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42 U.S.C. § 16157 — Technical Advisory Committee

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42 U.S.C. § 16157 — Technical Advisory Committee

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**(a) Establishment** The Hydrogen Technical and Fuel Cell Advisory Committee is established to advise the Secretary on the programs and activities under this subchapter. **(b) Membership** (1) **Members** — The Technical Advisory Committee shall be comprised of not fewer than 12 nor more than 25 members. The members shall be appointed by the Secretary to represent domestic industry, academia, professional societies, government agencies, Federal laboratories, previous advisory panels, and financial, environmental, and other appropriate organizations based on the Department’s assessment of the technical and other qualifications of Technical Advisory Committee members and the needs of the Technical Advisory Committee. (2) **Terms** — The term of a member of the Technical Advisory Committee shall not be more than 3 years. The Secretary may appoint members of the Technical Advisory Committee in a manner that allows the terms of the members serving at any time to expire at spaced intervals so as to ensure continuity in the functioning of the Technical Advisory Committee. A member of the Technical Advisory Committee whose term is expiring may be reappointed. (3) **Chairperson** — The Technical Advisory Committee shall have a chairperson, who shall be elected by the members from among their number. **(c) Review** The Technical Advisory Committee shall review and make recommendations to the Secretary on— (1) the implementation of programs and activities under this subchapter; (2) the safety, economical, and environmental consequences of technologies for the production, distribution, delivery, storage, or use of hydrogen energy and fuel cells; and (3) the plan under [section 16153 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section16153&num=0&edition=prelim). **(d) Response** (1) **Consideration of recommendations** — The Secretary shall consider, but need not adopt, any recommendations of the Technical Advisory Committee under subsection (c). (2) **Biennial report** — The Secretary shall transmit a biennial report to Congress describing any recommendations made by the Technical Advisory Committee since the previous report. The report shall include a description of how the Secretary has implemented or plans to implement the recommendations, or an explanation of the reasons that a recommendation will not be implemented. The report shall be transmitted along with the President’s budget proposal. **(e) Support** The Secretary shall provide resources necessary in the judgment of the Secretary for the Technical Advisory Committee to carry out its responsibilities under this subchapter.

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42 U.S.C. § 16153 — Definitions

In this subchapter: (1) **Clean hydrogen; hydrogen** — The terms “clean hydrogen” and “hydrogen” mean hydrogen produced in compliance with the greenhouse gas emissions standard established under [section 16166(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section16166/a&num=0&edition=prelim), including production from any fuel source. (2) **Fuel cell** — The term “fuel cell” means a device that directly converts the chemical energy of a fuel, which is supplied from an external source, and an oxidant into electricity by electrochemical processes occurring at separate electrodes in the device. (3) **Heavy-duty vehicle** — The term “heavy-duty vehicle” means a motor vehicle that— (A) is rated at more than 8,500 pounds gross vehicle weight; (B) has a curb weight of more than 6,000 pounds; or (C) has a basic vehicle frontal area in excess of 45 square feet. (4) **Infrastructure** — The term “infrastructure” means the equipment, systems, or facilities used to produce, distribute, deliver, or store hydrogen (except for onboard storage). (5) **Light-duty vehicle** — The term “light-duty vehicle” means a motor vehicle that is rated at 8,500 or less pounds gross vehicle weight. (6) **Portable; storage** — The terms “portable” and “storage”, when used in reference to a fuel cell, include— (A) continuous electric power; and (B) backup electric power. (7) **Task Force** — The term “Task Force” means the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Task Force established under [section 16155 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section16155&num=0&edition=prelim). (8) **Technical Advisory Committee** — The term “Technical Advisory Committee” means the independent Technical Advisory Commi

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42 U.S.C. § 16123 — Federal and State procurement of fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen energy systems

**(a) Purposes** The purposes of this section are— (1) to stimulate acceptance by the market of fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen energy systems; (2) to support development of technologies relating to fuel cell vehicles, public refueling stations, and hydrogen energy systems; and (3) to require the Federal government, 11 So in original. Probably should be capitalized. which is the largest single user of energy in the United States, to adopt those technologies as soon as practicable after the technologies are developed, in conjunction with private industry partners. **(b) Federal leases and purchases** (1) **Requirement** (A) *In general* — Not later than January 1, 2010, the head of any Federal agency that uses a light-duty or heavy-duty vehicle fleet shall lease or purchase fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen energy systems to meet any applicable energy savings goal described in subsection (c). (B) *Learning demonstration vehicles* — The Secretary may lease or purchase appropriate vehicles developed under subsections (a)(10) and (b)(1)(A) of [section 16157 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section16157&num=0&edition=prelim) to meet the requirement in subparagraph (A). (2) **Costs of leases and purchases** (A) *In general* — The Secretary, in cooperation with the Task Force and the Technical Advisory Committee, shall pay to Federal agencies (or share the cost under interagency agreements) the difference in cost between— (i) the cost to the agencies of leasing or purchasing fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen energy systems under paragraph (1); and (ii) the cost to the agencies of a feasible alternative to leasing or purchasing fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen energy systems, as determined by the Secretary.

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42 U.S.C. § 16131 — Federal procurement of stationary, portable, and micro fuel cells

**(a) Purposes** The purposes of this section are— (1) to stimulate acceptance by the market of stationary, portable, and micro fuel cells; and (2) to support development of technologies relating to stationary, portable, and micro fuel cells. **(b) Federal leases and purchases** (1) **In general** — Not later than January 1, 2006, the head of any Federal agency that uses electrical power from stationary, portable, or microportable devices shall lease or purchase a stationary, portable, or micro fuel cell to meet any applicable energy savings goal described in subsection (c). (2) **Costs of leases and purchases** (A) *In general* — The Secretary, in cooperation with the Task Force and the Technical Advisory Committee, shall pay the cost to Federal agencies (or share the cost under interagency agreements) of leasing or purchasing stationary, portable, and micro fuel cells under paragraph (1). (B) *Competitive costs and management structures* — In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary, in consultation with the agency, may use the General Services Administration or any commercial vendor to ensure— (i) a cost-effective purchase of a stationary, portable, or micro fuel cell; or (ii) a cost-effective management structure of the lease of a stationary, portable, or micro fuel cell. (3) **Exception** (A) *In general* — If the Secretary determines that the head of an agency described in paragraph (1) cannot find an appropriately efficient and reliable stationary, portable, or micro fuel cell in accordance with paragraph (1), that agency shall be excepted from compliance with paragraph (1). (B) *Consideration* — In making a determination under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider— (i) the needs of the agency; and (ii) an evalua

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42 U.S.C. § 16157 — Demonstration

Page 8787 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 16157 drogen and hydrogen-carrier fuels, including an infrastructure that supports buses and other fleet transportation; (B) fuel cells in government and other ap- plications, including portable, stationary, and transportation applications; (C) distributed power generation, including the generation of combined heat, power, and clean fuels including hydrogen; (D) uniform hydrogen codes, standards, and safety protocols; and (E) vehicle hydrogen fuel system integrity safety performance. (2) Activities The Task Force may organize workshops and conferences, may issue publications, and may create databases to carry out its duties. The Task Force shall— (A) foster the exchange of generic, non- proprietary information and technology among industry, academia, and government; (B) develop and maintain an inventory and assessment of hydrogen, fuel cells, and other advanced technologies, including the com- mercial capability of each technology for the economic and environmentally safe pro- duction, distribution, delivery, storage, and use of hydrogen; (C) integrate technical and other informa- tion made available as a result of the pro- grams and activities under this subchapter; (D) promote the marketplace introduction of infrastructure for hydrogen fuel vehicles; and (E) conduct an education program to pro- vide hydrogen and fuel cell information to potential end-users. (c) Agency cooperation The heads of all agencies, including those whose agencies are not represented on the Task Force, shall cooperate with and furnish informa- tion to the Task Force, the Technical Advisory Committee, and the Department. (Pub. L. 109–58, title VIII, § 806, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 848.) § 16156. Technical Adv

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