Department of national defense legal basis z commonwealth act no. Commonwealth act number 1 or national defense act that was enacted in 1935. An act to expedite the national defense by clarifying the. Army between world wars i and ii association of the. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby amendment. Similar to the current nfa, the original act imposed a tax on the making and transfer of firearms defined by the act, as well as a special occupational tax on persons and entities engaged in the business of importing, manufacturing, and dealing in nfa firearms. The national defense act, ratified by congress in may 1916 and signed by wilson on june 3, brought the states militias more under federal control and gave the president authority, in case of war or national emergency, to mobilize the national guard for the duration of the emergency. Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of. Section 1 of the national defense authorization act for fiscal years 1992 and 1993 public law 102190. Congress enacted the national labor relations act nlra in 1935 to protect the rights of employees and employers, to encourage collective bargaining, and to curtail certain private sector labor and management practices, which can harm the general welfare of workers, businesses and the u. In addition to fellowships and loans to students, the legislation bolstered.
Quezon it is the same law that required college students, particularly males, to finish two years or 4 semesters of military. While controversies regarding the administration of the act have quite recently received attention in legal periodicals,2 action by congress on the adoption of amendments to the act, urged by the socalled smith committee and adopted by. Nstp law evolution of nstp law 1935 commonwealth act no. On september 16, 1940 was enacted the selective service and training act. Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives. An act to amend the national defense act of june 3, 1916, as. The national principles governing these dimensions as. The national security act of 1947 july 26, 1947 public law 253, 80th congress. The national defense act of 1920 contemplated a national guard of 436,000, but its actual interwar strength stabilized at about 180,000. Selected military personnel policy issues, concerning that legislation. National defense authorization act for fiscal year 2011. As amended, the act provides a comprehensive program for the future security of the united states through the integration of the policies and procedures of u. National defense act which had been formulated by general douglas macarthur.
Congress no longer needed to reauthorize it, but instead would need to vote if it were ever to end it. An act to provide for the national defense of the philippines, penalizing certain violations thereof, appropriating funds therefor, and for other purposes. Long before the official creation of the defense department in 1939 by. The security of the philippines and the freedom, independence, and perpetual neutrality of the philippine. Right to selfdefence in national and international law.
This act empowers the central government and state governments to detain a person to prevent himher from acting in any. National defense act of 1935 was based on the 1935 constitution. The japanese started waging war against china and there was a perception that japan was on the course of expansionism, which included designs on the philippine islands. A national security act must integrate the roles of the economic, social, cultural and political dimensions into the comprehensive effort of defense. The problem with the national defense authorization act.
In addition to protecting workers, the act provided a framework for collective bargaining. Those issues that were previously considered in crs report rl33571 are designated with a in the relevant section titles of this report. An act to amend the national defense act of june 3, 1916. This act shall be known as the national defense act. The national security act of 1980 is an act of the indian parliament promulgated on 23 september, 1980 whose purpose is to provide for preventive detention in certain cases and for matters connected therewith. York and washington, the 2002 national security strategy nss made it clear that the united states would act unilaterally to protect its security against emerging threats before they are fully formed. Congress established the national aeronautics and space administration nasa. In 1958, congress passed a statehood act for alaska which joined the union in early 1959. In explaining the bill to the assembly, president quezon emphasized that the defense program must be carried out economically and should be passively defensive. For the first time in its history the united states adopted compulsory military training of manpower when the nation was not at war. An act to extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the chesapeake bay between baltimore and kent counties, maryland.
This force relieved the regular army of any duty in curbing domestic disturbances within the states from the summer of 1921 until 1941 and stood ready for immediate induction into the active army whenever. President truman signs the national security act history. During this month the united states took another important step for national defense. This act is organized into three divisions as follows. The first legislative measure of the philippine national assembly was the passage, on 21 december 1935, of the national defense act, which embodied the plan proposed by general macarthur. An act to expedite the national defense by clarifying the application of the act of august 24, 1935 49 stat. Roosevelt to improve housing conditions, make housing and mortgages more accessible and affordable, and to reduce the. The act authorized the coast guard to prevent the maritime importation of illegal alcohol. The national defense act of 1935 commonwealth act 1 was passed by the philippine national assembly on december 21, 1935.
Title 32 national guard chapter 7service, supply, and procurement sec. Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the. The law provided federal funding to insure trained manpower of sufficient quality and quantity to meet the national defense needs of the united states. The national defense policy of the philippines shall be as follows. The national defense act mandated that the term national guard be used to refer to the combined network of states militias that became the primary reserve force for the u. In case of states they were given to the option to jointhe same or not. The wagner act of 1935 national labor relations act. National prohibition enforcement act, 1919 on 28 october 1919 congress passed the national prohibition enforcement act, otherwise known as the volstead act. Eisenhower on september 2, 1958, that provided funding to improve american schools and to promote postsecondary education. In the context of war plan orange, the us mission to the commonwealth.
There are still changes swirling around the senate, but this looks like the basic shape of the 2012 national defense authorization act. The wagner act of 1935 national labor relations act the wagner act of 1935, also known as the national labor relations act, guarantees the right of workers to organize and outlines the legal framework for labor union and management relations. The purpose of this act was to create an independent philippine military, a move interrupted by the outbreak of the second world war. The national housing act was signed on june 27, 1934, by president franklin d. When the national defense act was adopted in june 1920, the regular army. The security of the philippines and the freedom, independence, and perpetual neutrality of the philippine republic shall be guaranteed by the employment of all citizens, without distinction of age or sex, and all resources. Transportation command, house armed services committee. An act to amend the act of june 15, 1933, amending the national defense act of june 3, 1916, as amended. The national security act formally took effect in september 1947. This act may be cited as the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 1997. The filipino people, imploring the aid of divine providence, in order to establish a government that shall embody their ideals, conserve and develop the patrimony of the nation, promote the general welfare, and secure to themselves and their posterity the blessings of independence under a regime of justice, liberty, and democracy, do ordain and promulgate this constitution. The national defense education act ndea was passed in 1958 in response to soviet acceleration of the space race with the launch of the satellite sputnik.
The security of the philippines and the freedom, independence, and perpetual neutrality of the philippine republic shall be guaranteed by the employment of all citizens. To amend the national defense act of june 3, 1916, as amended. Mccain national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2019 p. National defense act of 1935 wikisource, the free online. The goal of the legislation was to enable the countrys educational system to meet the demands posed by national security needs. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the department of defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the department of energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the armed forces, and for other purposes. To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for military activities of the department of defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the department of energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Commonwealth act number 1 otherwise known as the national defense act of 1935. The clouds of war were then looming over the asian far east.
National defence act 2284 kb act current to 20200421 and last amended on 20190801. An act to provide for the national defense of the philippines, penalizing certain violations thereof, appropriating. The philippine army was initially organized under the national defense act of 1935 commonwealth act no. Since that time, the department of defense, nsc, air force and cia have grown steadily in terms of size, budgets, and power. In the aftermath of world war ii, the national security act provided a major reorganization of the u. The volstead act authorized the enforcement of the 18th amendment, ratified on 29 january 1919.
Committed to the committee of the whole house on the. President woodrow wilson signs national defense act. The national defense act of 1935 provided the legal basis for contingency planning for the defense of the philippines under the aegis of war plan orange. An act to promote the national security by providing for a secretary of defense.
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