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:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,select  
,committee on ,intellig5ce  ,a ,,bill   
,to am5d ! ,national ,security ,act (   
#aidg to modify ! requirem5ts = memb]%ip
 9 ! ,national ,security ,c\ncil &      
cab9et-level policy =um1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,/r5g!n+ ,ov]sight (    
,national ,security ,act ( #bjag4  #b4  
,modification ( memb]%ip requirem5ts =  
,national ,security ,c\ncil &           
,cab9et-,level ,policy ,=um  7a7        
,national ,security ,c\ncil ,section    
#aja7;c7 ( ! ,national ,security ,act ( 
#aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjba7;c77 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7--  7,a7 by 
/rik+ ,! ,c\ncil & ins]t+ ,except z     
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,c\ncil2     
7,b7 by ins]t+ ! ,director ( ,national  

,intellig5ce & ! ,*airman ( ! ,jo9t     
,*iefs ( ,/aff1 aft] ! ,secret>y (      
,en]gy12 &  7,c7 by /rik+ & su* o!r     
(fic]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t z !  
,presid5t may designate4 & ins]t+       
appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t1 by & ) ! advice 
& cons5t ( ! ,s5ate42 &  7#b7 by /rik+  
p>agraph 7#b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#b7  
,limitation on memb]%ip & p>ticipation  
7,a7 ,approval by ,congress ,! ,presid5t
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cov]$ individual "u p>agraph 7#a7       
7exclud+ ! ,national ,security ,advisor 
& ,deputies1 ! ,homel& ,security        
,advisor & ,deputies1 ! ,assi/ant to !  
,presid5t & ,*ief ( ,/aff1 ! ,c\nsel to 
! ,presid5t1 ! ,assi/ant to ! ,presid5t 
= ,economic ,policy1 & ! ,assi/ant to ! 
,vice ,presid5t = ,national ,security7  
unless a jo9t resolution or bill is     
enact$ approv+ ( ! designation ( ! cov]$
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a position t is n subject to            

confirmation by ! ,s5ate4  4  #c4       
,int]ag5cy =um = policy consid]ation &  
decisionmak+  7a7 ,creation ,!re is a   
cab9et-level int]ag5cy =um = policy     
consid]ation & decisionmak+ to support !
 ,national ,security ,c\ncil4  7b7      
,composition ,except z provid$ 9        
subsection 7c71 ! composition ( !       
int]ag5cy =um = policy consid]ation &   
decisionmak+ to support ! ,national     
,security ,c\ncil %all reflect !        
memb]%ip ( ! ,national ,security ,c\ncil
 & any memb] ( ! executive bran* :o is  
appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t & confirm$ by !  
,s5ate1 z det]m9$ by ! ,presid5t4  7c7  
,exceptions  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any         
exception to ! requirem5t ( subsection  
7b7 %all only be p]mitt$ = a "o-"t      
decisionmak+ action4  7#b7 ,notification
 to ,congress ,! ,presid5t %all submit  
to ,congress a notification ( any       
ex]cise ( an exception p]mitt$ by ?is   
subsection n lat] ?an #bd h\rs aft] !   
execution ( su* exception4