The new organisation, due to come into force from 2013, will tackle serious and organised crime along with protecting the UK's borders.
The Home Secretary is to make a statement in the House of Commons later.
Theresa May told Sky News: "This will ensure we have a greater ability to focus on organised crime.
"Soca is not going to be disbanded. It will continue but as part of the new Nca, bringing together law enforcement across a number of types of crime at a national level that will enable us to really focus on organised crime.
"The drugs on the streets, these are being brought in by organised crime groups and these are the issues affecting neighbourhoods across the country."
Ceop's former boss resigned over the plans
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop) will also be part of the NCA, but will retain its own brand and budget.
Its former chief executive Jim Gamble resigned last year when it was announced Ceop would become part of the new agency.
At the time Mr Gamble said the decision was not in the best interests of children and young people.
The launch of the NCA is part of the most radical shake-up of policing in 50 years which will see directly-elected police and crime commissioners replace the existing police authorities from next May.
The Government has said too many of the 38,000 individuals and 6,000 groups involved in organised crime, which costs the UK up to £40bn a year, have escaped justice.
Critics have warned the NCA will be too large to be effective, but the Home Office says it will be a "powerful new body of operational crime fighters" that will "strengthen the fight against the serious and organised criminality that threatens the safety and security of the UK".
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