APPENDIX B: Federal Executive Agencies Terminated, Transferred, or Changed in Name Subsequent to March 4, 1933 NOTE: Italicized terms indicate obsolete agencies, organizations, and entities. In most instances, explanatory remarks are written at those terms elsewhere in this appendix. Dates prior to March 4, 1933, are included to provide additional information about the agencies. This appendix is indexed in a format considered to be useful to the reader. Entries are carried at the most significant term in their titles, or when there is more than one significant term, the entry is carried at the first significant term. Thus, Bureau of the Budget is found at Budget, Bureau of the, and Bureau of Agricultural Engineering is found at Agricultural Engineering, Bureau of. Reader comments on the format are encouraged and should be sent to the address shown on page iv of the Manual. Accounts, Bureau of Functions transferred to Acquisition, Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Renamed Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology by act of Nov. 30, 1993 (107 Stat. 1728). ACTION Established by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1971 (5 U.S.C. app.), effective July 1, 1971. Reorganized by act of Oct. 1, 1973 (87 Stat. 405). Functions relating to SCORE and ACT programs transferred to Small Business Administration by EO 11871 of July 18, 1975 (40 FR 30915). Functions exercised by the Director of ACTION prior to Mar. 31, 1995, transferred to the Corporation for National and Community Service (107 Stat. 888 and Proclamation 6662 of Apr. 4, 1994 (57 FR 16507)). Acts of Congress See State Department Administrative Conference of the United States Established by act of Aug. 30, 1964 (78 Stat. 615). Terminated by act of Nov. 19, 1995 (109 Stat. 480). Advisory Board, Commission, Committee. See other part of title Aeronautical Board Organized in 1916 by agreement of War and Navy Secretaries. Placed under supervision of President by military order of July 5, 1939. Dissolved by Defense Secretary's letter of July 27, 1948, and functions transferred to Munitions Board and Research and Development Board. Military order of July 5, 1939, revoked by military order of Oct. 18, 1948. Aeronautics, Bureau of Established in Navy Department by act of July 12, 1921 (42 Stat. 140). Abolished by act of Aug. 18, 1959 (73 Stat. 395) and functions transferred to Bureau of Naval Weapons. Aeronautics, National Advisory Committee for Established by act of Mar. 3, 1915 (38 Stat. 930). Terminated by act of July 29, 1958 (72 Stat. 432), and functions transferred to National Aeronautics and Space Administration, established by same act. Aeronautics Administration, Civil See Aeronautics Authority, Civil Aeronautics Authority, Civil Established under act Aeronautics Board, Civil See Aeronautics Aeronautics Branch Established in Commerce Department to carry out provisions of act of May 20, 1926 (44 Stat. 568). Renamed Bureau of Air Commerce by Secretary's administrative order of July 1, 1934. Personnel and property transferred to Civil Aeronautics Authority by EO 7959 of Aug. 22, 1938. Aeronautics and Space Council, National Established by act of July 29, 1958 (72 Stat. 427). Abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1973, effective June 30, 1973. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Established on June 5, 1961, by Secretary of Agriculture under authority of revised statutes (5 U.S.C. 301) and Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1953 (5 U.S.C. app.). Abolished by Secretary's Memorandum 10101 dated October 20, 1994. Functions assumed by Consolidated Farm Service Agency. Aging, Administration on Established by Health, Education, and Welfare Secretary on Oct. 1, 1965, to carry out provisions of act of July 14, 1965 (79 Stat. 218). Reassigned to Social and Rehabilitation Service by Department reorganization of Aug. 15, 1967. Transferred to Office of Assistant Secretary for Human Development by Secretary's order of June 15, 1973. Transferred to the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services by Secretary's reorganization notice dated Apr. 15, 1991. Aging, Federal Council on Established by Presidential memorandum of Apr. 2, 1956. Reconstituted at Federal level by Presidential letter of Mar. 7, 1959, to Health, Education, and Welfare Secretary. Abolished by EO 11022 of May 15, 1962, which established President's Council on Aging. Aging, Office of Established by Health, Education, and Welfare Secretary June 2, 1955, as Special Staff on Aging. Terminated Sept. 30, 1965, and functions assumed by Administration on Aging. Aging, President's Council on Established by EO 11022 of May 14, 1962. Terminated by EO 11022, which was revoked by EO 12379 of Aug. 17, 1982. Agricultural Adjustment Administration Established by act of May 12, 1933 (48 Stat. 31). Consolidated into Agricultural Conservation and Adjustment Administration as Agricultural Adjustment Agency, Agriculture Department, by EO 9069 of Feb. 23, 1942. Grouped with other agencies to form Food Production Administration by EO 9280 of Dec. 5, 1942. Transferred to War Food Administration by EO 9322 of Mar. 26, 1943. Administration terminated by EO 9577 of June 29, 1945, and functions transferred to Agriculture Secretary. Transfer made permanent by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, effective July 16, 1946. Functions of Agricultural Adjustment Agency consolidated with Production and Marketing Administration by Secretary's Memorandum 1118 of Aug. 18, 1945. Agricultural Adjustment Agency See Agricultural Adjustment Administration Agricultural Advisory Commission, National Established by EO 10472 of July 20, 1953. Terminated Feb. 4, 1965, on resignation of members. Agricultural Chemistry and Engineering, Bureau of See Agricultural Engineering, Bureau of Agricultural Conservation and Adjustment Administration Established by EO 9069 of Feb. 23, 1942, consolidating Agricultural Adjustment Agency, Sugar Agency, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, and Soil Conservation Service. Consolidated into Food Production Administration by EO 9280 of Dec. 5, 1942. Agricultural Conservation Program Service Established by Agriculture Secretary Jan. 21, 1953, from part of Production and Marketing Administration. Merged with Commodity Stabilization Service by Secretary's Memorandum 1446, supp. 2, of Apr. 19, 1961. Agricultural Developmental Service, International Established by Agriculture Secretary's memorandum of July 12, 1963. Functions and delegations of authority transferred to Foreign Agricultural Service by Secretary's memorandum of Mar. 28, 1969. Functions transferred by Secretary to Foreign Economic Development Service Nov. 8, 1969. Agricultural Economics, Bureau of Established by act of May 11, 1931 (42 Stat. 532). Functions transferred to other units of Agriculture Department, including Consumer and Marketing Service and Agricultural Research Service, under Secretary's Memorandum 1320, supp. 4, of Nov. 2, 1953. Agricultural Engineering, Bureau of Established by act of Feb. 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1266). Merged with Bureau of Chemistry and Soils by Secretarial order of Oct. 16, 1938, to form Bureau of Agricultural Chemistry and Engineering. Agricultural and Industrial Chemistry, Bureau of Bureau of Chemistry and Bureau of Soils, created in 1901, combined into Bureau of Chemistry and Soils by act of Jan. 18, 1927 (44 Stat. 976). Soils units transferred to other agencies of Agriculture Department and remaining units of Bureau of Chemistry and Soils and Bureau of Agricultural Engineering consolidated with Bureau of Agricultural Chemistry and Engineering by Secretary's order of Oct. 16, 1938. In February 1943 agricultural engineering research made part of Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, and organization for continuing agricultural chemistry research relating to crop utilization named Bureau of Agricultural and Industrial Chemistry, in accordance with Research Administration Memorandum 5 issued pursuant to EO 9069 of Feb. 23, 1942, and in conformity with Secretary's Memorandums 960 and 986. Functions transferred to Agricultural Research Service under Secretary's Memorandum 1320, supp. 4, of Nov. 2, 1953. Agricultural Library, National Established by Agriculture Secretary's Memorandum 1496 of Mar. 23, 1962. Consolidated into Science and Education Administration by Secretary's order of Jan. 24, 1978. Reestablished as National Agricultural Library by Secretary's order of June 16, 1981. Became part of Agricultural Research Service in 1994 under Department of Agriculture reorganization. Agricultural Marketing Administration Established by EO 9069 of Feb. 23, 1942, consolidating Surplus Marketing Administration, Agricultural Marketing Service, and Commodity Exchange Administration. Division of Consumers' Counsel transferred to Administration by Secretary's memorandum of Feb. 28, 1942. Consolidated into Food Distribution Administration in Agriculture Department by EO 9280 of Dec. 5, 1942. Agricultural Marketing Service Established by 1939 (53 Stat. 939). Merged into Agricultural Agricultural Relations, Office of Foreign See Agricultural Research Administration Established by EO 9069 of Feb. 23, 1942. Superseded by Agricultural Research Service. Agricultural Research Service Established by Agricultural Statistics Division Transferred to Agriculture, Division of See Farm Products, Air Commerce, Bureau of See Aeronautics Branch Air Coordinating Committee Established Mar. 27, 1945, by interdepartmental memorandum; formally established by EO 9781 of Sept. 19, 1946. Terminated by EO 10883 of Aug. 11, 1960, and functions transferred for liquidation to Federal Aviation Agency. Air Force Management Engineering Agency Established in 1975 in Air Force as separate operating unit. Made subordinate unit of Air Force Military Personnel Center (formerly Air Force Manpower and Personnel Center) in 1978. Reestablished as separate operating unit of Air Force, effective Mar. 1, 1985, by Secretarial order. Air Force Manpower and Personnel Center Certain functions transferred on activation of Air Force Management Engineering Agency, which was made Air Mail, Bureau of Established in Interstate Commerce Commission to carry out provisions of act of June 12, 1934 (48 Stat. 933). Personnel and property transferred to Civil Aeronautics Authority by EO 7959 of Aug. 22, 1938. Air Patrol, Civil Established in Civilian Defense Office by Administrative Order 9 of Dec. 8, 1941. Transferred to War Department as auxiliary of Army Air Forces by EO 9339 of Apr. 29, 1943. Transferred to Air Force Department by Defense Secretary's order of May 21, 1948. Established as civilian auxiliary of U.S. Air Force by act of May 26, 1948 (62 Stat. 274). Air Safety Board Established by act of June 23, 1938 (52 Stat. 973). Functions transferred to Civil Aeronautics Board by Reorg. Plan No. IV of 1940, effective June 30, 1940. Airways Modernization Board Established by act of Aug. 14, 1957 (71 Stat. 349). Transferred to Federal Aviation Agency by EO 10786 of Nov. 1, 1958. Alaska, Board of Road Commissioners for Established in War Department by act of Jan. 27, 1905 (33 Stat. 616). Functions transferred to Interior Department by act of June 30, 1932 (47 Stat. 446), and delegated to Alaska Road Commission. Functions transferred to Commerce Department by act of June 29, 1956 (70 Stat. 377), and terminated by act of June 25, 1959 (73 Stat. 145). Alaska, Federal Field Committee for Development Planning in Established by EO 11182 of Oct. 2, 1964. Abolished by EO 11608 of July 19, 1971. Alaska, Federal Reconstruction and Development Planning Commission for Established by EO 11150 of Apr. 2, 1964. Abolished by EO 11182 of Oct. 2, 1964, which established President's Review Committee for Development Planning in Alaska and Federal Field Committee for Development Planning in Alaska. Alaska, President's Review Committee for Development Planning in Established by EO 11182 of Oct. 2, 1964. Superseded by Federal Advisory Council on Regional Economic Development established by EO 11386 of Dec. 28, 1967. EO 11386 revoked by EO 12553 of Feb. 25, 1986. Alaska Communication System Operational Alaska Engineering Commission See Alaska Alaska Game Commission Established by act of Jan. 13, 1925 (43 Stat. 740). Expired Dec. 31, 1959, pursuant to act of July 7, 1958 (72 Stat. 339). Alaska International Rail and Highway Commission Alaska Power Administration Established by Alaska Railroad Built pursuant to act of Mar. 12, Alaska Road Commission See Alaska, Board of Alcohol, Bureau of Industrial Established by act of Alcohol, Commissioner of Industrial Office created in Treasury Department by act of May 27, 1930 (46 Stat. 427). Abolished by EO 6639 of Mar. 10, 1934. Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration Established by Health, Education, and Welfare Secretary by act of May 21, 1972 (88 Stat. 134). Functions transferred to Health and Human Services Department by act of Oct. 17, 1979 (93 Stat. 695). Established as an agency of the Public Health Service by act of Oct. 27, 1986 (100 Stat. 3207-106). Renamed Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration by act of July 10, 1992 (106 Stat. 325). Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Established within the National Institute of Mental Health, Health, Education, and Welfare Department by act of Dec. 31, 1970 (84 Stat. 1848). Removed from within the National Institute of Mental Health and made an entity within the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration by act of May 14, 1974 (88 Stat. 1356). Functions transferred to Health and Human Services Department by act of Oct. 17, 1979 (93 Stat. 695). (See also act of Oct. 27, 1986; 100 Stat. 3207-106.) Abolished by act of July 10, 1992 (106 Stat. 331). Reestablished by act of July 10, 1992 (106 Stat. 359). Alcohol Administration, Federal See Alcohol Alcohol Control Administration, Federal Alexander Hamilton Bicentennial Commission Established by act of Aug. 20, 1954 (68 Stat. 746). Terminated Apr. 30, 1958. Alien Property, Office of Transferred to Civil Division, Justice Department, by Attorney General Order 249-61 of Sept. 1, 1961. Abolished by EO 11281 of May 13, 1966, and foreign funds control functions transferred to Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury Department. Remaining functions continued by Civil Division, Justice Department. Remaining functions abolished by act of Aug. 23, 1988 (102 Stat. 1370). Alien Property Custodian Appointed by President Oct. 22, 1917, under authority of act of Oct. 6, 1917 (40 Stat. 415). Office transferred to Alien Property Division, Justice Department, by EO 6694 of May 1, 1934. Powers vested in President by act delegated to Attorney General by EO 8136 of May 15, 1939. Authority vested in Attorney General by EO's 6694 and 8136 transferred by EO 9142 of Apr. 21, 1942, to Office of Alien Property Custodian, Office for Emergency Management, as provided for by EO 9095 of Mar. 11, 1942. Alien Property Custodian, Office of Established in Office for Emergency Management by EO 9095 of Mar. 11, 1942. Terminated by EO 9788 of Oct. 14, 1946, and functions transferred to Justice Department. Transfer made permanent by Reorg. Alien Property Division See Alien Property American Republics, Office for Coordination of Commercial and Cultural Relations between the Established by Council of National Defense order approved by President Aug. 16, 1940. Succeeded by Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, Office for Emergency Management, established by EO 8840 of July 30, 1941. Renamed Office of InterAmerican Affairs by EO 9532 of Mar. 23, 1945. Information functions transferred to State Department by EO 9608 of Aug. 31, 1945. Terminated by EO 9710 of Apr. 10, 1946, and functions transferred to State Department, functioning as Institute of InterAmerican Affairs. Transferred to Foreign Operations Administration by Reorg. Plan No. 7, effective Aug. 1, 1953. American Revolution Bicentennial Administration See American Revolution Bicentennial Commission American Revolution Bicentennial Commission Established by act of July 4, 1966 (80 Stat. 259). American Revolution Bicentennial Administration established by act of Dec. 11, 1973 (87 Stat. 697), to replace Commission. Administration terminated |