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August 6, 1976: The Energy Conservation and Production Act was 

 signed into law (Public Law 94-385). It provided for an extension 

 until December 31, 1977, of the Federal Energy Administration 

 and of the Energy Resources Council. The Act also directed the 

 Council to prepare a report on comprehensive energy reorganiza- 

 tions. 



August 12, 1976: Dr. H. Guyford Stever was sworn in as the first 

 Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy. 



December 2, 1976: The organization of the new Federal Coordinat- 

 ing Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology under 

 Public Law 94-282 was announced. The interagency committees 

 of the predecessor Federal Council for Science and Technology 

 were consolidated into six new problem area committees and 

 four R&D policy and management areas. 



January 1977: The Energy Resources Council filed its report, as di- 

 rected in Public Law 94-385, on energy reorganization. The 

 report titled "The Organization of Federal Energy Functions" 

 recommended the establishment of a Department of Energy. 



January 20, 1977: Dr. H. Guyford Stever, Director, Office of Science 

 and Technology Policy submitted his resignation to President 

 Carter. 



February 4, 1977: The Senate adopted S. Res. 4, as amended. The 

 resulting committee reorganization affected most of the science 

 and technology related committee jurisdictions. Major changes 

 included: Creation of the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 

 Committee incorporating all the jurisdictions of the Select Com- 

 mittee on Nutrition and Human Needs, which was abolished as 

 of December 31, 1977; creation of the Commerce, Science, and 

 Transportation Committee, which incorporated all the areas of 

 the abolished Aeronautical and Space Science Committee; also 

 among the new jurisdictional subjects to be handled by this com- 

 mittee were science, engineering, and technology research and 

 development and policy: creation of the Energy and Natural Re- 

 sources Committee incorporating most of the duties of the Interi- 

 or and Insular Affairs Committee and creating a new set of juris- 

 dictional subjects in the area of energy policy, regulation, and 

 conservation: creation of the Environment and Public Works 

 Committee creating new jurisdictional subjects in environmental 

 policy, environmental research and development, solid waste dis- 

 posal and recycling, and environmental effects of toxic sub- 

 stances. 



February 7, 1977: Dr. Peter Bourne was appointed by President 

 Carter to head the Office of Drug Abuse Policy. 



June 1, 1977: Dr. Frank Press was sworn in as Director, Office of 

 Science and Technology Policy. 



June 21, 1977: Dr. Robert Frosch became the Administrator of the 

 National Aeronautics and Space Administration. He had been 

 Associate Director for Applied Oceanography at Woods Hole 

 Oceanographic Institution. 



July 5, 1977: Legislation authorizing fiscal year 1978 appropriations 

 for the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere 

 (Public Law 95-63) also changed the committee's membership 

 from 25 to 18 members and established specific qualifications for 

 individuals appointed to serve on NACOA. 



