22 U.S.C. 263a 34th United States Congress, July 1, 1895 (established as part of the Department of Justice) Act of April 24, 1800 Act of Congress -January 28, 1915 Act of Congress approved on March 3, 1849 Act of Congress in 1910 Act of Congress on April 21, 1862 Act of Congress on August 27, 1935 Act of Congress on February 14, 1903 Act of Congress on July 5, 1865 Act of Congress on March 4, 1913 Act of July 16, 1790, establishing the Capitol Act of June 28, 1879 Act of March 2, 1849 Act of March 6, 1902 Act of May 2, 1828 Act of September 2, 1789 Act to Establish the Department of Justice Administrative Conference Act of 1964 Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 America COMPETES Act of 2007 An Act of Congress on March 16, 1802 An Act to Authorize the Establishment of a Geological Survey, March 3, 1879 Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 Article I of the U.S. Constitution Authorized by Executive Order 13112 Authorized under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) Authorized under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001 Banking Act of 1933 (Glass-Steagall Act) Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985 Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 Bureau of Labor Act of 1884 CDC Foundation Authorization Act of 1992 Capitol Visitor Center Act of 1998 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act; Adult Education and Family Literacy Act Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 Chief Human Capital Officers Act of 2002 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 Coinage Act of 1792 Commemorative Works Act of 1986 Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974 Communications Act of 1934 Community Forest Restoration Act of 2000 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 Constitution Heritage Act of 1988 Constitution of the United States (Article I, Section 3) Consumer Product Safety Act of 1972 Continental Congress Resolution on November 10, 1775 Copyright Act of 1870 Cotton Research and Promotion Act of 1966 Created by internal reorganization in 1983 Created through executive action and later formalized under the [[USA PATRIOT Act]] Customs Courts Act of 1980 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act of 1990 Defense Management Review Decision 916; DoD Directive 5105.64 Delta Regional Authority Act of 2000 Denali Commission Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-277) Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1862 Department of Defense Authorization Act of 1983 Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 Department of Defense Directive 5105.15 Department of Defense Directive 5105.19 Department of Defense Directive 5105.21 Department of Defense Directive 5105.36 Department of Defense Directive 5105.42 Department of Defense Directive 5105.55 Department of Defense Directive 5105.62 Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958 Department of Education Organization Act Department of Energy Organization Act Department of Energy Organization Act (1977) Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Act of 1953 (Reorganization in 1979) Department of Justice Appropriation Bill for 1908 (established as the Bureau of Investigation) Department of Veterans Affairs Act Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015 Employment Act of 1946 Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 Enterprise for the Americas Initiative Act of 1992 Established as part of the NPIP in 1971 Established by Secretarial order in 2002 Established by USDA in 1986 Established by the Office of Management and Budget Established by the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior Established in 1963 as part of broader military reorganization Established in 2008 under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) Established through executive action under President Theodore Roosevelt; formalized by the [[Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914]] Established through the reorganization of USDA in 1994; no specific act linked Established under the CFTC's general authority Established under the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994, specifically under Section 226B, and further defined by the 2008 Farm Bill. Established under the authority of the Attorney General; no specific legislation cited for creation but operates under the [[Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984]] Established under the broader authority of USDA to manage IT, with mandates from various federal IT management laws like the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996. Established under the reorganization of the USDA; no specific legislation noted Established under various farm bills, notably the 1990 Farm Bill Executive Order 11458 by President Richard Nixon in 1969 Executive Order 11858 in 1975 Executive Order 12127 by President Jimmy Carter (1979) Executive Order 13057 Executive Order 13112 Executive Order 14045, September 13, 2021 Executive Order 14050, October 19, 2021 Executive Order 6581 (1934) by President Franklin D. Roosevelt; later codified by the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945. Executive Order by President Gerald Ford in 1974 Executive Order by President Jimmy Carter in 1980, re-authorized by subsequent Presidents Executive Order by President John F. Kennedy Executive Order by President Lyndon B. Johnson Executive Order by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Farm Credit Act of 1971 Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 Federal Aviation Act of 1958 Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA), as amended by the 1974 amendment Federal Employees' Retirement System Act of 1986 Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906; Poultry Products Inspection Act of 1957 Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 Federal Public Transportation Act of 2012 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act - MAP-21) Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1921 Fluid Milk Promotion Act of 1990 Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 Foreign Assistance Act of 1969 Founded by the International Criminal Police Congress in 1923 Health Services and Centers Amendments of 1978 Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999 Help America Vote Act of 2002 Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended under Title III, Part D Higher Education Amendments of 1972 Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 Holocaust Memorial Museum Act of 1980 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Information Technology Management Reform Act (Clinger-Cohen Act) of 1996 Inspector General Act of 1978 Inspector General Reform Act of 2008 Institutionalized within USDA to enhance economic analysis, no specific founding legislation but operates under USDA's authority. Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, amended by the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 International Broadcasting Act of 1994 Jobs Through Exports Act of 1992 Juniper Act of 1775 Justice Assistance Act of 1984 Justice System Improvement Act of 1979 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 Keepseagle v. Vilsack settlement agreement, under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) Land Between the Lakes Protection Act of 1998 Legislation by the Territory of Colorado in 1874 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 Memorandum of Understanding among the Department of the Treasury, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Government Accountability Office (1990) Merchant Marine Act of 1936 Merger of Strategic Air Command and other military units in 1992 Militia Act of 1903 (Dick Act) Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 Museum and Library Services Act of 1996 N/A (Established by DFAS) N/A (Established by DOE) N/A (Established by the Department of Defense) N/A (Part of USDA's ARS) Named by legislation in 1978; originally established in 1946 National Aeronautics and Space Act, July 29, 1958 National Arthritis Act of 1974 National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act of 1988 National Cancer Act of 1971 National Cancer Institute Act of 1937 National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 National Cultural Center Act of 1958 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 National Heart Act of 1948; expanded to include lung and blood in 1969 National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 National Housing Act of 1934 National Housing Act of 1934 (as part of the New Deal) National Labor Relations Act of 1935 National Marine Sanctuaries Act of 1972 National Microbiological Institute established in 1948; renamed to NIAID in 1955 National Missile Defense Act of 1999 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Organic Act of 1970 National School Lunch Act and Child Nutrition Act National Science Foundation Act of 1950 National Security Council directive by President Harry S. Truman in 1952 National Technical Information Act of 1988 National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 Native American Programs Act of 1974 No specific legislation; established by Army Directive 2018-15 in August 2018. No specific legislation; established under the Army Futures Command initiative in 2018. No specific legislation; formed from existing GSA offices in 2016 to streamline digital services across government. No specific legislation; launched by GSA in March 2014 with the aim to improve government digital services. No specific legislation; part of broader DOE/NNSA directives None specified; established as part of USDA's organizational structure in 1994 None specified; established by executive order None specified; part of CDC's organizational structure Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement Act of 2004 North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC) Not established by specific legislation but by USDA initiative Not specifically legislated, established by USDA in 2003 Not specified by legislation, but established in 1988 by the Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and Human Services Not specified by specific legislation, but operates under USDA's authority OMB Circular A-16; officially codified by the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 Order by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in 2009 Organic Act of 1862 Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 Paper and Paper-Based Packaging Promotion, Research and Information Order (2014) Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (as amended in 1995) Parole Commission and Reorganization Act of 1976 Part of the FDA's organizational structure Peace Corps Act of 1961 Plant Variety Protection Act of 1970 Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 Presidential Memorandum on ADR (1998) Public Health Service Act of 1944 Public Law 100-553, 1988 (National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Act) Public Law 101-624 (Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990) Public Law 105-277 (Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999) Public Law 77-526 Public Law 90-219 Public Law 91-358, The District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 Public Law 92-255, Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 Public Law 92-463 Public Law No. 117-103 Public Law No. 94-304 Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906 Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970 Reestablished in 2019 by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1954; transferred to DOJ by Public Law 96-209 Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953 Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1973 Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1979 Reorganization Plan No. 7 of 1961 Revenue Act of 1862 Revenue Act of 1916 Secretarial Order by Secretary James G. Watt on January 19, 1982 Secretary of Agriculture Memorandum 1446, supp. 1, of April 3, 1961 Secretary's Memorandum No. 1769 (1972) Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Services Acquisition Reform Act (SARA) of 2003 Snyder Act of 1921; Indian Health Care Improvement Act Social Security Act (Title IV-D) Social Security Amendments of 1965 Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1935 State Justice Institute Act of 1984 Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 Taylor Grazing Act of 1934; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1946 The Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1953, Section 6 The Revenue Act of 1924; The Tax Court Reform Act of 1998 Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title XII - Reserve Forces Revitalization - Public Law 104-201 Trade Expansion Act of 1962 Treasury Order 217 (July 1970) U.S. Grain Standards Act Uniform Code of Military Justice (Article 67(a)) United Nations Participation Act of 1945 United States Constitution, Article I, Section 2 Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 Various commodity-specific acts Veterans' Judicial Review Act of 1988 Violence Against Women Act of 1994 Voice of America Charter (1976) Wagner-O'Day Act (1938), amended by the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (1971) [[Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002]] [[Farm Bill of 1990]] (P.L. 101-624); authority repealed in [[Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002]] (P.L. 107-171) [[Homeland Security Act of 2002]] [[Wikipedia:Federal Meat Inspection Act|Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906]], [[Wikipedia:Poultry Products Inspection Act|Poultry Products Inspection Act of 1957]], [[Wikipedia:Egg Products Inspection Act|Egg Products Inspection Act of 1970]] [https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/federal_reserve_act Federal Reserve Act of 1913] [https://www.loc.gov/law/help/statutes-at-large/37th-congress/session-3/c37s3ch58.pdf National Currency Act of 1863]
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An Act to Authorize the Establishment of a Geological Survey, March 3, 1879 
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