§ 3002. Congressional declaration of purpose

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1947

   National Security Act of 1947

   Pub. L. 80–343 § 2 · 61 Stat. 495

   Enacted · 50 U.S.C. § 3002

   July 26, 1947, ch. 343, § 2, 61 Stat. 496

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   July 26, 1947, ch. 343, § 2, 61 Stat. 496

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 2. declaration of policy In enacting this legislation, it is the intent of Congress to provide a comprehensive program for the future security of the United States; to provide for the establishment of integrated policies and procedures for the departments, agencies, and functions of the Government relating to the national security; to provide three military departments for the operation and administration of the Army, the Navy (including naval aviation and the United States Marine Corps), and the Air Force, with their assigned combat and service components; to provide for their authoritative coordination and unified direction under civilian control but not to merge them; to provide for the effective strategic direction of the armed forces and for their operation under unified control and for their integration into an efficient team of land, naval, and air forces.

2. 1958

   Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958

   Pub. L. 85–599 § 2 · 72 Stat. 514

   1. Amended · 50 U.S.C. § 3002

      Pub. L. 85–599 amended section generally, and, among other changes, provided that each military department shall be separately organized, instead of separately administered, under its own Secretary and shall function under the direction, authority, and control of the Secretary of Defense

   2. Inserted · 50 U.S.C. § 3002

      Pub. L. 85–599 inserted provisions relating to establishment of unified or specified combatant commands and for elimination of unnecessary duplication

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 85–599 amended section generally, and, among other changes, provided that each military department shall be separately organized, instead of separately administered, under its own Secretary and shall function under the direction, authority, and control of the Secretary of Defense, and inserted provisions relating to establishment of unified or specified combatant commands and for elimination of unnecessary duplication.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 2. amending the declaration of policy Section 2 of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended (50 U. S. C. 401), 63 Stat. 579. is further amended to read as follows: “Sec. 2. In enacting this legislation, it is the intent of Congress to provide a comprehensive program for the future security of the United States; to provide for the establishment of integrated policies and procedures for the departments, agencies, and functions of the Government relating to the national security; to provide a Department of Defense, including the three military Departments of the Army, the Navy (including naval aviation and the United States Marine Corps), and the Air Force under the direction, authority, and control of the Secretary of Defense; to provide that each military department shall be separately organized under its own Secretary and shall function under the direction, authority, and control of the Secretary of Defense; to provide for their unified direction under civilian control of the Secretary of Defense but not to merge these departments or services; to provide for the establishment of unified or specified combatant commands, and a clear and direct line of command to such commands; to eliminate unnecessary duplication in the Department of Defense, and particularly in the field of research and engineering by vesting its overall direction and control in the Secretary of Defense; to provide more effective, efficient, and economical administration in the Department of Defense; to provide for the unified strategic direction of the combatant forces, for their operation under unified command, and for their integration into an efficient team of land, naval, and air forces but not to establish a single Chief of Staff over the armed forces nor an overall armed forces general staff.”

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision