42 USC § 7298 - Presidential authority

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title: "42 USC § 7298 - Presidential authority"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "7298"
section_name: "Presidential authority"
chapter_number: 84
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "VII"
subchapter_name: "TRANSITIONAL, SAVINGS, AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 95–91, title VII, § 708, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 607.)"
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# § 7298. Presidential authority

October 1, 1977

Except as provided in subchapter IV, nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to limit, curtail, abolish, or terminate any function of, or authority available to, the President which he had immediately before ; or to limit, curtail, abolish, or terminate his authority to delegate, redelegate, or terminate any delegation of functions.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–91, title VII, § 708, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 607.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Department of Energy Organization Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.