(7) a statement of the performance and accomplishments of the program in each of the previous four completed fiscal years and of the budgetary costs incurred in the operation of the program;

(8) a statement of the number and types of beneficiaries or persons served by the program;

(9) an assessment of the effect of the program on the national economy, including, but not limited to, the effects on competition, economic stability, employment, unemployment, productivity, and price inflation, including costs to consumers and to busi

nesses;

(10) an assessment of the impact of the program on the Nation's health and safety;

(11) an assessment of the degree to which the overall administration of the program, as expressed in the rules, regulations, orders, standards, criteria, and decisions of the officers executing the program, are believed to meet the objectives of the Congress in establishing the program;

(12) a projection of the anticipated needs for accompilshing the objectives of the program, including an estimate if applicable of the date on which, and the conditions under which, the program may fulfill such objectives;

(13) an analysis of the services which could be provided and performance which could be achieved if the program were continued at a level less than, equal to, or greater than the existing level; and

(14) recommendations for necessary transitional requirements in the event that funding for such program is discontinued, including proposals for such executives or legislative action as may be necessary to prevent such discontinuation from being unduly disruptive.

Approved August 4, 1977.

INDEX TO THE LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ORGANIZATION ACT

PUBLIC LAW 95-91-[S. 826]

To estabilsh a Department of Energy in the executive branch by the reorganization of energy functions within the Federal Government in order to secure effective management to assure a coordinated national energy policy, and for other purposes.

(Page references are to the daily editions of the Congressional Record, 95th Cong., 1st sess.)

S. 826 introduced by Mr. Ribicoff, Mr. Robert C. Byrd, Mr. Chiles, Mr. Cranston, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Heinz, Mr. Humphrey, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Javits, Mr. Nunn, Mr. Percy, Mr. Randolph, Mr. Roth, and Mr. Stevenson, March 1, 1977, S3155.

Hearings: Committee on Governmental Affairs, March 7, 9, 15-18, 22, 24, 25, 29, 31, and April 8, 1977. Full Committee markup, April 22, 26, and May 3-6, 9, 1977.

Mr. Bellmon, Mr. Stennis, and Mr. Pearson added as cosponsors, March 3, 4, 14, 1977, S3405, S3499, S4091, respectively.

Reported with amendments (S. Rept. 95-164), May 14, 1977, S7663. Considered and passed by the Senate, amended, May 18, 1977, S7902-59.

Considered and passed by the House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 6804, June 3, 1977, H5406.

Senate disagreed to House amendment and asked for a conference; conferees appointed, June 9, 1977, S9255.

House insisted on its amendments and agreed to a conference; conferees appointed, June 21, 1977, H6234.

Conference report (H. Rept. 95-539) submitted in the House, July 26, 1977, H7831.

Conference report (S. Rept. 95-367) submitted in the Senate, July 27, 1977, S12878.

Conference report agreed to in the House, August 2, 1977, H8252. Conference report agreed to in the Senate, August 2, 1977, S13279–80. Examined and signed by the Speaker of the House, August 3, 1977, H8370.

Examined and signed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, August 3, 1977. S13433.

Presented to the President, August 3, 1977; S13435.

Approved as Public Law 95-91, August 4, 1977, S13554.

COMPANION BILL-H.R. 6804

H.R. 6804 introduced by Mr. Brooks, Mr. Fascell, Mr. Moorhead of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rosenthal, Mr. Fuqua, Mr. Harrington, Mr. Horton, Mr. Erlenborn, and Mr. Pritchard, May 2, 1977, H3904. Hearings: On H.R. 4263 by the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security of the Government Operations Committee, March 28, 29; April 5, 6, 18, 19, 1977. A "clean bill" (H.R. 6804) introduced to the Full Committee, April 27, 1977. H.R. 6804 considered by the Full Committee, May 4-6, 1977.

Subcommittee on Employee Ethics and Utilization of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, April 19, 1977.

Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 95-346, pt. I), May 16, 1977, H4582.

Reported from the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (H. Rept. 95-346, pt. II), May 24, 1977, H5009.

Considered and passed by the House, amended; passage of H.R. 6804 vacated and S. 826 with House amendments passed in lieu thereof; H.R. 6804 laid on the table, June 2, 3, 1977, H5269, H5371, H5406,

PART IV. AEC AUTHORIZATION ACTS

PUBLIC LAW 84-141 (AEC AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1956)

[H.R. 6795]

AN ACT

To authorize appropriations for the Atomic Energy Commission for acquisition or condemnation of real property or any facilities, or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and Ilouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SEC. 101. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Atomic Energy Commission the sum of $269,159,000 for acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, as follows:

(a) ATOMIC WEAPONS.-Project 56-a-1, production or development. plants or facilities, $20,000,000.

(b) REACTOR DEVELOPMENT.—

1. [Project 56-b-1, power reactor development acceleration project, $25,000,000.] 1

2. Project 56-b-2, fast power breeder pilot facility (EBR-II), $29,100,000.2

3. Project 56-b-3, surface ship reactor facility, $25,000,000.

4. Project 56-b-4, submarine advanced reactor facility, $23,140,000. 5. Project 56-b-5, submarine advanced reactor development facilities, Schenectady, New York, $3,100,000.

6. Project 56-b-6, aircraft nuclear propulsion program, plant and test area, Arco, Idaho, $13,000,000.

7. Project 56-b-7, aircraft reactor test plant, $1,437,000.

8. Project 56-b-8, modifications and expansions to ANP ground test plant, Idaho, $1,000,000.

9. Project 56-b-9, special reactor facilities construction program, $2,000,000.

10. Project 56-b-10, reactor core test facility, Arco, Idaho, $600,000. (c) PHYSICAL RESEARCH.-Project 56-c-1, particle accelerator program, $19,406,000,

(d) SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL.

1. [Project 56-d-1, metallex pilot facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, $1,000,000.] 1

1 Public Law 85-162 (1957), sec. 108, rescinded authorization for this project except for funds theretofore obligated.

2 Public Law 85-162 (1957), sec. 107, amended this figure. Before amendment it was $14.850,000.

3 Public Law 85-519 (1958), sec. 3, amended this figure. Before amendment it was $10,000.00.

2. Project 56-d-2, reactor facilities modifications, Hanford, Washington, $11,900,000.

3. [Project 56-d-3, special reactor facilities equipment, Hanford, Washington, $5,600,000.]*

4. Project 56-d-4, modifications to separations and processing facilities, Hanford, Washington, $2,560,000.

5. [Project 56-d-5, conversion of pilot plant and facility to production plant and facility, Fernald, Ohio, $600,000.]*

6. Project 56-d-6, barrier plant addition, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $2,200,000.

7. Project 56-d-7, new barrier development plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $404,000.

8. [Project 56-d-8, expansion of metal recovery facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, $370,000.]*

(e) SOURCE AND OTHER RAW MATERIALS.

1. Project 56-e-1, expansion and modification of ore processing plant, Monticello, Utah, $1,550,000.

2. Project 56-e-2, storage sites for vanadium bearing tailings, $500,000.

(f) ATOMIC WEAPONS.

1. [Project 56-f-1, art construction project, fiscal year 1956 increment, $17,873,000.]

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2. [Project 56-f-2, expansion of weapons material fabrication plant and facility, $15,000,000.]*

3. Project 56-f-3, new Sigma Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $5,100,000.5

4. Project 56-f-4, detonator production plant, $3,750,000.

5. Project 56-f-5, base construction, Pacific proving ground, $1,568,000.

6. Project 56-f-6, Rocky Flats, Colorado, plant and facilities, $1,330,000.

7. Project 56-f-7, base construction, Nevada test site, $927,000. 8. Project 56-f-8, addition to technical laboratory shop building, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $735,000.

(g) REACTOR DEVELOPMENT.

1. Project 56-g-1, engineering test reactor facility, $14,350,000. 2. [Project 56-g-2, reactor training school, Argonne National Laboratory, $712,000.] *

3. [Project 56-g-3, chemistry cave for radioactive materials, Argonne National Laboratory, $448,000.]*

4. Project 56-g-4, reactor engineering building, addition, Argonne National Laboratory, $295,000.

5. Project 56-g-5, high level chemical development facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, $280,000.

6. Project 56-g-6, research reactor, Philippine Government, $500,000.

7. [Project 56-g-7, research reactors for the development of peacetime uses of atomic energy under Agreements for Cooperation, $5,000,000.]*

(h) PHYSICAL RESEARCH.

See footnote 1, supra.

Public Law 85-162 (1957), sec. 107, amended this figure. Before amendment it was $4,015,000.