S. 758
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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
CIA-RDP90-00610R000100240008-3
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RIFPUB
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K
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2
Document Creation Date:
December 14, 2016
Document Release Date:
September 6, 2002
Sequence Number:
8
Case Number:
Publication Date:
March 3, 1947
Content Type:
REGULATION
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80rx CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S9758
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 3 (legislative day, FEBRUARY 19), 1947
fr. GURNEY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To promote the national security by providing for. a National
Defense Establishment, which shall he 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 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2 or other funds were originally made available, or for new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-
1.9 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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