91 STAT. 572 PUBLIC LAW 95-91— AUG. 4, 1977 



title 5, United States Code. The Chairman and members of the Com- 

 mission shall be individuals who, by demonstrated ability, background, 

 training, or experience, are specially qualified to assess fairly the needs 

 and concerns of all interests affected by Federal energy policy. 



ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION 



Establishment. Sec. 205. (a)(1) There shall be within the Department an Energy 



42 use 7135. Information Administration to be headed by an Administrator who 

 shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent 

 of the Senate, and who shall be compensated at the rate provided for 

 in level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 

 United States Code. The Admini.strator shall be a person who, by 

 reason of professional background and experience, is specially qualified 

 to manage an energy information system. 



(2) The Administrator shall be responsible for carrying out a 

 central, comprehensive, and unified energy data and information pro- 

 gram which will collect, evaluate, assemble, analyze, and disseminate 

 data and information which is relevant to energy resource reserves, 

 energy production, demand, and technology, and related economic and 

 statistical information, or which is relevant to the^idequacy of energy 

 resources to meet demands in the near and longer term future for the 

 Nation's economic and social needs. 



(h) The Secretary shall delegate to the Administrator (which dele- 

 gation may be on a nonexclusive basis as the Secretary may determine 

 may be necessary to assure the faithful execution of his authorities and 

 responsibilities under law) the functions vested in him by law relat- 

 ing to gathering, analysis, and dissemination of energy information 

 (as defined in section 11 of the Energy- Supply and ?]nvironmental 

 15 use 796. Coordination Act of 1074) and the Administrator may act in the name 



of the Secretary for the purpose of obtaining enforcement of such 

 delegated functions. 



(c) In addition to, and not in limitation of the functions delegated 

 to the Administrator pursuant to other subsections of this section, 

 there shall be vested in the Administrator, and he shall perform, the 

 functions assigned to the Director of the Office of Energy Informa- 

 tion and Analysis under part B of the Federal Energy Administration 



15 use 790, Act of 1074, and the provisions of sections 53(d) and 59 thereof shall 



790b, 790h. ^e applicable to the Administrator in the perforniance of any function 



under this Act. 



(d) The Administrator shall not be required to obtain the approval 

 of any other officer or employee of the Department in connection with 

 the collection or analysis of any information; nor shall the Adminis- 

 trator be required, prior to publication, to obtain the approval of any 

 other officer or employee of the United States with respect to the sub- 

 stance of any statistical or forecasting technical reports which lie has 

 prepared in accordance with law. 



Annual audit. (p) The Energy Information Administration shall be subject to an 



annual professional audit review of perforniance as descrilted in sec- 



15 use 790d. tion 55 of part B of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974. 

 (f) The Administrator shall, upon request, promptly provide any 

 information or analysis in his possession pursuant to this section to 

 any other administration, conmiission. or office within the Department 

 which such administration, commission, or office determines relates to 

 the functions of such administration, commission, or office. 



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