Department of Education Organization Act

E25793

United States federal law organic act

The Department of Education Organization Act is the U.S. federal law that reorganized education-related functions and established the United States Department of Education as a Cabinet-level agency.

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Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal law ⓘ organic act ⓘ
appliesTo	United States Department of Education organizational structure ⓘ federal education programs ⓘ
concerns	allocation of education-related powers in the federal government ⓘ executive branch organization ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
created	United States Department of Education ⓘ surface form: Cabinet-level Department of Education
createdOffice	Deputy Secretary of Education ⓘ United States Secretary of Education ⓘ surface form: Secretary of Education Under Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries of Education ⓘ
defines	functions of the United States Department of Education ⓘ organizational structure of the United States Department of Education ⓘ
effect	elevation of education to Cabinet-level status ⓘ transfer of education functions from other federal agencies to the Department of Education ⓘ
established	United States Department of Education ⓘ
establishes	Office of the Secretary of Education ⓘ authority of the Secretary of Education ⓘ various offices within the Department of Education ⓘ
goal	to consolidate education programs under one Cabinet department ⓘ to increase accountability in federal education programs ⓘ
hasShortTitle	Department of Education Organization Act self-link ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
language	English ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States Congress ⓘ
partOf	administrative procedure law ⓘ surface form: United States administrative law United States education law ⓘ
purpose	to clarify responsibilities for federal education programs ⓘ to elevate education policy to Cabinet level ⓘ to improve coordination of federal education programs ⓘ
regulates	distribution of federal education functions among agencies ⓘ
relatedTo	United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ surface form: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare United States Department of Education ⓘ federal education policy ⓘ
reorganized	federal education-related functions ⓘ
resultedIn	creation of a separate Cabinet department for education ⓘ
separatedFrom	United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ surface form: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
subjectMatter	education policy ⓘ federal administrative organization ⓘ
transferredFunctionsFrom	United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ surface form: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare National Institute of Education ⓘ Office of Education ⓘ Office of Education in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare ⓘ
typeOfLaw	organizational statute ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Department of Education → createdBy → Department of Education Organization Act ⓘ

ED → formedBy → Department of Education Organization Act ⓘ

Department of Education Organization Act → hasShortTitle → Department of Education Organization Act self-link ⓘ

United States Department of Education → legalMandate → Department of Education Organization Act ⓘ

United States Secretary of Education → officeCreatedBy → Department of Education Organization Act ⓘ

Jimmy Carter → signatureLegislation → Department of Education Organization Act ⓘ