Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978

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Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978 was a presidential reorganization measure that significantly restructured parts of the U.S. federal executive branch in the late 1970s.

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instanceOf United States presidential reorganization plan ⓘ
legal instrument ⓘ
aimsTo eliminate duplication of consumer protection functions among federal agencies ⓘ
improve coordination of federal consumer protection activities ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
authorizedBy Reorganization Act of 1977 ⓘ
branchAffected executive branch of the United States government ⓘ
citation Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978, 43 Fed. Reg. 36037 ⓘ
codifiedIn 5 U.S.C. App. (Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978) ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
creates Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection (as reorganized) ⓘ
Office of Consumer Affairs within the Executive Office of the President ⓘ
dateSigned 1978-01-26 ⓘ
documentType federal executive reorganization plan ⓘ
effectiveDate 1979-01-01 ⓘ
focusesOn consumer protection ⓘ
trade regulation ⓘ
unfair and deceptive practices ⓘ
governmentLevel federal ⓘ
governs allocation of certain consumer protection functions among federal agencies ⓘ
historicalContext post-Watergate reforms and efforts to increase government efficiency ⓘ
implementedBy executive branch agencies of the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalForm presidential reorganization plan transmitted to Congress ⓘ
legislativeBranchAction subject to congressional review under the Reorganization Act of 1977 ⓘ
partOf Carter administration reorganization efforts ⓘ
policyArea administrative law ⓘ
consumer law ⓘ
trade regulation law ⓘ
president Jimmy Carter ⓘ
purpose to reorganize the federal trade regulatory structure of the United States ⓘ
to strengthen consumer protection functions in the federal government ⓘ
relatedTo Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1978 ⓘ
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 ⓘ
reorganizes Federal Trade Commission ⓘ
scope nationwide within the United States ⓘ
signedBy President Jimmy Carter ⓘ
linked to: Jimmy Carter
status came into effect after congressional review period expired ⓘ
timePeriod late 1970s ⓘ
transfersFunctionFrom Department of Agriculture ⓘ
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare ⓘ
Department of Housing and Urban Development ⓘ
Department of Transportation ⓘ
transfersFunctionTo Federal Trade Commission ⓘ
transmittedTo United States Congress ⓘ

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Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 → relatedTo → Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978 ⓘ
Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978 → codifiedIn → 5 U.S.C. App. (Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978) ⓘ
linked to: Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978