NSC as the final approval for military operations as well. (9) General Norton Schwartz, former Chief of Staff of the Air Force stated, The NSC should not be activists. They should have a limited, if any role, in execution. . (10) Brent Scowcroft, National Security Advisor to Presidents Ford and George H.W. Bush stated, The basic rule is that you shouldn’t have so many people that you can duplicate the work of the departments. . (11) The Presidential Records Act has been applied to the NSC, given the NSC’s growing autonomy and level of responsibilities, the NSC should instead follow the disclosure requirements of the FOIA and be obligated to preserve its records in accordance with the Federal Records Act. 3. Application of the Freedom of Information Act to the National Security Council Section 552(f)(1) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), is amended by inserting and the National Security Council after the Executive Office of the President . 4. Application The amendment made by section 3 shall apply with respect to any record created by the National Security Council before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.