Federal Security Agency

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former United States federal agency

The Federal Security Agency was a former U.S. government agency (1940–1953) that oversaw major social welfare, public health, and education programs before its functions were absorbed into other departments.

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Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former United States federal agency →
appliesToJurisdiction	United States →
country	United States →
dissolutionCause	Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 →
dissolutionResult	creation of Department of Health, Education, and Welfare →
dissolved	1953 →
firstHeadOfGovernmentAgency	Paul V. McNutt →
foundedBy	Reorganization Plan No. I of 1939 →
governmentBranch	Executive branch of the United States government →
hasPart	Civilian Conservation Corps (administrative oversight, later years) → Columbia Institution for the Deaf (Gallaudet College) → Food and Drug Administration → Howard University (federal supervision) → Office of Education → Social Security Board → St. Elizabeths Hospital (administrative oversight) → U.S. Office of Vocational Rehabilitation → U.S. Public Health Service → War Food Administration (certain functions, WWII period) →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
inception	1940 →
jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States →
legalBasis	Reorganization Act of 1939 →
mainResponsibility	administration of Social Security → education programs → federal aid to education → food and drug regulation (through FDA) → public health programs → social welfare programs → vocational rehabilitation programs →
namedAfter	federal security (social and economic security) →
notableDirector	Leon H. Keyserling (acting, partial responsibilities) → Oscar R. Ewing → Paul V. McNutt →
parentOrganization	Executive Office of the President of the United States →
precededBy	independent Office of Education → independent Social Security Board → independent U.S. Public Health Service →
replacedBy	Department of Health, Education, and Welfare → Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) →
shortName	FSA →
subsequentAgencyForEducationFunctions	Office of Education within Department of Health, Education, and Welfare →
subsequentAgencyForHealthFunctions	Public Health Service within Department of Health, Education, and Welfare →
subsequentAgencyForSocialSecurityFunctions	Social Security Administration within Department of Health, Education, and Welfare →
timePeriod	World War II era → early Cold War era →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 →	abolishedAgency
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 ("Federal Security Administrator") →	abolishedPosition
Wilbur J. Cohen ("U.S. Federal Security Agency") →	employer
Social Security Board →	parentOrganization
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953 →	predecessorAgency
Social Security Board →	reorganizedInto
Social Security Board ("Federal Security Administrator") →	supervisedBy