Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978
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Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 was a presidential reorganization measure that consolidated various federal emergency preparedness and civil defense functions into a single agency, leading to the creation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States presidential reorganization plan
ⓘ
legal instrument ⓘ |
| affectedAgency |
Federal Emergency Management Agency
ⓘ
surface form:
Defense Civil Preparedness Agency
Federal Emergency Management Agency ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
Federal Emergency Management Agency ⓘ Federal Insurance Administration ⓘ Federal Emergency Management Agency ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Preparedness Agency
National Fire Prevention and Control Administration ⓘ |
| authority | Article II of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| branch | executive branch of the United States government ⓘ |
| consequence |
centralization of federal emergency management responsibilities
ⓘ
streamlining of disaster response coordination at the federal level ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| created | Federal Emergency Management Agency ⓘ |
| documentType | presidential reorganization plan ⓘ |
| enactedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| focus |
coordination of federal disaster assistance programs
ⓘ
integration of emergency preparedness activities across agencies ⓘ |
| governmentLevel | federal ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | marked the formal establishment of FEMA as the lead federal emergency management agency ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Executive Office of the President of the United States
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surface form:
Executive Office of the President
|
| implementedThrough | executive reorganization authority granted by Congress ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| legalBasis | Reorganization Act of 1977 ⓘ |
| policyArea |
civil defense planning
ⓘ
disaster relief ⓘ emergency preparedness ⓘ |
| president | Jimmy Carter ⓘ |
| purpose | to consolidate federal emergency preparedness and civil defense functions into a single agency ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Federal Emergency Management Agency
ⓘ
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1978 ⓘ Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978 ⓘ |
| result | creation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency ⓘ |
| sector |
homeland security and emergency management
ⓘ
public safety ⓘ |
| signedBy | Jimmy Carter ⓘ |
| subject |
civil defense
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emergency management ⓘ federal emergency preparedness ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century United States administrative reforms ⓘ |
| transferredFunctionTo | Federal Emergency Management Agency ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | executive branch reorganization ⓘ |
| year | 1978 ⓘ |
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