[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H.R. 649 Referred in Senate (RFS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 649


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 12, 1997

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 AN ACT


 
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,

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

    (a) Department of Energy Regulations.--Section 501 of the 
Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7191) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (b) and (d),
            (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b) and 
        by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) as subsections 
        (c), (d), and (e), respectively, and
            (3) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``subsections (b), (c), and (d)'' and inserting ``subsection 
        (b)''.
    (b) Special Requirements Affecting Advisory Committees.--
            (1) Section 624.--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 
        repealed.

            Passed the House of Representatives March 11, 1997.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.