Letters, statement, et cetera, submitted for the record by— Agnew, Dr. Harold M., Director, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory: Ash, Roy L., Director, Office of Management and Budget: Page 224-225 139-140 141 Energy R. & D. recommended program increases, table‒‒‒‒‒ Energy research and development-$115,000,000 increment to energy R. & D. budget for fiscal year 1974, table__. Exhibit A.-Agency energy R. & D. programs and estimated fiscal year 1974 resource levels proposed for transfer to ERDA (table) and organization charts for ERDA and NEC.. 135-137 Bagge, Carl E.., president, National Coal Association, statement---- 78-89 Coughlin, Hon. Lawrence, a Representative in Congress from the State of Pennsylvania, statement....... 117-120 Freeman, S. David, energy policy project, Ford Foundation: Biographical sketch___ 237 Harris, Shearon, chairman, Research Division Executive Committee, 295-296 Partridge, Robert D., executive vice president, National Rural Electric Ray, Dixy Lee, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission: Submissions to additional subcommittee questions 104-106 161-163 Roosevelt, Ann, assistant legislative director, Friends of the Earth: 208 Statement 206-208 Starr, Dr. Chauncey, president, Eelctric Power Research Institute, statement 38-48 Simpson, John W., vice chairman, Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc.: 63-65 Statement 65-68 Steinhart, John S., professor of geology and environmental studies, 247-252 Weinhold, J. Frederick: Biographical sketch. 237-238 Whitaker, John, Under Secretary, Department of the Interior: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines field research and resource installations, table... 170-171 Information regarding NASA offshore drilling. 177 Number of people and funds used for work in research on ex- 170 167-168 APPENDIX Statements on Energy Research and Development Administration and related matters submitted for the record___ 303 ENERGY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1973 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1973 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, LEGISLATION AND MILITARY OPERATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:40 a.m., in room 2154, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Chet Holifield (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Chet Holifield, Benjamin S. Rosenthal, Don Fuqua, William S. Moorhead, Frank Horton, John N. Erlenborn, John W. Wydler, Clarence J. Brown, and Richard W. Mallary. Also present: Herbert Roback, staff director; Charles Goodwin, counsel; Michael T. McGinn, defense analyst; Elmer W. Henderson, general counsel; Miles Q. Romney, counsel-administrator; Douglas Dahlin, associate counsel; James Lanigan and John Reich, consultants; and Warren Buhler, minority professional staff, Committee on Government Operations. OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN CHET HOLIFIELD Chairman HOLIFIELD. The committee will be in order. The hearings this week by the Subcommittee on Legislation and Military Operations are directed to H.R. 11510, a bill to reorganize and consolidate major energy research and development functions in the Federal Government. The bill proposes: (1) The creation of an independent Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA), which would encompass all functions of the Atomic Energy Commission except licensing and regulation, and designated energy research and development functions transferred from other agencies. (2) Renaming the Atomic Energy Commission as the Nuclear Energy Commission (NEC), which would continue with the same membership and would administer the AEC's licensing and regulatory functions. For background purposes, I may recall that in June 1973, President Nixon submitted draft legislation, which Mr. Horton and I introduced as H.R. 9090. This bill has two parts, one providing for a Department of Energy and Natural Resources; and the other for an independent Energy Research and Development Administration. Our subcommittee held hearings on H.R. 9090 in July and August, and we planned to hold further hearings. (1) However, the increasing public and congressional concern about the energy crisis caused us to change our legislative plans. We have taken part B (titles XI through XIX) of H.R. 9090, made a number of improving or perfecting changes, and introduced it as a new bill, H.R. 11510, which is the subject of hearings today. [The bill, H.R. 11510, follows:] 93D CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 11510 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOVEMBER 15, 1973 Mr. HOLIFIELD (for himself. Mr. Horrox, Mr. PRICE of Illinois, and Mr. HOSMER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Operations A BILL To reorganize and consolidate certain functions of the Federal Government in a new Energy Research and Development Administration and in a Nuclear Energy Commission in order to promote more efficient management of such functions. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 4 SHORT TITLE SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Energy Re 5 organization Act of 1973". 7 SEC. 2. The Congress hereby declares that the general 8 welfare and the common defense and security require I 2 1 effective action to develop, and increase the efficiency and 2 reliability of use of all energy sources to meet the needs of 3 present and future generations, to increase the productivity of 4 the national economy and strengthen its position in regard to 5 international trade, to make the Nation self-sufficient in 6 energy, and to advance the goals of restoring, protecting, and 7 enhancing environmental quality. (b) The Congress finds that, to best achieve these ob9 jectives, improve Government operations, and assure the 10 coordinated and effective development of all energy sources, 11 it is necessary to establish an Energy Research and Develop12 ment Administration to bring together and direct Federal 13 activities relating to research and development on the various 14 sources of energy, to increase the efficiency and reliability in 15 the use of energy, and to carry out the performance of other 16 functions, including military and production activities. 17 (c) The Congress further declares and finds that it is 18 in the public interest that the licensing and related regula19 tory functions of the Atomic Energy Commission be 20 separated from the performance of the other functions of the 21 Commission transferred pursuant to this Act, and that this 22 separation be effected in an orderly manner assuring ade23 quacy of technical and other resources necessary for the 24 performance of each. |