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New Government Agencies

Date: Agency: SuDocs: Agency Now: Date: SuDocs:
1789- President of the United States PR      
1789- House of Representatives Y 1.2         
1789- Senate Y 1.3         
1789- U.S. Marshals Service J 25.      
1789- Dept. of State S      
1789- Treasury Dept. T       
1789-1947 Dept. of War W Dept. of Defense 1949- D
1789-1947 Dept. of the Navy N Navy Dept. 1949-  D 201
1789-1870 Office of the Attorney General J 1 Justice Dept. 1870- J
1789-1940 Treasurer of the U.S. T 40 Treasurer of the U.S. 1940- T 63.300
1790- U.S. Supreme Court Ju 6      
1792-1873 Mint of the United States T 28 United States Mint 1984- T 28
1792-1970 Post Office Dept. P U.S. Postal Service 1970- P
1793- Architect of the Capitol Y 3.AR 2      
1798-1947 Marine Corps N 9 Marine Corps 1949- D 214
1798-1902 Marine Hospital Services T 11 Public Health Services 1970- HE 20
1800- Library of Congress LC      
1802-1947 Engineer Dept. W 7 Engineer Corps 1949- D 103
1802-1947 Military Academy at West Point W 12 Military Academy at West Point 1949- D 109
1816-1834 Survey of the Coast T 11 National Ocean Service 1984- C 55.400
1839-1947 Indian Affairs Office I 20 Indian Affairs Bureau 1947- I 20
1842-1947 Naval Observatory N 14 Naval Observatory 1949- D 213
1845-1947 Naval Academy (Annapolis) N12 Naval Academy 1949- D 208.100
1846- Smithsonian Institution SI      
1846-1964 National Museum SI 2 National Museum of American History 1982- SI 2
1849- Dept. of the Interior I      
1849-1890 Commissioner of Pensions Office I 24 Veteran's Affairs 1931- VA
1849-1945 General Land Office I 21 Land Management Bureau 1946- I 53
1852-1903 Lighthouse Board T 25 U.S. Coast Guard 2003- HS 7
1853-1903 East Dept. W 17      
1853-1911 Texas Dept. W 24      
1858-1865, 1904-1907 California Dept. W 13      
1860-1947 Signal Office W 42 Army Electronics Research & Development Command 2003- D 111
1861- Government Printing Office GP      
1862- Dept. of Agriculture A      
1862- Bureau of Engraving & Printing T 18      
1862--1911 Missouri Dept. W 20      
1862-1953 Internal Revenue Bureau T 22 Internal Revenue Service 1953- T 22
1862-1911 Gulf Dept. W 18      
1863- National Academy of Science NA      
1863- Comptroller of the Currency T 12      
1865- Secret Service T 34      
1865-1890 Freedman's Savings & Trust Company FST      
1865-1904 Columbia Dept. W 15      
1865-1947 Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Lands  W 41      
1866-1898 Platte Dept. W 22      
1866-1911 Lakes Dept. W 19      
1867-1872 Geological Survey of the Territories I 18 Geological Survey 1879- I 19
1867-1904 Dakota Dept. W 16      
1867-1929 Education Bureau I 16 Dept. of Education 1979- ED
1868-1901 Alaska Dept. W 71      
1869-1895 Public Documents Division I 15 Superintendent of Documents 1895- GP 3
1870-1927 Customs Division T 17 Customs & Border Protection 2003- HS 4
1871-1880 Fish Commission FC Fish & Wildlife Service 1940- I 49
1874-1909 Military Prison, Ft. Leavenworth W 27 Prisons Bureau 1930- J 16
1876-1920 Loans & Currency Division T 26 Public Debt Bureau 1940- T 63.200
1876-1884 Philadelphia, International Exhibition S 6.13      
1878-1915 Life Saving Service T 24 U.S. Coast Guard 2003- HS 7
1879-1886 National Board of Health T 29      
1879-1942 Mississippi River Commission W 31 Mississippi River Commission 1949- D 103.300
1880- U.S. Forest Service A 13      
1882-1901 Standards Bureau T 11 National Institute of Standards & Technology 1989- C 13
1883-1979 Civil Service Commission CS Office of Personnel Management 1978- PM
1884-1902 Missouri River Commission W 32      
1887-1995 Interstate Commerce Commission IC Surface Transportation Board 1995- TD 13
1888-1903 Bureau of Labor La 1 Bureau of Labor Statistics 1913- L 2
1889- American Historical Association SI 4      
1890-1940 Weather Bureau A 29 National Weather Service 1970- C 55.100
1891-1903 Immigration Bureau T 21 Citizenship & Immigration Services 2003- HS 8
1892-1901 Chicago, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893 S 6.18      
1893-1898 Road Inquiry Office A 22 Federal Highway Administration 1969- TD 2
1893-1903 Colorado Dept. W 14      
1898-1900 Porto Rico Dept. W 23 Territories & Island Possessions Division 1934-1950 I 35
1898-1902 Cuba Dept. W 25      
1900-1912 Philippines Division W 21      
1903-1913 Naturalization Bureau C 7.10 Citizenship and Immigration Services 2003- HS 8
1903-1913 Commerce & Labor Dept. C Commerce Dept. 1913- C
1903-1913 Commerce & Labor Dept. C Labor Dept. 1913- L
1903-1914 Corporations Bureau C 5 Federal Trade Commission 1914- FT
1903-1904 St. Louis, Louisiana Purchase Exposition. 1904 S 6.18      
1909-1910 General Supply Committee GS General Services Administration 1949- GS
1909-1935 Investigations Bureau J 1.14 Federal Bureau of Investigation 1935- J 1.14
1909-1916 Tariff Board Y 3.T 17/2 International Trade Commission 1981- ITC
1910- Fine Arts Commission FA      
1910-1920 Hawaii Dept. W 81 Hawaii Dept. 1920-1934 W 99.20
1912-1913 Children's Bureau C 19 Children's Bureau 1977- HE 23.1200
1914-1920 American Expeditionary Forces W 95      
1915-1958 National Aeronautics Advisory Committee Y 3.N 21/5 National Aeronautics & Space Administration 1958- NAS
1916- National Park Service I 29      
1916-1933 Efficiency Bureau EB Management and Budget Office 1970- PrEx 2
1916-1946 Employee's Compensation Commission EC Workers Compensation Programs Office 1973- L 36.400
1917-1947 American Red Cross W 102 American Red Cross 1949-1952 Y 3.AM 3/5
1918-1945 Chemical War Service W 91 Chemical Corps 1949- D 116
1920-1971 Women's Bureau L 13 Women's Bureau 1971- L 36.100
1921-2003 General Accounting Office GA General Accountability Office 2004- GA
1920-1930 Veteran's Bureau VB Veteran's Administration 1931- VA
1921-1937 National Gallery of Art SI 6 National Gallery of Art 1937- SI 8
1921-1939 Budget Bureau T 51 Management & Budget Office 1970- PrEx 2
1923- American Battle Monuments Commission Y 3.AM 3      
1926-1934 Bureau of Air Commerce C 23 Federal Aviation Administration 1967- TD 4
1927-1934 Federal Radio Commission RC Federal Communications Commission 1934- CC
1927-1930 Food, Drug & Insecticide Administration A 46 Food & Drug Administration 1970- HE 20.4000
1930-1933 Prohibition Bureau J 17      
1932-1939 Federal Home Loan Bank Board FHL Resolution Trust Corporation 1989- Y 3.R31/2
1932-1969 National Institutes of Health FS 2.22 National Institutes of Health 1970- HE 20.3000
1933- Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Y 3.F 31/8      
1933- Tennessee Valley Authority Y 3.T 25      
1933-1934 National Labor Board Y 3.N 21/10 National Labor Relations Board 1935- LR
1933-1935 Soil Erosion Service I 30 Natural Resources Conservation Service  1994- A 57
1933-1937 Emergency Conservation Work Y 3.EM 3 Civilian Conservation Corps 1939-1943 FS 4
1933-1939 Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works Y 3.F 31/4 Public Works Administration 1939-1943 FW 5
1934- Securities & Exchange Commission SE      
1934-1938 Air Mail Bureau IC 1 air      
1934-1939 Federal Housing Administration Y 3.F31/11: Housing & Urban Development 1965- HH
1934-1949 National Archives AE National Archives & Records Administration 1985- AE
1935-1939 Rural Electrification Administration Y 3.R 88 Rural Utilities Service 1994- A 68
1935-1939 Social Security Board SS Social Security Administration 1995- SSA
1939-1953 Federal Security Agency FS Health & Human Services 1979- HE
1939-1967 (part of) Public Health Service FS 2.22 Medicaid Bureau 1977- HE 22.100
1940-1942, 1948- Selective Service System Y 3.SE 4      
1941-1942 Defense Savings Staff T 1.100 Savings Bond Market Office 19xx- T 66
1941-1945 Censorship Office Y 3.C 33/6      
1941-1947 Army Air Force W 108 Air Force Dept. 1949- D 301
1942-1944 War Relocation Authority PR 32.5400 War Relocation Authority 1944-1946 I 52
1946-1953 Council of Economic Advisors PR 33.9 Council of Economic Advisors PrEx 6  
1946-1949 National Air Museum SI 9 National Air & Space Museum SI 9  
1946-1975 Atomic Energy Commission Y 3.AT 7 Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1975- Y 3.N88
1947-1949 National Security Council Y 3.N 21/17 National Security Council 1961- PrEx 3
1947-1949 Central Intelligence Agency Y 3.N 21/17:100 Central Intelligence Agency 1961- PrEx 3.10
1947-1965 Housing & Home Finance Agency HH Housing & Urban Development 1965- HH
1950- National Science Foundation NS      
1950-1951 Federal Civil Defense Administration Pr 33.800 Federal Emergency Management Administration 2003- HS 5.100
1952-1956 Armed Forces Medical Library D 8 National Library of Medicine 1970- HE 20.3600
1953- Small Business Administration SBA      
1954- Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs) D 305      
1957- U.S. Civil Rights Commission CR      
1958-1963 National Cultural Center SI 10 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 1963- SI 10
           
1961- Executive Office of the President PrEx      
1961-1971 Peace Corps S 19 Peace Corps 1982- PE
1963-1974 Special Representative for Trade Negotiations Office PrEx 9 Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 1974- PrEx 9
1965- Aging Office FS 14.9 Aging Administration  1991- HE1.1000
1965- Appalachian Regional Commission Y 3.AP 4/2      
1965- National Advisory Council on Indian Education Y 3.IN 2/10      
1965- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Y 3.EQ 2      
1966- Transportation Dept. TD      
1966- Advisory Council on Historical Preservation Y 3.H 62      
1966-1970 (Project Head Start) in Economic Opportunity Office PrEx 10 Head Start Bureau 1977- HE 23.1100
1966-1970 National Highway Safety Bureau TD 2.200 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1970- TD 8
1967-1968 Drug Abuse & Control Bureau FS 13.130 Drug Enforcement Administration 1973- J 24
1969- Food & Nutrition Service A 98      
1970- Environmental Protection Agency EP      
1970- Postal Rate Commission Y 3.P84/4      
1970- National Institutes of Health HE 20      
1970-1971 Occupational Safety & Health Bureau HE 20.1600 Occupational Safety & Health Administration 1971- L 35
1972- Consumer Product Safety Commission Y3.C 76/3      
1972-1996 Defense Mapping Agency D 5 National Geospatial Intelligence Agency 200x D 5
1972-2003 Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms Bureau T 70 Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives Bureau 2003- J38
1974- Federal Election Commission Y 3.EL 2/3      
1975-1977 Energy Research & Development Administration ER Energy Dept. 1977- E
1979- National Museum of African Art SI 14      
1979- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council Y 3.H 74      
1987- Interagency Council on Homelessness Y 3.H 75      
1988- National Drug Control Policy Office PrEx 26      
1989- National Museum of the American Indian SI 15      
2001- Bureau of International Security & Nonproliferation S 22      
2003- Homeland Security Dept. HS      
 

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