80TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 758

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 4, 2003
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: March 3, 1947
• Content Type: REGULATION

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80m CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
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D THE SENATE OF THE MUTED STATES .
MARCH 3 (legislative clay, FEBRUARY 19), 1947
Mr. GCRNEY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Armed Services
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 sect ri.ty.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tires of, the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SHORT TITLE
4 That this Act may be cited as the "National Security
5 Act of 1947".
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1 for the purposes for which the appropriations, allocations,
2 or other funds were originally made available, or for new
3 expenditures occasioned by the enactment of this Act. The
4 transfers herein authorized may be made with or -without
5 warrant action as may be appropriate from time to time
6 from any appropriation covered by this section to any
.7 other such appropriation or to such new accounts established
8 on the books of the Treasury as may be determined to be
9 necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this Act.
10 AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS
11 SEC. 308. There are hereby authorized to be appro-
12 priated such sums as may be necessary and appropriate-
13 to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Act.
14 DEFINITION
15 SEC. 309. As used in this Act, the term "function"
16 includes functions, powers, and duties.
17 SEPARABILITY
18 SEC. 310. If any provision of this Act or the applica-
19 tion thereof to any,-person or circumstances is held invalid,
20 the validity of the remainder of the Act and of the applica-
21 tion of such provision to other persons and circumstances
22 shall not be affected thereby.
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