t1      
,national ,security ,advisor to         
,presid5ts ,=d & ,george ,h4,w4 ,bu%    
/at$1 ,! basic rule is t y %\ldn't h s  
_m p t y c duplicate ! "w ( !           
dep>tm5ts44  7#aa7 ,! ,presid5tial      
,records ,act has be5 appli$ to ! ,,nsc1
 giv5 ! ,,nsc's gr[+ autonomy & level ( 
responsibilities1 ! ,,nsc %\ld in/ead   
foll[ ! disclosure requirem5ts ( !      
,,foia & be obligat$ to pres]ve its     
records 9 accordance ) ! ,f$]al ,records
 ,act4  #c4 ,application ( ! ,fre$om (  
,in=mation ,act to ! ,national ,security
 ,c\ncil ,section #eeb7;f77#a7 ( title  
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly ref]r$
 to z ! ,fre$om ( ,in=mation ,act71 is  

am5d$ by ins]t+ & ! ,national ,security 
,c\ncil aft] ! ,executive ,(fice ( !    
,presid5t4  #d4 ,application ,! am5dm5t 
made by section #c %all apply ) respect 
to any record creat$ by ! ,national     
,security ,c\ncil be=e1 on1 or aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4