UNITED STATES SHIPPing Board.-Act of September 7, 1916 (39 Stat. 729), created Board, composed of five commissioners appointed by the President, to encourage, develop and create a naval auxiliary and naval reserve and a merchant marine to meet requirements of the commerce of the United States with its Territories and possessions and with foreign countries, and charged Board with the regulation of carriers by water engaged in the foreign and interstate commerce of the United States. Act of June 5, 1920 (41 Stat. 989), set number of commissioners at seven. Abolished, and functions, including those over and in respect to United States Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation, transferred to Department of Commerce by Executive Order 6166 of June 10, 1933, effective March 2, 1934. Separation of employees deferred until September 30, 1933, by Executive Order 6245 of August 9, 1933. Functions of former United States Shipping Board assumed by United States Maritime Commission (see Appendix A) on October 26, 1936, in accordance with provisions of Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (49 Stat. 1985; 46 U. S. C. 1101–11).

UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD BUREAU.-Executive Order 6166 of June 10, 1933, abolished United States Shipping Board and transferred functions to Department of Commerce, where they were administered through United States Shipping Board Bureau. Functions of former Board assumed by United States Maritime Commission (see Appendix A) on October 26, 1936, under provisions of Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (49 Stat. 1985; 46 U. S. C. 1101-11).

UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION.-See following paragraph.

UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD MERCHANT FLEET CORPORATION.-Organized April 16, 1917, as United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, for acquisition, maintenance, and operation of merchant vessels in commerce of the United States, under authority of Shipping Act, 1916, approved September 7, 1916 (39 Stat. 729). Name changed by act approved February 11, 1927 (44 Stat. 1083). Dissolved, and all records, books, papers, and corporate property taken over by United States Maritime Commission (see appendix A) on October 26, 1936, under provisions of Merchant Marine Act, 1936, approved June 29, 1936 (49 Stat. 1985; 46 U. S. C. 1101-11).

VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION LEGAL WORK.-Legal work in defense of suits against the United States arising under section 19 of the World War Veterans Act, 337628°-55-43

1924, as amended, ordered transferred to Department of Justice by section 5 of Executive Order 6166 of June 10, 1933. Transfer deferred to September 10, 1933, by Executive Order 6222 of July 27, 1933.

VETERANS' PLACEMENT SERVICE BOARD. Created by title IV of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 293; 38 U. S. C. 695), to cooperate with and assist the United States Employment Service in providing an effective job counseling and employment service for veterans. Board abolished by Reorganization Plan 2 of 1949, and functions transferred to Secretary of Labor, effective August 20, 1949.

VETERANS' TUITION APPEALS BOARD.Established by act approved August 24, 1949 (63 Stat. 654), to review complaints of educational institutions regarding rates of payments for tuition, fees, or other charges fixed by the Administrator of Veterans Affairs for courses offered veterans by such institutions. Functions assumed by Veterans' Education Appeals Board established by the act approved July 13, 1950 (64 Stat. 336; 38 U. S. C. Ch. 12 note).

VIRGIN ISLANDS COMPANY.-Reincorporated as Virgin Islands Corporation (see text) by act approved June 30, 1949 (63 Stat. 350; 48 U. S. C. Sup. 1407), effective the same day.

VIRGIN ISLANDS PUBLIC WORKS.-Public works programs under act approved December 20, 1944 (58 Stat. 827), transferred from General Services Administrator to the Secretary of the Interior by Reorganization Plan 15 of 1950, effective May 24, 1950.

WAGE ADJUSTMENT BOARD.-Created May 29, 1942, by the Secretary of Labor by direction of the President on May 14, 1942, to accomplish the purpose of the act of March 3, 1931, as amended by the act of August 30, 1935 (46 Stat. 1494; 49 Stat. 1011; 40 U. S. C. 276a), and of section I (a) of the act of January 30, 1942 (56 Stat. 23; 50 U. S. C. App. 901), as amended, and to investigate and act upon adjustment of wage rates, under the Wage Stabilization Agreement of May 22, 1942, in the building and construction industry. Board was disbanded upon termination of National Wage Stabilization Board (see appendix A).

WAGE PAYMENTS IN CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION.-Section 2 of act of June 13, 1934 (48 Stat. 948; 40 U. S. C. 276C), requires Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of the Interior jointly to make reasonable regulations for contractors or subconstractors on any public building or public work, or building or work, financed in whole or in part by loans or grants from the United States. Functions transferred to

Secretary of Labor by section 9 of Reorganization Plan IV, effective June 30, 1940. WAGE STABILIZATION BOARD (ESA).— Created by Executive Order 10161 of September 9, 1950, amended by Executive Order 10233 of April 21, 1951, to administer wage stabilization functions pursuant to title IV of the Defense Production Act of 1950, Executive Order 10161, and General Order 3 of the Economic Stabilization Administrator; also labor dispute functions defined in Executive Order 10233. Board reconstituted by Executive Order 10377 of July 25, 1952. Terminated April 30, 1953, pursuant to Executive Order 10434 of February 6, 1953, and provisions of Defense Production Act Amendments of 1952 and 1953 (66 Stat. 296, 67 Stat. 131; 50 U. S. C. App. 2166, 2071 note).

WAR ASSETS ADMINISTRATION.-Established within the Office for Emergency Management by Executive Order 9689 of January 31, 1946, effective March 25, 1946, to administer domestic surplus disposal functions of the War Assets Corporation and the former Surplus Property Administration. Reorganization Plan 1 of 1947, effective July 1, 1947, provided that the functions as originally established be transferred to Surplus Property Administration created by act of September 18, 1945 (59 Stat. 533, ch. 368), this agency thereafter to be known as War Assets Administration. Abolished June 30, 1949, and functions transferred for liquidation to General Services Administration by act of June 30, 1949 (63 Stat. 378; 41 U. S. C. Sup. 201).

WAR ASSETS CORPORATION.- -On June 30, 1943, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation established the Petroleum Reserves Corporation, pursuant to section 5d of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act, to buy or otherwise acquire reserves of crude petroleum from sources outside the United States. Executive Order 9360 of July 15, 1943, transferred the Petroleum Reserves Corporation to the Office of Economic Warfare, which, by Executive Order 9380 of September 25, 1943, was consolidated into the Foreign Economic Administration. Executive Order 9360 of September 27, 1945, transferred its functions back to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, amended its charter on November 9, 1945, so as to change its name to War Assets Corporation. Effective as of the close of business January 15, 1946, War Assets Corporation was designated by the Surplus Property Administrator as disposal agency for all types of property for which the Reconstruction Finance Corporation was formerly the disposal agency. Executive Order 9689 of January 31, 1946, transferred surplus property functions of War Assets

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Corporation to the War Assets Administration, established by the same order, effective March 25, 1946. In this connection the President directed that the Board of Directors of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation take necessary steps to dissolve the War Assets Corporation as soon after March 25, 1946, as practicable.

WAR CLAIMS COMMISSION.-Created by War Claims Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 1240; 50 U. S. C. 2001-2013), to provide for the settlement of certain claims arising out of World War II. Abolished by Reorganization Plan 1 of 1954 and functions transferred to Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States.

WAR COMMODITIES DIVISION (STATE).Established by Departmental Order of August 27, 1943, to coordinate foreign policy aspects of wartime economic controls relating to procurement abroad of materials needed for the war effort or relief. The Office of Foreign Economic Coordination, of which the War Commodities Division was a part, was abolished by Departmental Order of November 6, 1943, pursuant to Executive Order 9380 of September 25, 1943, which established the Foreign Economic Administration (see appendix A) in the Office for Emergency Management.

WAR CONTRACTS PRICE ADJUSTMENT BOARD. Created by act of February 25, 1944 (sec. 701 (d) (1), 58 Stat. 85; 50 U. S. C. App. 1191), to have authority over renegotiations under the act for fiscal years ended after June 30, 1943. Abolished by the act approved March 23, 1951 (65 Stat. 7), and functions transferred to the Renegotiation Board, established by the same act, and the General Services Administrator.

WAR DAMAGE CORPORATION.-Created as War Insurance Corporation on December 13, 1941, pursuant to section 4 (b) of the act approved June 10, 1941 (55 Stat. 249), to provide, in consideration of premiums paid to the Corporation, insurance and reinsurance against loss of or damage to property resulting from enemy attack. Provided without payment of premiums or insurance reasonable protection against loss or damage of property as a result of enemy attack occurring after December 6, 1941, and before July 1, 1942. Charter filed March 31, 1942, and name changed to War Damage Corporation pursuant to the act approved March 27, 1942 (56 Stat. 175). Transferred from Federal Loan Agency to Department of Commerce by Executive Order 9071 of February 24, 1942. Returned to Federal Loan Agency pursuant to the act approved February 24, 1945 (59 Stat. 5; 12 U. S. C. 1801). Act

of June 30, 1947 (sec. 204, 61 Stat. 202; 12 U. S. C. Sup. 1801 note), abolished the Federal Loan Agency and all functions were assumed by Reconstruction Finance Corporation (see appendix A). Powers of War Damage Corporation, except for purposes of liquidation, terminated as of January 22, 1947.

WAR FINANCE CORPORATION.-Created by act of April 5, 1918 (40 Stat. 506), to give financial support to industries whose operations were necessary or contributory to the prosecution of the war and to banking institutions that aided in financing such industries, and for certain other purposes. All functions, property, and obligations transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury for completion of its affairs not later than December 31, 1939, by Reorganization Plan II, part 1, section 2 (c).

WAR FOOD ADMINISTRATION.-Executive Order 9280 of December 5, 1942, established within the Department of Agriculture a Food Distribution Administration and a Food Production Administration by consolidating various agencies as follows: Under Food Distribution Administration were grouped the Agricultural Marketing Administration, Sugar Agency, distribution functions of Office for Agricultural War Relations, regulatory work of Bureau of Animal Industry, food units of War Production Board; under Food Production Administration were grouped the Agricultural Adjustment Agency, Farm Credit Administration, Farm Security Administration, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Soil Conservation Service, and food production activities of the War Production Board and the Office of Agricultural War Relations, and the Division of Farm Management and Costs of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics.

Executive Order 9322 of March 26, 1943, consolidated the Food Production Administration, Food Distribution Administration, Commodity Credit Corporation, and the Extension Service of the Department of Agriculture to be under the direction and supervision of an Administrator, directly responsible to the President. Executive Order 9334 of April 19, 1943, changed the name to War Food Administration. Its functions were to determine military and civilian food requirements, allocate the Nation's farm production resources as needed, assign priorities, make allocations of food for all uses, and insure

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and proper distribution of food supply. Terminated by Executive Order 9577 of June 29, 1945, effective at the close of business June 30, 1945, and functions, duties, and powers transferred to Secretary of Agriculture. Transfer made permanent by Re

organization Plan 3 of 1946, effective July 16, 1946.

WAR INSURANCE CORPORATION.-See War Damage Corporation.

WAR MANPOWER COMMISSION.-Established within Office for Emergency Management by Executive Order 9139 of April 18, 1942, to assure the most effective mobilization and utilization of the Nation's manpower for war. Terminated by Executive Order 9617 of September 19, 1945, and functions, except the Procurement and Assignment Service (see appendix A), transferred to the Department of Labor.

WAR PRODUCTION BOARD.-Established within the Office for Emergency Management by Executive Order 9024 of January 16, 1942, amplified by Executive Orders 9040 of January 24, 1942, and 9125 of April 7, 1942, to exercise general direction over the war procurement and production program. Executive Order 9638 of October 4, 1945, provided for (1) the termination of the War Production Board and (2) the establishment of a successor agency, Civilian Production Administration (see appendix A), effective at the close of business November 3, 1945. (See also Office of Production Management, and Supply Priorities and Allocations Board, appendix A.)

WAR REFUGEE BOARD.-Established within the Executive Office of the President by Executive Order 9417 of January 22, 1944, to effectuate with all possible speed the rescue and release of victims of enemy oppression in imminent danger of death, and otherwise to afford such victims all possible relief and assistance. Terminated by Executive Order 9614 of September 14, 1945.

WAR RELOCATION AUTHORITY.-Created within the Office for Emergency Management by Executive Order 9102 of March 18, 1942, to provide for the relocation, maintenance, supervision, and placement in public and private employment of persons whose removal from areas designated by the military commands (under authority of Executive Order 9066 of February 19, 1942) was necessary in the interest of national security. Transferred to Department of the Interior by Executive Order 9423 of February 16, 1944, to be administered as an organizational entity by the Secretary of the Interior. On June 8, 1944, the President directed the Authority to administer an emergency refugee shelter for civilian refugees evacuated from the European theater of war. Terminated by Executive Order 9742 of June 25, 1946, effective June 30, 1946.

WAR RESOURCES BOARD.-Created in August 1939, as a civilian advisory committee to work with Joint Army and Navy

Munitions Board on policies pertaining to mobilization of economic resources of the country in event of a war emergency. Its work having been completed, it was terminated by the President, November 24, 1939.

WAR RESOURCES COUNCIL (Interior).— Established by Administrative Order 1636 of January 14, 1942, to replace the Defense Resources Committee established by Administrative Order 1496 of June 15, 1940, to formulate a definite war program for the Department of the Interior so that it could make the maximum contribution to the war effort. The Council no longer functions.

WAR SHIPPING ADMINISTRATION.-EStablished within the Office for Emergency Management on February 7, 1942, by Executive Order 9054, issued under the First War Powers Act (55 Stat. 838, ch. 593; 50 U. S. C. App. 601 et seq.), to control operation, purchase, charter, requisition, maintenance, insurance, and use of all ocean vessels under control of the United States except combat vessels, Army and Navy transports, and vessels engaged in coastwise, intercoastal, and inland transportation under control of the Office of Defense Transportation; and to collaborate with the Federal Departments and agencies concerned to insure the most effective use of United States shipping in the prosecution of the war. (See also Training Functions, United States Maritime Commission, Appendix A.) Terminated and functions transferred, effective September 1, 1946, to the United States Maritime Commission (see Appendix A) by act approved July 8, 1946 (60 Stat. 501; 50 U. S. C. App. 1291 note).

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FUNCTIONS.-Functions under act approved June 30, 1948 (62 Stat. 1155; 33 U. S. C. Sup. 466), transferred from General Services Administrator to Federal Security Administrator (see Federal Security Agency, Appendix A) by Reorganization Plan 16 of 1950, effective May 24, 1950.

WEATHER BUREAU (Agriculture).—Established by act of October 1, 1890 (26 Stat. 653; 15 U. S. C. 311). Transferred

to Department of Commerce by section 8 of Reorganization Plan IV, effective June 30, 1940.

WOMEN'S ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS (WAAC).-Authorized by act of Congress approved May 14, 1942 (56 Stat. 278, repealed in part and superseded by act of July 1, 1943), to enlist and train women volunteers for military service with the Army, to replace and release for combat service enlisted men performing noncombatant duties. Succeeded by Women's Army Corps (WAC) created by act of Congress approved July 1, 1943 (57 Stat. 371; 50 U. S. C. 1551), as a component of the Army of the United States.

WOMEN'S Reserve (U. S. Coast Guard).-An act of Congress, approved November 23, 1942 (56 Stat. 1020; 14 U. S. C. 381), authorized the creation of the Women's Reserve of the Coast Guard Reserve, popularly known as SPARS, as a wartime organization to release male officers and enlisted men for duty at sea.

WOOL TExtile WORK ASSIGNMENT BOARD. Created by Executive Order 6877 of October 16, 1934, to administer paragraph 2 of section 3 of Code of Fair Competition for the Wool Industry. Expired June 15, 1935, by reason of having completed the work for which it was established.

WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION (Federal Works Agency).-See Works Progress Administration, below.

WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION.Established by Executive Order 7034, of May 6, 1935, under authority of Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, and continued by subsequent yearly Emergency Relief Appropriation Acts, to operate a program of useful public works projects, and to aid employable needy persons by providing work on such projects. Name changed to Work Projects Administration on July 1, 1939, by Reorganization Plan I, which provided for the consolidation of the Works Progress Administration into the Federal Works Agency. Letter of the President to the Federal Works Administrator, December 4, 1942, authorized its liquidation.