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Department of Energy  

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  • Department that assumed the powers and functions of Federal Energy Administration (FEA), Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA), Federal Power Commission (FPC), and the four regional power commissions. DOE also absorbed energy-related programs formerly administered by the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Departments of the Interior, Defense, Commerce, and Housing and Urban Development. [Source: Student's Guide to the Presidency; Department of Energy (DOE)]

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