42 U.S.C. § 7254 : The Public Health And Welfare — Department Of Energy — Administrative Provisions — General Administrative Provisions — Rules And Regulations Date: 10 Mar 2017 TEXT PDF The Secretary is authorized to prescribe such procedural and administrative rules and regulations as he may deem necessary or appropriate to administer and manage the functions now or hereafter vested in him. (Pub. L. 95–91, title VI, § 644, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 599.)