42 USC § 5811 - Establishment of Energy Research and Development Administration

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title: "42 USC § 5811 - Establishment of Energy Research and Development Administration"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "5811"
section_name: "Establishment of Energy Research and Development Administration"
chapter_number: 73
chapter_name: "DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY SOURCES"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 93–438, title I, § 101, Oct. 11, 1974, 88 Stat. 1234.)"
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# § 5811. Establishment of Energy Research and Development Administration

There is hereby established an independent executive agency to be known as the Energy Research and Development Administration (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Administration”).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–438, title I, § 101, Oct. 11, 1974, 88 Stat. 1234.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , which enacted this chapter, amended sections 5313 to 5316 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, repealed sections 2031 and 2032 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Transfer of Functions

Energy Research and Development 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 this title.