42 USC § 7176 - Reorganization

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s7176"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 7176 - Reorganization"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "7176"
section_name: "Reorganization"
chapter_number: 84
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 95–91, title IV, § 406, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 586.)"
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# § 7176. Reorganization

For the purposes of chapter 9 of title 5 the Commission shall be deemed to be an independent regulatory agency.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–91, title IV, § 406, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 586.)