TABLE 11-2 Executive Departments-Continued DETARTMENT AND YEAR ESTABLISHED PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS SELECTED SUEAGENCIES Housing and Urban Deals with the maticn's hausing needs: Government Naticl Mortgage Asscciat ion: Oftice Development(1965) develops and rehabilitates urban communities; of Community Planning and Development; Ofice ct (10,643 employees) oerseas resale cf mortgages Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Transportation(1967)Finances improvements in mass transit Federal Aviation Administrat ion: Federal Highway 58, 819 employees) develops and administers programs for Administration: National Highway Trattic Safety highways, railroas, and aviation. Administration: Federal Transit Administration Enerry(1977) Promotes the conservation of energy and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: Natical (15,789 employees) resoures; analyzes energy data; conducts NuKlear Security Administration research and development Health and Human Promotes public health; enforces pure food Food and Drug Administration: Public Health Service Services(1979)5 and drug laws; conduCts and sponsors Centers for Disease Control: National Institutes of (67, 091 emploees) health-related research. Health: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Education(1979)5 Coordinates federal programs and policies for Office of Special Eduation and Rehabilitation (4, 592 employees) education: administers aid to eduation Service: Oftice of Elementary and Secondary Education promotes educational research. Oftice of postsecondary Edation; Cftice cf Federal Student Aid Veterans Affairs Promotes the welfare cf veterans of the U.s. Veterans Health Administration: Veterans Benetits armed forces. Administration: Naticrmal Cemetery Systems (225, 159 employees Homeland Security Attempts to prevent terrorist attacks within U.S Qistoms Service: U.S. Coast Guard: Secret (2002) the United States, control Americas borders, Service: Federal Emergeney Management Ageney: (151,813 employees)and minimize the damage from natural Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services disa 'Craned from the Department cf Health, Education, and Welfare icreated in 1953) Enployment figures as of March 2003