I transmit herewith Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1950, prepared in accordance with the Reorganization Act of 1949 and providing for reorganizations in the Department of Justice.

I have found and hereby declare that each reorganization included in Reorganization Plan No. 16 of 1950 is necessary to accomplish one or more of the purposes set forth in section 2(a) of the Reorganization Act of 1949.

The first of these bodies, the President's Advisory Committee on the Merchant Marine, in 1947, stated: 'It appears to the Committee that the organization structure of the Maritime Commission as set up in the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 is…

These responsibilities are thus largely unrelated to the administrative services with which the General Services Administration is primarily concerned.

After investigation I have found and hereby declare that each reorganization included in Reorganization Plan No. 15 of 1950 is necessary to accomplish one or more of the purposes set forth in section 2(a) of the Reorganization Act of 1949.

This reorganization is another link in the program to strengthen the Department of Labor.

After investigation, I have found and hereby declare that each of the reorganizations included in Reorganization Plan No. 19 of 1950, is necessary to accomplish one or more of the purposes set forth in section 2(a) of the Reorganization…

This reorganization plan carries out a specific recommendation of the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government.

This plan transfers from the Secretary of State to the Administrator of General Services a number of functions which have no connection with foreign affairs but hear a close relation to the archival and records functions of the General…

After careful investigation I have found and I hereby declare that each of the reorganizations contained in this reorganization plan is necessary to accomplish one or more of the purposes set forth in section 2(a) of the Reorganization Act…

After investigation, I have found and hereby declare, that each reorganization contained in this plan is necessary to accomplish one or more of the purposes set forth in section 2(a) of the Reorganization Act of 1949.

I am confident that this reorganization plan will constitute a significant improvement in Federal business practice and will bring about an important increase in efficiency in housing Government agencies.

It will result in the accomplishment of optimum efficiency and is in the interest of the most effective organization of the Government.

In summary, the reorganizations provided by this plan will have the following principal advantages: They will provide an efficient organization headed by a single responsible official to administer the large operating and business-type…

The elimination of overlapping and the simplification of relationships which will result from the transfer will make it possible to administer grants and loans more expeditiously and at lower costs per project than can be done under the…

It constitutes a further step in rebuilding and strengthening the Department of Labor to make it the central agency of the Government for dealing with labor problems.

The plan transfers the functions of the General Services Administration relating to public works in Alaska and in the Virgin Islands to the Department of the Interior.

This general message states my reasons for transmitting Reorganization Plans Nos. 15, 16, and 17.