In determining the amount to be trans- | and the personnel engaged exclusively in ferred the Director of the Bureau of the the administration of such functions, and Budget may include an amount to pro- the United States Housing Authority in vide for the liquidation of obligations the Department of the Interior and its incurred against such appropriations, functions and personnel (including the allocations, or other funds prior to the Administrator) are transferred from the transfer: Provided, That the use of the Department of the Interior; and all of unexpended balances of appropriations, these agencies and functions, together allocations, or other funds transferred with the Federal Emergency Administraby this section shall be subject to the tion of Public Works and its functions, provisions of section 4 (d) (3) and sec- and all of the Works Progress Administion 9 of the Reorganization Act of 1939. tration and its functions (except the NaSECTION 210. Administrative Funds.- tional Youth Administration and its The Director of the Bureau of the functions) are hereby consolidated into Budget shall allocate to the Federal Seone agency to be known as the Federal curity Agency, from appropriations, allo- Works Agency, with a Federal Works Adcations, or other funds available (includ- ministrator at the head thereof. ing those available for the fiscal year Federal Works Administrator shall be apending June 30, 1940) for the adminis-pointed by the President, by and with trative expenses of the agencies and functions consolidated by this Part, such sums, and in such proportions, as he may find necessary for the administrative expenses of the Federal Security Agency.

SECTION 211. Personnel.-Any personnel transferred by this Part found to be in excess of the personnel necessary for the efficient administration of the functions transferred by this Part shall be re-transferred under existing law to other positions in the Government service, or separated from the service subject to the provisions of section 10 (a) of the Reorganization Act of 1939.

PART 3.-FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY

The

the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall receive a salary at the rate of $12,000 per annum. He shall have gen

eral direction and supervision over the administration of the several agencies consolidated into the Federal Works Agency by this section and shall be responsible for the coordination of their

functions.

(b) The Federal Works Administrator shall appoint an Assistant Federal Works Administrator, who shall receive a salary

at the rate of $9,000 per annum, and he may also appoint such other personnel and make such expenditures as may be necessary.

(c) The Assistant Administrator shall act as Administrator during the absence or disability of the Administrator, or in the event of a vacancy in that office, and shall perform such other duties as the Administrator shall direct.

(d) The several agencies and functions consolidated by this section in the Federal Works Agency shall carry with them their personnel.

SECTION 301. Federal Works Agency (a) The Bureau of Public Roads in the Department of Agriculture and its functions and personnel (including the Chief thereof) are transferred from the Department of Agriculture; the Public Buildings Branch of the Procurement Division in the Treasury Department and its functions and personnel are transferred from the Treasury Department; the Branch of Buildings Management of the National Park Service in the Department of the Interior and its functions and personnel (except those relating to monuments and memorials), and the functions of the National Park Service in the District of Columbia in connection with the general assignment of space, the selection of sites for public buildings, and the determination of the priority in which the construction or enlargement (b) All functions of the Secretary of of public buildings shall be undertaken, Agriculture relating to the administra

SECTION 302. Public Roads Administration.-(a) The Bureau of Public Roads and its functions shall be administered as the Public Roads Administration at the head of which shall be the Chief of the Bureau of Public Roads whose title shall be changed to Commissioner of Public Roads. Hereafter the Commissioner of Public Roads shall be appointed by the Federal Works Administrator.

tion of the Bureau of Public Roads are hereby transferred to, and shall be exercised by, the Federal Works Administrator.

(b) All functions of the Secretary of the Interior relating to the administration of the United States Housing Authority are hereby transferred to, and shall be exercised by, the Federal Works Administrator.

SECTION 303. Public Buildings Administration.-(a) The Public Buildings Branch of the Procurement Division and SECTION 305. Public Works Adminisits functions, the Branch of Buildings tration.-The Federal Emergency AdManagement of the National Park Serv-ministration of Public Works and its ice and its functions (except those relat- functions shall be administered as the ing to monuments and memorials) and Public Works Administration with a the functions of the National Park Serv- Commissioner of Public Works at the ice in the District of Columbia in con- head thereof. The Commissioner of nection with the general assignment of Public Works shall be appointed by the space, the selection of sites for public Federal Works Administrator and shall buildings, and the determination of the receive a salary at the rate of $10,000 per priority in which the construction or en- annum. The Commissioner of Public largement of public buildings shall be Works shall act under the direction and undertaken, are hereby consolidated and supervision of the Federal Works Adshall be administered as the Public ministrator. Buildings Administration, with a Commissioner of Public Buildings at the head thereof. The Commissioner of Public Buildings shall be appointed by the Federal Works Administrator and shall receive a salary at the rate of $9,000 per annum. The Commissioner of Public Buildings shall act under the direction and supervision of the Federal Works Administrator.

(b) All functions of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of Procurement relating to the administration of the Public Buildings Branch of the Procurement Division and to the selection of location and sites for public buildings, and all functions of the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the National Park Service relating to the adminstration of the functions of the Branch of Buildings Management and the functions of the National Park Service in the District of Columbia in connection with the general assignment of space, the selection of sites for public buildings, and the determination of the priority in which the construction or enlargement of public buildings shall be undertaken, are hereby transferred to, and shall be exercised by, the Federal Works Administrator.

SECTION 306. Work Projects Administration.-The Works Progress Administration and its functions (except the National Youth Administration and its functions) shall be administered as the Work Projects Administration, with a Commissioner of Work Projects at the head thereof. The Commissioner shall be appointed by the Federal Works Administrator and shall receive a salary at the rate of $10,000 per annum. The Commissioner shall act under the direction and supervision of the Federal Works Administrator.

SECTION 307. Transfer of Records and Property.-All records and property (including office equipment) of the several agencies which, with their functions, are consolidated by section 301 into the Federal Works Agency are hereby transferred to the jurisdiction and control of the Federal Works Agency for use in the administration of the agencies and functions consolidated by that section.

SECTION 308. Transfer of Funds.—(a) So much of the unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, or other funds available (including those available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1940) for the use of any agency (except the United States Housing Authority) SECTION 304. United States Housing in the exercise of any functions transAuthority.—(a) The United States Hous-ferred by this Part, or for the use of the ing Authority and its functions shall be head of any department or agency in administered by the United States Hous- the exercise of any functions so transing Administrator under the direction|ferred, and so much of such balances and supervision of the Federal Works available to the United States Housing Administrator. Authority for administrative expenses,

as the Director of the Bureau of the their respective personnel, records, and Budget shall determine, shall be trans- property (including office equipment), ferred for use in connection with the ex- are hereby transferred to the Departercise of the functions transferred by ment of Agriculture and shall be adminthis Part. In determining the amount istered in such Department under the to be transferred the Director of the general direction and supervision of the Bureau of the Budget may include an Secretary of Agriculture, who shall be amount to provide for the liquidation of responsible for the coordination of their obligations incurred against such appro- functions and activities. priations, allocations, or other funds prior to the transfer: Provided, That the use of the unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, or other funds transferred by this section shall be subject to the provisions of section 4 (d) (3) and section 9 of the Reorganization Act of 1939.

(b) Transfer of Administrative Funds.—So much of the unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, or other funds available (including those available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1940) for the administrative expenses of any agency transferred by this section, as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall determine, shall be transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture for such use; and the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall allocate to the Secre

(b) All unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, or other funds available (including those available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1940) for the use of the United States Housing | tary of Agriculture from such funds, such Authority, other than those transferred by subsection (a) of this section, are hereby transferred with the United States Housing Authority and shall remain available to it for the exercise of its functions.

sums, and in such proportions, as he may find necessary for the administrative expenses of the Secretary of Agriculture in connection with the agencies and functions transferred by this section. In determining the amount to be transferred, the Director of the Bureau of the Budget

liquidation of obligations incurred against such appropriations, allocations, or other funds prior to the transfer. The use of the unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, or other funds trans

SECTION 309. Administrative Funds. The Director of the Bureau of the Budg-may include an amount to provide for the et shall allocate to the Federal Works Agency, from appropriations, allocations, or other funds available (including those available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1940) for the administrative expenses of the agencies and functions consoli-ferred by this subsection shall be subject dated by section 301, such sums, and in such proportions, as he may find necessary for the administrative expenses of the Federal Works Agency.

SECTION 310. Personnel.-Any of the personnel transferred by this Part found to be in excess of the personnel necessary for the efficient administration of the functions transferred by this Part shall be re-transferred under existing law to other positions in the Government service, or separated from the service subject to the provisions of section 10 (a) of the Reorganization Act of 1939.

PART 4.-LENDING AGENCIES

to the provision of section 4 (d) (3) and section 9 of the Reorganization Act of 1939.

(c) Transfer of other funds.-All unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, or other funds, other than those mentioned in subsection (b) of this section, available (including those available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1940) for any agency transferred by subsection (a) of this section shall be transferred with such agency and shall remain available to it for the exercise of its functions.

(d) Personnel.-Any of the personnel transferred by this section to the DeSECTION 401. (a) Transfers to the De- partment of Agriculture which the Secpartment of Agriculture.-The Farm retary of Agriculture shall find to be in Credit Administration, the Federal Farm excess of the personnel necessary for the Mortgage Corporation, and the Com-administration of the functions transmodity Credit Corporation, and their ferred by this section shall be re-transfunctions and activities, together with ferred under existing law to other posi

REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. II

tions in the Government, or separated from the service subject to the provisions of section 10 (a) of the Reorganization Prepared by the President and transmit

Act of 1939.

ted to the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress assembled, May 9, 1939, pursuant to the provisions of the Reorganization Act of 1939, approved April 3, 1939

PART 1.-DEPARTMENTS

SECTION 1. State Department.-Transfers and consolidations relating to the Department of State are hereby effected as follows:

SECTION 402. (a) Federal Loan Agency. There shall be at the seat of the Government a Federal Loan Agency, with a Federal Loan Administrator at the head thereof. The Federal Loan Administrator shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall receive a salary at the rate of $12,000 per annum. (b) Assistant Federal Loan Adminis(a) Foreign Commerce Service and trator.-The Federal Loan Administra- | Foreign Agricultural Service.-The Fortor shall appoint an Asssistant Federal | eign Commerce Service of the United Loan Administrator, who shall receive a salary at the rate of $9,000 per annum. The Assistant Administrator shall act as Administrator during the absence or disability of the Administrator, or in the event of a vacancy in that office, and shall perform such other duties as the Administrator shall direct.

States and its functions in the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce of the Department of Commerce and the Foreign Agricultural Service of the United States and its functions as established by the Act of June 5, 1930 (46 Stat. 497), in the Department of Agriculture are hereby transferred to the Department of State and shall be consolidated with and administered as a part of the Foreign Service of the United States under the direction and supervision of the Secretary of State.

(c) Powers and Duties of Administrator. The Administrator shall supervise the administration, and shall be responsible for the coordination of the functions and activities, of the following agencies: Reconstruction Finance Corporation, (b) Functions of the Secretary of ComElectric Home and Farm Authority, RFC | merce and the Secretary of Agriculture Mortgage Company, Disaster Loan Cor- | Transferred to the Secretary of State; poration, Federal National Mortgage As- Exceptions.-The functions of the Secsociation, Federal Home Loan Bank retary of Commerce with respect to the Board, Home Owners' Loan Corporation, Foreign Commerce Service and the funcFederal Savings and Loan Insurance | tions of the Secretary of Agriculture with Corporation, Federal Housing Adminis-respect to the Foreign Agricultural Servtration, and Export-Import Bank of ice (other than functions with respect to Washington. The Administrator may appoint such officers and employees and make such expenditures as may be necessary.

such services pertaining to activities in the United States and to the compilation, publication, and dissemination of information) are hereby transferred to, and shall be exercised by, the Secretary of State, except and provided that under regulations prescribed by the President

(d) Administrative Funds.-The Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall allocate to the Federal Loan Agency, from appropriations, allocations, or other funds available (including those available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1940) for the administrative expenses of the agencies named in this section, such sums, and in such proportion, as he may find necessary for the administrative ex-Commerce shall determine to be in the penses of the Federal Loan Agency.

(1) The Secretary of State shall cause to be made such investigations relating to commercial and industrial conditions and activities in foreign countries and such other specific investigations relating to foreign commerce as the Secretary of

public interest, and shall report to the

status of Foreign Service officers therein shall not be included in the total number of officers in such Service for the purpose of determining the percentage limitation established by section 10 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (46 Stat. 1207), as amended.

Secretary of Commerce the results of, and the information secured through, such investigations. He shall also cause to be made such investigations relating to world competition and demand for agricultural products, to production, marketing, and disposition of such products in foreign countries, and to farm (d) China Trade Act Registrar.-Such management and other phases of agri- officer of the Foreign Service as the Seccultural industry in foreign countries, retary of State shall make available for and shall conduct abroad such activities that purpose may be authorized by the (including the demonstration of stand- Secretary of Commerce to perform the ards for cotton, wheat, and other Amer-duties of China Trade Act Registrar proican agricultural products), as the Sec- vided for in the Act of September 19, retary of Agriculture shall determine to 1922 (42 Stat. 849), under the direction be in the public interest, and shall report of the Secretary of Commerce. to the Secretary of Agriculture the results of, and the information secured through, such investigations and activities.

(2) The Secretary of Commerce may from time to time when he deems it in the public interest designate any officer in his Department to render temporary service under the provisions of, and subject to the conditions named in, section 5 of the Act of March 3, 1927, (44 Stat. 1396).

(3) The Secretary of Agriculture may from time to time when he deems it in the public interest designate any officer in his Department to render temporary service under the provisions of, and subject to the conditions named in, section 2 of the Act of June 5, 1930, (46 Stat. 498). (4) The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Agriculture may each designate an officer in his Department, acceptable to the Secretary of State, to serve in the Department of State as liaison officer in connection with the administration of the foreign service of the

United States.

(e) Foreign Service Buildings Com

mission.-The Foreign Service Buildings

Commission and its functions are hereby transferred to the Department of State. The Commission shall exercise advisory functions, but all other functions (including administrative functions) shall be exercised under the direction and supervision of the Secretary of State by such division, bureau, or office in the Department of State as the Secretary shall determine.

SEC. 2. Treasury Department.-Transfers, consolidations, and abolitions relating to the Department of the Treasury are hereby effected as follows:

(a) Bureau of Lighthouses.-The Bureau of Lighthouses in the Department of Commerce and its functions are hereby transferred to and shall be consolidated with and administered as a part of the Coast Guard in the Department of the Treasury.

(b) Director General of Railroads: Of

fice Abolished and Functions Transferred.-The office of Director General of (5) One officer in the Department of Railroads is hereby abolished. The Commerce designated by the Secretary functions and duties of the Director Genof Commerce and acceptable to the Sec-eral of Railroads are hereby transferred retary of State and one officer in the to the Secretary of the Treasury to be Department of Agriculture designated exercised and performed by him perby the Secretary of Agriculture and ac-sonally or through such officer or officers ceptable to the Secretary of State shall of the Department of the Treasury as he be added to the membership of the Board of Foreign Service Personnel for the Foreign Service.

(c) Status of Foreign Service Officers. Foreign Commerce Service officers and Foreign Agricultural Service officers who by reason of transfer to the Foreign Service of the United States and by appointment according to law acquire

may authorize. The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby designated as the agent provided for in section 206 of the Transportation Act, 1920 (41 Stat. 461).

(c) War Finance Corporation Abolished.-All of the functions, property, and obligations of the War Finance Corporation not heretofore transferred by statute to the Secretary of the Treasury