§ 7131 Establishment
§ 7132 Principal officers
§ 7133 Assistant Secretaries; appointment and confirmation; identification of responsibilities
§ 7134 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; compensation of Chairman and members
§ 7135 Energy Information Administration
§ 7135a Delegation by Secretary of Energy of energy research, etc., functions to Administrator of Energy Information Administration; prohibition against required delegation; utilization of capabilities by Secretary
§ 7136 Economic Regulatory Administration; appointment of Administrator; compensation; qualifications; functions
§ 7137 Functions of Comptroller General
§ 7139 Office of Science; establishment; appointment of Director; compensation; duties
§ 7140 Leasing Liaison Committee; establishment; composition
§ 7141 Office of Minority Economic Impact
§ 7142 National Atomic Museum and National Atomic Testing Museum
§ 7142a Designation of American Museum of Science and Energy
§ 7142b Authority
§ 7142c Museum volunteers
§ 7142d Definitions
§ 7144 Establishment of policy for National Nuclear Security Administration
§ 7144a Establishment of security, counterintelligence, and intelligence policies
§ 7144b Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence
§ 7144d Office of Arctic Energy
§ 7144e Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs

Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 42 > Chapter 84 > Subchapter II - Establishment of Department

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • association: when used in reference to a corporation, shall be deemed to embrace the words "successors and assigns of such company or association" in like manner as if these last-named words, or words of similar import, were expressed. See 1 USC 5
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the Department of Energy or any component thereof, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. See 42 USC 7101
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • function: includes reference to any duty, obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, and activity, or the plural thereof, as the case may be. See 42 USC 7101
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • perform: when used in relation to functions, includes the undertaking, fulfillment, or execution of any duty or obligation. See 42 USC 7101
  • State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • vehicle: includes every description of carriage or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on land. See 1 USC 4