ACTS OF CONGRESS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS, TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS CONCERNING.-See Statutes at Large, Appendix A.

ADMINISTRATION OF FOOD PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION.-See War Food Administration, Appendix A.

ADMINISTRATOR OF EXPORT CONTROL.— Control of exports was instituted pursuant to provisions of section 6 of the act of July 2, 1940 (54 Stat. 714; 50 U. S. C. 701), "An Act to expedite the strengthening of the national defense." Proclamation 2413 of July 2, 1940, vested the administration of the provisions of section 6 in the Administrator of Export Control, to function under rules and regulations prescribed by the President. Executive Order 8900, of September 15, 1941, amending the order establishing the Economic Defense Board (Executive Order 8839, July 30, 1941), transferred to the Board powers and functions formerly vested in the Administrator of Export Control, whose duties included the control of exports of materials and commodities designated as essential to defense which cannot be exported except under license, and requisition of commodities the export of which has been denied. These functions were continued in an Office of Export Control under the Executive Director of the Economic Defense Board, changed to Board of Economic Warfare by Executive Order 8982, of December 17, 1941. (See Board of Economic Warfare, Appendix A.)

ADVISER ON CONSUMERS' PROBLEMS. Executive Order 7120 of July 30, 1935, recreated the office and transferred Consumers' Advisory Board of NRA to Consumers' Division of the same organization in order to reorganize consumers' agencies within National Emergency Council and

National Recovery Administration. Executive Order 7252 of December 21, 1935, terminated National Recovery Administration and transferred Consumers' Division to Department of Labor. (See Consumers' Agencies, Appendix A.)

ADVISORY COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL OF NATIONAL DEFENSE. See Council of National Defense, Appendix A.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON VOLUNTARY FOREIGN AID.-Transferred from Department of State to the Director for Mutual Security and later to the Director of the Foreign Operations Administration by letter of the President dated June 1, 1953.

ADVISORY COUNCIL (NRA).—Created by Executive Order 7075 of June 15, 1935, to aid National Recovery Administration. Transferred to Department of Commerce by Executive Order 7252 of December 21, 1935, effective January 1, 1936. By the same order functions and duties of Advisory Council ordered to be terminated not later than April 1, 1936. On March 21, 1936, Executive Order 7323 created Committee of Industrial Analysis (see appendix A), with Secretary of Commerce as Chairman, to complete work of Advisory Council, effective April 1, 1936.

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC SECURITY.-Created by Executive Order 6757 of June 29, 1934, to assist Committee on Economic Security in developing a program for unemployment insurance, old-age security, and adequate health care. Activities ceased when the President signed the Social Security Act, August 14, 1935 (49 Stat. 620; 5 U. S. C. 133).

ADVISORY UNIT ON WAR AND POST WAR ADJUSTMENT POLICIES (OFFICE OF WAR MOBILIZATION).-The President on October 15, 1943, directed that there be set up

616