Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) 8 on National Preparedness

8/7/2019 Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) 8 on National Preparedness

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THE WHITE HOUSEWASHINGTON

March 30 2011

PRESIDENTIAL POLICY DIRECTIVE!PPD-BSUBJECT , Nat ional PreparednessThis d i r ec t i v e i s aimed a t s t reng then ing the s ecu r i t y andr e s i l i en ce of the Uni ted S ta t e s through sys temat ic prepa ra t ionfo r th e t h r ea t s t h a t pose th e g re a t e s t r i s k to th e s ecu r i t yof the Nat ion , inc lud ing ac t s o f t e r ro r i sm, cyber a t t a ck s ,pandemics, and ca ta s t roph ic n a tu r a l d i sa s t e r s . Our na t iona lpreparedness i s th e shared r e sp o n s i b i l i t y o f a l l l ev e l s o fgovernment , th e p r i v a t e and n o n p ro f i t sec to r s , and i nd iv idua lc i t i z e n s . Everyone can con t r ibu te to safeguarding the Nationfrom harm . As such , while t h i s d i r ec t i v e i s in tended togalvanize ac t ion by the Federa l Government, it i s a l so aimed a tfac i l i t a t i ng an i n t eg ra t ed , a l l -o f -Na t ion , cap ab i l i t i e s - b a s edapproach to preparedness .There fore , I hereby d i r e c t th e development o f a n a t i o n a lpreparedness goa l t h a t i d e n t i f i e s th e core c a pa b i l i t i e snecessary fo r preparedness and a na t iona l preparedness systemto guide a c t i v i t i e s t h a t w i l l enab le the Nat ion to ach ieve th eg o a l . The system w i l l al low th e Nat ion t o t r ack t h e p ro g res sof our a b i l i t y t o bu i ld and improve th e c a p a b i l i t i e s necessaryto preven t , p r o t ec t aga ins t , mi t iga t e th e e f f e c t s o f , r espond to ,and recover from t hose t h r ea t s t h a t pose th e g re a t e s t r i s k to th esecur i ty of the Nat ion.The Ass i s t an t t o th e Pres i d en t fo r Homeland Secur i ty andCounter te r ro r i sm s h a l l coord ina te the in te ragency development o fan implementat ion plan fo r comple t ing th e na t iona l preparednessgoa l and na t iona l preparedness sys tem. The implementa t ion p l ans h a l l be submi t t ed to me with in 60 days from the date o f t h i sd i r ec t i v e , and sh a l l ass i g n depar tmenta l r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s andde l ive ry t i me l i n es fo r the development o f th e na t iona l plann ingframeworks and assoc ia t ed in te ragency ope ra t iona l plansd esc r ib ed below .Nat ional Preparedness GoalWithin 180 days from th e date o f t h i s d i r e c t i v e , the Secre t a ryo f Homeland Secu r i t y sh a l l deve lop and submit the na t iona lpreparedness goa l to me, t h rough th e Ass i s t an t t o the Pres i d en t


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fo r Homeland Secur i ty and Counter te r ro r i sm. The Secre ta ry sh a l lcoord ina te t h i s e f fo r t with o th e r execu t ive depar tments andagencies , and co n su l t with S ta t e , l o ca l , t r i b a l , and t e r r i t o r i a lgovernments, the p r iv a t e and n o n p ro f i t sec to r s , and the pub l ic .The na t iona l preparedness goal s h a l l be informed by th e r i sk o fs p ec i f i c t h r e a t s and vu lne ra b i l i t i e s - tak i ng in to accountreg iona l v a r i a t i o n s - and inc lude concre te , measurable , andp r i o r i t i z e d objec t ive s to mi t ig a te t h a t r i s k . The n a t i o n a lpreparedness goal s h a l l def ine th e core c a pa b i l i t i e s necessaryto prepare fo r the s p ec i f i c types o f i nc iden t s t h a t posethe g re a t e s t r i sk to th e s ecu r i t y o f the Nation , and s h a l lemphasize ac t ions aimed a t ach iev ing an i n t eg ra t ed , l ayered ,and a l l -o f -Nat ion preparedness approach t h a t opt imizes th e useo f ava i l ab le resources .The na t iona l preparedness goal s h a l l r e f l e c t th e pol i cy d i rec t ionout l ined in the Nat ional Secur i ty St ra tegy {May 2010>, appl icableP r es id en t i a l Pol icy Direc t ive s , Homeland Secur i ty P r es id en t i a lDirec t ive s , Nat ional Secur i ty P r es id en t i a l Direc t ive s , andna t iona l s t r a t e g i e s , as wel l as guidance from th e In te ragencyPol icy Committee process . The goal sh a l l be rev iewed r egu la r lyto eva lua te consi s t ency with these p o l i c i e s , evolving cond i t ions ,and the Nat ional Inc iden t Management System.Nat iona l Preparedness SystemThe na t iona l preparedness system s h a l l be an in teg ra ted s e t o fguidance, programs, and processes t h a t w i l l enable the Nation tomeet th e na t iona l preparedness goal . Within 240 days from th edate o f t h i s d i r ec t i v e , the Secre ta ry o f Homeland Secur i ty s h a l ldevelop and submit a descr ip t ion of th e na t iona l preparednesssystem to me, th rough the A s s i s t a n t to th e Pres i d en t fo r HomelandSecur i ty and Counter te r ro r i sm. The Secre ta ry s h a l l coord ina tet h i s e f f o r t with othe r execu t ive depar tments and ag en c ies , andconsu l t with Sta te , loca l , t r i b a l , and t e r r i t o r i a l governments,th e pr iva te and n o n p ro f i t sec to r s , and th e publ i c .The na t iona l preparedness system s h a l l be designed to helpguide the domest ic e f f o r t s o f all l ev e l s o f government, thepr iva te and n o n p ro f i t sec to r s , and th e pub l ic t o bu i ld andsus ta in th e c a p a b i l i t i e s ou t l ined in th e n a t i o n a l preparednessgoal . The na t iona l preparedness system s h a l l inc lude guidancefo r plann ing , o rg an i za t i o n , equipment, t r a in in g , and exe rc i se sto bu i ld and main ta in domest ic c a pa b i l i t i e s . It s h a l l providean a l l -o f -Nat ion approach fo r bu i ld ing and sus t a in ing a cyc leo f preparedness a c t i v i t i e s over t ime.


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The na t iona l preparedness system s h a l l inc lude a se r i e s o fi n t eg ra t ed na t iona l plann ing frameworks , co v e r ing preven t ion ,pro tec t ion , mi t iga t ion , response, and recovery _ The frameworkss h a l l be b u i l t upon sca lab le , f l ex ib l e , and ad ap tab lecoord ina t ing s t r u c tu r e s to a l i g n key ro l e s and r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e sto d e l iv e r th e necessary c a p a b i l i t i e s . The frameworks s h a l l becoord ina ted under a u n i f i e d system wi th a common te rminology andapproach, b u i l t around bas ic p lans t h at suppor t the a l l - hazardsapproach to preparedness and fu n c t i o n a l o r i nc iden t annexesto descr ibe any unique requ i rement s fo r p a r t i c u l a r t h r e a t s o rscenar ios , as needed . Each framework s ha l l descr ibe how ac t ionstaken in the framework a re co o rd in a t ed wi th re l evan t ac t ionsd esc r ib ed in th e othe r frameworks across the preparednessspectrum .The na t iona l preparedness system s h a l l i n c lu d e an in te ragencyo p e ra t i o n a l p lan to suppor t each na t i o n a l plann ing framework .Each in te ragency ope ra t iona l plan s h a l l inc lude a more d e t a i l edconcept o f o p e ra t i o n s i d es c r ip t i o n of c r i t i c a l t a sk s andr e sp o n s i b i l i t i e s ; d e t a i l ed resource , personnel , and sourc ingrequi rements ; and spec i f i c prov i s ions fo r th e rap id i n t eg r a t i o nof resources and personnel .A ll execu t ive depar tments and agencies wi t h r o l e s in th e na t iona lplann ing frameworks sh a l l develop depar tment - l eve l ope ra t iona lplans to support the in te ragency ope ra t iona l p l an s , as needed .Each na t iona l plann ing f ramework s h a l l inc lude guidance tosuppor t cor responding p lann ing fo r S t a t e , loca l , t r i b a l , andt e r r i t o r i a l governments .The na t iona l preparedness system s h a l l inc lude reso u rceguidance, such as ar rangements enab l ing th e a b i l i t y to sharepersonnel . It s h a l l prov ide equipment guidance aimed a tnat ionwide i n t e ro p e ra b i l i t Y i and s h a l l prov ide guidance fo rna t iona l t r a in ing and ex e rc i se programs, to f a c i l i t a t e oura b i l i t y t o bu i ld and s u s t a in th e c a p a b i l i t i e s d ef in ed in th ena t iona l preparedness goa l and eva lua te p ro g res s toward meetingt he g o a l .The na t iona l preparedness system s h a l l inc lude recommendat ionsand guidance to suppor t p reparedness p lann ing fo r businesses ,communit ies , f ami l i e s , and i nd iv idua l s .The na t iona l preparedness sys t em s h a l l inc lude a comprehensiveapproach to assess na t iona l preparedness t h a t uses c o n s i s t e n tmethodology to measure the ope ra t iona l r ead i n ess o f n a t i o n a l


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c a p a b i l i t i e s a t the t ime o f assessment , with c l e a r , objec t ive andquan t i f i ab le performance measures , aga ins t th e t a rge t capab i l i tyl eve l s i d e n t i f i e d in the n a t i o n a l preparedness goal .Building and Susta in ing PreparednessThe Sec re t a ry o f Homeland Secur i ty s h a l l coord ina te acomprehensive campaign to b u i ld and s u s t a in na t iona lpreparedness , inc lud ing pub l ic ou t reach and community-basedand p r i v a t e - s e c t o r programs to enhance n a t i o n a l r e s i l i e n c e , th eprov i s ion of Federa l f inanc ia l a s s i s tance , preparedness e f f o r t sby the Federa l Government, and na t iona l r e sea rch and developmente f fo r t s .Nat ional Preparedness ReportWith in 1 year from th e date of t h i s d i r e c t i v e , th e Secre ta ry o fHomeland Secur i ty s h a l l submit th e f i r s t n a t i o n a l preparednessrepor t based on th e na t iona l preparedness goal to me, th roughth e Ass i s t an t to the Pres iden t fo r Homeland Secur i ty andCounter te r ro r i sm. The Secre ta ry s h a l l coord ina te t h i s e f f o r twith othe r execu t ive depar tments and agencies and co n su l t withSta te , loca l , t r i b a l , and t e r r i t o r i a l governments, th e p r iv a t eand nonprof i t sec to r s , and th e publ i c . The Secre ta ry s h a l lsubmit th e repor t annual ly in s u f f i c i e n t t ime to al low it toinform th e prepa ra t ion o f my Admin i s t ra t ion ' s budget .Roles and Respons ib i l i t i e sThe Ass i s t an t t o the Pres i d en t fo r Homeland Secur i ty andCounter te r ro r i sm s h a l l p e r io d i ca l l y rev iew progress towardach iev ing the na t iona l preparedness g o a l .The Sec re t a ry o f Homeland Secur i ty i s responsib le fo rcoord ina t ing the domest ic a l l - h aza r d s preparedness e f f o r t s of a l lexecu t ive depar tments and ag en c ies , in consu l t a t ion with S ta t e ,loca l , t r i b a l , and t e r r i t o r i a l governments , nongovernmentalorgan iza t ions , p r i v a t e - s e c t o r p a r tn e r s , and th e genera l p u b l i c iand fo r developing th e na t iona l preparedness goal .The heads of a l l execu t ive depar tments and agencies wi th r o l e sin preven t ion , pro tec t ion , mi t iga t ion , re sponse , and recoverya re responsib le fo r na t iona l preparedness e f fo r t s , inc lud ingdepar tment -spec i f i c ope ra t iona l plans , as needed, cons i s ten twith t h e i r s t a t u t o ry ro les and r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s .


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Nothing in t h i s d i r ec t i v e i s in tended to a l t e r o r impede th ea b i l i t y t o ca r ry out the a u t h o r i t i e s o f ex ecu t iv e depar tmentsand agencies to perform t he i r r e s pons ib i l i t i e s under lawand cons i s ten t with appl icable l eg a l a u t h o r i t i e s and o th e rP re s i d e n t i a l guidance . This d i r e c t i v e s h a l l be implementedcons i s ten t with re l evan t a u t h o r i t i e s , inc lud ing the P ost -Kat r inaEmergency Management Reform Act o f 2006 and its ass ignment o fr e sp o n s i b i l i t i e s with r e s p e c t to th e Ad min i s t r a to r o f t he Federa lEmergency Management Agency.Nothing in t h i s d i r ec t i v e i s in tended to i n t e r f e r e wi th thea u t h o r i t y o f t he At to rney Genera l o r D i rec t o r o f t h e Federa lBureau o f In v e s t i g a t i o n wi th r eg a rd to th e d i r e c t i o n , conduc t ,co n t ro l , plann ing , o rg an i za t i o n , equipment , t r a in in g , exe rc i se s ,o r o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s concern ing domest ic co u n t e r t e r ro r i sm,i n t e l l i g e n c e , and law enforcement a c t i v i t i e s .Nothing in t h i s d i r ec t i v e s h a l l l i m i t th e a u t h o r i t y o f theSecre t a ry o f Defense with r eg a rd to th e command and co n t ro l ,plann ing , organ iza t ion , equipment , t r a i n i n g , e x e r c i s e s ,employment, o r o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s o f Depar tment o f Defensefo rces , o r th e a l l o ca t i o n of Depar tment o f Defense r e so u rces .I f r e s o l u t i o n on a p a r t i c u l a r mat t e r ca l l ed fo r in t h i s d i r e c t i v ecannot be r eached between o r among execu t ive depar tments andagenc ies , the mat t e r s h a l l be r e f e r r e d to me th rough th eA s s i s t a n t t o t h e P res id en t fo r Homeland Secu r i t y andCounter te r ro r i sm .This d i r ec t i v e r ep l aces Homeland Secu r i t y P r e s i d e n t i a l D i rec t i v e(HSPD)-8 (Na t iona l Pr e pa r e dne ss ) , i s su ed December 17, 2003, andHSPD-8 Annex I (Na t iona l Planning) , i s su ed December 4, 2007,which a re hereby resc inded , e xc e p t fo r paragraph 44 o f HSPD-SAnnex I . In d i v i d u a l p lan s developed under HSPD-S and Annex Iremain in e f f e c t u n t i l r e sc in d ed o r othe rwise r ep l aced .D ef i n i t i o n sFor the purposes o f t h i s d i r e c t i v e :(a) The term "n a t i o n a l preparedness" r e f e r s to th e ac t i o n st aken to p lan , or ga n i z e , equip , t r a i n , and ex e rc i se t o bui ld ands u s t a in th e c a p a b i l i t i e s n eces sa ry to p rev en t , p ro t e c t a g a i n s t ,mi t i g a t e th e e f f e c t s o f , respond to , and r eco v er from t hoset h r ea t s t h a t pose the g r e a t e s t r i sk to th e s ecu r i t y o f theNat ion .


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(b ) The term "secur i ty" r e f e r s to th e pro tec t ion o f th e Nationand i t s people , v i t a l i n t e r e s t s , and way o f l i f e .(c) The term " re s i l i ence" r e f e r s to th e a b i l i t y to adap t tochanging cond i t ions and wi th s t an d and r a p i d l y r eco v er fromdi s rup t ion due to emergencies .(d) The term "prevent ion" r e f e r s to t hose c a p a b i l i t i e snecessary to avoid, p rev en t , o r s t o p a th rea tened o r ac tu a lac t o f t e r ro r i sm. Prevent ion c a p a b i l i t i e s inc lude , b u t a renot l i mi t ed to , in fo rmat ion shar ing and warning; domes t iccoun ter t e r ro r i sm; and preven t ing the acq u i s i t i o n o r useof weapons o f mass des t ruc t ion (WMD) . For purposes o f thepreven t ion framework ca l l ed fo r in t h i s d i r e c t i v e , the term"prevent ion" r e f e r s to preven t ing imminent t h r e a t s .(e) The term "pro t .ect ion" r e f e r s to t hose c a pa b i l i t i e s necessaryto secure the homeland aga ins t ~ c t s o f t e r ro r i sm and manmade o rn a t u r a l d i sa s t e r s . Pro t ec t i o n c a pa b i l i t i e s inc lude , b u t a re no tl imi t ed to , defense aga ins t WMD t h r ea t s ; defense of ag r i cu l t u r eand food; c r i t i c a l i n f r a s t ru c t u re p ro t e c t i o n ; pro tec t ion ofkey l eadersh ip and ev en t s ; b o rd e r s ecu r i t y ; mar i t ime s ecu r i t y ;t r a n s p o r t a t i o n s ecu r i t y ; immigrat ion s ecu r i t y ; and cybe rsecur i ty .(f) The term "mi t iga t ion" r e f e r s to t hose c a pa b i l i t i e s necessaryto reduce l o s s of l i f e and p ro p e r t y by l e s sen i n g th e impact ofd i sa s t e r s . Mit iga t ion c a p a b i l i t i e s inc lude , b u t a re n o t l imi t edto , community-wide r i sk reduc t ion p r o j ec t s ; e f f o r t s to improveth e r e s i l i en ce o f c r i t i c a l i n f r a s t ru c t u re and key r e so u rcel i f e l i n e s ; r i sk r ed u c t io n fo r s p ec i f i c v u l n e r a b i l i t i e s fromna tu ra l hazards o r ac t s of t e r ro r i sm; and i n i t i a t i v e s to reducefu tu re r i s k s a f t e r a d i s a s t e r has occurred .(g) The term "response" r e f e r s to t hose c a pa b i l i t i e s necessaryto save l i v e s , p ro t e c t proper ty and th e environment , and meetb as i c human needs a f t e r an i n c i d e n t has occurred .(h ) The term "recovery" r e f e r s to those c a pa b i l i t i e s necessaryto a s s i s t communit ies a f fec t ed by an i nc iden t t o r eco v ere f f ec t i v e ly , inc lud ing , bu t no t l imi t ed to , rebu i ld ingi n f r a s t r u c tu r e sys tems; p ro v id in g adequate in t er im and long- termhousing fo r su rv ivors ; r e s to r in g hea l th , s o c i a l , and communityse rv ice s ; promoting economic development ; and r e s to r in g n a t u r a land c u l t u ra l resources .

BARACK OBAMA

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