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Domestic Policy Council
The Domestic Policy Council (DPC) coordinates the domestic
policy-making process in the White House and offers policy advice to
the President. The DPC also works to ensure that domestic policy
initiatives are coordinated and consistent throughout federal
agencies. Finally, the DPC monitors the implementation of domestic
policy, and represents the President's priorities to other branches of
government.
Although the name has changed throughout the years, a domestic policy
staff has existed in the White House since the 1960s. A foundation
for the current Domestic Policy Council (DPC) was first created in the
Johnson White House, when a senior level aide spent a majority of his
time developing domestic policy and attempting to organize a staff to
facilitate that activity. In 1970, President Nixon issued an
executive order creating the 'Office of Policy Development,' a larger
White House office that currently oversees the National Economic
Council and the Domestic Policy Council. The "Domestic Policy
Council," as it is known today, was created by Executive Order in
1993.
Under President Bush, the Domestic Policy Council oversees major
domestic policy areas such as education, health, welfare, justice,
federalism, transportation, environment, labor, and veterans'
affairs. The Office of National AIDS Policy
(ONAP), the
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and the Office of Faith-Based and Community
Initiatives (OFBCI) are also affiliated with the Domestic Policy
Council. The Domestic Policy Council's formal membership includes the
cabinet Secretaries and Administrators of federal agencies that impact
the issues addressed by the DPC.
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Office of National AIDS Policy
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
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