Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§7111 Congressional findings
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 84— - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - DECLARATION OF FINDINGS AND PURPOSES › § 7111
Summary
Calls for combining major federal energy duties into one executive department. It says the country is running low on nonrenewable energy and depends more on foreign supplies, which threatens national security and people’s health and safety. Energy work is scattered across agencies, so a strong, coordinated national energy program that balances economic, environmental, and social goals is needed.
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Title 42, §7111
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The Congress of the United States finds that—
(1)the United States faces an increasing shortage of nonrenewable energy resources;
(2)this energy shortage and our increasing dependence on foreign energy supplies present a serious threat to the national security of the United States and to the health, safety and welfare of its citizens;
(3)a strong national energy program is needed to meet the present and future energy needs of the Nation consistent with overall national economic, environmental and social goals;
(4)responsibility for energy policy, regulation, and research, development and demonstration is fragmented in many departments and agencies and thus does not allow for the comprehensive, centralized focus necessary for effective coordination of energy supply and conservation programs; and
(5)formulation and implementation of a national energy program require the integration of major Federal energy functions into a single department in the executive branch.
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42 U.S.C. § 7111
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73