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Encyclopedia > Federal Security Agency

The Federal Security Agency (FSA) was an independent agency of the United States government established in 1939 pursuant to the "Reorganization Act of 1939" (P.L. 19, 76th Cong., 1st sess.). Independent agencies of the United States government are those that exist outside of the departments of the executive branch. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The Reorganization Act of 1939 authorized the president of the United States to devise a plan to reorganize the executive branch of government. Pursuant to the Act, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued "Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939" on April 25, 1939. The reorganization plan was designed to reduce the number of agencies reporting directly to the president. FDR redirects here. ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ...


The Reorganization Plan created the cabinet-level Federal Security Agency. Included in FSA was the Social Security Board, the U.S. Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration, the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Office of Education (later the United States Department of Education), the National Youth Administration and a number of other agencies.[1] Its first director was Paul V. McNutt. Secretly, the FSA also a cover agency from 1942 to 1944 for the War Research Service, a secret program to develop chemical and biological weapons.[2] A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... The United States Social Security Administration (SSA) manages the United States social insurance program, consisting of retirement, disability, and survivors benefits. ... The United States Public Health Service (PHS) was founded first by President John Adams as a loose network of hospitals to support the health of American seamen. ... The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and is responsible for regulating food (humans and animal), dietary supplements, drugs (human and animal), cosmetics, medical devices (human and animal) and radiation emitting devices (including non-medical devices), biologics, and... Civilian Conservation Corps workers restoring the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. ... ED headquarters in Washington A construction project to repair and update the building facade at the Department of Education Headquarters building in 2002 resulted in the installation of structures at all of the entrances to protect employees and visitors from falling debris. ... The National Youth Administration (NYA) was a New Deal agency in the United States. ... Paul V. McNutt in his Washington office, 1941. ... Chemical warfare is warfare (and associated military operations) using the toxic properties of chemical substances to kill, injure or incapacitate an enemy. ... For the use of biological agents by terrorists, see bioterrorism. ...


President Harry S Truman attempted to make the FSA a department of the federal government, but this legislation was defeated.[3] For the victim of Mt. ...


In 1949, the United States Congress enacted the "Reorganization Act of 1949" (5 U.S.C. 901). Subsequently, President Dwight D. Eisenhower promulgated "Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953." The Federal Security Agency was abolished and most of its functions transferred to the newly-formed United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW).[4] Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Type Bicameralism Houses Senate House of Representatives United States Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D, since January 4, 2007 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D, since January 4, 2007 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups (as of November 7, 2006 elections) Democratic Party Republican... Eisenhower redirects here. ... The United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare (also known as HEW) was a cabinet level department of the United States government from 1953 until 1979. ...


Notes

  1. ^ Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939. Social Security Administration. Accessed Jan. 22, 2007.
  2. ^ Blake, Paul V. McNutt: Portrait of a Hoosier Statesman, 1966; Series 4: "War Research Service. Committees on Biological Warfare, 1941-1948." Archives of the National Academies. National Academy of Sciences. Accessed Jan. 22, 2007.
  3. ^ Culp, "Whose Security? A Voice from the Past," San Francisco Call, February 22, 2005.
  4. ^ "Oral History Interview with Oscar R. Ewing." Oral History Interviews. Truman Presidential Library. May 1, 1969; Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953. Title 5: Appendix: Reorganization Plans. Transmitted to the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, March 12, 1953.

References

  • "The Begats. Boards & Bureaus." Time. April 13, 1942.
  • Blake, I. George. Paul V. McNutt: Portrait of a Hoosier Statesman. Indianapolis: Central Publishing Co., 1966.
  • Compilation of the Social Security Laws. Vol. I: Including the Social Security Act, as Amended, and Related Enactments Through January 1, 2005. 3rd ed. Committee on Ways and Means. U.S House of Representatives. July 18, 2005. ISBN 0160724856
  • Culp, Betsey. "Whose Security? A Voice from the Past." San Francisco Call. February 22, 2005.
  • "Oral History Interview with Oscar R. Ewing." Oral History Interviews. Truman Presidential Library. May 1, 1969.
  • Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939. Social Security Administration. Accessed Jan. 22, 2007.
  • Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953. Title 5: Appendix: Reorganization Plans. Title 5 - Government Organization and Employees. 5 U.S.C. 901. Enacted June 20, 1949. Transmitted to the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, March 12, 1953.
  • Series 4: "War Research Service. Committees on Biological Warfare, 1941-1948." Archives of the National Academies. National Academy of Sciences. Accessed Jan. 22, 2007.

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