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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release September 16, 2003
HOMELAND SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE/HSPD-6
Subject: Integration and Use of Screening Information
to Protect Against Terrorism
It is the policy of the United States to (1) develop, integrate, and
maintain thorough, accurate, and current information about individuals
known or appropriately suspected to be or have been engaged in conduct
constituting, in preparation for, in aid of, or related to terrorism
(Terrorist Information); and (2) use that information as appropriate and to
the full extent permitted by law to support (a) Federal, State, local,
territorial, tribal, foreign-government, and private-sector screening
processes, and (b) diplomatic, military, intelligence, law enforcement,
immigration, visa, and protective processes.
This directive shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the
provisions of the Constitution and applicable laws, including those
protecting the rights of all Americans.
To further strengthen the ability of the United States Government to
protect the people, property, and territory of the United States against
acts of terrorism, and to the full extent permitted by law and consistent
with the policy set forth above:
(1) The Attorney General shall establish an organization to consolidate
the Government's approach to terrorism screening and provide for the
appropriate and lawful use of Terrorist Information in screening processes.
(2) The heads of executive departments and agencies shall, to the extent
permitted by law, provide to the Terrorist Threat Integration Center (TTIC)
on an ongoing basis all appropriate Terrorist Information in their
possession, custody, or control. The Attorney General, in coordination
with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the
Director of Central Intelligence shall implement appropriate procedures and
safeguards with respect to all such information about United States
persons. The TTIC will provide the organization
referenced in paragraph (1) with access to all appropriate information or
intelligence in the TTIC's custody, possession, or control that the
organization requires to perform its functions.
(3) The heads of executive departments and agencies shall conduct
screening using such information at all appropriate opportunities, and
shall report to the Attorney General not later than 90 days from the date
of this directive, as to the opportunities at which such screening shall
and shall not be conducted.
(4) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop guidelines to govern
the use of such information to support State, local, territorial, and
tribal screening processes, and private sector screening processes that
have a substantial bearing on homeland security.
(5) The Secretary of State shall develop a proposal for my approval for
enhancing cooperation with certain foreign governments, beginning with
those countries for which the United States has waived visa requirements,
to establish appropriate access to terrorism screening information of the
participating governments.
This directive does not alter existing authorities or responsibilities of
department and agency heads to carry out operational activities or provide
or receive information. This directive is intended only to improve the
internal management of the executive branch and is not intended to, and
does not, create any right or benefit enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, entities,
officers, employees or agents, or any other person.
The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of Central Intelligence,
shall report to me through the Assistant to the President for Homeland
Security not later than October 31, 2003, on progress made to implement
this directive and shall thereafter report to me on such progress or any
recommended changes from time to time as appropriate.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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