The texts of the National Security Act of 1947 and the later amendments are published as found in the Statutes at Large; however, many of the provisions of these laws were subsequently repealed and reenacted without substantive change as sections of Title 10, U.S. Code. This codification of the laws relating to the Department of Defense and the military Services was undertaken as part of a broader program to codify all the general and permanent laws of the United States. The U.S. Code serves as legal evidence and makes unnecessary recourse to the numerous volumes of the Statutes at Large; it also was designed to eliminate the contradictions, duplications, ambiguities, obscurities, and obsolete provisions of the many laws enacted by successive Congresses.1 Title 10 also includes sections derived from other statutes that define the functions and prescribe the organization of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. The legislative history of such provisions is beyond the scope of this volume, which concentrates on the organization of the Department of Defense and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The changes in the legislation, particularly in 1949 and 1958, resulted in numerous deletions and additions to the basic act. All of the changes are incorporated in the texts of the act presented in this volume-deletions in italics within brackets and additions in bold face. These composite texts were prepared especially for this volume to present in one place the full scope of the changes made in each major review of the act. Wherever possible, texts of the documents have been taken from official printed volumes-chiefly Public Papers of the Presidents, the Congressional Record, and Congressional documents. These printed versions often vary slightly in form from the original documents, but the editors have thought it preferable to use the printed texts so that readers may have readier access to the sources. Internal inconsistencies and errors in form and style that may be observed in some of the documents are as in the original printed source cited. This volume was conceived and initiated by Rudolph A. Winnacker, Historian of the Office of the Secretary of Defense from 1949 to 1973. The other editors, Alice C. Cole, Alfred Goldberg, and Samuel A. Tucker, are all members of the Historical Office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Special acknowledgement and appreciation are owing to Alice Cole for the masterful and painstaking final editing of the entire manuscript. ALFRED GOLDBERG 1 For a description of the principles involved in the enactment of Title 10, U.S. Code, see U.S. Congress. House of Representatives. Committee on the Judiciary, Revision of Title 10, U.S. Code Entitled "Armed Forces" and Title 32, U.S. Code Entitled "National Guard," H. Rpt. 970, pp. 1-18. 84th Congress, 1st session. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1955. THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947 1. Hearings before the House Select Committee on Post-War Military Policy-24 April-19 May 1944. 2. Joint Chiefs of Staff Special Committee for Reorganization of National Defense-9 May 1944-11 April 1945. 3. The Eberstadt Report-19 June-25 September 1945. 4. Hearings before the Senate Committee on Military Affairs- 5. President Truman's Message to the Congress-19 December 6. S. 2044 and Hearings before the Senate Committee on Naval 7. War-Navy Review of Differences-13-31 May 1946. 8. President Truman's Letter-15 June 1946. 9. War-Navy Agreement-September 1946-16 January 1947. 10. Congressional Approval of Unification-26 February-25 July 5. President Truman's Message-5 March 1949. 6. Establishment of an Under Secretary of Defense-2 April 7. Senate Consideration of the Amendments-16 March-26 May 8. Congressional Approval of the Amendments-28 June-2 9. Public Law 216, 81st Congress-10 August 1949. 10. Major Proposals for Amending the National Security Act of REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 6 OF 1953 1. The National Security Organization-1949-52. 2. Secretary Lovett's Letter-18 November 1952. 3. The Rockefeller Committee-11 February-11 April 1953. DEFENSE REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1958 1. Organizational Developments-1953-58. 2. The Second Hoover Commission-1953-58. 3. Establishment of the Advanced Research Projects Agency- 4. President Eisenhower's Message-3 April 1958. 5. Congressional Action on the Defense Reorganization Legisla- 6. The Defense Reorganization Act of 1958-6 August 1958. 7. Major Modifications of the National Security Act of 1947- Page 246 248 249 254 256 257 258 259 261 262 262 VI. 267 270 274 285 286 289 293 306 312 316 4. Organizational Arrangements for Reserve Affairs—10 January1 December 1967. 5. Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs-27 March-19 Novem- 6. Blue Ribbon Defense Panel Report-July 1969-July 1970. 9. Second Deputy Secretary of Defense-9 February-27 October 10. Final Report on Implementation of the Blue Ribbon Defense 11. Under Secretaries of Defense-7 April-21 October 1977. 13. Other Legislative Changes-1959-78. FUNCTIONS OF THE ARMED SERVICES AND Sequence of Major Events 1. Executive Order 9877-26 July 1947. 2. Proposed Revision of Executive Order 9877-20 January 1948. 3. Functions of the Armed Forces and the Joint Chiefs of Staff— 3 February-21 April 1948. 4. Revocation of Executive Order 9877-21 April 1948. 5. Memorandum for the Record of the Key West Conferences— 11 March-1 July 1948. 6. The Newport Conference-20-22 August 1948. 7. Department of Defense Directive No. 5100.1, "Functions of the Armed Forces and the Joint Chiefs of Staff”—16 March 1954. 8. Memorandum for Members of the Armed Forces Policy Council-26 November 1956. 9. Department of Defense Directive No. 5160.22, "Clarification of Roles and Missions of the Army and the Air Force Regarding Use of Aircraft"-18 March 1957. 10. Department of Defense Directive No. 5100.1, "Functions of the Department of Defense and its Major Components"-31 December 1958. Page 325 326 329 330 332 11. Responsibility for Development of Space Systems-6 March 1961. 12. Changes to the Functions Directive-1966–77. 13. Revision of Department of Defense Directive No. 5160.32-8 September 1970. 14. Cancellation of Department of Defense Directive No. 5160.22 -8 March 1971. The Secretaries of Defense |