U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services

The Committee on Armed Services is a committee of the United States Senate empowered with legislative oversight of the nation's military, including the Department of Defense, military research and development, nuclear energy (as pertaining to national security), benefits for members of the military, the Selective Service System and other matters related to defense policy. The Armed Services Committee was created as a result of the Legislative Reorginization Act of 1946 following US victory in the Second World War. It merged the responsibilities of the Senate Naval Affairs Committee (established in 1816) and the Senate Military Affairs Committee (also established in 1816.) Considered one of the most powerful Senate committees, its broad mandate allowed it to report some of the most extensive and revolutionary legislation during the Cold War years, including the National Security Act of 1947.

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United States Senate - Legislative oversight - Department of Defense - Research and development - Nuclear energy - National security - Selective Service System - Legislative Reorginization Act - 1946 - Second World War - 1816 - Cold War - National Security Act - 1947

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The committee was created in 1947 by the merger of the Military Affairs and Naval Affairs committees.

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1947 - Military Affairs - Naval Affairs

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