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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 73 — Development of Energy Sources

§ 5811. Establishment of Energy Research and Development Administration

Statutory text

There is hereby established an independent executive agency to be known as the Energy Research and Development Administration (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Administration”).

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 93–438 title I § 101 · 88 Stat. 1233

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 5811

    (Pub. L. 93–438, title I, § 101, Oct. 11, 1974, 88 Stat. 1234.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 93–438, title I, § 101, Oct. 11, 1974, 88 Stat. 1234.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 101. There is hereby established an independent executive 42 USC 5811. agency to be known as the Energy Research and Development Administration (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the “Administration”).

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Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 93–438, , 88 Stat. 1233, which enacted this chapter, amended sections 5313 to 5316 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, repealed sections 2031 and 2032 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 5801 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5801 of this title and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

Energy Research and Development Administration terminated and functions vested by law in Administrator thereof transferred to Secretary of Energy (unless otherwise specifically provided) by sections 7151(a) and 7293 of this title.

Credits

(Pub. L. 93–438, title I, § 101, , 88 Stat. 1234.)

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