National Security Act of 1947
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The National Security Act of 1947 is a landmark U.S. law that reorganized the nation’s military and intelligence structure, creating institutions such as the Department of Defense, the National Security Council, and the Central Intelligence Agency.
Observed surface forms (5)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States federal statute ⓘ |
| amendedBy | National Security Act Amendments of 1949 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | executive branch of the United States government ⓘ |
| authorized |
conduct of covert operations by the CIA (as later interpreted and amended)
ⓘ
coordination of intelligence activities ⓘ |
| citation | 61 Stat. 495 ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 50 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| context |
early Cold War
ⓘ
post–World War II reorganization ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| created |
Central Intelligence Agency
ⓘ
Department of Defense ⓘ Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ National Military Establishment ⓘ National Security Council of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
National Security Council
National Security Resources Board ⓘ United States Secretary of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of Defense
United States Air Force ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1947-07-26 ⓘ |
| defined |
functions of the Central Intelligence Agency
ⓘ
functions of the National Security Council ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1947-09-18 ⓘ |
| effectOfAmendments |
made Secretary of Defense a cabinet-level position with greater authority
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renamed National Military Establishment as Department of Defense ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishedRoleOf | Secretary of Defense as principal defense policy advisor to the President ⓘ |
| governs |
coordination of national security policy
ⓘ
structure of U.S. defense establishment ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
cornerstone of the modern U.S. national security state
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institutionalized peacetime intelligence apparatus in the United States ⓘ |
| legislativeSession | 80th United States Congress ⓘ |
| merged |
United States Department of War
ⓘ
surface form:
Department of War
Department of the Navy ⓘ |
| officeHeldBySigner | President of the United States ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 80-253 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to coordinate military, intelligence, and foreign policy
ⓘ
to provide for the national security of the United States ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949
ⓘ
Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 ⓘ |
| reorganized |
United States Armed Forces
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surface form:
United States armed forces
United States Intelligence Community ⓘ
surface form:
United States intelligence community
|
| resultedIn |
independent United States Air Force
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Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
unified Department of Defense
|
| separatedFrom | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| shortTitle | National Security Act of 1947 self-link ⓘ |
| signedBy |
President Harry S. Truman
ⓘ
surface form:
Harry S. Truman
|
Referenced by (55)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
National Security Act of 1947 (Pub.L. 80–253)
subject surface form:
Office of Policy Coordination
this entity surface form:
National Security Act framework
subject surface form:
United States Department of the Army
this entity surface form:
National Security Act of 1947 as amended
subject surface form:
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
this entity surface form:
National Security Act of 1947 as amended
subject surface form:
United States Department of Defense
subject surface form:
United States Intelligence Community
subject surface form:
Defense Intelligence Agency
this entity surface form:
National Security Act of 1947 (as amended)