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                  UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                          WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548

                                                FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                                EXPECTED AT 2 P.M. EST
                                                TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1973

                              STATEMENT OF
                              ELMER B. STAATS
                COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
                               BEFORE THE
       SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION AND MILITARY OPERATIONS OF THE
                HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
                                 ON THE
              PROPOSED FEDERAL ENERGY ADMINISTRATION ACT
                               H.R. 11793


     I WAS PLEASED TO RESPOND TO YOUR REQUEST TO PRESENT MY VIEWS ON

H.R. 11793 WHICH WOULD ESTABLISH A FEDERAL ENERGY ADMINISTRATION, A PROPOSAL

TRANSMITTED TO THE CONGRESS ONLY WITHIN THE LAST FEW DAYS. WHILE I HAVE NOT

HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ANALYZE THE PROPOSAL IN AN EXHAUSTIVE MANNER, I HAVE

SEVERAL COMMENTS WHICH MAY BE OF ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMITTEE IN ITS CON-

SIDERATION OF THIS PROPOSAL.

     THE FUNCTION OF THE FEDERAL ENERGY ADMINISTRATION AS SET FORTH IN

SECTION 3 IS A BROAD ONE, NAMELY, FOR ASSURING THAT ADEQUATE PROVISION IS

MADE TO MEET THE ENERGY NEEDS OF THE NATION FORTHE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD PLAN, DIRECT AND CONDUCT PROGRAMS RELATED TO THE

PRODUCTION, CONSERVATION, USE, CONTROL, DISTRIBUTION AND ALLOCATION OF ALL

FORMS OF ENERGY. THE ADMINISTRATOR WOULD ALSO ACT AS THE PRESIDENT'S

ADVISER WITH RESPECT TO DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY RELATING TO ENERGY

MATTERS. THE PROPOSAL THUS WOULD PROVIDE IN STATUTORY FORM THE GENERAL

CHARTER ALREADY PROVIDED FOR THE FEDERAL ENERGY OFFICE ESTABLISHED BY

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 11748 OF DECEMBER 4, 1973.



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