[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 1_PERFORMANCE OF FUNCTIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1.6  How were many of OWCP's current functions administered in the past?

    (a) Administration of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act and 
the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act was initially vested 
in an independent establishment known as the U.S. Employees' 
Compensation Commission. By Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1946 (3 CFR, 
1943-1949 Comp., p. 1064; 60 Stat. 1095, effective July 16, 1946), the 
Commission was abolished and its functions were transferred to the 
Federal Security Agency to be performed by a newly created Bureau of 
Employees' Compensation within such Agency. By Reorganization Plan No. 
19 of 1950 (15 FR 3178, 3 CFR, 1949-1954 Comp., page 1010, 64 Stat. 
1271), said Bureau was transferred to the Department of Labor (DOL), and 
the authority formerly vested in the Administrator, Federal Security 
Agency, was vested in the Secretary of Labor. By Reorganization Plan No. 
6 of 1950 (15 FR 3174, 3 CFR, 1949-1953 Comp., page 1004, 64 Stat. 
1263), the Secretary of Labor was authorized to make from time to time 
such provisions as he shall deem appropriate, authorizing the 
performance of any of his functions by any other officer, agency, or 
employee of the DOL.
    (b) In 1972, two separate organizational units were established 
within the Bureau: an Office of Workmen's Compensation Programs (37 FR 
20533) and an Office of Federal Employees' Compensation (37 FR 22979). 
In 1974, these two units were abolished and one organizational unit, the 
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, was established in lieu of the 
Bureau of Employees' Compensation (39 FR 34722).

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