Department of Energy Organization Act

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The Department of Energy Organization Act is the 1977 U.S. federal law that created the Department of Energy by consolidating various energy-related agencies and functions into a single cabinet-level department.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
organic act ⓘ
affects national laboratories system ⓘ
nuclear weapons complex management ⓘ
branch executive branch of the United States government ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 42 of the United States Code (Energy) ⓘ
consolidatedAgency Atomic Energy Commission (certain functions) ⓘ
Energy Research and Development Administration ⓘ
Federal Energy Administration ⓘ
Federal Power Commission (energy-related functions) ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
created United States Department of Energy ⓘ
createdCabinetPosition Secretary of Energy ⓘ
createdOffice Office of Energy Research (predecessor to Office of Science) ⓘ
linked to: Office of Science

Office of the Secretary of Energy ⓘ
various assistant secretary positions for energy programs ⓘ
createdStatus cabinet-level department ⓘ
createdSuccessorTo Energy Research and Development Administration ⓘ
Federal Energy Administration ⓘ
definesRoleOf Assistant Secretaries of Energy ⓘ
Secretary of Energy ⓘ
Under Secretary of Energy ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
established United States Department of Energy ⓘ
historicalContext enacted in response to the 1970s energy crises ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
longTitle An Act to establish a Department of Energy in the executive branch, to provide for a mechanism for coordination of the energy functions of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. ⓘ
policyGoal advancement of energy technology ⓘ
assurance of energy supply ⓘ
coordination of national energy policy ⓘ
management of nuclear materials and facilities ⓘ
promotion of energy conservation ⓘ
purpose to consolidate federal energy-related agencies and functions ⓘ
to create a comprehensive national energy policy framework ⓘ
reorganized federal energy-related responsibilities into a single department ⓘ
signedBy Jimmy Carter ⓘ
subjectMatter energy conservation ⓘ
energy policy ⓘ
energy production and regulation ⓘ
energy research and development ⓘ
federal government reorganization ⓘ
nuclear energy management ⓘ
transferredFunction energy data collection and analysis ⓘ
energy research and development programs ⓘ
nuclear weapons program management ⓘ
strategic petroleum reserve management ⓘ
typeOfReform executive branch reorganization ⓘ

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Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 → relatedTo → Department of Energy Organization Act ⓘ
U.S. Department of Energy → legalBasis → Department of Energy Organization Act ⓘ
United States Secretary of Energy → formedBy → Department of Energy Organization Act ⓘ
95th United States Congress → passedLegislation → Department of Energy Organization Act ⓘ
subject linked to: 95th Congress
Jimmy Carter → signatureLegislation → Department of Energy Organization Act ⓘ
Assistant Secretary of Energy → legalBasis → Department of Energy Organization Act ⓘ
subject linked to: Assistant Secretaries of Energy
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission → legalBasis → Department of Energy Organization Act ⓘ
Western Area Power Administration → createdBy → Department of Energy Organization Act ⓘ
Office of the Deputy Secretary of Energy → legalBasis → Department of Energy Organization Act ⓘ
U.S. Department of Energy nuclear safety regulations → basedOn → Department of Energy Organization Act ⓘ
Ninety-fifth United States Congress → passedAct → Department of Energy Organization Act ⓘ
United States federal energy legislation → hasComponent → Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 ⓘ
linked to: Department of Energy Organization Act
Energy Act of 2020 → amends → Department of Energy Organization Act ⓘ