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42 U.S.C. § 5907a — Small grant program

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42 U.S.C. § 5907a — Small grant program

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**(a) Establishment** There shall be established within the Department of Energy a program for appropriate technology under the direction of the Secretary. The Secretary shall develop and implement a program of small grants for the purpose of encouraging development and demonstration projects described in subsection (c) of this section. **(b) Limitation** The aggregate amount of financial support made available to any participant in such program, including affiliates, under this section shall not exceed $50,000 during any two-year period. **(c) Systems and technologies to be developed and demonstrated** Funds made available under this section shall be used to provide for a coordinated and expanded effort for the development and demonstration of, and the dissemination of information with respect to, energy-related systems and supporting technologies appropriate to— (1) the needs of local communities and the enhancement of community self-reliance through the use of available resources; (2) the use of renewable resources and the conservation of nonrenewable resources; (3) the use of existing technologies applied to novel situations and uses; (4) applications which are energy-conserving, environmentally sound, small scale, durable and low cost; and (5) applications which demonstrate simplicity of installation, operation and maintenance. **(d) Eligible participants; simplified application procedures; report to Secretary; allocation criteria; guidelines** (1) Grants, agreements or contracts under this section may be made to individuals, local nonprofit organizations and institutions, State and local agencies, Indian tribes and small businesses. The Secretary shall develop simplified procedures with respect to application for support under this section. (2) Each grant, agreement or contract under this section shall be governed by the provisions of section 9 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 [[42 U.S.C. 5908](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5908&num=0&edition=prelim)] and shall contain effective provisions under which the Secretary shall receive a full written report of activities supported in whole or in part by funds made available by the Secretary; and (3) In determining the allocation of funds among applicants for support under this section the Secretary may take into consideration: (A) the potential for energy savings or energy production; (B) the type of fuel saved or produced; (C) the potential impact on local or regional energy or environmental problems; and (D) such other criteria as the Secretary finds necessary to achieve the purposes of this Act or the purposes of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 [[42 U.S.C. 5901](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5901&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]. Guidelines implementing this section shall be promulgated with full opportunity for public comment. **(e) Reports to Congress** The Secretary shall— (1) prepare and submit no later than October 1, 1977, a detailed report on plans for implementation, including the timing of implementation, of the provisions of this section to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and shall keep such committees fully and currently informed concerning the development of such plans; and (2) include as a part of the annual report required by section 15(a)(1) 11 See References in Text note below. of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 beginning in 1977, a full and complete report on the program under this section.

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42 U.S.C. § 5908 — Patents and inventions

**(a) Vesting of title to invention and issuance of patents to United States; prerequisites** Whenever any invention is made or conceived in the course of or under any contract of the Department, other than nuclear energy research, development, and demonstration pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ([42 U.S.C. 2011](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2011&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) and the Secretary determines that— (1) the person who made the invention was employed or assigned to perform research, development, or demonstration work and the invention is related to the work he was employed or assigned to perform, or that it was within the scope of his employment duties, whether or not it was made during working hours, or with a contribution by the Government of the use of Government facilities, equipment, materials, allocated funds, information proprietary to the Government, or services of Government employees during working hours; or (2) the person who made the invention was not employed or assigned to perform research, development, or demonstration work, but the invention is nevertheless related to the contract or to the work or duties he was employed or assigned to perform, and was made during working hours, or with a contribution from the Government of the sort referred to in clause (1).11 So in original. Probably should be a comma. title to such invention shall vest in the United States, and if patents on such invention are issued they shall be issued to the United States, unless in particular circumstances the Secretary waives all or any part of the rights of the United States to such invention in conformity with the provisions of this section. **(b) Contract as requiring report to Department of invention, etc.,

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42 U.S.C. § 5914 — Omitted

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section, Pub. L. 93–577, § 15, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1894; Pub. L. 95–91, title III, § 301(a), title VII, §§ 703, 707, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 577, 606, 607; Pub. L. 95–238, title II, § 206(b), Feb. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 61, which required the Secretary to submit annually to Congress a report detailing the activities carried out pursuant to this chapter during the preceding fiscal year, a detailed description of the comprehensive plan for nuclear and nonnuclear energy research, development, and demonstration then in effect under [section 5905(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5905/a&num=0&edition=prelim), a detailed description of the comprehensive nonnuclear research, development, and demonstration program then in effect under [section 5905(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5905/b&num=0&edition=prelim), and a detailed description of the environmental and safety research, development, and demonstration activities carried out and in progress and which provided that those reports would satisfy the reporting requirements of [section 5877(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5877/a&num=0&edition=prelim) insofar as is concerned activities, goals, priorities, and plans of the Secretary pertaining to nonnuclear energy, terminated, effective May 15, 2000, pursuant to section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, set out as a note under [section 1113 of Title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1113&num=0&edition=prelim), Money and Finance. See, also, the 20th item on page 86 of House Document No. 103–7.

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42 U.S.C. § 5901 — Congressional statement of findings

The Congress hereby finds that— **(a)** The Nation is suffering from a shortage of environmentally acceptable forms of energy. **(b)** Compounding this energy shortage is our past and present failure to formulate a comprehensive and aggressive research and development program designed to make available to American consumers our large domestic energy reserves including fossil fuels, nuclear fuels, geothermal resources, solar energy, and other forms of energy. This failure is partially because the unconventional energy technologies have not been judged to be economically competitive with traditional energy technologies. **(c)** The urgency of the Nation’s energy challenge will require commitments similar to those undertaken in the Manhattan and Apollo projects; it will require that the Nation undertake a research, development, and demonstration program in nonnuclear energy technologies with a total Federal investment which may reach or exceed $20,000,000,000 over the next decade. **(d)** In undertaking such program, full advantage must be taken of the existing technical and managerial expertise in the various energy fields within Federal agencies and particularly in the private sector. **(e)** The Nation’s future energy needs can be met if a national commitment is made now to dedicate the necessary financial resources, to enlist our scientific and technological capabilities, and to accord the proper priority to developing new nonnuclear energy options to serve national needs, conserve vital resources, and protect the environment.

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42 U.S.C. § 5901 — Congressional statement of findings

Page 6624 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 5879 Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 204(b) of the Department of Energy Act 1978— Civilian Applications (42 U.S.C. 7256, note; 92 Stat. 60), referred to in text, is section 204(b) of Pub. L. 95–238, title II, Feb. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 59, which is set out as a note under section 7256 of this title. CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as a part of the Energy Reor- ganization Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter. AMENDMENTS 1980—Pub. L. 96–470 substituted ‘‘include, in the re- port required by section 204(b) of the Department of En- ergy Act of 1978—Civilian Applications, information’’ for ‘‘by June 30, 1976, and by the end of each fiscal year thereafter, submit a report to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representa- tives and the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the Senate’’ and ‘‘Secretary of Energy’’ for ‘‘Admin- istrator’’ wherever appearing. § 5879. Transfer of funds The Administrator, when authorized in an ap- propriation Act, may, in any fiscal year, trans- fer funds from one appropriation to another within the Administration; except, that no ap- propriation shall be either increased or de- creased pursuant to this section by more than 5 per centum of the appropriation for such fiscal year. (Pub. L. 93–438, title III, § 309, Oct. 11, 1974, 88 Stat. 1252.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Energy Research and Development Administration terminated and functions vested by law in Adminis- trator thereof transferred to Secretary of Energy (un- less otherwise specifically provided) by sections 7151(a) and 7293 of this title. SUBCHAPTER IV—SEX DISCRIMINATION § 5891. Sex discrimination prohibited No person shall on the

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42 U.S.C. § 5907a — Small grant program

Page 6634 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 5907a 1 See References in Text note below. § 5907a. Small grant program (a) Establishment There shall be established within the Depart- ment of Energy a program for appropriate tech- nology under the direction of the Secretary. The Secretary shall develop and implement a pro- gram of small grants for the purpose of encour- aging development and demonstration projects described in subsection (c) of this section. (b) Limitation The aggregate amount of financial support made available to any participant in such pro- gram, including affiliates, under this section shall not exceed $50,000 during any two-year pe- riod. (c) Systems and technologies to be developed and demonstrated Funds made available under this section shall be used to provide for a coordinated and ex- panded effort for the development and dem- onstration of, and the dissemination of informa- tion with respect to, energy-related systems and supporting technologies appropriate to— (1) the needs of local communities and the enhancement of community self-reliance through the use of available resources; (2) the use of renewable resources and the conservation of nonrenewable resources; (3) the use of existing technologies applied to novel situations and uses; (4) applications which are energy-con- serving, environmentally sound, small scale, durable and low cost; and (5) applications which demonstrate sim- plicity of installation, operation and mainte- nance. (d) Eligible participants; simplified application procedures; report to Secretary; allocation criteria; guidelines (1) Grants, agreements or contracts under this section may be made to individuals, local non- profit organizations and institutions, State and local agencies,

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42 U.S.C. § 5908 — Patents and inventions

Page 6635 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 5908 1 So in original. Probably should be a comma. § 5908. Patents and inventions (a) Vesting of title to invention and issuance of patents to United States; prerequisites Whenever any invention is made or conceived in the course of or under any contract of the De- partment, other than nuclear energy research, development, and demonstration pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) and the Secretary determines that— (1) the person who made the invention was employed or assigned to perform research, de- velopment, or demonstration work and the in- vention is related to the work he was em- ployed or assigned to perform, or that it was within the scope of his employment duties, whether or not it was made during working hours, or with a contribution by the Govern- ment of the use of Government facilities, equipment, materials, allocated funds, infor- mation proprietary to the Government, or services of Government employees during working hours; or (2) the person who made the invention was not employed or assigned to perform research, development, or demonstration work, but the invention is nevertheless related to the con- tract or to the work or duties he was employed or assigned to perform, and was made during working hours, or with a contribution from the Government of the sort referred to in clause (1).1 title to such invention shall vest in the United States, and if patents on such invention are issued they shall be issued to the United States, unless in particular circumstances the Sec- retary waives all or any part of the rights of the United States to such invention in conformity with the provisions of this section. (b) Contract as requiring report to Department

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