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§ 774. Reports and recommendations. 



(a) Administrator's initial submittal to President 

 and Congress. 

 Not later than one year after the effective date of 

 this chapter, the Administrator shall submit a re- 

 port to the President and Congress which will pro- 

 vide a complete and independent analysis of actual 

 oil and gas reserves and resources in the United 

 States and its Outer Continental Shelf, as well as of 

 the existing productive capacity and the extent to 

 which such capacity could be increased for crude 

 oil and each major petroleum product each year 

 for the next ten years through full utilization of 

 available technology and capacity. The report shall 

 also contain the Administration's recommendations 

 for improving the utilization and effectiveness of 

 Federal energy data and its manner of collection. 

 The data collection and analysis portion of this re- 

 port shall be prepared by the Federal Trade Com- 

 mission for the Administration. Unless specifically 

 prohibited by law, all Federal agencies shall make 

 available estimates, statistics, data and other in- 

 formation in their files which, in the judgment of 

 the Commission or Administration, are necessary 

 for the purposes of this subsection. 



(b) Administrator's annual report to Congress; 

 contents. 



The Administrator shall prepare and submit di- 

 rectly to the Congress and the President every year 

 after May 7, 1974, a report which shall include— 



(1) a review and analysis of the major actions 

 taken by the Administrator; 



(2) an analysis of the impact these actions have 

 had on the Nation's civilian requirements for en- 

 ergy supplies for materials and commbdities ; 



(3) a projection of the energy supply for the 

 midterm and long term for each of the major 

 types of fuel and the potential size and impact 

 of any anticipated shortages, including recom- 

 mendations for measures to — 



(A) minimize deficiencies of energy supplies 

 in relation to needs; 



(B) manitain the health and safety of citi- 

 zens; 



(C) maintain production and employment at 

 the highest feasible level; 



(D) equitably share the burden of shortages 

 among individuals and business firms; and 



(E) minimize any distortion of voluntary 

 choices of individuals and firms ; 



(4) a summary listing of all recipients of funds 

 and the amount thereof within the preceding pe- 

 riod; 



(5) a summary listing of Information-gathering 

 activities conducted under section 772 of this title; 

 and 



(6) an analysis of the energy needs of the 



United States and the methods by which such 



needs can be met, including both tax and nontax 



proposals and energy conservation strategies. 



In the first annual report submitted after the date 



of enactment of the Energy Conservation and Pro- 



duction Act, the Administrator shall include in 

 such report with respect to the analysis referred 

 to in paragraph (6) a specific discussion of the 

 utility and relative benefits of employing a Btu 

 tax as a means for obtaining national energy goals. 



(c) Citizen fuel use; summer guidelines. 



Not later than thirty days after the effective date 

 of this chapter, the Administrator shall issue pre- 

 liminary summer guidelines for citizen fuel use. 



(d) Administrator's interim reports to Congress. 



The Administrator shall provide Interim r6ports 

 to the Congress from time to time and when re- 

 quested by committees of Congress. 



(e) The analysis referred to in subsection (b) 

 (6) shall include, for each of the next live fiscal 

 years following the year in which the annual report 

 is submitted and for the tenth fiscal year following 

 such year — 



(1) the effect of various conservation pro- 

 grams on such energy needs; 



(2) the alternate methods of meeting the en- 

 ergy needs identified in such annual report and 

 of— 



(A) the relative capital and other economic 

 costs of each such method ; 



(B) the relative environmental, national se- 

 curity, and balance -of -trade risks of each such 

 method ; 



(C) the other relevant advantages and dis- 

 advantages of each such method; and 



(3) recommendations for the best method or 

 methods of meeting the energy needs identified 

 in such annual report and for legislation needed 

 to meet those needs. 



Notwithstanding the termination of this Act, the 

 President shall designate an appropriate Federal 

 agency to conduct the analysis specified in sub- 

 section (b) (6) . (Public Law 93-275, § 15, May 7, 

 1974, 88 Stat. 108; amended Public Law 94-385, 

 title X, § 109, Aug. 14, 1976. 90 Stat. 1130.) 

 Amendments 



1976 — Subsec. (a), (b), (c), and (d). Public Law 

 94-385 struck out former subsec. (a) and redesignated 

 subsec. (b), (c), (d), and (e) as subsec. (a), (b), (c), 

 and (d) , respectively. 



Subsec. (b). Public Law 94-285 added paragraph (6). 



Subsec. (e) Public Law 94-385 added subsec. (e). 



Effective and Termination Dates 



Section effective sixty days after May 7, 1974. or sooner 



under Presidential notice published in Federal Register, 



and terminating June 30, 1976, see section 30 of Pub. L. 



93-275, set out as a note under section 761 of this title. 



§ 775. Sex discrimination; enforcement; other legal 

 remedies. 



No individual shall on the grounds of sex be ex- 

 cluded from particpation in. be denied the benefits of, 

 or be subjected to discrimination under any program 

 or activity carried on or receiving Federal assistance 

 under this chapter. This provision will be enforced 

 through agency provisions and rules similar to those 

 already established, with respect to racial and other 

 discrimination, under title VI of the Civil Rights Act 

 of 1964. However, this remedy Is not exclusive and 



