Appendix B:  Terminated and Transferred Agencies

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Appendix B:  Terminated and Transferred Agencies

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 Annual Assay Commission is found at Assay Commission, Annual. Reader comments on the format are encouraged and should be sent to the address shown on page iv of the Manual.

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 of

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).

Advanced Research Projects Agency See Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

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 Secretary of Defense 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 the Department of the Navy 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 of June 23, 1938 (52 Stat. 973). Renamed Civil Aeronautics Board and Administrator transferred to the Department of Commerce by Reorg. Plan Nos. III and IV of 1940, effective June 30, 1940. Office of Administrator designated Civil Aeronautics Administration by Department Order 52 of Aug. 29,

1940. Administration transferred to Federal Aviation Agency by act of Aug. 23, 1958 (72 Stat. 810). Functions of Board under act of Aug. 23,

1958 (72 Stat. 775), transferred to National Transportation Safety Board by act of Oct. 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 931). Functions of Board terminated or transferred--effective in part Dec. 31, 1981; in part Jan. 1, 1983; and in part Jan. 1, 1985--by act of Aug. 23, 1958 (92 Stat. 1744). Most remaining functions transferred to Secretary of Transportation, remainder to U.S. Postal Service. Termination of Board finalized by act of Oct. 4, 1984 (98 Stat. 1703).

Aeronautics Board, Civil See Aeronautics Authority, Civil

Aeronautics Branch Established in the Department of Commerce 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.

Aging, Administration on Established by Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare 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 Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Abolished by EO 11022 of May 15, 1962, which established President's Council on Aging.

Aging, Office of Established by Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare June 2, 1955, as Special Staff on Aging. Terminated Sept. 30,

1965, and functions assumed by Administration ...

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