In 1947, President Harry S.Truman signed into law the ______, which created the National Security Council as well as the Central Intelligence Agency.

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The National Security Act is the legislation that created both the National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency in 1947. The Marshall Plan provided aid to help rebuild Europe after World War II, while the National Civil Service Act established the civil service system in the United States. The Foreign Intelligence Act was not enacted until 1978, and it established procedures for conducting electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes.