Department of Energy Organization Act

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United States federal statute organic act

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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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Department of Energy Organization Act canonical	9

Statements (47)

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	United States Atomic Energy Commission ⓘ surface form: Atomic Energy Commission (certain functions) Energy Research and Development Administration ⓘ Federal Energy Administration ⓘ Federal Power Commission ⓘ surface form: Federal Power Commission (energy-related functions)
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
created	U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Energy
createdCabinetPosition	United States Secretary of Energy ⓘ surface form: Secretary of Energy
createdOffice	Office of Science ⓘ surface form: Office of Energy Research (predecessor 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 ⓘ United States Secretary of Energy ⓘ surface form: Secretary of Energy Under Secretary of Energy ⓘ
enactedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
established	U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Energy
historicalContext	enacted in response to the 1970s energy crises ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: 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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Instruction

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# Requirements
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Input

Subject: Department of Energy Organization Act
Description of subject: 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.

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 Congress → passedLegislation → Department of Energy Organization Act ⓘ

subject surface form: 95th United States Congress

Jimmy Carter → signatureLegislation → Department of Energy Organization Act ⓘ

Assistant Secretaries of Energy → legalBasis → Department of Energy Organization Act ⓘ

subject surface form: Assistant Secretary 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 ⓘ