Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-02-08
PRESIDENT ASKS
!, GREAT WAR POWER
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responsibility, and should not be de-
MED whatever power he deems neces.
sary to perform his task efficiently.
Text Of the Bill
The text of the bill follows:


| Text of the Bill
The text of the bill follows:
"A bill authorizing the president to
Coordinate and consolidate the execu-
| tive bureaus. agencies, officers and for
other purposes in the interest of econ
| omy and the more effective admins
| tration Of the government
Section One-That for the national
security and defense, for the success
full prosecution of the war, for the sup
port and maintenance Of the army and
navy, for the better utilization Of re-
sources and industries, and for the
more effective exercise and more eff
cient administration by the president OF
his powers as commander in chief of
the land and naval forces, the presi-
dent is hereby authorized and empow-
cred to make such redistribution Of
functions among executive agencies as
he may deem necessary, including any
functions, duties. and powers hitherto
by law conferred upon any executive
department, commission, bureau, agen-
cy. office or officer, in such manner as
in his judgment shall seem best fitted
10 carry out the purpose of this act
and to this end is authorized to make
such regulations and to issue such or
ders as he may deem necessary; pro-
vided, that this act shall remain in
force during the continuance Of the
present war and for one year after the
termination Of the war by the procla-
nation Of the treaty of peace, or at
such earlier time during the said year
as the president may designate; and
provided, further. that the termination
of this act shall not affect any acts
done or any right or obligation &C
cruing or accrued pursuant to this act
and during the time that this act is in
MAY TRANSFER POWERS
"Section Two-That in carrying out
the purpose of this act the president is
authorized, in such manner as he may
deem most appropriate the coordinate
or consolidate any executive commits
Sions, bureaus. agencies, office or offic-
ers, to transfer any duties or powers
from one existing department, commits
sion, bureau, agency, office, or officer to
another, to transfer the personnel
thereof or any part Of it, either by de-
tail or assignment, together with the
whole or any part Of the records and
public property belonging thereto, and
to employ by executive order any addi-
tlonal agency or agencies, and to vest
therein the performance Of such func-
tons as he may deem appropriate.
section Three-That for the purpose
Of carrying out the provisions of this
act any moneys heretofore and here
after appropriated for the use Of any
executive department, commission, bu-
reau, agency, office, or officer shall be
available for the purposes for which it
was appropriated under the direction. of
such other agency as may be directed
by the president hereunder to perform
and execute said function.
Section Four-That during the time
this act is in force all restrictions in
any existing law creating any eXecu-
tive department, commission, bureau,
agency, office, or officer, or defining the
duties thereof, shall be deemed to be
suspended to the extent that they may
be inconsistent with the exercise Of the
authority herein conferred"