A BILL TO PROMOTE THE NATIONAL SECURITY BY PROVIDING FOR A NATIONAL DEFENSE ESTABLISHMENT

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 4, 2003
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: March 5, 1947
• Content Type: REQ

A BILL
National Defense Establishment, which shall be administered by a
Secretary of National Defense, aild- fora 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
To promote the national security by providing for a
the activities of the National Defense Establishment with other
departments and agencies of the Government concerned with the
Be it enacted the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SHORT TITLE
That this Act may be cited as the "National Security
Act of 1947".
TABLE OF CON'T'ENTS
TITLE I - THE NATIONAL DEFENSE ESTABLISHMENT
SEC. 101. Establishment of the National Defense Establishment.
SEC, 102. Secretary of National Defense
SEC. 103 Military Assistants to the Secretary
SEC. 104. Civilian Personnel
SEC. 1:05. Department of the Army
SEC. 106.: Department of the Navy
SEC. 107. Department of the Air Force
SEC. 108, United States Air Force
SEC. 109. Effective Date of Transfers
SEC. 110. War Council
SEC. 111. Joint Chiefs of Staff
SEC. 112. Joint Staff
SEC. 113. Munitions Board
SEC. 114. Research and Development Board
TITLE II -- COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
SEC. 201. National Security Council
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in connection with the exercise of its functions. Unexpended bai_ances
transferred under this section may be used for the purposes for whic.i th
appropriations, ?llocations, or other funds were originally made ava .la a
or for;:-new expenditures occasioned by the enactment of this Act. T
transfers herein authorized may be made with or without warrant act; -)n-
as may. be appropriate from tine to time from anu- appropriation cover'd
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by this section to any other such. appropriation or to such new accounts
established on the books of the s'.: easury as may be d :termined. to be
S...C . 308 There are hereby authorized to bo appropriated
to carry into effect the nrovisior's of this Act.
such sums as may be necessary rma appropriate to carry out the provi iionsr
and purposes of this Act.
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S.,C. 302. :--.s used in this .ct, the torn "function" include
functions, powers, and duties.
S.,C. 310. If any provision of this ..ct or the application
thereof to any person or circumstances is hold invalid, the validity
the reminder of the Act and of the application of such provision to
other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
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