It authorized the creation of the National Security Council (NSC) and the Central Intelligence Agency, merged the Departments of War (Army and Air Force) and Navy into the Department of Defense (DOD), and established the nation's first mobilization agency, the National Security Resources Board (NSRB).
它授权建立国家安全委员会（NSC）和中央情报局，将战争部和海军合并为国防部（DOD），并建立了国家第一个动员机构，国家安全资源委员会（NSRB）。