EXECUTIVE|DISORDER
Executive Order 13228
Establishing the Office of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Council
Ordered by George W. Bush on October 8, 2001
Summary
Establishes an Office of Homeland Security within the Executive Office of the President, tasked with coordinating federal, state, and local efforts to protect the United States against terrorist threats and attacks. Also creates a Homeland Security Council to advise and assist the President on related policy and strategy decisions.
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