Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§6275 Relationship between standby emergency authorities and international energy program
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 77— - ENERGY CONSERVATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - STANDBY ENERGY AUTHORITIES › Part Part B— - Authorities With Respect to International Energy Program › § 6275
Summary
Gives the government temporary power to handle energy shortages and to limit job losses and economic harm. Those powers can be used for U.S. obligations under the International Energy Program, but do not mean Congress approves the program.
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Title 42, §6275
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The purpose of the Congress in enacting this subchapter is to provide standby energy emergency authority to deal with energy shortage conditions and to minimize economic dislocations and adverse impacts on employment. While the authorities contained in this subchapter may, to the extent authorized by this subchapter, be used to carry out obligations incurred by the United States in connection with the International Energy Program, this subchapter shall not be construed in any way as advice and consent, ratification, endorsement, or other form of congressional approval of the specific terms of such program.
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42 U.S.C. § 6275
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73