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42 U.S.C. § 12006 — Reports

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42 U.S.C. § 12006 — Reports

**(a) Report by Secretary** One year after December 11, 1989, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall report to Congress on the programs and projects supported under this chapter and the progress being made toward accomplishing the goals and purposes set forth in this chapter. **(b) National renewable energy and energy efficiency management plan** (1) The Secretary, in consultation with the Advisory Committee, shall prepare a three-year management plan to be administered and carried out by the Secretary in the conduct of activities under this chapter. (2) After opportunity for public comment and consideration, as appropriate, of such comment, the Secretary shall publish the plan. (3) In addition to describing the Secretary’s intentions for administering this chapter, the plan shall include a comprehensive strategy for assisting the private sector— (A) in commercializing the renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies developed under this chapter; and (B) in meeting competition from foreign suppliers of products derived from renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. (4) The plan shall address the role of federally-assisted research, development, and demonstration in the achievement of applicable national policy goals of the National Energy Policy Plan required under [section 7321 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7321&num=0&edition=prelim) and the plan developed under [section 5905 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5905&num=0&edition=prelim). (5) In addition, the Plan 11 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized. shall— (A) contain a detailed assessment of program needs, objectives, and priorities for each of th

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**(a) Report by Secretary** One year after December 11, 1989, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall report to Congress on the programs and projects supported under this chapter and the progress being made toward accomplishing the goals and purposes set forth in this chapter. **(b) National renewable energy and energy efficiency management plan** (1) The Secretary, in consultation with the Advisory Committee, shall prepare a three-year management plan to be administered and carried out by the Secretary in the conduct of activities under this chapter. (2) After opportunity for public comment and consideration, as appropriate, of such comment, the Secretary shall publish the plan. (3) In addition to describing the Secretary’s intentions for administering this chapter, the plan shall include a comprehensive strategy for assisting the private sector— (A) in commercializing the renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies developed under this chapter; and (B) in meeting competition from foreign suppliers of products derived from renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. (4) The plan shall address the role of federally-assisted research, development, and demonstration in the achievement of applicable national policy goals of the National Energy Policy Plan required under [section 7321 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7321&num=0&edition=prelim) and the plan developed under [section 5905 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5905&num=0&edition=prelim). (5) In addition, the Plan 11 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized. shall— (A) contain a detailed assessment of program needs, objectives, and priorities for each of the programs authorized under [section 12005 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12005&num=0&edition=prelim); (B) use a uniform prioritization methodology to facilitate cost-benefit analyses of proposals in various program areas; (C) establish milestones for setting forth specific technology transfer activities under each program area; (D) include annual and five-year cost estimates for individual programs under this chapter; and (E) identify program areas for which funding levels have been changed from the previous year’s Plan.1 (6) Within one year after October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall submit a revised management plan under this section to Congress. Thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a management plan every three years at the time of submittal of the President’s annual budget submission to the Congress. **(c) Report on options** As part of the first report submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report analyzing options available to the Secretary under existing law to assist the private sector with the timely commercialization of wind, photovoltaic, solar thermal, biofuels, hydrogen, solar buildings, marine, geothermal, low-head hydro, and energy storage renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency technologies through emphasis on development and demonstration assistance to specific technologies in the research, development, and demonstration programs of the Department of Energy that are near commercial application.

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42 U.S.C. § 12005 — Demonstration and commercial application projects

**(a) Purpose** The purpose of this section is to direct the Secretary to further the commercialization of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies through a five-year program. **(b) Demonstration and commercial application projects** (1) **Establishment** (A) The Secretary shall solicit proposals for demonstration and commercial application projects for renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies pursuant to subsection (c). Such projects may include projects for— (i) the production and sale of electricity, thermal energy, or other forms of energy using a renewable energy technology; (ii) increasing the efficiency of energy use; and (iii) improvements in, or expansion of, facilities for the manufacture of renewable energy or energy efficiency technologies. (B) *Requirements.—* — Each project selected under this section shall include at least one for-profit business. Activities supported under this section shall be performed in the United States. Each project under this section shall require the manufacture and reproduction substantially within the United States for commercial sale of any invention or product that may result from the project. (2) **Forms of financial assistance** (A) In supporting projects selected under subsection (c), the Secretary may choose from among the forms of agreements described in [section 13541 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section13541&num=0&edition=prelim). (B) In supporting projects selected under subsection (c), the Secretary may also enter into agreements with private lenders to pay a portion of the interest on loans made for such projects. (3) **Cost sharing** — Cost sharing for projects under this section shall be conducted according

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42 U.S.C. § 7321 — Environmental impact statements

The transfer of functions under subchapters III and IV of this chapter shall not affect the validity of any draft environmental impact statement published before October 1, 1977.

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31 U.S.C. § 1113 — Congressional information

**(a)** (1) When requested by a committee of Congress having jurisdiction over receipts or appropriations, the President shall provide the committee with assistance and information. (2) When requested by a committee of Congress, additional information related to the amount of an appropriation originally requested by an Office of Inspector General shall be submitted to the committee. **(b)** When requested by a committee of Congress, by the Comptroller General, or by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the head of each executive agency shall— (1) provide information on the location and kind of available fiscal, budget, and program information; (2) to the extent practicable, prepare summary tables of that fiscal, budget, and program information and related information the committee, the Comptroller General, or the Director of the Congressional Budget Office considers necessary; and (3) provide a program evaluation carried out or commissioned by an executive agency. **(c)** In cooperation with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Comptroller General shall— (1) establish and maintain a current directory of sources of, and information systems for, fiscal, budget, and program information and a brief description of the contents of each source and system; (2) when requested, provide assistance to committees of Congress and members of Congress in obtaining information from the sources in the directory; and (3) when requested, provide assistance to committees and, to the extent practicable, to members of Congress in evaluating the information obtained from the sources in the directory

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42 U.S.C. § 12001 — Finding, purpose, and general authority

**(a) Finding** The Congress finds that it is in the national security and economic interest of the United States to foster greater efficiency in the use of available energy supplies and greater use of renewable energy technologies. **(b) Purpose** It is the purpose of this chapter to authorize the Secretary of Energy, acting in accordance with [section 13541 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section13541&num=0&edition=prelim), to pursue an aggressive national program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies in order to ensure a stable and secure future energy supply by— (1) achieving as soon as practicable cost competitive use of those technologies without need of Federal financial incentives; (2) establishing long-term Federal research goals and multiyear funding levels; (3) directing the Secretary to undertake initiatives to improve the ability of the private sector to commercialize in the near term renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies; and (4) fostering collaborative efforts involving the private sector through government support of a program of demonstration and commercial application projects. **(c) General authority** The Secretary, acting in accordance with [section 13541 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section13541&num=0&edition=prelim), is authorized and directed to— (1) pursue a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application with the private sector, to achieve the purpose of this chapter, including the goals established under [section 12003 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-secti

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42 U.S.C. § 5905 — Comprehensive planning and programming

**(a)** Pursuant to the authority and directions of this chapter and the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–438) [[42 U.S.C. 5801](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5801&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Department of Energy Organization Act ([42 U.S.C. 7101](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7101&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), and titles XX through XXIII of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 [[42 U.S.C. 13401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section13401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq., 13451 et seq., 13501 et seq., 13521 et seq.], the Secretary, in consultation with the Advisory Board established under section 2302 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 [[42 U.S.C. 13522](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section13522&num=0&edition=prelim)], shall transmit to the Congress, on or before June 30, 1975, a comprehensive plan for energy research, development, and demonstration. This plan shall be appropriately revised annually as provided in section 5914(a) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title. Such plan shall be designed to achieve— (1) solutions to immediate and short-term (the period up to 5 years after submission of the plan or its annual revision) energy supply system and associated environmental problems; (2) solutions to middle-term (the period from 5 years to 10 years after submission of the plan or its annual revision) energy supply system and associated environmental problems; and (3) solutions to long-term (the period beyond 10 years after submission of the plan or its annual revision) energy supply system and associated environmental problems. **(b)** (1) Based on the comprehensive en

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42 U.S.C. § 12003 — National goals and multi-year funding for Federal alcohol from biomass and other technology programs

**(a) National goals** The following are declared to be the national goals for the alcohol from biomass and other energy technology programs being carried out by the Secretary: (1) **Alcohol from biomass** (A) In general, the goal of the Alcohol From Biomass Program shall be to advance research and development to a point where alcohol from biomass technology is cost-competitive with conventional hydrocarbon transportation fuels, and to promote the integration of this technology into the transportation fuel sector of the economy. (B) (i) Specific goals for producing ethanol from biomass shall be to— (I) reduce the cost of alcohol to 70 cents per gallon; (II) improve the overall biomass carbohydrate conversion efficiency to 91 percent; (III) reduce the capital cost component of the cost of alcohol to 23 cents per gallon; and (IV) reduce the operating and maintenance component of the cost of alcohol to 47 cents per gallon. (ii) Specific goals for producing methanol from biomass shall be to— (I) reduce the cost of alcohol to 47 cents per gallon; and (II) reduce the capital component of the cost of alcohol to 16 cents per gallon. (2) **Other technologies** — The Secretary shall submit to the Congress, as part of the first report submitted under [section 12006 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12006&num=0&edition=prelim), recommendations for specific cost goals and other pertinent goals for 1995 for Department of Energy research, development, and demonstration programs in Biofuels Energy Systems, Biodiesel Energy Systems, Hydrogen Energy Systems, Solar Buildings Energy Systems, Marine Energy Systems, Geothermal Energy Systems, Low-Head Hydro, and Energy Storage

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42 U.S.C. § 12006 — Reports

Page 8236 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 12006 1 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized. (Pub. L. 101–218, § 6, Dec. 11, 1989, 103 Stat. 1863; Pub. L. 102–486, title XII, § 1202(a), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2956.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b)(4)(A), was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 101–218, Dec. 11, 1989, 103 Stat. 1859, known as the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Competitiveness Act of 1989, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 12001 of this title and Tables. AMENDMENTS 1992—Pub. L. 102–486 amended section generally, sub- stituting provisions relating to demonstration and commercial application projects for renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies for provisions relat- ing to use of joint ventures to further commercializa- tion of renewable energy and energy efficiency tech- nologies. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TERMINATION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES Advisory committees established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See sections 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. § 12006. Reports (a) Report by Secretary One year after December 11, 1989, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall report to C

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