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Homeland Security Presidential Directive 20
Annex A

  1. In accordance with NSPD-51/HSPD-20, National Continuity Policy, executive departments and agencies are assigned to one of four categories commensurate with their COOP/COG/ECG responsibilities during an emergency. These categories shall be used for continuity planning, communications requirements, emergency operations capabilities, and other related requirements.

  2. Category I:

    1. Department of State
    2. Department of the Treasury
    3. Department of Defense, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    4. Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation
    5. Department of Health and Human Services
    6. Department of Transportation
    7. Department of Energy
    8. Department of Homeland Security, including:

      1. Federal Emergency Management Agency
      2. United States Secret Service
      3. National Communications System

    9. Office of the Director of National Intelligence
    10. Central Intelligence Agency

  3. Category II:

    1. Department of the Interior
    2. Department of Agriculture
    3. Department of Commerce
    4. Department of Labor
    5. Department of Housing and Urban Development
    6. Department of Education
    7. Department of Veterans Affairs
    8. Environmental Protection Agency
    9. Federal Communications Commission
    10. Federal Reserve System
    11. General Services Administration
    12. National Archives and Records Administration
    13. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
    14. Office of Personnel Management
    15. Social Security Administration
    16. United States Postal Service

  4. Category III:

    1. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
    2. Export-Import Bank of the United States
    3. Farm Credit Administration
    4. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
    5. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
    6. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    7. National Credit Union Administration
    8. National Labor Relations Board
    9. National Science Foundation
    10. Railroad Retirement Board
    11. Securities and Exchange Commission
    12. Small Business Administration
    13. Tennessee Valley Authority

  5. Category IV:

    All executive branch commissions, boards, bureaus, and members of the Small Agency Council not otherwise identified in Categories I, II, or III.

This page was last reviewed/modified on September 9, 2008.