Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939

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Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939 was a New Deal–era presidential reorganization measure that significantly restructured the federal executive branch and strengthened the institutional framework of the U.S. presidency.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Deal–era reform measure
United States federal reorganization plan
affectedAgency Bureau of the Budget
Executive Office of the President of the United States
aimedToImprove coordination of executive agencies
presidential control over administration
appliesToJurisdiction federal executive branch of the United States
consequence expanded staff resources available to the president
institutionalized the modern presidency
country United States
created Executive Office of the President of the United States
Liaison Office for Personnel Management within the Executive Office of the President
Office of Government Reports within the Executive Office of the President
Office of the White House Staff within the Executive Office of the President
effect centralized administrative management under the president
significantly restructured the federal executive branch
strengthened the institutional presidency
governmentBranchAffected Executive Branch of the United States
historicalEra New Deal era
implementedUnder Franklin D. Roosevelt administration
legalBasis Reorganization Act of 1939
legalForm presidential reorganization plan
legislativeContext New Deal
partOf New Deal reforms
policyArea executive branch organization
public administration reform
presidentDuringAdoption Franklin D. Roosevelt
purpose to reorganize and streamline the federal executive branch
to strengthen the institutional framework of the U.S. presidency
signedBy Franklin D. Roosevelt
subjectOf scholarship on the institutional presidency
studies of the growth of presidential power
timePeriod 1939
transferredFunction Bureau of the Budget from the Department of the Treasury to the Executive Office of the President

Referenced by (13)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Executive Office of the President of the United States
Executive Office of the President of the United States ("Reorganization Act of 1939")
Federal Security Agency ("Reorganization Act of 1939")
Office for Emergency Management ("Reorganization Plan No. I of 1939")
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939 ("Reorganization Act of 1939")
White House Office
legalBasis
Executive Office of the President of the United States ("Reorganization Act of 1939")
Federal Works Agency ("Reorganization Plan No. I of 1939")
Federal Works Agency ("Reorganization Act of 1939")
createdBy
76th United States Congress ("Reorganization Act amendments of 1939")
enacted
Federal Security Agency ("Reorganization Plan No. I of 1939")
establishedBy
Federal Security Agency ("Reorganization Plan No. I of 1939")
foundedBy
Federal Security Agency ("Reorganization Act of 1939")
governedBy

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