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  2. 5 days ago · National Security Act, U.S. military- and foreign-policy reform legislation, signed into law by Pres. Harry S. Truman in July 1947, which reorganized the structure of the U.S. armed forces following World War II. It created the office of Secretary of Defense to oversee the nation’s military.

  3. The National Security Act of 1947 (Pub.L. 80-253, 61 Stat. 495, enacted July 26, 1947) was a law enacting major restructuring of the United States government's military and intelligence agencies following World War II.

    • 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, 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.
    • 50 U.S.C.: War and National Defense
  4. May 16, 2022 · On July 26, 1947, President Harry Truman signed the National Security Act with the goal of implementing a program that would provide security for the United States in the decades and even centuries to come. To achieve this end, the act made multiple organizational changes within the military and intelligence community.

  5. IC Legal Reference Book. Ref Book - 1947 National Security Act. Print. (Public Law 235 of July 26, 1947; 61 STAT. 496) 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 ...

  6. Nov 13, 2009 · 1947. President Truman signs the National Security Act. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act, which becomes one of the most important pieces of Cold War legislation. The...

  7. Jul 26, 2022 · The National Security Act of 1947 was passed against the backdrop of a changing security landscape fueled by the aftermath of a world war, the rising threat of international communism, and the emergence of phenomena like new technologies.

  8. The 1947 Act loosely defined CIA’s mission into four broad tasks: The 1947 Act was relatively unchanged until 2004. President Bush, after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, made major updates to the 1947 act, including the creation of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

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