15 U.S.C. § 790 — Establishment of Office of Energy Information and Analysis

(a) (1) The Federal Energy Administration must have an Office of Energy Information and Analysis, called the “Office” in this chapter. A President-appointed, Senate-confirmed Director heads it. (2) The Director must be specially qualified by professional background and experience to manage an energy information system. (b) The Administrator must delegate, exclusively or nonexclusively as needed for faithful execution of legal duties, the authority under sections 796 and 772 of this title. The Director may act for the Administrator under sections 797 and 772 to enforce delegated authority. (c) “Energy information” has the meaning given in section 796 of this title; this section does not define the term.