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PUBLIC LAW 93-438-OCT. 11, 1974

[88 STAT.

(b) I t shall be the duty and function of the Council to— (1) insure communication and coordination among the agencies of the Federal Government which have responsibilities for the development and implementation of energy policy or for the management of energy resources; (2) make recommendations to the President and to the Congress for measures to improve the implementation of Federal energy policies or the management of energy resources with particular emphasis upon policies and activities involving two or more Departments or independent agencies; and (3) advise the President in the preparation of the reorganization recommendations required by section 110 of this Act. Testimony /Q\ 'J'J^Q Chairman of the Council may not refuse to testify before before C o n g r e s s. the Congress or any duly authorized committee thereof regarding the duties of the Council or other matters concerning interagency coordination of energy policy and activities. Effective date (d) This section shall be effective no later than sixty days after P u b l i c a t i o n in FederaTRegister. the enactmeiit of this Act or such earlier date as the President shall Termination prcscrlbe and publish in the Federal Register, and shall terminate upon enactment of a permanent department responsible for energy and natural resources oi- two years after such effective date, whichever shall occur first. FUTURE

co^n7rrs's!° 42 USC 5819.

Ante,

p. 108.

42 USC 5820.

REORGANIZATION

SEC. 109. (a) The President shall transmit to the Congress as promptly as possible, but not later than June 30, 1975, such additional recommendations as he deems advisable for organization of energy and related functions in the Federal Government, including, but not limited to, whether or not there shall be established (1) a Department of Energy and Natural Resources, (2) an Energy Policy Council, and (3) a consolidation in whole or in part of regulatory functions concerning energy. (b) This report shall replace and serve the purposes of the report required by section 15(a)(4) of the Federal Energy Administration Act. COORDINATION WITT I ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS t^^^ -J^-J^Q^ rp|^^ Administrator is authorized to establish programs to utilize research and development performed by other Federal agencies to minimize the adverse environmental effects of energy projects. The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, as well as other affected agencies and departments, shall cooperate fully with the Administrator in establishing and maintaining such programs, and in establishing appropriate interagency agreements to develop cooperative programs and to avoid unnecessary duplication.

TITLE II—NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ESTABLISHMENT AND

chlli^a"! '"''^ 42 USC'5841.

TRANSFERS

^^^- ^^^' (^) There is established an independent regulatory commission to be known as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission which shall be composed of five members, each of whom shall be a citizen of the United States. The President shall designate one member

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