US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

15 U.S.C. § 790

Establishment of Office of Energy Information and Analysis

(a)

Director; appointment; qualifications

(1)
There is established within the Federal Energy Administration an Office of Energy Information and Analysis (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Office”) which shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(2)
The Director shall be a person who, by reason of professional background and experience, is specially qualified to manage an energy information system.
(b)

Delegation of authority by Administrator

section 796 of this titlesection 772 of this titlesection 797 of this titlesection 772 of this titleThe Administrator shall delegate (which delegation may be on a nonexclusive basis as the Administrator may determine may be necessary to assure the faithful execution of his authorities and responsibilities under law) the authority vested in him under and and the Director may act in the name of the Administrator under and for the purpose of obtaining enforcement of the authorities delegated to him.

(c)

“Energy information” defined

section 796 of this titleAs used in this chapter the term “energy information” shall have the meaning described in .

Pub. L. 93–275, § 51Pub. L. 94–385, title I, § 14290 Stat. 1135(, as added , , .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 94–385, title I, § 14390 Stat. 1140

section 790e(c) of this title“The amendments made by this part C to the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 [enacting this subchapter] shall take effect 150 days after the date of enactment of this Act [], except that section 56(c) of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (as added by this part) [] shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act [].”
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Transfer of Functions

Federal Energy Administration terminated and functions vested by law in Administrator thereof transferred to Secretary of Energy (unless otherwise specifically provided) by sections 7151(a) and 7293 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.

section 7135(c) of Title 42Functions assigned to Director of Office of Energy Information and Analysis under this subchapter vested in Administrator of Energy Information Administration within Department of Energy by .

Congressional Findings and Purpose

Pub. L. 94–385, title I, § 14190 Stat. 1135

“(a)
The Congress finds that the public interest requires that decisionmaking, with respect to this Nation’s energy requirements and the sufficiency and availability of energy resources and supplies, be based on adequate, accurate, comparable, coordinated, and credible energy information.
“(b)
section 761 of this title The purpose of this title [see Short Title note set out under ] is to establish within the Federal Energy Administration an Office of Energy Information and Analysis and a National Energy Information System to assure the availability of adequate, comparable, accurate, and credible energy information to the Federal Energy Administration, to other Government agencies responsible for energy-related policy decisions, to the Congress, and to the public.”
, , , provided that: