Transfer of Certain Functions of the Office of Emergency Preparedness. (National Archives, Federal Register, EO 11725 (President Nixon), June 27, 1973) Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1973 "...went into effect on July 1, 1973, [and] transferred certain functions out of the EOP [Executive Office of the President]. Among other provisions, the plan abolished OEP [Office of Emergency Planning], and nearly all functions previously vested in that office or its director were transferred to the President. The plan also abolished the Civil Defense Advisory Council, which had been established in 1950. In his message accompanying the plan, President Nixon stated his intent to delegate the transferred functions to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the General Services Administration (GSA), and the Department of the Treasury, and he did so by executive order [EO 11725] at the time the plan went into effect. Functions delegated to HUD included those relating to preparedness for, and relief of, civil emergencies and disasters. The Federal Disaster Assistance Administration (FDAA) was established in HUD to administer disaster relief. GSA was given responsibilities related to continuity of government in the event of a military attack, to resource mobilization, and to management of national security stockpiles - duties assigned to the Office of Preparedness, later renamed the Federal Preparedness Agency, within GSA. The Treasury Department was given responsibility for investigations of imports that might threaten national security". (CRS, Federal Emergency Mgmt. and Homeland Security Organization: Historical Developments and Legislative Options, 1 June 2006, p. 12)