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Federal Security Agency

Federal Security Agency
Agency overview
FormedJuly 1, 1939 (1939-07-01)
DissolvedApril 11, 1953 (1953-04-11)
Superseding agency
JurisdictionFederal government of the United States

The Federal Security Agency (FSA) was an independent agency of the United States government established in 1939 pursuant to the Reorganization Act of 1939. For a time, the agency oversaw food and drug safety, education funding, administration of public health programs, and the Social Security old-age pension plan. It became the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in 1953.


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