[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1874 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1874

To amend sections of the Department of Energy Organization Act that are 
 obsolete or inconsistent with other statutes and to repeal a related 
       section of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 13, 1996

 Mr. Johnston introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend sections of the Department of Energy Organization Act that are 
 obsolete or inconsistent with other statutes and to repeal a related 
       section of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Energy Standardization 
Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. STANDARDIZATION OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REQUIREMENTS WITH 
              GOVERNMENT-WIDE REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Department of Energy Regulations.--
            (1) Section 501 of the Department of Energy Organization 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 7191) is amended by striking subsections (b) and 
        (d).
            (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--Section 501(e) of 
        the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7191(e)) 
        is amended by striking ``subsections (b), (c), and (d)'' and 
        inserting ``subsection (c)''.
    (b) Special Requirements Affecting Advisory Committees.--
            (1) Section 624 of the Department of Energy Organization 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 7234) is amended by--
                    (A) striking ``(a)''; and
                    (B) striking subsection (b).
            (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--Section 17 of the 
        Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 776) is 
        hereby repealed.
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