<P> On February 4, 2013, NBC published a leaked Department of Justice memo providing a summary of the rationale used to justify targeted killing of US citizens who are senior operational leaders of Al - Qa'ida or associated forces . </P> <P> The Trump Administration's National Security Council, as per the statute and National Security Presidential Memorandum--4, is chaired by the President . Its members are the Vice President (statutory), the Secretary of State (statutory), the Secretary of Defense (statutory), the Secretary of Energy (statutory), the National Security Advisor (non-statutory), the Attorney General (non-statutory), the Secretary of Homeland Security (non-statutory), the Representative of the United States to the United Nations (non-statutory), and the Secretary of the Treasury (non-statutory). </P> <P> The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the statutory military advisor to the Council, the Director of National Intelligence is the statutory intelligence advisor, and the Director of National Drug Control Policy is the statutory drug control policy advisor . The Chief of Staff to the President, White House Counsel, and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy are also regularly invited to attend NSC meetings . The Attorney General, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency are invited to attend meetings pertaining to their responsibilities . The heads of other executive departments and agencies, as well as other senior officials, are invited to attend meetings of the NSC when appropriate . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Structure of the United States National Security Council </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Chairman </Th> <Td> President </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Statutory Attendees </Th> <Td> Vice President Secretary of State Secretary of Defense Secretary of Energy Secretary of the Treasury </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Military Advisor (and regular attendee) </Th> <Td> Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Intelligence Advisor (and regular attendee) </Th> <Td> Director of National Intelligence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Drug Policy Advisor </Th> <Td> Director of National Drug Control Policy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Regular Attendees </Th> <Td> National Security Advisor Deputy National Security Advisor Homeland Security Advisor Attorney General White House Chief of Staff </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Additional Participants </Th> <Td> Secretary of Homeland Security White House Counsel Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Ambassador to the United Nations Director of Office of Management and Budget Deputy Counsel to the President for National Security Affairs </Td> </Tr> </Table>

The national security council always includes which of the following members