Executive Orders EO 13434 Executive Order 13434 of May 17, 2007 National Security Professional Development By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to enhance the national secu- rity, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. In order to enhance the national security of the United States, including preventing, protecting against, responding to, and recov- ering Dom natural and manmade disasters, such as acts of terrorism, it is the policy of the United States to promote the education, training, and ex- perience of current and future professionals in national security positions (security professionals) in executive departments and agencies (agencies). Sec. 2. Nutionul Strutegy for Professionul Development. Not later than 60 days after the date of this order, the Assistant to the President for Home- land Security and Counterterrorism (APHS/CT), in coordination with the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (APNSA), shall sub- mit to the President for approval a National Strategy for the Development of Security Professionals (National Strategy). The National Strategy shall set forth a Damework that will provide to security professionals access to inte- grated education, training, and professional experience opportunities for the purpose of enhancing their mission-related knowledge, skills, and expe- rience and thereby improve their capability to safeguard the security of the Nation. Such opportunities shall be provided across organizations, levels of government, and incident management disciplines, as appropriate. Sec. 3. Executive Steering Committee. (a) There is established the Security Professional Development Executive Steering Committee (Steering Com- mittee), which shall facilitate the implementation of the National Strategy. Not later than 120 days after the approval of the National Strategy by the President, the Steering Committee shall submit to the APHS/CT and the APNSA an implementation plan (plan) for the National Strategy, and annu- ally thereafter shall submit to the APHS/CT and the APNSA a status report on the implementation of the plan and any recommendations for changes to the National Strategy. (b) The Steering Committee shall consist exclusively of the following mem- bers (or their designees who shall be full-time officers or employees of the members' respective agencies): (i) the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, who shall serve as Chair; (ii) the Secretary of State; (iii) the Secretary of the Treasury; (iv) the Secretary of Defense; (v) the Attorney General; (vi) the Secretary of Agriculture; (vii) the Secretary of Labor; (viii) the Secretary of Health and Human Services; (ix) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;
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