[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 109 (Friday, June 30, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1367]
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                 DISMANTLEMENT OF THE ENERGY DEPARTMENT

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                           HON. WAYNE ALLARD

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 29, 1995
  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, included in the House budget resolution 
Report 104-120 is a statement by Budget Committee member Earl Pomeroy 
that the majority party intends to privatize the dismantlement of 
nuclear weapons, a function presently performed by the Department of 
Energy [DOE]. This is inaccurate.
  The House Republican Energy Department task force recommendation 
calls for elimination of the DOE over several years. This will save 
taxpayers billions of dollars and begin the process of downsizing the 
Federal Government. The task force recommendation includes the creation 
of an independent civilian agency within the Department of Defense to 
manage the dismantlement of nuclear weapons and the cleanup of nuclear 
waste. This independent agency would be called the Defense Nuclear 
Programs Agency, and there would be consultation with the Environmental 
Protection Agency on cleanup activities.


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