You are here  Laws DOE Administers  The Department of Energy's
(DOE) overarching mission is to advance the national, economic,
and energy security of the United States; to promote scientific
and technological innovation in support of that mission; and to
ensure the environmental cleanup of the national nuclear weapons
complex.  Laws passed by Congress and signed by the President
both define DOE’s authorities and set forth DOE’s
responsibilities.  Additionally, a number of Executive Orders
issued by the President play a central role in guiding DOE’s
activities.  In the space below, we have provided links to key
statutes and executive orders which affect the Department of
Energy.  For every law, we provide a link to the United States
Code (U.S.C.) , which is the codification by subject matter of
the general and permanent laws of the United States.  When
possible, we also provide a link to a PDF version of each law
because it is sometimes difficult to read the full text of in
the U.S.C.  The U.S.C. is updated an