Air Force Organization Act of 1951: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, Eighty-second Congress, First Session, on H.R. 1726, an Act to Provide for the Organization of the Air Force and the Department of the Air Force, and for Other Purposes. April 23 and 24, 1951

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Page 1 - EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1946, AS AMENDED, WITH RELATED LAWS (60 Stat. 23) [PUBLIC LAW 304— 79TH CONGRESS] AN ACT To declare a national policy on employment, production, and purchasing power, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SHORT TITLE SECTION 1 . This Act may be cited as the "Employment Act of 1946".
Page 7 - That under such regulations as may be prescribed by the secretary of war. officers of the finance -department, accountable for public moneys, may Intrust moneys to other officers for the purpose of having them make disbursements as their agents and the officer to whom the moneys are intrusted, as well as the officer who intrusts the moneys to him. shall be held pecuniarily responsible therefor to the United States.
Page 3 - ... in time of war or national emergency hereafter declared by the Congress...
Page 59 - SEC. 2. That the duties of the General Staff Corps shall be to prepare plans for the national defense and for the mobilization of the military forces in time of war; to investigate and report upon all questions affecting the efficiency of the Army and its state of preparation for military operations...
Page 7 - If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Page 15 - Army, including — (1) functions necessary or appropriate for the training, operations, administration, logistical support and maintenance, welfare, preparedness, and effectiveness of the Army, including research and development; and (2) such other activities as may be prescribed by the President or the Secretary of Defense as authorized by law.
Page 3 - ... professional aid and assistance to the Secretary of War and to general officers and other superior commanders, and...
Page 7 - SEC. 403. All laws and parts of laws not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act applicable to the Air Force Establishment, or to organizations, components or personnel thereof, whether so applicable by their terms or by operation of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended, shall continue in effect and shall be construed to apply to the Air Force Establishment and to...
Page 2 - President under subsection (b) of this section, then the officer of the United States who is highest on the following list, and who is not under disability to discharge the powers and duties of the office of President shall act as President: Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary...
Page 2 - Defense, the Secretary of the Army is responsible for and has the authority to conduct all affairs of the Army Establishment, including but not limited to those necessary or appropriate for the training, operations, administration, logistical support and maintenance, welfare,- preparedness, and effectiveness of the Army, including research and development, and such other activities as may be prescribed by the President or the Secretary of Defense as authorized by law.

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