The National Security Council was established by which act?

• A. National Security Act of 1947
• B. National Security Act of 1952
• C. Homeland Security Act
• D. National Defense Authorization Act

Answer: (A)

The NSC is the body created to advise the President on national security and to coordinate policy across military and diplomatic channels. It was established by the National Security Act of 1947, which reorganized the U.S. security apparatus after World War II and helped form the modern framework for national security policy, including the CIA and the Department of Defense. The Homeland Security Act later created the Department of Homeland Security, which is a separate development in domestic security structure. The National Security Act Amendments of 1952 adjusted the act and the council’s role, but did not originate the NSC. The National Defense Authorization Act deals with defense funding and program authorization, not the creation of the NSC.