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42 U.S.C. 7132: Principal officers

Created in 1977 by Public Law 95-91. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 50 U.S.C. 2402, 50 U.S.C. 2410.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2005

    • Pub. L. 109–58, §1006(a), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: "There shall be in the Department an Under Secretary and a General Counsel, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall perf… (Energy Policy Act of 2005) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 109–58, §1006(c)(1), added subsecs. (d) and (e). (Energy Policy Act of 2005) Law text · (d), (e)

    1999

    • Pub. L. 106–65 added subsec. (c). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000) Law text · (c)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.