National Security Directive 56: National Security Emergency Preparedness Telecommunications Funding   [open pdf - 68KB]

Alternate Title: NSD 56: National Security Emergency Preparedness Telecommunications Funding

In National Security Directive (NSD) 56, President H.W. Bush directs that "implementation and recurring costs for national level NESP [National Security Emergency Preparedness] telecommunications programs shall be shared by Defense and FEMA. Defense, as the Executive Agent for the National Communications System (NCS), shall fund all pre-implementations costs for national level NSEP telecommunications programs. Participation by federal agencies in the National Communications System will continue to be in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 12472."