▁sub ordin ated ▁the ▁military ▁branches ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁cabinet - level ▁position ▁of ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Def ense ; ▁ ▁established ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Council ▁and ▁the ▁Central ▁Int elligence ▁Agency ; ▁ ▁Not ably , ▁the ▁Act ▁did ▁not ▁define ▁national ▁security , ▁which ▁was ▁conce iv ably ▁advantage ous , ▁as ▁its ▁ambigu ity ▁made ▁it ▁a ▁powerful ▁phrase ▁to ▁invoke ▁whenever ▁issues ▁threatened ▁by ▁other ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁such ▁as ▁domestic ▁concerns , ▁came ▁up ▁for ▁discussion ▁and ▁decision . ▁ ▁The ▁notion ▁that ▁national ▁security ▁en comp ass es ▁more ▁than ▁just ▁military ▁security ▁was ▁present , ▁though ▁under st ated , ▁from ▁the ▁beginning . ▁The ▁Act ▁established ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Council ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁" adv ise ▁the ▁President ▁on ▁the ▁integration ▁of ▁domestic , ▁military ▁and ▁foreign ▁policies ▁rel ating ▁to ▁national ▁security ". ▁ ▁While ▁not ▁defining ▁the ▁" inter ests " ▁of ▁national ▁security , ▁the ▁Act ▁does ▁establish , ▁within ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Council , ▁the ▁" Com mit te e ▁on ▁Foreign ▁Int elligence ", ▁whose ▁duty ▁is ▁to ▁conduct ▁an ▁annual ▁review ▁" ident ifying ▁the ▁intelligence ▁required ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁national ▁security ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁as ▁specified ▁by ▁the ▁President " ▁( emph asis ▁added ). ▁ ▁In ▁Gen . ▁Max well ▁Taylor ' s ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁ess ay ▁" The ▁Leg it imate ▁Cla ims ▁of ▁National ▁Security ", ▁Taylor ▁states : ▁ ▁National ▁security ▁state ▁ ▁To ▁reflect ▁on ▁institution al