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        COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

               JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut, Chairman
CARL LEVIN, Michigan                 SUSAN M. COLLINS, Maine
DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii              TOM COBURN, Oklahoma
THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware           JOHN McCAIN, Arizona
MARK L. PRYOR, Arkansas              GEORGE V. VOINOVICH, Ohio
MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana          JOHN ENSIGN, Nevada
CLAIRE McCASKILL, Missouri           LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina
JON TESTER, Montana                  ROBERT F. BENNETT, Utah
ROLAND W. BURRIS, Illinois
MICHAEL BENNET, Colorado
                  Michael L. Alexander, Staff Director
     Brandon L. Milhorn, Minority Staff Director and Chief Counsel
                  Trina Driessnack Tyrer, Chief Clerk





















     AGENCIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED, 
ABOLISHED, CONTINUED, MODIFIED, REORGANIZED, TRANSFERRED, OR CHANGED IN 
   NAME BY LEGISLATIVE OR EXECUTIVE ACTION DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2007

                            Agencies and Functions Established by Public Law  in 2007  
PL 110-26...............................  Board of Governors Advisory Council, The    121 Stat. 108
                                           American National Red Cross.
                                          Office of the Ombudsman, The American       121 Stat. 110
                                           National Red Cross.
PL 110-28...............................  Chief Executive Officer for Visitor         121 Stat. 182
                                           Services (to be appointed by the
                                           Architect of the Capitol).
PL 110-49...............................  Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (to be  121 Stat. 252
                                           appointed by the President).
PL 110-53...............................  Office for State and Local Law Enforcement  121 Stat. 281
                                           and position of Assistant Secretary for
                                           State and Local Law Enforcement (within
                                           the Policy Directorate of the Department
                                           of Homeland Security).
                                          Planning committee to assist in preparing   121 Stat. 286
                                           and revising State, regional, or local
                                           homeland security plans and grants.
                                          Homeland Security Advisory System (to be    121 Stat. 306
                                           administered by the Secretary of Homeland
                                           Security).
                                          Rural Policing Institute (to be             121 Stat. 327
                                           established by the Federal Law
                                           Enforcement Training Center).
                                          Interagency Threat Assessment and           121 Stat. 328
                                           Coordination Group.
                                          Interagency Threat Assessment and           121 Stat. 328
                                           Coordination Group Advisory Council.
                                          Interagency Threat Assessment and           121 Stat. 328
                                           Coordination Group Detail.
                                          Office of Intelligence and Analysis and     121 Stat. 332
                                           position of Under Secretary for
                                           Intelligence and Analysis, who will serve
                                           as the Chief Intelligence Officer of the
                                           Department (Department of Homeland
                                           Security).
                                          Office of Infrastructure Protection and     121 Stat. 332
                                           position of Assistant Secretary for
                                           Infrastructure Protection (Department of
                                           Homeland Security).
                                          Under Secretary responsible for overseeing  121 Stat. 334
                                           critical infrastructure protection, cyber-
                                           security, and other related programs (in
                                           the Department of Homeland Security).
                                          Director of Human Smuggling and             121 Stat. 346
                                           Trafficking Center (to support the
                                           efforts of the National Counterterrorism
                                           Center).
                                          Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness       121 Stat. 365
                                           Accreditation and Certification Program
                                           Officer (to be designated by the
                                           Secretary of Homeland Security).
                                          National Biosurveillance Integration        121 Stat. 375
                                           Center and position of Directing Officer
                                           (under an office or directorate of the
                                           Department of Homeland Security).
                                          National Biosurveillance Integration        121 Stat. 378
                                           Center Working Group.
                                          Democracy Liaison Officer positions (by     121 Stat. 378
                                           the Secretary of State).
                                          National Domestic Preparedness Consortium   121 Stat. 386
                                           (within the Department of Homeland
                                           Security).
                                          National Transportation Security Center of  121 Stat. 387
                                           Excellence (to be established by the
                                           Secretary of Homeland Security).
                                          Office for Multilateral Democracy           121 Stat. 536
                                           Promotion (to be established by the
                                           Secretary of State).
PL 110-69...............................  President's Council on Innovation and       121 Stat. 578
                                           Competitiveness (to be established by the
                                           President).
                                          Manufacturing Extension Partnership         121 Stat. 588
                                           Advisory Board (within the National
                                           Institute of Standards and Technology).
                                          Technology Innovation Program Advisory      121 Stat. 595
                                           Board (within the National Institute of
                                           Standards and Technology).
                                          Director of Science, Engineering, and       121 Stat. 601
                                           Mathematics Education (in the Department
                                           of Energy).
                                          National Laboratories Centers of            121 Stat. 607
                                           Excellence in Science, Technology,
                                           Engineering, and Mathematics Education.
                                          Multidisciplinary institutes to apply       121 Stat. 618
                                           fundamental science and engineering
                                           discoveries to technological innovations
                                           (at the Department of Energy National
                                           Laboratories).
                                          Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy   121 Stat. 621
                                           and Director of ARPA--E (within the
                                           Department of Energy).
                                          National panel on promising practices in K- 121 Stat. 640
                                           12 STEM (science, technology,
                                           engineering, and mathematics) teaching
                                           and learning (to be established by the
                                           Secretary of Energy).
                                          Advisory committee on high-performance      121 Stat. 688
                                           computing (to be established by the
                                           President).
                                          Multidisciplinary centers for               121 Stat. 690
                                           communications research (grants to be
                                           provided by the Director of the National
                                           Science Foundation).
PL 110-85...............................  Internal committee for review of pediatric  121 Stat. 875
                                           plans, assessments, deferrals, and
                                           waivers (within the Food and Drug
                                           Administration).
                                          Office of the Chief Scientist (within the   121 Stat. 898
                                           Office of the Commissioner of the Food
                                           and Drug Administration).
                                          Drug Safety Oversight Board (to be          121 Stat. 938
                                           established by the Secretary of Health
                                           and Human Services).
                                          Advisory Committee on Risk Communication    121 Stat. 960
                                           (to be established by the Secretary of
                                           Health and Human Services).
                                          Reportable Food Registry (within the Food   121 Stat. 965
                                           and Drug Administration).
PL 110-114..............................  Missouri River Recovery Implementation      121 Stat. 1199
                                           Committee (to be established by the
                                           Secretary of the Army).
PL 110-134..............................  National Indian Head Start collaboration    121 Stat. 1377
                                           director (to be appointed by the
                                           Secretary of Health and Human Services).
                                          National migrant and seasonal Head Start    121 Stat. 1377
                                           collaboration director (to be appointed
                                           by the Secretary of Health and Human
                                           Services).
PL 110-138..............................  Interagency Committee to implement an       121 Stat. 1487
                                           agreement related to trade in timber
                                           products from Peru (to be established by
                                           the President).
PL 110-140..............................  Biofuels and biorefinery information        121 Stat. 1535
                                           center (to be established by the
                                           Secretary of Energy).
                                          Bioenergy research centers (to be           121 Stat. 1537
                                           established by the Secretary of Energy to
                                           accelerate basic research and development
                                           of biofuels).
                                          Office of Commercial High-Performance       121 Stat. 1602
                                           Green Buildings and position of Director
                                           of Commercial High-Performance Green
                                           Buildings (to be established by the
                                           Secretary of Energy acting through the
                                           Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency
                                           and Renewable Energy).
                                          Office of Federal High-Performance Green    121 Stat. 1616
                                           Buildings and position of Federal
                                           Director of High-Performance Green
                                           Buildings (to be established by the
                                           Administrator of the General Services
                                           Administration).
                                          Institution of higher education-based       121 Stat. 1636
                                           industrial research and assessment
                                           centers (to be funded by the Secretary of
                                           Energy).
                                          Information technology industry             121 Stat. 1638
                                           organization to coordinate the voluntary
                                           national information program (to be
                                           established jointly by the Secretary of
                                           Energy and the Administrator of the
                                           General Services Administration).
                                          Green Building Advisory Committee (to be    121 Stat. 1654
                                           established by the Federal Director of
                                           High-Performance Green Buildings and the
                                           Commercial Director of High-Performance
                                           Green Buildings (See 121 Stat. 1616.).
                                          Advisory Committee on Energy Efficiency     121 Stat. 1654
                                           Finance (to be established by the
                                           Secretary of Energy acting through the
                                           Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency
                                           and Renewable Energy.
                                          State and local advisory committee to       121 Stat. 1669
                                           advise the Secretary of Energy regarding
                                           administration, implementation, and
                                           evaluation of the Energy Efficiency and
                                           Conservation Block Grant Program (to be
                                           established by the Secretary of Energy).
                                          Center for Geothermal Technology Transfer   121 Stat. 1683
                                           (to be established by an institution of
                                           higher education through a grant awarded
                                           by the Secretary of Energy).
                                          National Marine Renewable Energy Research,  121 Stat. 1687
                                           Development, and Demonstration Centers
                                           (to be established by institutions of
                                           higher education through grants awarded
                                           by the Secretary of Energy).
                                          Energy Storage Advisory Council (to be      121 Stat. 1689
                                           established by the Secretary of Energy).
                                          Energy Storage Research Centers (to be      121 Stat. 1690
                                           established by the Secretary of Energy).
                                          Technical review committee to review        121 Stat. 1690
                                           entrant data submitted under the Bright
                                           Tomorrow Lighting Prizes solid state
                                           lighting competition; to be established
                                           by the Secretary of Energy (See 121 Stat.
                                           1700.).
                                          Task Force on International Cooperation     121 Stat. 1728
                                           for Clean and Efficient Energy
                                           Technologies and position(s) of
                                           Chairperson or Co-Chairpersons (to be
                                           established by the President).
                                          Interagency Working Group on the Export of  121 Stat. 1728
                                           Clean and Efficient Energy Technologies
                                           (to be established by the Task Force on
                                           International Cooperation for Clean and
                                           Efficient Energy Technologies).
                                          Interagency Center on the Export of Clean   121 Stat. 1729
                                           and Efficient Energy Technologies (to be
                                           established by the Interagency Working
                                           Group on the Export of Clean and
                                           Efficient Energy Technologies).
                                          Advisory board to monitor grant program in  121 Stat. 1730
                                           accordance with sections 988 and 989 of
                                           the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
                                           16352, 16353) to support research and
                                           development in the field of renewable
                                           energy sources (See 121 Stat. 1731, sec.
                                           917(b)).
                                          International Clean Energy Foundation and   121 Stat. 1733
                                           position of Chief Executive Officer (as a
                                           Government corporation in the executive
                                           branch).
                                          Board of Directors of the International     121 Stat. 1733
                                           Clean Energy Foundation.
                                          Inspector General of the International      121 Stat. 1737
                                           Clean Energy Foundation.
                                          Coordinator for International Energy        121 Stat. 1739
                                           Affairs (within the Office of the
                                           Secretary of State).
                                          Office of Climate Change and Environment    121 Stat. 1756
                                           (in the Department of Transportation).
                                          Board to identify and seek solutions to     121 Stat. 1761
                                           impediments hindering effective use of
                                           short sea transportation (to be
                                           established by the Secretary of
                                           Transportation).
                                          Smart Grid Advisory Committee (to be        121 Stat. 1784
                                           established by the Secretary of Energy to
                                           advise Department of Energy officials on
                                           the development of smart grid
                                           technologies).
                                          Smart Grid Task Force (to be established    121 Stat. 1785
                                           by the Assistant Secretary of Energy of
                                           the Office of Electricity Delivery and
                                           Energy Reliability to facilitate
                                           transition to smart grid technologies and
                                           practices).
PL 110-161..............................  Climate Change Study Committee (to be       121 Stat. 1897
                                           established by the National Academy of
                                           Sciences).
                                          Executive Committee of the Middle Rio       121 Stat. 1952
                                           Grande Endangered Species Collaborative
                                           Program (to be established by the
                                           Secretary of the Interior).
                                          National Commission on Children and         121 Stat. 2213
                                           Disasters.
                                          United States Senate-Japan                  121 Stat. 2221
                                           Interparliamentary Group.
                                          Office of the Inspector General and         121 Stat. 2240
                                           position of Inspector General (within the
                                           Office of the Architect of the Capitol).
                                          Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer    121 Stat. 2244
                                           for Visitor Services Office, within the
                                           Office of the Architect of the Capitol
                                           (to be appointed by the Architect of the
                                           Capitol).
                                          Contract Appeals Board, and authority for   121 Stat. 2249
                                           Comptroller General to appoint at least
                                           three members (within the Government
                                           Accountability Office).
                                          Public/private interagency public           121 Stat. 2278
                                           diplomacy center (to serve as a program
                                           integration and coordination entity for
                                           U.S. public diplomacy programs).
                                          Advisor for Activities Relating to          121 Stat. 2369
                                           Indigenous Peoples Internationally (in
                                           the immediate office of the Director of
                                           United States Foreign Assistance in the
                                           Department of State).
PL 110-175..............................  Office of Government Information Services   121 Stat. 2529
                                           (within the National Archives and Records
                                           Administration).
                                          Chief FOIA (Freedom of Information Act)     121 Stat. 2529
                                           Officer in each agency (designated from
                                           officials at the Assistant Secretary or
                                           equivalent level).
                                          FOIA Public Liaisons (to be designated in   121 Stat. 2529
                                           each agency by the Chief FOIA Officer of
                                           each agency).

                         Agencies and Functions Established by Executive Order  in 2007  
EO 13423................................  Steering Committee on Strengthening         72 FR 3921
                                           Federal Environmental, Energy, and
                                           Transportation Management (to be
                                           established by the Chairman of the
                                           Council on Environmental Quality).
                                          Federal Environmental Executive position..  72 FR 3921
                                          Office of the Federal Environmental         72 FR 3921
                                           Executive (in the Environmental
                                           Protection Agency).
EO 13425................................  Military commissions to try alien unlawful  72 FR 7737
                                           enemy combatants for offenses triable by
                                           10 U.S.C. Chpt. 47A.
EO 13426................................  Commission on the Care for America's        72 FR 10589
                                           Returning Wounded Warriors and a Task
                                           Force on Returning Global War on Terror
                                           Heroes.
                                          Interagency Task Force on Returning Global  72 FR 10590
                                           War on Terror Heroes (within the
                                           Department of Veterans Affairs).
EO 13429................................  Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute    72 FR 18101
                                           Between Metro-North Railroad and Its
                                           Maintenance of Way Employees Represented
                                           by the International Brotherhood of
                                           Teamsters.
EO 13431................................  Iraq Transition Assistance Office (within   72 FR 26709
                                           the Department of State).
EO 13434................................  Security Professional Development           72 FR 28583
                                           Executive Steering Committee (to
                                           facilitate implementation of the National
                                           Strategy for Professional Development).
EO 13439................................  Interagency Working Group on Import Safety  72 FR 40053
                                           (within Health and Human Services
                                           Department).
EO 13445................................  Interagency Adult Education Working Group   72 FR 56165
                                           (within the Department of Education).
EO 13450................................  Performance Improvement Council, to         72 FR 64520
                                           improve Government program performance
                                           (within the Office of Management and
                                           Budget).
EO 13452................................  Emergency Board to Investigate Disputes     72 FR 67827
                                           Between the National Railroad Passenger
                                           Corporation and Certain of Its Employees
                                           Represented by Certain Labor
                                           Organizations.

                             Agencies and Functions Abolished by Public Law  in 2007  
PL 110-53...............................  Directorate for Information Analysis and    121 Stat. 332
                                           Infrastructure Protection and position of
                                           Under Secretary for Information Analysis
                                           and Infrastructure Protection (Department
                                           of Homeland Security).
PL 110-161..............................  National Commission on Libraries and        121 Stat. 2204
                                           Information Science, as established at 20
                                           U.S.C. 1502 (close out activities).
                                          Library of Congress police jurisdiction...  121 Stat. 2233
PL 110-178..............................  Library of Congress police jurisdiction...  121 Stat. 2551

                          Agencies and Functions Abolished by Executive Order  in 2007  
EO 13423................................  Steering Committee on Greening the          72 FR 3923
                                           Government through Waste Prevention and
                                           Recycling.
                                          Federal Environmental Executive within      72 FR 3923
                                           Environmental Protection Agency (as
                                           established by EO 13101).
                                          Task Force on Greening the Government       72 FR 3923
                                           through Waste Prevention and Recycling
                                           (as established by EO 13101).
                                          Agency Environmental Executives (in each    72 FR 3923
                                           major procuring agency, as established by
                                           EO 13101).
                                          Assistant Secretary for overseeing          72 FR 3923
                                           greening the Government through efficient
                                           energy management (in each Federal
                                           agency, as established by EO 13123).
                                          Agency Energy Teams (within each agency     72 FR 3923
                                           that oversees Energy-Saving Performance
                                           Contracts and other appropriations, as
                                           established by EO 13123).
                                          Public/private advisory committee to        72 FR 3923
                                           oversee Federal energy management (as
                                           established by EO 13123).
                                          Interagency Council on Biobased Products    72 FR 3923
                                           and Bioenergy (as established by EO
                                           13134).
                                          Advisory Committee on Biobased Products     72 FR 3923
                                           and Bioenergy (as established by EO
                                           13134).
                                          National Biobased Products and Bioenergy    72 FR 3923
                                           Coordination Office (as established by EO
                                           13134).
                                          Interagency Environmental Leadership        72 FR 3923
                                           Workgroup (as established by EO 13148).
                                          Senior agency officials to implement        72 FR 3923
                                           Federal AFV (alternative fuel vehicles)
                                           and fleet fuel efficiency programs (as
                                           established by EO 13149).
EO 13425................................  Authority of the Secretary of Defense to    72 FR 7737
                                           try alien unlawful combatants by military
                                           commission established by Military Order
                                           of November 13, 2001.
EO 13446................................  President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax   72 FR 56175
                                           Reform.

                             Agencies and Functions Continued by Public Law in 2007  
PL 110-6................................  Antitrust Modernization Commission (until   121 Stat. 61
                                           60 days after report submitted under
                                           requirements of section 11058 of the
                                           Antitrust Modernization Commission
                                           Extension Act of 2007; 15 U.S.C. 1 note).
PL 110-21...............................  United States Advisory Commission on        121 Stat. 87
                                           Public Diplomacy (until October 1, 2009).
PL 110-85...............................  Pediatric Advisory Committee, Department    121 Stat. 889
                                           of Health and Human Services (until
                                           September 27, 2012).
                                          Pediatric Subcommittee of the Oncologic     121 Stat. 890
                                           Drugs Advisory Committee, Department of
                                           Health and Human Services (until
                                           September 27, 2012).
PL 110-161..............................  National Park System Advisory Board         121 Stat. 2107
                                           (continued until January 1, 2009, by the
                                           last paragraph under "Administrative
                                           Provisions").
PL 110-177..............................  Fugitive Apprehension Task Forces,          121 Stat. 2543
                                           directed and coordinated by the United
                                           States Marshals Service (reauthorized to
                                           be continued through FY 2012).

                          Agencies and Functions Continued by Executive Order  in 2007  
EO 13424................................  President's Council on Service and Civic    72 FR 4409
                                           Participation (until November 30, 2008).
EO 13446................................  Committee for the Preservation of the       72 FR 56175
                                           White House, Department of the Interior
                                           (until September 30, 2009).
                                          National Infrastructure Advisory Council,   72 FR 56175
                                           Department of Homeland Security (until
                                           September 30, 2009).
                                          Federal Advisory Council on Occupational    72 FR 56175
                                           Health and Safety, Department of Labor
                                           (until September 30, 2009).
                                          President's Board of Advisors on            72 FR 56175
                                           Historically Black Colleges and
                                           Universities, Department of Education
                                           (until September 30, 2009).
                                          President's Board of Advisors on Tribal     72 FR 56175
                                           Colleges and Universities, Department of
                                           Education (until September 30, 2009).
                                          President's Commission on White House       72 FR 56175
                                           Fellowships, Office of Personnel
                                           Management (until September 30, 2009).
                                          President's Committee for People with       72 FR 56175
                                           Intellectual Disabilities, Department of
                                           Health and Human Services (until
                                           September 30, 2009).
                                          President's Committee on the Arts and the   72 FR 56175
                                           Humanities, National Endowment for the
                                           Arts (until September 30, 2009).
                                          President's Committee on the International  72 FR 56175
                                           Labor Organization, Department of Labor
                                           (until September 30, 2009).
                                          President's Committee on the National       72 FR 56175
                                           Medal of Science, National Science
                                           Foundation (until September 30, 2009).
                                          President's Council of Advisors on Science  72 FR 56175
                                           and Technology, Office of Science and
                                           Technology Policy (until September 30,
                                           2009).
                                          President's Council on Bioethics,           72 FR 56175
                                           Department of Health and Human Services
                                           (until September 30, 2009).
                                          President's Council on Physical Fitness     72 FR 56175
                                           and Sports, Department of Health and
                                           Human Services (until September 30, 2009).
                                          President's Export Council, Department of   72 FR 56175
                                           Commerce (until September 30, 2009).
                                          President's National Security               72 FR 56175
                                           Telecommunications Advisory Committee,
                                           Department of Homeland Security (until
                                           September 30, 2009).
                                          Trade and Environment Policy Advisory       72 FR 56175
                                           Committee, Office of the United States
                                           Trade Representative (until September 30,
                                           2009).

                             Agencies and Functions Modified by Public Law  in 2007  
PL 110-2................................  House of Representatives Page Board         121 Stat. 4
                                           (increased from 5 to 8 members).
PL 110-26...............................  Board of Governors, The American National   121 Stat. 106
                                           Red Cross (changes in membership,
                                           appointment, and terms of office).
PL 110-34...............................  United States Attorney (changes in vacancy  121 Stat. 224
                                           appointments).
PL 110-36...............................  Iraqi and Afghani translators and           121 Stat. 227
                                           interpreters within Federal agencies
                                           (increase in numbers admitted to United
                                           States as special immigrants).
PL 110-38...............................  Board of Directors, Inter-American          121 Stat. 230
                                           Development Bank (membership composition).
PL 110-49...............................  Committee on Foreign Investment in the      121 Stat. 252
                                           United States (designated as a multi-
                                           agency committee).
PL 110-53...............................  Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight       121 Stat. 352
                                           Board within the Executive Office of the
                                           President reconstituted as an independent
                                           agency within the executive branch.
PL 110-69...............................  Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology  121 Stat. 586
                                           (position at level III of the Executive
                                           Series pay rate removed).
PL 110-161..............................  Membership of the National Oceanic and      121 Stat. 1890
                                           Atmospheric Administration Commissioner
                                           Officer Corps (increased to 321 members).
                                          United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)    121 Stat. 2027
                                           designated by Congress as the official
                                           anti-doping agency for Olympic, Pan
                                           American, and Paralympic sport in the
                                           United States.
PL 110-164..............................  Terms of the positions of Executive         121 Stat. 2459
                                           Director, Deputy Executive Director, and
                                           General Counsel of the congressional
                                           Office of Compliance (increased from one
                                           term to not more than two terms).
PL 110-173..............................  Medicare Payment Advisory Commission        121 Stat. 2514
                                           (designated as an agency of Congress).

                           Agencies and Functions Modified by Executive Order in 2007  
EO 13442................................  Designation of order of succession of the   72 FR 45877
                                           officers named to act as Secretary of
                                           Homeland Security.
EO 13451................................  ITER International Fusion Energy            72 FR 65653
                                           Organization designated as a public
                                           international organization for purposes
                                           of the International Organizations
                                           Immunities Act.

                            Agencies and Functions Reorganized by Public Law  in 2007  
PL 110-53...............................  Office of Intelligence and Analysis and     121 Stat. 332
                                           position of Under Secretary for
                                           Intelligence and Analysis (Department of
                                           Homeland Security).
                                          Office of Infrastructure Protection and     121 Stat. 332
                                           position of Assistant Secretary for
                                           Infrastructure Protection (Department of
                                           Homeland Security).
PL 110-140..............................  National Security Council (Secretary of     121 Stat. 1740
                                           Energy added to membership).

                            Agencies and Functions Transferred by Public Law  in 2007  
PL 110-28...............................  Transfer of land, easements, and            121 Stat. 145
                                           facilities at NASJRB Willow Grove,
                                           Pennsylvania (from the Secretary of the
                                           Navy to the Secretary of the Air Force).
PL 110-140..............................  Clean Energy Application Centers            121 Stat. 1633
                                           (Department of Energy proper) transferred
                                           by the Secretary to the Office of Energy
                                           Efficiency and Renewable Energy within
                                           the Department of Energy.
PL 110-161..............................  Power of the Attorney General, in           121 Stat. 2090
                                           consultation with the Commissioner of
                                           Immigration and Naturalization, to
                                           improve barriers at U.S. borders,
                                           transferred to the Secretary of Homeland
                                           Security.
                                          Library of Congress Police employees shall  121 Stat. 2228
                                           be transferred to the United States
                                           Capitol Police and shall become either
                                           members or civilian employees of the
                                           Capitol Police, as determined by the
                                           Chief of the Capitol Police.
                                          Library of Congress Police civilian         121 Stat. 2228
                                           employees shall be transferred to the
                                           United States Capitol Police and shall
                                           become civilian employees of the Capitol
                                           Police.
                                          Functions, personnel, and budget resources  121 Stat. 2242
                                           of the Inspector General of the Architect
                                           of the Capitol as in effect before the
                                           effective date of section 1301 of the
                                           Architect of the Capitol Inspector
                                           General Act of 2007 (2 U.S.C. 1808; 121
                                           Stat. 2240) transferred to the new Office
                                           of Inspector General (within the Office
                                           of the Architect of the Capitol) by
                                           section 1301(e).
PL 110-178..............................  Library of Congress Police employees shall  121 Stat. 2546
                                           be transferred to the United States
                                           Capitol Police and shall become either
                                           members or civilian employees of the
                                           Capitol Police, as determined by the
                                           Chief of the Capitol Police.
                                          Library of Congress Police civilian         121 Stat. 2546
                                           employees shall be transferred to the
                                           United States Capitol Police and shall
                                           become civilian employees of the Capitol
                                           Police.

                          Agencies and Functions Changed in Name by Public Law  in 2007  
PL 110-47...............................  Grand Teton Discovery and Visitor Center    121 Stat. 242
                                           (Moose, Wyoming) renamed the Craig Thomas
                                           Discovery and Visitor Center.
PL 110-112..............................  Department of Veterans Affairs Medical      121 Stat. 1038
                                           Center (Augusta, GA) designated as the
                                           Charlie Norwood Department of Veterans
                                           Affairs Medical Center.
PL 110-117..............................  Department of Veterans Affairs Medical      121 Stat. 1345
                                           Center (Asheville, NC) designated as the
                                           Charles George Department of Veterans
                                           Affairs Medical Center.
PL 110-118..............................  Department of Veterans Affairs medical      121 Stat. 1346
                                           facility (Iron Mountain, MI) designated
                                           as the Oscar G. Johnson Department of
                                           Veterans Affairs Medical Facility.
PL 110-139..............................  The great hall of the Capitol Visitor       121 Stat. 1491
                                           Center designated as Emancipation Hall.
PL 110-140..............................  Combined Heat and Power Application         121 Stat. 1632
                                           Centers (Department of Energy) renamed
                                           Clean Energy Application Centers.
PL 110-154..............................  National Institute of Child Health and      121 Stat. 1826
                                           Human Development renamed Eunice Kennedy
                                           Shriver National Institute of Child
                                           Health and Human Development.
PL 110-156..............................  Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient   121 Stat. 1830
                                           Clinic in Tulsa, Oklahoma, renamed Ernest
                                           Childers Department of Veterans Affairs
                                           Outpatient Clinic.

                       Agencies and Functions Changed in Name by Executive Order  in 2007  
EO 13435................................  Human Embryo Stem Cell Registry renamed     72 FR 34591
                                           Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Registry.
     AGENCIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED, 
ABOLISHED, CONTINUED, MODIFIED, REORGANIZED, TRANSFERRED, OR CHANGED IN 
   NAME BY LEGISLATIVE OR EXECUTIVE ACTION DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2008

                            Agencies and Functions Established by Public Law  in 2008  
PL 110-181..............................  Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight    122 Stat. 79
                                           and position of Director (within the
                                           Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
                                           for Acquisition, Technology, and
                                           Logistics, Department of Defense).
                                          Department of Defense Military Family       122 Stat. 120
                                           Readiness Council.
                                          Office for Reintegration Programs (to be    122 Stat. 123
                                           established by the Under Secretary of
                                           Defense for Personnel and Readiness
                                           within the Office of the Secretary of
                                           Defense).
                                          Joint Pathology Center, Department of       122 Stat. 199
                                           Defense (to be established by the
                                           President).
                                          Commission on Wartime Contracting.........  122 Stat. 230
                                          Associate Administrator for Acquisition     122 Stat. 251
                                           Workforce Programs (to be designated by
                                           the Administrator for Federal Procurement
                                           Policy within the Federal Acquisition
                                           Institute or its successor).
                                          Defense Materiel Readiness Board (to be     122 Stat. 260
                                           established by the Secretary of Defense
                                           within the Office of the Secretary of
                                           Defense).
                                          Clearinghouse for identifying, assessing,   122 Stat. 262
                                           and disseminating knowledge about readily
                                           available information technologies (to be
                                           established by the Secretary of Defense).
                                          Deputy Chief Management Officer,            122 Stat. 273
                                           Department of Defense (to be appointed by
                                           the President).
                                          Chief Management Officer, Department of     122 Stat. 274
                                           Defense (to be designated by the
                                           Secretary of Defense).
                                          Department of Defense Board of Actuaries..  122 Stat. 275
                                          Assistant Secretary of the Army for         122 Stat. 278
                                           Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.
                                          Principal Military Deputy, Department of    122 Stat. 278
                                           the Army.
                                          Assistant Secretary of the Navy for         122 Stat. 278
                                           Research, Development, and Acquisition.
                                          Principal Military Deputy, Department of    122 Stat. 278
                                           the Navy.
                                          School of Nursing, Department of Defense    122 Stat. 294
                                           (within the Uniformed Services University
                                           of Health Sciences).
                                          Configuration Control Board, Department of  122 Stat. 302
                                           Defense (to be established by the
                                           Director of the Business Transformation
                                           Agency).
                                          Program Management Office, Department of    122 Stat. 302
                                           Defense (to be established by the
                                           Director of the Business Transformation
                                           Agency).
                                          Congressional Commission on the Strategic   122 Stat. 319
                                           Posture of the United States.
                                          Advisory panel on Department of Defense     122 Stat. 336
                                           capabilities for support of civil
                                           authorities after chemical, biological,
                                           radiological, nuclear, or high-yield
                                           explosive (CBRNE) incidents (to be
                                           established by the Secretary of Defense).
                                          National Security Personnel System (to be   122 Stat. 349
                                           established by the Secretary of Defense).
                                          Office of the Special Inspector General     122 Stat. 379
                                           for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
                                          Special Inspector General for Afghanistan   122 Stat. 379
                                           Reconstruction (to be appointed by the
                                           President).
                                          Assistant Inspector General for Auditing    122 Stat. 379
                                           (to be appointed by the Special Inspector
                                           General for Afghanistan Reconstruction).
                                          Assistant Inspector General for             122 Stat. 379
                                           Investigations (to be appointed by the
                                           Special Inspector General for Afghanistan
                                           Reconstruction).
                                          Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees and   122 Stat. 399
                                           Internally Displaced Persons (to be
                                           designated by the Secretary of State
                                           within the embassy of the United States
                                           in Baghdad, Iraq).
                                          Senior Medical Advisor for the Armed        122 Stat. 421
                                           Forces Retirement Home (to be designated
                                           by the Secretary of Defense).
                                          Wounded Warrior Resource Center (to be      122 Stat. 447
                                           established by the Secretary of Defense).
                                          Center of excellence in the prevention,     122 Stat. 454
                                           diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and
                                           rehabilitation of post-traumatic stress
                                           disorder and other mental health
                                           conditions (to be established by the
                                           Secretary of Defense).
                                          Center of excellence in the prevention,     122 Stat. 455
                                           diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and
                                           rehabilitation of military eye injuries
                                           (to be established by the Secretary of
                                           Defense).
                                          Interagency program office to accelerate    122 Stat. 460
                                           the exchange of health care information
                                           between the Departments of Defense and
                                           Veterans Affairs.
                                          Physical Disability Board of Review (to be  122 Stat. 466
                                           established by the Secretary of Defense).
                                          Council of Governors (to be established by  122 Stat. 500
                                           the President).
                                          National Military Working Dog Teams         122 Stat. 563
                                           Monument.
                                          Working group on the storage and disposal   122 Stat. 592
                                           of obsolete vessels owned or operated by
                                           the Federal Government (to be convened by
                                           the Secretary of Transportation).
PL 110-183..............................  Commission on the Abolition of the          122 Stat. 607
                                           Transatlantic Slave Trade.
PL 110-186..............................  Interagency task force to improve capitol   122 Stat. 624
                                           and business development opportunities
                                           for small businesses owned by veterans
                                           (to be established by the President).
PL 110-199..............................  Reentry task force to promote lower         122 Stat. 664
                                           recidivism rates and minimize harmful
                                           effects of offenders' time in prison,
                                           jail, or juvenile facilities.
                                          National Adult and Juvenile Offender        122 Stat. 666
                                           Reentry Resource Center.
PL 110-204..............................  Clearinghouse on newborn screening          122 Stat. 709
                                           information (to be established by the
                                           Secretary of Health and Human Services,
                                           acting through the Administrator of the
                                           Health Resources and Services
                                           Administration, in consultation with the
                                           Director of the Centers for Disease
                                           Control and Prevention and the National
                                           Institutes of Health).
                                          Interagency Coordinating Committee on       122 Stat. 710
                                           Newborn and Child Screening (to be
                                           established by the Secretary of Health
                                           and Human Services).
PL 110-229..............................  Minidoka National Historic Site...........  122 Stat. 759
                                          Commission to Study the Potential Creation  122 Stat. 784
                                           of a National Museum of the American
                                           Latino.
                                          Champlain Quadricentennial Commemoration    122 Stat. 787
                                           Commission.
                                          Hudson-Fulton 400th Commemoration           122 Stat. 789
                                           Commission.
                                          Niagara Falls Heritage Area Commission,     122 Stat. 814
                                           Department of Interior.
                                          Advanced Energy Technology Transfer         122 Stat. 850
                                           Centers (to be established by the
                                           Secretary of Energy).
PL 110-233..............................  Genetic Nondiscrimination Study Commission  122 Stat. 917
PL 110-234..............................  Federal Milk Marketing Order Review         122 Stat. 998
                                           Commission (to be established by the
                                           Secretary of Agriculture subject to the
                                           availability of appropriations).
                                          State technical committees to implement     122 Stat. 1083
                                           technical aspects of the agriculture
                                           conservation experienced services program
                                           (to be established in each State by the
                                           Secretary of Agriculture).
                                          National Institute on Regional Rural        122 Stat. 1184
                                           Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (to
                                           be established by the Secretary of
                                           Agriculture).
                                          National Rural Investment Board (within     122 Stat. 1185
                                           the Department of Agriculture).
                                          Renewable Energy Committee................  122 Stat. 1216
                                          Regional centers of excellence for          122 Stat. 1237
                                           specific agricultural commodities (to be
                                           established by the Secretary of
                                           Agriculture).
                                          Research, Education, and Extension Office   122 Stat. 1260
                                           (within the office of the Under Secretary
                                           of Agriculture).
                                          National Institute of Food and Agriculture  122 Stat. 1265
                                           (to be established by the Secretary of
                                           Agriculture).
                                          Forest Resource Coordinating Committee (to  122 Stat. 1284
                                           be established by the Secretary of
                                           Agriculture).
                                          National Testing Center Registry (to be     122 Stat. 1309
                                           established by the Secretary of
                                           Agriculture).
                                          Biomass Research and Development Board (to  122 Stat. 1318
                                           be established by the Secretary of
                                           Agriculture).
                                          Biomass Research and Development Technical  122 Stat. 1319
                                           Advisory Committee.
                                          Technical Assistance Division (to be        122 Stat. 1365
                                           established by the Secretary of
                                           Agriculture within the Food Safety and
                                           Inspection Service).
                                          Minority Farmer Advisory Committee (to be   122 Stat. 1446
                                           established by the Secretary of
                                           Agriculture).
                                          Office of Advocacy and Outreach (to be      122 Stat. 1450
                                           established by the Secretary of
                                           Agriculture).
                                          Socially Disadvantaged Farmers Group (to    122 Stat. 1451
                                           be established by the Secretary of
                                           Agriculture within the Office of Advocacy
                                           and Outreach).
                                          Small Farms and Beginning Farmers and       122 Stat. 1452
                                           Ranchers Group (to be established by the
                                           Secretary of Agriculture within the
                                           Office of Advocacy and Outreach).
                                          Farmworker Coordinator (to be established   122 Stat. 1452
                                           by the Secretary of Agriculture within
                                           the Office of Advocacy and Outreach).
                                          Office of Homeland Security (within the     122 Stat. 1454
                                           Department of Agriculture).
                                          Agricultural Biosecurity Communication      122 Stat. 1455
                                           Center (to be established by the
                                           Secretary of Agriculture).
                                          Southwest Crescent Regional Commission....  122 Stat. 1469
                                          Southwest Border Regional Commission......  122 Stat. 1469
                                          Northern Border Regional Commission.......  122 Stat. 1469
                                          Coordinator for Chronically Underserved     122 Stat. 1482
                                           Rural Areas (to be established by the
                                           Secretary of Agriculture).
PL 110-246..............................  Federal Milk Marketing Order Review         122 Stat. 1726
                                           Commission (to be established by the
                                           Secretary of Agriculture).
                                          State Technical Committees (to be           122 Stat. 1811
                                           established in each State by the
                                           Secretary of Agriculture).
                                          Consultative Group to Eliminate the Use of  122 Stat. 1838
                                           Child Labor and Forced Labor in Imported
                                           Agricultural Products (to be established
                                           by the Secretary of Agriculture).
                                          National Institute on Regional Rural        122 Stat. 1945
                                           Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (to
                                           be established by the Secretary of
                                           Agriculture).
                                          National Rural Investment Board (within     122 Stat. 1946
                                           the Department of Agriculture).
                                          Renewable Energy Committee................  122 Stat. 1977
                                          Regional centers of excellence for          122 Stat. 1998
                                           specific agricultural commodities (to be
                                           established by the Secretary of
                                           Agriculture).
                                          Research, Education, and Extension Office   122 Stat. 2021
                                           (within the office of the Under Secretary
                                           of Agriculture).
                                          National Institute of Food and Agriculture  122 Stat. 2026
                                           (to be established by the Secretary of
                                           Agriculture).
                                          Forest Resource Coordinating Committee (to  122 Stat. 2045
                                           be established by the Secretary of
                                           Agriculture).
                                          National Testing Center Registry (to be     122 Stat. 2071
                                           established by the Secretary of
                                           Agriculture).
                                          Biomass Research and Development Board (to  122 Stat. 2080
                                           be established by the Secretary of
                                           Agriculture).
                                          Biomass Research and Development Technical  122 Stat. 2081
                                           Advisory Committee.
                                          Technical Assistance Division (to be        122 Stat. 2126
                                           established by the Secretary of
                                           Agriculture within the Food Safety and
                                           Inspection Service).
                                          Minority Farmer Advisory Committee (to be   122 Stat. 2208
                                           established by the Secretary of
                                           Agriculture).
                                          Office of Advocacy and Outreach (to be      122 Stat. 2212
                                           established by the Secretary of
                                           Agriculture).
                                          Socially Disadvantaged Farmers Group (to    122 Stat. 2213
                                           be established by the Secretary of
                                           Agriculture within the Office of Advocacy
                                           and Outreach).
                                          Small Farms and Beginning Farmers and       122 Stat. 2214
                                           Ranchers Group (to be established by the
                                           Secretary of Agriculture within the
                                           Office of Advocacy and Outreach).
                                          Farmworker Coordinator (to be established   122 Stat. 2214
                                           by the Secretary of Agriculture within
                                           the Office of Advocacy and Outreach).
                                          Office of Homeland Security (within the     122 Stat. 2216
                                           Department of Agriculture).
                                          Agricultural Biosecurity Communication      122 Stat. 2217
                                           Center (to be established by the
                                           Secretary of Agriculture).
                                          Southeast Crescent Regional Commission....  122 Stat. 2231
                                          Southwest Border Regional Commission......  122 Stat. 2231
                                          Northern Border Regional Commission.......  122 Stat. 2231
                                          Coordinator for Chronically Underserved     122 Stat. 2244
                                           Rural Areas (to be established by the
                                           Secretary of Agriculture).
PL 110-286..............................  Special Representative and Policy           122 Stat. 2643
                                           Coordinator for Burma (to be appointed by
                                           the President).
PL 110-289..............................  Federal Housing Finance Agency (to be       122 Stat. 2661
                                           established by the Secretary of
                                           Agriculture).
                                          Director of the Federal Housing Finance     122 Stat. 2662
                                           Agency (to be appointed by the President).
                                          Deputy Director of the Division of          122 Stat. 2662
                                           Enterprise Regulation (to be established
                                           by the Director of the Federal Housing
                                           Finance Agency).
                                          Deputy Director of the Division of Federal  122 Stat. 2662
                                           Home Loan Bank Regulation (to be
                                           designated by the Director of the Federal
                                           Housing Finance Agency).
                                          Deputy Director for Housing Mission and     122 Stat. 2663
                                           Goals (to be designated by the Director
                                           of the Federal Housing Finance Agency).
                                          Federal Housing Finance Oversight Board...  122 Stat. 2665
                                          Office of the Ombudsman (to be established  122 Stat. 2668
                                           within the Federal Housing Finance
                                           Agency).
                                          Office of Minority and Women Inclusion....  122 Stat. 2682
PL 110-293..............................  Coordinator of United States Government     122 Stat. 2961
                                           Activities to Combat Malaria Globally
                                           (within the United States Agency for
                                           International Development).
                                          Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission  122 Stat. 2964
                                           Panel (to be established by the Global
                                           AIDS Coordinator).
PL 110-298..............................  Federal Law Enforcement Congressional       122 Stat. 2987
                                           Badge of Bravery Board (within the
                                           Department of Justice).
                                          State and Local Law Enforcement             122 Stat. 2991
                                           Congressional Badge of Bravery Board
                                           (within the Department of Justice).
                                          Congressional Badge of Bravery Office       122 Stat. 2994
                                           (within the Department of Justice).
PL 110-313..............................  Administrative patent and trademark judges  122 Stat. 3014
                                           (to be appointed by the Secretary of
                                           Commerce).
PL 110-314..............................  Database on the safety of consumer          122 Stat. 3048
                                           products (to be established by the
                                           Consumer Product Safety Commission).
PL 110-315..............................  National Advisory Committee on              122 Stat. 3091
                                           Institutional Quality and Integrity
                                           (within the Department of Education).
                                          National Database on Financial Assistance   122 Stat. 3096
                                           for the Study of Science, Technology,
                                           Engineering, and Mathematics (to be
                                           established by the Secretary of
                                           Education).
                                          Advisory Commission on Accessible           122 Stat. 3368
                                           Instructional Materials in Postsecondary
                                           Education for Students with Disabilities
                                           (to be established by the Secretary of
                                           Education).
                                          Task force to study modeling and            122 Stat. 3432
                                           simulation programs at institutions of
                                           higher education (to be established by
                                           the Secretary of Education).
                                          Commission on the education of the deaf     122 Stat. 3455
                                           (to be established by the Secretary of
                                           Education).
                                          Deputy Assistant Secretary for              122 Stat. 3460
                                           International and Foreign Language
                                           Education.
                                          Office of Postsecondary Education (to be    122 Stat. 3460
                                           administered by the Assistant Secretary
                                           for Postsecondary Education).
                                          Advisory council on the Minority Serving    122 Stat. 3474
                                           Institution Digital and Wireless
                                           Technology Opportunity Program (to be
                                           established by the Secretary of
                                           Education).
                                          Task force to make policy recommendations   122 Stat. 3500
                                           to the Secretary regarding teaching
                                           students with reading disabilities (to be
                                           established by the Secretary of
                                           Education).
PL 110-323..............................  Office of the Inspector General and         122 Stat. 3544
                                           position of Inspector General (to be
                                           appointed by the Comptroller General
                                           within the Government Accountability
                                           Office).
PL 110-329..............................  Horsham Joint Interagency Installation (to  122 Stat. 3646
                                           be established by the Secretary of the
                                           Air Force).
PL 110-343..............................  Office of Domestic Finance (within the      122 Stat. 3767
                                           Department of Treasury).
                                          Financial Stability Oversight Board         122 Stat. 3770
                                           (within the Department of Treasury).
                                          Credit review committee (to be appointed    122 Stat. 3771
                                           by the Financial Stability Oversight
                                           Board).
                                          Office of the Special Inspector General     122 Stat. 3788
                                           for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (to
                                           be appointed by the President).
                                          Congressional Oversight Panel (within the   122 Stat. 3791
                                           legislative branch).
                                          Resource advisory committees to improve     122 Stat. 3905
                                           collaborative relationships and provide
                                           advice and recommendations to the land
                                           management agencies (to be established by
                                           the Secretary of the Interior).
PL 110-344..............................  Deputy Chief of the Criminal Section of     122 Stat. 3934
                                           the Civil Rights Division of the
                                           Department of Justice (to be designated
                                           by the Attorney General).
                                          Supervisory Special Agent in the Civil      122 Stat. 3935
                                           Rights Unit of the Federal Bureau of
                                           Investigation of the Department of
                                           Justice (to be designated by the Attorney
                                           General).
PL 110-354..............................  Interagency Breast Cancer and               122 Stat. 3984
                                           Environmental Research Coordinating
                                           Committee (to be established by the
                                           Secretary of Health and Human Services).
PL 110-373..............................  Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Registry (to  122 Stat. 4047
                                           be established by the Secretary of Health
                                           and Human Services acting through the
                                           Director of the Centers for Disease
                                           Control).
                                          Advisory Committee on the National ALS      122 Stat. 4048
                                           Registry (to be established by the
                                           Secretary of Health and Human Services
                                           acting through the Director of the
                                           Centers for Disease Control).
PL 110-376..............................  National Operations Center fire service     122 Stat. 4060
                                           position (to be established by the
                                           Secretary of Homeland Security in
                                           consultation with the Administrator of
                                           the United States Fire Administration).
PL 110-382..............................  Office of the FBI Liaison (within the       122 Stat. 4087
                                           Department of Homeland Security).
PL 110-385..............................  Online Safety and Technology Working Group  122 Stat. 4103
                                           (to be established by the Assistant
                                           Secretary of Commerce for Communications
                                           and Information).
PL 110-386..............................  Hydrographic Services Review Panel........  122 Stat. 4107
PL 110-387..............................  Epilepsy centers of excellence (to be       122 Stat. 4126
                                           established by the Secretary of Veterans
                                           Affairs).
                                          Peer review panel to assess the scientific  122 Stat. 4126
                                           and clinical merit of proposals submitted
                                           for the epilepsy centers of excellence
                                           (to be established by the Under Secretary
                                           for Health).
                                          Consolidated patient accounting centers     122 Stat. 4129
                                           for conducting industry-modeled
                                           regionalized billing and collection
                                           activities (to be established by the
                                           Secretary of Veterans Affairs).
PL 110-388..............................  Chief Human Capital Officer (to be          122 Stat. 4144
                                           appointed by the Secretary of Homeland
                                           Security).
PL 110-389..............................  Advisory Committee on Disability            122 Stat. 4152
                                           Compensation (within the Department of
                                           Veterans Affairs).
                                          Office of Survivors Assistance (to be       122 Stat. 4156
                                           established by the Secretary of Veterans
                                           Affairs).
                                          Office of National Veterans Sports          122 Stat. 4183
                                           Programs and Special Events (within the
                                           Department of Veterans Affairs).
PL 110-401..............................  National Strategy for Child Exploitation    122 Stat. 4230
                                           Prevention and Interdiction (to be
                                           established by the Attorney General).
                                          Senior official to coordinate the National  122 Stat. 4233
                                           Strategy for Child Exploitation
                                           Prevention and Interdiction (to be
                                           designated by the Attorney General).
                                          National Internet Crimes Against Children   122 Stat. 4233
                                           Task Force (within the Department of
                                           Justice under the authority of the
                                           Attorney General).
                                          National Internet Crimes Against Children   122 Stat. 4236
                                           Data System (to be established by the
                                           Attorney General).
                                          National Internet Crimes Against Children   122 Stat. 4238
                                           Data System Steering Committee (to be
                                           established by the Attorney General).
PL 110-403..............................  Intellectual Property Enforcement           122 Stat. 4264
                                           Coordinator (to be appointed by the
                                           President within the Executive Office of
                                           the President.).
                                          Interagency intellectual property           122 Stat. 4265
                                           enforcement advisory committee to develop
                                           the Joint Strategic Plan against
                                           counterfeiting and infringement.
PL 110-404..............................  Advisory committee to review the progress   122 Stat. 4283
                                           of and develop completion goals for the
                                           Founding Fathers editorial projects (to
                                           be established by the Archivist of the
                                           United States).
                                          National database for records of            122 Stat. 4285
                                           servitude, emancipation, and post-civil
                                           war reconstruction (to be established by
                                           the Archivist of the United States).
PL 110-409..............................  Counsel to the Inspector General (to be     122 Stat. 4305
                                           appointed by each Inspector General of
                                           designated Federal entities).
PL 110-406..............................  Council of the Inspectors General on        122 Stat. 4306
                                           Integrity and Efficiency (within the
                                           executive branch).
PL 110-409..............................  Integrity Committee to receive, review,     122 Stat. 4309
                                           and refer for investigation allegations
                                           of wrongdoing made against the Inspector
                                           General and staff.
PL 110-417..............................  Senior official to act as the executive     122 Stat. 4404
                                           agent for printed circuit board
                                           technology (to be designated by the
                                           Secretary of Defense).
                                          Military Leadership Diversity Commission..  122 Stat. 4476
                                          Resale Activities Review Board (to be       122 Stat. 4493
                                           established by the Secretary of Defense).
                                          Center of excellence in the mitigation,     122 Stat. 4508
                                           treatment, and rehabilitation of
                                           traumatic extremity injuries and
                                           amputations (to be established by the
                                           Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
                                           Veterans Affairs).
                                          Task force to examine matters relating to   122 Stat. 4511
                                           prevention of suicide by members of the
                                           Armed Forces (to be established by the
                                           Secretary of Defense).
                                          Configuration Steering Boards (within the   122 Stat. 4528
                                           Department of Defense).
                                          Governmentwide Contingency Contracting      122 Stat. 4554
                                           Corps (to be established by the
                                           Administrator of General Services).
                                          Database of persons awarded Federal agency  122 Stat. 4555
                                           contracts and grants (to be established
                                           by the Administrator of General Services).
                                          Director of Operational Energy Plans and    122 Stat. 4564
                                           Programs (to be appointed by the
                                           President within the Department of
                                           Defense).
                                          Senior official within each armed force to  122 Stat. 4565
                                           be responsible for operational energy
                                           plans and programs (to be designated by
                                           the Secretary of each of the military
                                           departments).
                                          Corrosion control and prevention            122 Stat. 4566
                                           executives (to be designated by the
                                           Assistant Secretary of each military
                                           department).
                                          General Counsel to the Inspector General    122 Stat. 4569
                                           of the Department of Defense (to be
                                           appointed by the Inspector General of the
                                           Department of Defense).
                                          Office of Business Transformation (to be    122 Stat. 4570
                                           established by the Secretary of each
                                           military department).
                                          Center for Complex Operations (to be        122 Stat. 4589
                                           established by the Secretary of Defense).
                                          Advisory panel to improve coordination on   122 Stat. 4605
                                           national security matters among the
                                           Department of Defense, the Department of
                                           State, and the United States Agency for
                                           International Development (to be
                                           established by the Secretary of Defense,
                                           the Secretary of State, and the
                                           Administrator of the United States Agency
                                           for International Development).
                                          Office of the Coordinator for               122 Stat. 4654
                                           Reconstruction and Stabilization (within
                                           the Department of State).
PL 110-422..............................  International Space Station National        122 Stat. 4795
                                           Laboratory Advisory Committee (to be
                                           established by the Administrator of the
                                           National Aeronautics and Space
                                           Administration).
                                          Space Shuttle Transition Liaison Office     122 Stat. 4799
                                           (to be established by the Administrator
                                           of the National Aeronautics and Space
                                           Administration within the Office of Human
                                           Capital Management).
PL 110-432..............................  Administrator of the Federal Railroad       122 Stat. 4851
                                           Administration (to be appointed by the
                                           President).
                                          Deputy Administrator of the Federal         122 Stat. 4851
                                           Railroad Administration (to be appointed
                                           by the Secretary of Transportation).
                                          Associate Administrator for Railroad        122 Stat. 4851
                                           Safety (to be appointed by the Secretary
                                           of Transportation).
                                          Task force for emergency response to        122 Stat. 4899
                                           passenger rail accidents (to be
                                           established by the Secretary of
                                           Transportation in cooperation with the
                                           National Transportation Safety Board).
                                          Northeast Corridor Infrastructure and       122 Stat. 4921
                                           Operations Advisory Commission (to be
                                           established by the Secretary of
                                           Transportation).
                                          Northeast Corridor Safety Committee (to be  122 Stat. 4923
                                           established by the Secretary of
                                           Transportation).
                                          Next Generation Corridor Equipment Pool     122 Stat. 4951
                                           Committee (to be established by Amtrak).
PL 110-437..............................  Office of the Capitol Visitor Center        122 Stat. 4988
                                           (within the Office of the Architect of
                                           the Capitol).
                                          Office of Congressional Accessibility       122 Stat. 4993
                                           Services (within the legislative branch).
                                          Congressional Accessibility Services Board  122 Stat. 4993
                                           (within the legislative branch).

                         Agencies and Functions Established by Executive Order  in 2008  
EO 13455................................  President's Advisory Council on Financial   73 FR 4445
                                           Literacy (within the Department of
                                           Treasury).
EO 13456................................  Committee on Foreign Investment in the      73 FR 4677
                                           United States.
EO 13459................................  Interagency Working Group on Youth          73 FR 8003
                                           Programs (within the Department of Health
                                           and Human Services).
EO 13462................................  President's Intelligence Advisory Board     73 FR 11805
                                           (within the Executive Office of the
                                           President).
                                          Intelligence Oversight Board..............  73 FR 11806
EO 13467................................  Suitability and Security Clearance          73 FR 38105
                                           Performance Accountability Council.
                                          Suitability Executive Agent and Security    73 FR 38106
                                           Executive Agent.
EO 13476................................  Presidential Transition Coordinating        73 FR 60605
                                           Council.
EO 13479................................  Advisory committee to provide advice to     73 FR 70241
                                           the Secretary of Transportation
                                           concerning the implementation of the Next
                                           Generation Air Transportation System.
                                          Staff to support the Secretary of           73 FR 70241
                                           Transportation and the Senior Policy
                                           Commission in the performance of their
                                           duties relating to the implementation of
                                           the Next Generation Air Transportation
                                           System.

                    Agencies and Functions Established by Other Presidential  Action in 2008  
Proclamation 8327.......................  World War II Valor In the Pacific National  73 FR 75293
                                           Monument.

                             Agencies and Functions Abolished by Public Law  in 2008  
PL 110-181..............................  Commission on the Implementation of the     122 Stat. 328
                                           New Strategic Posture of the United
                                           States.
                                          Office of the Special Inspector General     122 Stat. 371
                                           for Iraq Reconstruction (180 days after
                                           amounts appropriated for the
                                           reconstruction of Iraq are less than
                                           250,000,000).
                                          Office of the Special Inspector General     122 Stat. 385
                                           for Afghanistan Reconstruction (180 days
                                           after the amounts appropriated are less
                                           than   250,000,000).
PL 110-183..............................  Commission on the Abolition of the          122 Stat. 611
                                           Transatlantic Slave Trade (effective
                                           December 31, 2009).
PL 110-229..............................  Minidoka Internment National Monument.....  122 Stat. 771
                                          Commission to Study the Potential Creation  122 Stat. 786
                                           of a National Museum of the American
                                           Latino (30 days after final reports and
                                           plans are submitted pursuant to sec.
                                           333(d)(1)).
                                          Hudson-Fulton 400th Commemoration           122 Stat. 793
                                           Commission (effective December 31, 2010).
PL 110-234..............................  Commission on Application of Payment        122 Stat. 1025
                                           Limitations.
PL 110-246..............................  Commission on Application of Payment        122 Stat. 1753
                                           Limitations.
PL 110-289..............................  Office of Federal Housing Enterprise        122 Stat. 2794
                                           Oversight and positions of the Director
                                           and Deputy Director (Department of
                                           Housing and Urban Development).
                                          Federal Housing Finance Board.............  122 Stat. 2797

                          Agencies and Functions Abolished by Executive Order  in 2008  
EO 13462................................  President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory   73 FR 11808
                                           Board (as established by EO 12863).

                             Agencies and Functions Continued by Public Law  in 2008  
PL 110-181..............................  Joint task forces to provide support to     122 Stat. 304
                                           law enforcement agencies conducting
                                           counter-terrorism activities (authorized
                                           through fiscal year 2008).
                                          Counterproliferation Program Review         122 Stat. 403
                                           Committee (authorized through fiscal year
                                           2013).
PL 110-186..............................  Small Business Administration Advisory      122 Stat. 625
                                           Committee on Veterans Business Affairs
                                           (permanently continued pursuant to sec.
                                           103(b)).
PL 110-199..............................  National Prison Rape Elimination            122 Stat. 694
                                           Commission (until 60 days after report
                                           submitted under requirements of section
                                           7(d)(3)(A) of the Prison Rape Elimination
                                           Act of 2003; 42 USC 15606(d)(3)(A).).
PL 110-204..............................  Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders   122 Stat. 708
                                           in Newborns and Children (until April 24,
                                           2013).
PL 110-229..............................  Acadia National Park Advisory Commission    122 Stat. 775
                                           (until September 25, 2026).
PL 110-234..............................  National Honey Board (until, but no later   122 Stat. 1348
                                           than 180 days after the date of enactment
                                           of the referendum requirement under
                                           section 10401 of the Food, Conservation,
                                           and Energy Act of 2008; 7 USC
                                           4606(c)(12)).
PL 110-246..............................  National Honey Board (until, but not later  122 Stat. 2109
                                           than 180 days after the date of enactment
                                           of the referendum requirement under
                                           section 10401 of the Food, Conservation,
                                           and Energy Act of 2008; 7 USC 4606
                                           (c)(12)).
PL 110-312..............................  United States Parole Commission (extended   122 Stat. 3013
                                           from 21 to 24 years).
PL 110-336..............................  National Recording Preservation Board       122 Stat. 3726
                                           (reauthorized through fiscal year 2016).
                                          National Recording Preservation Foundation  122 Stat. 3726
                                           (reauthorized through fiscal year 2016).
                                          National Film Preservation Board            122 Stat. 3727
                                           (reauthorized through fiscal year 2016).
                                          National Film Preservation Foundation       122 Stat. 3728
                                           (reauthorized through fiscal year 2016).
PL 110-377..............................  Poison Control Centers national toll-free   122 Stat. 4064
                                           number (reauthorized through fiscal year
                                           2014).
PL 110-389..............................  Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans     122 Stat. 4189
                                           (until December 31, 2014).
PL 110-417..............................  Senior Oversight Committee with respect to  122 Stat. 4509
                                           wounded warrior matters (until December
                                           31, 2009).
PL 110-433..............................  Federal Election Commission administrative  122 Stat. 4971
                                           penalty authority (until December 13,
                                           2013).

                          Agencies and Functions Continued by Executive Order  in 2008  
EO 13463................................  Gulf Coast Recovery and Rebuilding Council  73 FR 22047
                                           (extended through February 28, 2009).
                                          Coordinator of Federal Support for the      73 FR 22047
                                           Recovery and Rebuilding of the Gulf Coast
                                           Region (extended through February 28,
                                           2009).

                             Agencies and Functions Modified by Public Law  in 2008  
PL 110-181..............................  Chemical Demilitarization Citizens          122 Stat. 282
                                           Advisory Commissions (changes to
                                           functions and termination).
                                          Joint Requirements Oversight Council        122 Stat. 287
                                           (additional duties relating to core
                                           mission areas).
                                          Board of Regents for the Uniformed          122 Stat. 293
                                           Services University of the Health
                                           Sciences (changes to appointment
                                           authority and meetings, and statutory
                                           redesignation).
                                          Board of Visitors of Western Hemisphere     122 Stat. 296
                                           Institute for Security Cooperation
                                           (changes in board composition).
                                          Local boards of trustees, Armed Forces      122 Stat. 422
                                           retirement homes (changes in duties and
                                           composition).
                                          National Guard Bureau (to be a joint        122 Stat. 497
                                           activity of the Department of Defense).
PL 110-204..............................  Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders   122 Stat. 706
                                           in Newborns and Children (changes in
                                           duties and membership).
PL 110-229..............................  Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission    122 Stat. 782
                                           (changes to authority, staff, and support
                                           services).
PL 110-234..............................  International Sugar Organization            122 Stat. 981
                                           (restoration of United States membership).
                                          National Agricultural Research, Extension,  122 Stat. 1214
                                           Education, and Economics Advisory Board
                                           (decreased from 31 to 25 members).
                                          State forest stewardship coordinating       122 Stat. 1285
                                           committees (changes in composition and
                                           duties).
PL 110-246..............................  International Sugar Organization            122 Stat. 1709
                                           (restoration of United States membership).
                                          Food Aid Consultative Group (changes in     122 Stat. 1824
                                           composition of group membership).
                                          National Agricultural Research, Extension,  122 Stat. 1975
                                           Education, and Economics Advisory Board
                                           (decreased from 31 to 25 members).
                                          State forest stewardship coordinating       122 Stat. 2047
                                           committees (changes in composition and
                                           duties).
PL 110-281..............................  Board of Directors, National Fish and       122 Stat. 2617
                                           Wildlife Foundation (increased from 25 to
                                           30 directors).
PL 110-289..............................  Federal National Mortgage Association       122 Stat. 2781
                                           Board of Directors (reduced from 18 to 13
                                           persons).
PL 110-386..............................  National Oceanic and Atmospheric            122 Stat. 4108
                                           Administration commissioned officers
                                           (increased from 321 to 379 pursuant to
                                           provisions of sec. 215 of the National
                                           Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
                                           Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002;
                                           33 USC 3005).
PL 110-389..............................  United States Court of Appeals for          122 Stat. 4177
                                           Veterans Claims (temporary increase in
                                           authorized judges effective December 31,
                                           2009).
PL 110-392..............................  Advisory Council for Elimination of         122 Stat. 4197
                                           Tuberculosis (additional duties).
                                          Federal Tuberculosis Task Force             122 Stat. 4197
                                           (additional duties).
PL 110-404..............................  National Historical Publications and        122 Stat. 4281
                                           Records Commission (term restrictions).
PL 110-406..............................  Western Federal Court District of           122 Stat. 4291
                                           Tennessee (changes in composition of
                                           divisions).
PL 110-417..............................  General and flag officers' joint duty       122 Stat. 4433
                                           assignment positions (increased from 12
                                           to 85).
                                          Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of   122 Stat. 4434
                                           the Marine Corps (modification of
                                           authority).
                                          Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq   122 Stat. 4543
                                           and Afghanistan (additional authorities).
                                          Interagency Committee on Debarment and      122 Stat. 4557
                                           Suspension (additional duties).
                                          Deputy Chief Management Officer (to serve   122 Stat. 4567
                                           as the vice chairman of the Defense
                                           Business System Management Committee).
                                          Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for   122 Stat. 4568
                                           Nuclear and Chemical and Biological
                                           Defense Programs (to be considered an
                                           Assistant Secretary of Defense).
PL 110-432..............................  Federal Railroad Administration Human       122 Stat. 4877
                                           Capital (increase in number of employees
                                           through fiscal year 2013).
                                          Amtrak Board of Directors (increased from   122 Stat. 4911
                                           7 to 9 directors).
PL 110-457..............................  Interagency task force to monitor and       122 Stat. 5045
                                           combat human trafficking (changes in
                                           composition).

                            Agencies and Functions Transferred by Public Law  in 2008  
PL 110-181..............................  Administrative jurisdiction, custody, and   122 Stat. 562
                                           control over the Air Force Memorial (from
                                           the Secretary of the Army to the
                                           Secretary of the Air Force).
                                          Joint Spectrum Center (relocated from       122 Stat. 569
                                           Annapolis, MD to Fort Meade, MD).
PL 110-229..............................  Administrative jurisdiction over ``BOR      122 Stat. 771
                                           parcel 1'' and ``BOR parcel 2,'' lands in
                                           the State of Washington (from the Bureau
                                           of Reclamation to the National Park
                                           Service).
                                          Administrative jurisdiction over ``Public   122 Stat. 772
                                           Domain Lands,'' in the State of
                                           Washington (from the Bureau of Land
                                           Management to the National Park Service).
PL 110-289..............................  Assumption of certain Housing and Urban     122 Stat. 2689
                                           Development responsibilities (from the
                                           Secretary of Housing and Urban
                                           Development to the Director of the
                                           Federal Housing Finance Agency).
                                          Office of Federal Housing Enterprise        122 Stat. 2796
                                           Oversight employees (transferred to the
                                           Federal Housing Finance Agency).
                                          Property and facilities of the Federal      122 Stat. 2797
                                           Housing Finance Board (transferred to the
                                           Federal Housing Finance Agency).
                                          Federal Housing Finance Board employees     122 Stat. 2798
                                           (transferred to the Federal Housing
                                           Finance Agency).
PL 110-329..............................  Transfer of lands, easements, Air           122 Stat. 3646
                                           Installation Compatible Use Zones, and
                                           facilities at NASJRB Willow Grove (from
                                           the Secretary of the Navy to the
                                           Secretary of the Air Force).
                                          Conveyance of all transferred Navy          122 Stat. 3646
                                           property and excess property at the
                                           Willow Grove Air Reserve Station (from
                                           the Secretary of the Air Force to the
                                           Commonwealth of Pennsylvania).
PL 110-364..............................  Administrative jurisdiction of Coast Guard  122 Stat. 4018
                                           land in Coos County, Oregon (from the
                                           Commandant of the Coast Guard to the
                                           Secretary of the Interior).
PL 110-383..............................  Certain Federal land in Riverside and San   122 Stat. 4090
                                           Diego counties, California (from the
                                           Bureau of Land Management to a land trust
                                           for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission
                                           Indians).
PL 110-417..............................  Responsibility for the Chemical             122 Stat. 4574
                                           Demilitarization Citizens' Advisory
                                           Commissions in Colorado and Kentucky
                                           (from the Secretary of the Army to the
                                           Program Manager for Assembled Chemical
                                           Weapons Alternatives).
                                          Administrative jurisdiction of Skaggs       122 Stat. 4734
                                           Island, Sonoma, California (from the
                                           Department of the Navy to the United
                                           States Fish and Wildlife Service).
PL 110-437..............................  Capitol Guide Service authorities and       122 Stat. 4990
                                           personnel (to the Office of the Capitol
                                           Visitor Center subject to the authority
                                           of the Architect of the Capitol).
                                          Congressional Special Services Office       122 Stat. 4995
                                           authorities and personnel (from the
                                           Capitol Guide Service to the Office of
                                           Congressional Accessibility Services).

                          Agencies and Functions Changed in Name by Public Law  in 2008  
PL 110-229..............................  Minidoka Internment National Monument       122 Stat. 771
                                           renamed Minidoka National Historic Site.
                                          Ellis Island Library (Ellis Island          122 Stat. 795
                                           Immigration Museum, New York) renamed the
                                           Bob Hope Memorial Library.
PL 110-234..............................  National Plant Materials Center             122 Stat. 1091
                                           (Beltsville, MD) renamed Norman A. Berg
                                           National Plant Materials Center.
PL 110-246..............................  National Plant Materials Center             122 Stat. 1819
                                           (Beltsville, MD) renamed Norman A. Berg
                                           National Plant Materials Center.
PL 110-304..............................  Department of Veterans Affairs Medical      122 Stat. 3005
                                           Center (Miami, FL) designated Bruce W.
                                           Carter Department of Veterans Affairs
                                           Medical Center.
PL 110-387..............................  Department of Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord  122 Stat. 4140
                                           Injury Center (Tampa, FL) renamed Michael
                                           Bilirakis Department of Veterans Affairs
                                           Spinal Cord Injury Center.
PL 110-394..............................  National Sea Grant Review Panel renamed     122 Stat. 4207
                                           National Sea Grant Advisory Board.
PL 110-402..............................  Administrative Assistant to the Chief       122 Stat. 4254
                                           Justice renamed Counselor to the Chief
                                           Justice.
      

                                 
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