Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§7111 Congressional Findings

Title 42 › CHAPTER 84 — DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › SUBCHAPTER I — DECLARATION OF FINDINGS AND PURPOSES › § 7111

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Congress requires creating one federal department to run the Nation’s main energy work and to build a strong national energy program. Congress says the country has a growing shortage of nonrenewable energy and too much dependence on foreign supplies, which threaten national security and people’s health and safety. Current energy duties are scattered across many agencies, so they must be joined to meet energy, economic, environmental, and social goals.

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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

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102