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pay for the cleanup of mine lands abandoned before the passage of the statute in 1977. The law was amended in 1990 to allow funds to be spent on the reclamation

energy-related research, and energy conservation. The DOE was created in 1977 in the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis. It sponsors more physical science

says: "The Administrator shall not be required to obtain the approval of any other officer or employee of the Department in connection with the collection

to advance the president's agenda on the environment, natural resources, and energy. The United States Congress established the CEQ within the Executive

or to the associate attorney general (in the case of the Antitrust, Civil, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, and Tax Divisions and the Office

terminals, in addition to licensing non-federal hydropower projects. FERC was created by the U.S. Congress in 1977 in the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis

General oversees the Antitrust Division, the Civil Division, the Environment and Natural Resources Division, the Tax Division, the Office of Justice Programs

advanced scientific research in the sprawling Manhattan Project. The DOE is the nation's largest sponsor of research in the physical sciences and engineering

general in the discharge of their responsibilities. The secretary of state, the secretary of the treasury, the secretary of defense, and the attorney general

Department of Transportation. The FHWA took over the functions of the Bureau of Public Roads the following year. The FHWA's role in the Federal-aid Highway Program

administrator in 1977. To manage the agency's expanding legal mandates and workload, by the end of 1979 the budget grew to $5.4 billion and the workforce size

"Father of the Department of Agriculture." In 1849, the Patent Office was transferred to the newly created Department of the Interior. In the ensuing years

I. In 1919, the office was renamed in Office of Farm Management and Farm Economics. In 1920, the office became a separate USDA agency. In 1922, the Bureau

history is inseparable from the larger story of the growth and maturation of American society in the 20th century. In the early 1900s, Americans struggled

advisors for the executive branch and the president, which President Ford concurred to do. The United States Congress then established the OSTP in 1976 with

rights in multilateral organizations, including the UN Human Rights Council, the UN General Assembly, the UN Security Council, the Office of the High Commissioner

The United States deputy attorney general is the second-highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice and oversees the day-to-day

period as the third-ranking officer in the department. The position was not renewed, however, and between 1947 and 1958 the ranking officer in the department

system operators to conduct the tests required for certification in a controlled laboratory environment. It is the only system in the world that is fully integrated

(AAG-CR; appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate). In 2021, Kristen Clarke became the first woman confirmed to the position. Assistant Attorney