CONTENTS

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First section: Short Title__.

Sec. 2: Declaration of Policy.

TITLE I-COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY

Sec. 101: National Security Council

Sec. 102: Central Intelligence Agency-

Sec. 103: Office of Emergency Planning.

TITLE II—THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Sec. 201: Establishment of the Department of Defense..

Sec. 202: Secretary of Defense

Sec. 203: Deputy Secretary of Defense; Assistant Secretaries of Defense;

Military Assistants.

Sec. 204: Civilian Personnel_.

Sec. 205: Department of the Army-

Sec. 206: Department of the Navy.

Sec. 207: Department of the Air Force..

Sec. 208: United States Air Force_.

Sec. 209: Effective Date of Transfers_

Sec. 210: Armed Forces Policy Council.

Sec. 211: Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Sec. 212: Joint Staff.

Sec. 213: Munitions Board_

Sec. 214: Research and Development Board_.

TITLE III-MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 301: Compensation of Secretaries--

Sec. 302: Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries.

Sec. 303: Advisory Committees and Personnel_

Sec. 304: Status of Transferred Civilian Personnel_

Sec. 305: Saving Provisions..........

Sec. 306: Transfer of Funds.

Sec. 307: Authorization for Appropriations.

Sec. 308: Definitions__

Sec. 309: Separability..

Sec. 310: Effective Date___

Sec. 311: Succession to the Presidency.

TITLE IV-PROMOTION OF ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY THROUGH

ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIFORM BUDGETARY AND FISCAL PROCE-

DURES AND ORGANIZATIONS

Sec. 401: Comptroller of Department of Defense

Sec. 402: Military Department Budget and Fiscal Organization-Depart-

mental Comptrollers.

Sec. 403: Performance Budget--

Sec. 404: Obligation of Appropriations

Sec. 405: Working-Capital Funds..

Sec. 406: Management Funds____

Sec. 407: Adjustment of Accounts_

Sec. 408: Availability of Reimbursements.

Sec. 409: Common Use of Disbursing Facilities_.

Sec. 410: Reports of Property...

Sec. 411: Repealing and Saving Provisions....

APPENDIXES

I. Reorganization Plan 3 of 1953.
II. Reorganization Plan 6 of 1953.

III. Public Law 562, 83d Congress (additional assistant secretaries of

military departments) -

IV. Report of Rockefeller Committee on Department of Defense Organi-

zation, April 11, 1953:

Letter of transmittal to Secretary of Defense_

Introduction....

Authority of the Secretary of Defense.

The Secretaries of the military departments.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff__

The Armed Forces Policy Council..

Other agencies in the Office of the Secretary of Defense......

Personnel..

A. Legal opinion on the power and authority of the Secretary of

Defense..

B. List of those invited to present their views to the Rockefeller

committee..

C. List of statements and communications reviewed by the
committee_

D. List of published documents considered by the Rockefeller

committee___

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E. List of committee members, military consultants, and staff.
V. Sec. 213, Munitions Board (National Security Act)_

VI. Sec. 214, Research and Development Board (National Security Act)_

VII. Sec. 212, Joint Staff (National Security Act).

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VIII. Sec. 212, Joint Staff (as originally codified in Title 10, United States
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XI. DOD Reorganization Act of 1958.

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