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[CITE: 42USC7111]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 84--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
           SUBCHAPTER I--DECLARATION OF FINDINGS AND PURPOSES
 
Sec. 7111. Congressional findings

    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.

(Pub. L. 95-91, title I, Sec. 101, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 567.)
