Federal Security Agency
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | July 1, 1939 |
| Dissolved | April 11, 1953 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States |
The Federal Security Agency (FSA) was an independent agency of the United States government established in 1939 pursuant to the Reorganization Act of 1939. For a time, the agency oversaw food and drug safety, education funding, administration of public health programs, and the Social Security old-age pension plan. It became the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in 1953.