Skip to main content

Analysis of Justice Memorandum on President's Statutory Authorities in Oil Crises

OGC-83-6 Published: Mar 04, 1983. Publicly Released: Mar 04, 1983.
Jump To:
Skip to Highlights

Highlights

GAO was asked to analyze documents prepared by the administration under the Energy Emergency Preparedness Act of 1982; one of these documents is a legal memorandum prepared by the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel.

Full Report

Office of Public Affairs

Topics

Emergency preparednessEnergy consumptionEnergy legislationEnergy shortagesEnergy suppliesExecutive powersOil resourcesCrude oilNational securityPetroleum products