JCAE

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JCAE is the acronym for the U.S. Congress’s former Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, which oversaw and shaped federal nuclear policy during much of the Cold War era.

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instanceOf Joint Committee of the United States Congress ⓘ
former congressional committee ⓘ
acronymFor Joint Committee on Atomic Energy ⓘ
chamberRepresentation United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
characteristic bipartisan membership ⓘ
high level of secrecy in proceedings ⓘ
joint House–Senate committee ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dissolved 1977 ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
field energy policy ⓘ
national security policy ⓘ
nuclear policy ⓘ
fullName Joint Committee on Atomic Energy ⓘ
governingDocument rules of the United States Congress ⓘ
influencedPolicyArea civilian nuclear power expansion ⓘ
international nuclear cooperation ⓘ
nuclear safety regulation ⓘ
nuclear weapons development ⓘ
jurisdiction United States Congress ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
location Washington, D.C. ⓘ
notableFor centralized congressional control over nuclear policy ⓘ
close relationship with the Atomic Energy Commission ⓘ
strong influence on U.S. nuclear weapons and power programs ⓘ
notableRole oversight of federal nuclear policy ⓘ
shaping U.S. nuclear policy during the Cold War ⓘ
oversightArea atomic energy ⓘ
civilian nuclear power ⓘ
nuclear energy ⓘ
nuclear research and development ⓘ
nuclear weapons policy ⓘ
power access to classified nuclear information ⓘ
authority to review and propose atomic energy legislation ⓘ
legislative oversight over the Atomic Energy Commission ⓘ
reasonForDissolution reorganization of congressional oversight of energy and nuclear issues ⓘ
relatedTo U.S. civilian nuclear power program ⓘ
U.S. nuclear weapons complex ⓘ
United States Atomic Energy Commission ⓘ
shortName JCAE ⓘ
successor House Committee on Energy and Commerce ⓘ
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ⓘ
supervisedAgency United States Atomic Energy Commission ⓘ
timePeriod mid-20th century ⓘ

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