Department of Homeland Security, Missions (Primary) (2007)
Department of Homeland Security, Missions (Primary) (2007) : "The primary missions of the Department are to: (1) Prevent terrorist attacks within the United States; (2) Reduce the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism; (3) Minimize the damage, and assist in the recovery, from terrorist attacks that do occur within the United States; (4) Carry out all functions of entities transferred to the Department, including by acting as a focal point regarding natural and manmade crises and emergency planning; (5) Ensure that the functions of the agencies and subdivisions within the Department that are not related directly to securing the homeland are not diminished or neglected except by specific explicit Act of Congress; (6) Ensure that the overall economic security of the United States is not diminished by efforts, activities, and programs aimed at securing the homeland; (7) Ensure that the civil rights and civil liberties of persons are not diminished by efforts, activities, and programs aimed at securing the homeland; and (8) Monitor connections between illegal drug trafficking and terrorism, coordinate efforts to sever such connections, and otherwise contribute to the efforts to interdict illegal drug trafficking". (DHS, National Response Framework List of Authorities and References (Draft), Sep. 2007, p.1)
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