Public Law 80-253

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Public Law 80-253 is the formal designation of the landmark National Security Act of 1947, which reorganized the U.S. military and intelligence structure after World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
national security law
affects Department of the Air Force
Department of the Army
Department of the Navy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
alsoKnownAs National Security Act of 1947 (Pub.L. 80–253)
amendedBy National Security Act Amendments of 1949
branchAffected executive branch of the United States
category 1947 in American law
United States national security legislation
component Title I – Coordination for National Security
Title II – National Military Establishment
Title III – Miscellaneous
country United States of America
created Central Intelligence Agency
Department of Defense
National Military Establishment
National Security Council
Secretary of Defense position
United States Air Force
dateSigned 1947-07-26
enactedBy 80th United States Congress
established civilian control over the Department of Defense
framework for peacetime intelligence activities
historicalContext early Cold War
post–World War II reorganization
jurisdiction United States
language English
locatedInLegalCode Statutes at Large
longTermImpact foundation of modern U.S. national security apparatus
officialName National Security Act of 1947
publicLawNumber Pub.L. 80–253
purpose to coordinate national security and foreign policy
to establish a permanent intelligence agency
to reorganize the U.S. military after World War II
reorganized U.S. national security structure
United States armed forces
shortName National Security Act
signedBy Harry S. Truman
signingPresident Harry S. Truman
statutesAtLargeCitation 61 Stat. 495
subjectMatter foreign policy coordination
intelligence services
military organization
national security
yearEnacted 1947

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
National Security Act of 1947
Public Law 80-253 ("Pub.L. 80–253")
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