[PUBLIC LAW 253-80TH CONGRESS] [CHAPTER 343-1ST SESSION]

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[PUBLIC LAw 253-80TH CONGRESS
[CHAPTER 343-1ST SESSION]
[S. 758]
AN ACT
To promote the national security by providing for a Secretary of Defense; for a
National Military Establishment; for a Department of the Army, a Department
of the Navy, and a Department of the Air Force; and for the coordination of the
activities of the National Military Establishment with other departments and
agencies of the Government concerned with the national security.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SHORT TrrLE
That this Act may be cited as the "National Security Act of 1947"
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sec. 2. Declaration of policy.
TITLE I-COORDINATION FOR, NATIOXAL SECURITY
Sec. 101. National Security Council.
Sec. 102. Central Intelligence Agency.
Sec. 103. National Security Resources Board.
Trrr.E II-THE N'nTIO qAL MILITARY EsrAsu5HME,'7T
Sec. 201. National Military Establishment.
Sec. 2)2. Secretary of Defense
Sec. 203. Military Assistants to the Secretary.
Sec. 204. Civilian personnel.
Sec. 205. Department of the Army.
Sec. 206. Department of the Navy.
Sec. 207. Department of the Air Force.
Sec. 208; United States Air Force.
Sec. 209. Effective date of transfers.
Sec. 210. War Council.
Sec. 21L Joint Chiefs of Staf .
Sec. 212. Joint staff.
Sec. 213. Munitions Board.
Sec. 214. Research and Development Board;
TrrLE III-MI3cELLANEoue
Sec. 30L Compensation of Secretaries.
Sec. 302. Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries.
Sec. 303. Advisory committees and personnel.
Sec. 304. Status of transferred civilian personneL
See. 305. Saving provisions.
Sec. 306. Transfer of funds.
Sec. 307. Authorization for appropriations.
Sec. M. Definitions.
Sec. 309. Separability.
Sec. 310. Effective date.
Sec. 311. Succession to the Presidency.
DECLARATION OF POLICY
SEC. 2. In enacting this legislation, it is the intent of Congress to
provide a comprehensive program for the future security of the United
States; to provide for the establishment of integrated policies and
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The day after the clay upon which the Secretary of Defense first
appointed takes office, or the sixtieth day after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
SEc. 311. Paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of section 1 of the Act
entitled "An Act to prove a for the performance of the duties of the
office of President in case of the removal, resignation, death, or in-
ability both of the President and Vice President", approved July 18,
1947, is amended by striking out "Secretary of War" and inserting in
lieu thereof "Secretary of Defense", and by striking out "Secretary of
the Navy,".
Approved July 26, 1947.