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15 U.S.C. § 2709 — Reports to Congress by Secretary of Energy

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15 U.S.C. § 2709 — Reports to Congress by Secretary of Energy

**(a) Comprehensive program, etc.** As a separate part of the annual report submitted under section 5914(a) 11 See References in Text note below. of title 42 with respect to the comprehensive plan and program then in effect under section 5905(a) and (b) of title 42, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress an annual report of activities under this chapter. Such report shall include— (1) a current comprehensive program definition for implementing this chapter; (2) an evaluation of the state of automobile propulsion system research and development in the United States; (3) the number and amount of contracts and grants made under this chapter; (4) an analysis of the progress made in developing advanced automobile propulsion system technology; and (5) suggestions for improvements in advanced automobile propulsion system research and development, including recommendations for legislation. **(b) Study on financial obligation guarantees** The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a survey of developers, lending institutions, and other appropriate persons or institutions and shall otherwise make a study for the purpose of determining whether, and under what conditions, research, development, demonstration, and commercial availability of advanced automobile propulsion system technology may be aided by the guarantee of financial obligations by the Federal Government. The Secretary of Energy shall report the results of such survey and study to the Congress within 1 year after February 25, 1978. Such report shall include an examination of those stages of advanced automobile propulsion system technology research, development, demonstration, and commercialization for which financial obligation guarantees may be useful or appropriate and shall contain such legislative recomm

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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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15 U.S.C. § 2703 — Advanced systems program implementation by Secretary of Energy

**(a) Establishment and conduct of program** The Secretary of Energy shall establish, within the Department of Energy, a program to insure the development of advanced automobile propulsion systems within 5 years after February 25, 1978, or within the shortest practicable time, consistent with appropriate research and development technique. In conducting such program, the Secretary of Energy shall— (1) establish and conduct new projects and accelerate existing projects which may contribute to the development of advanced automobile propulsion systems; (2) give priority attention to the development of advanced propulsion systems with appropriate attention to those advanced propulsion systems which are flexible in the type of fuel used; and (3) insure that research and development under this chapter supplements, but neither supplants nor duplicates, the automotive research and development efforts of private industry. **(b) Contracts and grants with Federal agencies, laboratories, etc.** The Secretary of Energy shall, in fulfilling his responsibilities under this chapter, make contracts and grants with any Federal agency, laboratory, university, nonprofit organization, industrial organization, public or private agency, institution, organization, corporation, partnership, or individual for research and development leading to advanced automobile propulsion systems which are likely to help meet the Nation’s long-term goals with respect to fuel economy, environmental protection, and other objectives. **(c) Federal laboratories; priority for financial assistance; functions** In providing financial assistance under this chapter, the Secretary of Energy shall give full consideration to the capabilities of Federal laboratories, except that not more than 60 per centum of the fun

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15 U.S.C. § 2709 — Reports to Congress by Secretary of En-

Page 1945 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 2710 1 See References in Text note below. mulgated or reasonably expected to be promul- gated under any provision of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 1857 et seq.) [42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.], the Noise Control Act of 1972 (42 U.S.C. 4901 et seq.), or any other provision of Federal law adminis- tered by the Administrator of the Environ- mental Protection Agency. In conjunction with any test for compliance with exhaust emission standards under this section, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall also conduct tests to determine the fuel econ- omy of such vehicle. The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall submit all test data and the results of such tests to the Secretary of Energy. (c) Collection, analysis, and dissemination of in- formation, data, and materials to developers The Secretary of Energy shall collect, analyze, and disseminate to developers information, data, and materials that may be relevant to the development of advanced automobile propulsion system technology. (Pub. L. 95–238, title III, § 307, Feb. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 82.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Clean Air Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is act July 14, 1955, ch. 360, 69 Stat. 322, which is classified generally to chapter 85 (§ 7401 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7401 of Title 42 and Tables. The Noise Control Act of 1972 (42 U.S.C. 4901 et seq.), referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 92–574, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1234, which is classified principally to chapter 65 (§ 4901 et seq.) of Title 42. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title not

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