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Re:Elon Musk's Demolition Crew by ctrlp on Thursday February 06, 2025 @10:26PM (#42969014)
Technically, it was created by JFK issuing an, checks notes, Executive Order.
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Re:Elon Musk's Demolition Crew by agildehaus on Thursday February 06, 2025 @11:51PM (#42969553)
After the Act. Read the very first line of JFK's order that created it.

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-10...

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Re:Elon Musk's Demolition Crew by ctrlp on Saturday February 08, 2025 @12:00PM (#42984297)
The Act gave authority (power) to JFK. The EO created USAID.
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Re:Elon Musk's Demolition Crew by ojbyrne on Thursday February 06, 2025 @11:47PM (#42969520)
Technically this was superseded and USAID was legally established by statute in the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 [1]. Perhaps you forgot to take notes when that happened.

1. https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IN/IN12500

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Re:Elon Musk's Demolition Crew by ctrlp on Saturday February 08, 2025 @11:59AM (#42984283)
Hence the appropriate use of the word "Technically"
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