Energy Reorganization Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Energy Reorganization Act - Establishes a Department of Energy, to be headed by a Secretary appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senator, Provides that within the Department there shall be an Office for Research and Development; an Office of Fuels; an Office of Energy Conservation, Environmental Protection, and Health and Safety; an Office of National Energy Planning and Development; and an Office of Energy Distribution Systems. Provides that each Office so established shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary who shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Transfers to the Department of Energy appropriate responsibilities from other Federal departments and agencies. Requires the Secretary to undertake a study to identity and describe the national energy system to determine at what key points in the system statistical and other information should be routinely collected. Renames the Atomic Energy Commission as the Nuclear Energy Commission.…