Energy Security Act

United States federal law concerning domestic fuel and electricity supply

Acid Precipitation Act of 1980
Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels Act of 1980
Defense Production Act Amendments of 1980
Geothermal Energy Act of 1980
Renewable Energy Resources Act of 1980
Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Act of 1980
United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation Act of 1980

Long titleAn Act to extend the Defense Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes.NicknamesDefense Production Act Amendments of 1980Enacted bythe 96th United States CongressEffectiveJune 30, 1980CitationsPublic law96-294Statutes at Large94 Stat. 611CodificationTitles amended

U.S.C. sections created42 U.S.C. ch. 95 § 8701U.S.C. sections amended50 U.S.C. Appendix § 2061, Defense Production Act of 1950Legislative history

Introduced in the Senate as S. 932 by William Proxmire (D–WI) on April 9, 1979
Committee consideration by Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Passed the Senate on June 20, 1979 (passed)
Passed the House on June 26, 1979 (368-25, in lieu of H.R. 3930)
Reported by the joint conference committee on June 18, 1980; agreed to by the Senate on June 19, 1980 (78-12) and by the House on June 26, 1980 (317-93)
Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on June 30, 1980

The Energy Security Act was signed into law by U.S. President Jimmy Carter on June 30, 1980.^[1]

It consisted of six major acts:

U.S. Synthetic Fuels Corporation Act
Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels Act
Renewable Energy Resources Act
Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Act
Geothermal Energy Act
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Act

References

^ "Energy Definitions". Thursday, 19 January 2017

DOE Timeline: 1971-1980 Archived 2006-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Department of Energy
President Carter and the Search for Synthetic Fossil Fuels

Jimmy Carter

39th President of the United States (1977–1981)
76th Governor of Georgia (1971–1975)
Georgia State Senator (1963–1967)

Presidency
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Transition
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- 1979
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- January 1981
Political positions
Judicial appointments
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Executive Actions
Rabbit incident
Solar power at the White House
Reagan transition

Foreign policy	Carter Doctrine Camp David Accords Egypt–Israel peace treaty Torrijos–Carter Treaties Iran hostage crisis International Emergency Economic Powers Act Executive Order 12170 Operation Eagle Claw Canadian Caper Engagement with Ruhollah Khomeini 1979 oil crisis Support for Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War Algiers Accords Iran–United States Claims Tribunal Diplomatic relations with China Goldwater v. Carter Strategic Arms Limitation Talks International trips 1980 Summer Olympics boycott Executive Order 12036 Refugee Act Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act FISA Court Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978
Domestic policy	Cannabis policy Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 Senior Executive Service Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 Department of Education Organization Act U.S. Department of Education Executive Order 12148 Federal Emergency Management Agency Executive Order 12172 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Economic policy	Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1980 Airline Deregulation Act Carter bonds Community Reinvestment Act DIDMC Act Electronic Fund Transfer Act Executive Order 12086 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Federal Reserve Reform Act of 1977 Financial Institutions Regulatory and Interest Rate Control Act of 1978 Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council National security letter Right to Financial Privacy Act Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 Humphrey–Hawkins Full Employment Act Motor Carrier Act of 1980 National Aquaculture Act of 1980 Staggers Rail Act Tax Reduction and Simplification Act of 1977 Revenue Act of 1978 Trade Agreements Act of 1979 Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act of 1980
Energy policy	U.S. Department of Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Energy Security Act Synthetic Fuels Corporation National Energy Act Energy Tax Act National Energy Conservation Policy Act Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act Nuclear Safety, Research, Demonstration, and Development Act of 1980 Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1978
Environmental policy	Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act Antarctic Conservation Act Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 Clean Water Act of 1977 Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1978 Superfund Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry National Priorities List Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Three Mile Island accident investigation Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act