National Security Presidential Directives [NSPD] George W. Bush Administration

National Security Presidential Directives [NSPD]
George W. Bush Administration

In the George W. Bush Administration, the directives that are used to promulgate Presidential decisions on national security matters are designated National Security Presidential Directives (NSPDs). As discussed in NSPD 1, this new category of directives replaces both the Presidential Decision Directives and the Presidential Review Directives of the previous Administration. Unless other otherwise indicated, however, past Directives remain in effect until they are superseded.
The first directive, dated 13 February 2001, was formally approved for release by the National Security Council staff on 13 March 2001.
On October 29, 2001, President Bush issued the first of a new series of Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPDs) governing homeland security policy.

Number	National Security Presidential Directive Title	Date
NSPD 1	Organization of the National Security Council System	13 February 01
NSPD 2	Improving Military Quality of Life	15 February 01
NSPD 3	Defense Strategy, Force Structure, and Procurement	15 February 01
NSPD 4	Transforming Deterrence	15 February 01
NSPD 5	[Review of U.S. intelligence]	9 May 01
NSPD 6
NSPD 7
NSPD 8	National Director and Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism
NSPD 9	Defeating the Terrorist Threat to the United States	25 October 01
NSPD 10	U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces	21 December 01
NSPD 12	United States Citizens Taken Hostage Abroad	18 February 02
NSPD 13	United States Policy and Organization for the Implementation of the Treaty on Open Skies	16 May 02
NSPD 14	Nuclear Weapons Planning Guidance	28 June 02
NSPD 15	National Space Policy Review [resulting in U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing Policy, 25 April 2003]	28 June 02
NSPD 16	[To Develop Guidelines for Offensive Cyber-Warfare]	XX July 02(?)
NSPD 17	[National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction] (unclassified version)(PDF)	11 Dec 02(unclassified) 14 Sep 02(classified)
NSPD XX(?)	[Authorizing Training for Iraqi Opposition Forces]	03 Oct 02(?)
NSPD 18	Supporting Democracy in Colombia	Nov 02
NSPD 19	[Review of Defense Trade Export Policy]
NSPD 20	Counterproliferation Interdiction
NSPD 21	Support for Inspections in Iraq	Nov 02
NSPD 22	Trafficking in Persons	16 Dec 02
NSPD 23	National Policy on Ballistic Missile Defense	16 Dec 02
NSPD 24	[Post-War Iraq Reconstruction]	20 January 2003
NSPD 25	[directs U.S. government agencies to attack the vulnerabilities of drug trafficking organizations]
NSPD 26	Intelligence Priorities
NSPD 27	U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing Space Policy	25 April 2003
NSPD 28	United States Nuclear Weapons Command and Control, Safety, and Security	20 June 2003
NSPD 29	[Transition to Democracy in Cuba]	30 November 2003
NSPD 31	U.S. Space Exploration Policy	14 January 2004
NSPD 32	[Latin America Policy]
NSPD 33	Biodefense for the 21st Century	28 April 2004
NSPD 34	Fiscal Year 2004-2012 Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Plan	May 2004
NSPD 35	Nuclear Weapons Deployment Authorization	6 May 2004
NSPD 36	United States Government Operations in Iraq	11 May 2004
NSPD 37	Relating to Support of Iraqi Government	2004
NSPD 38	National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace	7 July 2004
NSPD 39	U.S. Space-Based Position, Navigation, and Timing Policy	08 December 2004
NSPD 40	U.S. Space Transportation Policy	21 December 2004
NSPD 41	Maritime Security Policy	21 December 2004
NSPD 42	On Significant Military Exercise Briefs (SMEB)	26 January 2005
NSPD 43	Domestic Nuclear Detection	15 April 2005
NSPD 44	Management of Interagency Efforts Concerning Reconstruction and Stabilization (Fact Sheet)	7 December 2005
NSPD 46	U.S. Strategy and Policy in the War on Terror	6 March 2006
NSPD 47	National Strategy for Aviation Security	22 June 2006
NSPD 48	Nuclear Materials Information Program	28 August 2006
NSPD 49	U.S. National Space Policy	31 August 2006
NSPD 50	U.S. Strategy for Sub-Saharan Africa	2007
NSPD 51	National Continuity Policy	4 April 2007
NSPD 54	Cyber Security and Monitoring [see WH release on Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative, March 2, 2010]	8 January 2008
NSPD 55	[on dual-use export controls]	January 2008
NSPD 56	Defense Trade Reform	22 January 2008
NSPD 57	Implementation of the US-IAEA Additional Protocol	04 February 2008
NSPD 58	Advancing the Freedom Agenda (Fact Sheet)	21 May 2008 (?)
NSPD 59	Biometrics for Identification and Screening to Enhance National Security	5 June 2008
NSPD 66	Arctic Region Policy	9 January 2009

Number	Homeland Security Presidential Directive Title	Date
HSPD 1	Organization and Operation of the Homeland Security Council	29 Oct 01
HSPD 2	Combating Terrorism Through Immigration Policies	29 Oct 01
HSPD 3	Homeland Security Advisory System	11 March 02
HSPD 4	National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction (unclassified version)	11 December 02
HSPD 5	Management of Domestic Incidents [Initial National Response Plan, 30 September 03]	28 February 03
HSPD 6	Integration and Use of Screening Information to Protect Against Terrorism	16 September 03
HSPD 7	Critical Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection	17 December 03
HSPD 8	National Preparedness	17 December 03
HSPD 9	Defense of United States Agriculture and Food	30 January 04
HSPD 10	Biodefense for the 21st Century	28 April 04
HSPD 11	Comprehensive Terrorist-Related Screening Procedures	27 August 04
HSPD 12	Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors	27 August 04
HSPD 13	Maritime Security Policy	21 December 2004
HSPD 14	Domestic Nuclear Detection	15 April 2005
HSPD 15	U.S. Strategy and Policy in the War on Terror (classified directive)	6 March 2006
HSPD 16	National Strategy for Aviation Security	22 June 2006
HSPD 17	Nuclear Materials Information Program	28 August 2006
HSPD 18	Medical Countermeasures Against Weapons of Mass Destruction	31 January 2007
HSPD 19	Combating Terrorist Use of Explosives in the United States	12 February 2007
HSPD 20	National Continuity Policy	4 April 2007
HSPD 21	Public Health and Medical Preparedness	18 October 2007
HSPD 22	Domestic Chemical Defense
HSPD 23	Cyber Security and Monitoring	8 January 2008
HSPD 24	Biometrics for Identification and Screening to Enhance National Security	5 June 2008
HSPD 25	Arctic Region Policy	9 January 2009

Sources and Resources

• Air Domain Surveillance and Intelligence Integration Plan, Supporting Plan to HSPD 16, March 26, 2007
• Global Maritime Intelligence Integration Plan for the National Strategy for Maritime Security, October 2005 (NSPD 41)
• Application of the National Security Exclusion to the Agreements Between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in the United States of America, Department of Defense Instruction 2060.03, November 13, 2008 (NSPD 57)
• Interim Report on Interagency National Personnel Recovery Architecture, Institute for Defense Analyses, July 2003 (NSPD 12)
• Thanks to Jeffrey Lewis for identification of several titles.
• Reinvigorating the Air Force Nuclear Enterprise, Prepared by the Air Force Nuclear Task Force, 24 October 2008
• National Security Presidential Directive 31 - space program, wikileaks.org, August 6, 2008
• Compilation of Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPD) through December 31, 2007, House Homeland Security Committee, January 2008
• Bush Order Expands Network Monitoring by Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, January 26, 2008
• President Issues Export Controls Directive to Reform U.S. Defense Trade Policies and Practices, State Department Fact Sheet, January 22, 2008
• Bush ordered plans for air travel safety by Paul Caffera, San Francisco Chronicle, August 20, 2006
• President Issues 'War On Terror' Directive To Improve Government Coordination by Jason Sherman, InsideDefense.com, March 8, 2006
• Presidential Directive Tells Pentagon, DHS to Develop Maritime Security Policies by Jason Sherman, InsideDefense.com, March 17, 2005
• New Bush national security directive on maritime issues charts Administration course during his second term by Martin Edwin Andersen, Port Security News, January 18, 2005
• Bioterrorism Procedures Are Outlined by John Mintz, Washington Post, April 29, 2004.
• Bush Case on Defense Plan Cites N. Korea by Bill Gertz, The Washington Times, May 27, 2003 (on NSPD 23).
• U.S. Plan For Iraq's Future Is Challenged; Pentagon Control, Secrecy Questioned, by Karen DeYoung and Dan Morgan, Washington Post, April 6, 2003 (on NSPD 24).
• Bush Orders Guidelines for Cyber-Warfare, by Bradley Graham, Washington Post, February 7, 2003, p. A1.
• Bush Approves Nuclear Response by Nicholas Kralev, Washington Times, January 31, 2003.
• Preemptive Strikes Part Of U.S. Strategic Doctrine, by Mike Allen and Barton Gellman, Washington Post, December 11, 2002, p. A1.
• Training of Iraqi Exiles Authorized; U.S. to Ready 5,000 Foes Of Hussein for Combat, by Karen DeYoung and Daniel Williams, Washington Post, October 19, 2002, p. A1.
• "Directive Says Rice, Bush Aide, Won't Be Upstaged by Cheney," by Jane Perlez, New York Times, February 16, 2001