NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947-MR GURNEY, FROM THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES, SUBMITTED REPORT [TO ACCOMPANY S. 758] JUNE 5 (LEGISLATIVE DAY, APRIL 21), 1947

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80TH CarroiEss
1st Session
Calendar No. 244
REPORT
No. 239
NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947
JUNE 5 (legislative day, APRIL 21), 1947.-Ordered to be printed
REPORT
[To accompany S. 7581
Mr. GURNEY, from the Committee on Armed Services, submitted the
The Committee on Armed Services, to whom was referred the bill
(S. 758), to promote the national security by providing for a National
Defense Establishment, which shall be administered by a Secretary
of National Defense, and for a Department of the Army, a Depart-
ment of the Navy, and a Department of the Air Force within the
National Defense Establishment, and for the coordination of the
activities of the National Defense Establishment with other depart-
ments and agencies of the Government concerned with the national
security, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with
amendments and recommend that the bill as amended do pass.
The proposed bill (S. 758) was forwarded to the President pro
tempore of the Senate on February 26, 1947, by the President, who
stated in his forwarding letter that it (S. 758) had been drafted by
representatives of the armed services, and had the approval of the
Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Joint Chiefs of
Staff. The bill was referred to your committee on March 3, 1947.
On March 18, 1947, your committee started hearings which lasted
for nearly 10 weeks and afforded a full opportunity to be heard to the
representatives of all Government departments and agencies and to
all private individuals.
On May 20, 1947, your committee commenced executive sessions
to review the testimony received in extensive hearings on the bill,
and to consider proposed amendments. During the course of the
executive sessions, the bill (S. 758) was so amended, without ma-
terially changing its basic provisions, as to make it a clear and precise
expression of the will of Congress in regard to unification of the armed
services.
On June 4, 1947, S. 758 (revised) was approved in your committee
(by a vote of 12 yeas to 0 noes) and ordered reported to the Senate.
It should be noted that certain of the committee members, while
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Mr. Gmtxsr introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
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[Report No. 239]
to the Committee on Armed Services
JUNE 5' (legislative day, Arun. 21), 1947
Reported by Mr. GIjRNEY, with amendments
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
ABILL,..
To promote the national security by providing for a National
Defense Establishment, which shall be administered by a
Secretary of National Defense, and for a Department of the
Army, a Department of the Navy, and a Department of
the Air Force within the National Defense Establishment,
and for the coordination of the activities of the National
Defense Establishment with other departments and agencies
of the Government concerned with the national security.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 Cll T TITTER
4 4 this A,4 may be ,ei tts the -gin
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