Department of Energy Housekeeping Act of 1979

Department of Energy Housekeeping Act of 1979 - Title I: Energy Information Administration Amendments - Authorizes the publication of Energy Information Administration publications.

Amends the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 to authorize the Administrator to make binding assurances of nondisclosure in exchange for energy information in the possession of another Federal agency, if such agency determines that disclosures would impair such agency. Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act of 1977 to exempt the Administrator of the requirement of disclosure to an administration, commission, or office of any energy information or analysis obtained in exchange for a commitment of nondisclosure.

Amends the Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974 to provide for annual reports of specified energy information. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 to make this provision effective on the first day of the first accounting year to which such practices apply.

Title II: International Voluntary Agreements Extension - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 to extend the international voluntary agreements provisions of the international energy program to January 19, 1986.

Title III: Amendments to the National Energy Conservation Policy Act - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to authorize appropriations for energy conservation project grants for fiscal years 1978, 1979, 1981, and 1982. Authorizes such sums as may be necessary to administer the provisions of this part in each of the six consecutive fiscal year periods ending September 30, 1983.

Title IV: Awards - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to authorize the Secretary of Energy, with the approval of the President, to grant an award for any especially meritorious contribution to the development, use, or control of energy. Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to repeal a similar provision for meritorious contributions to the development, use, or control of atomic energy.

Title V: Naval Petroleum Reserves - Deletes certain restrictions pertaining to the facilities at Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1.

Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended, for the expenses of the naval petroleum reserves.

Permits contracts pertaining to the obligation of funds for naval petroleum reserves to be entered into for a period of five years, renewable for an additional five year period. Limits the obligation of funds by such contracts only to the extent that such funds are made available in annual appropriations.

Directs that unappropriated receipts in the naval petroleum reserves special account on the date of enactment of this section shall be deposited into miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury.

Title VI: Geothermal Loan Guarantee Program Amendments - Amends the provisions of the Geothermal Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1974 which relate to interest payment consultation by directing the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration to reimburse interest paid by the issuer of guaranteed obligations and received by the purchaser thereof and included in gross income for Internal Revenue Code purposes. Removes the expiration period for interest assistance contracts.

Title VII: Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Loan Guarantee Amendments - Amends the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976, as amended, to assess borrowers of loans under such Act a guarantee fee. Removes the expiration period for interest assistance contracts.

Title VIII: Presidential Report - Amends the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 to repeal the requirement of an annual Presidential report.

Title IX: Consolidation of Reports - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to permit the consolidation, at the discretion of the President, of the annual report of the Department of Energy and the National Energy Policy Plan and its accompanying report.