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42 U.S.C. § 5501 — Congressional findings and declaration of policy
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**(a)** The Congress hereby finds that—
(1) the current imbalance between supply and demand for fuels and energy is likely to persist for some time;
(2) the early demonstration of the feasibility of using solar energy for the heating and cooling of buildings could help to relieve the demand upon present fuel and energy supplies;
(3) the technologies for solar heating are close to the point of commercial application in the United States;
(4) the technologies for combined solar heating and cooling still require research, development, testing and demonstration, but no insoluble technical problem is now foreseen in achieving commercial use of such technologies;
(5) the early development and export of viable solar heating equipment and combined solar heating and cooling equipment, consistent with the established preeminence of the United States in the field of high technology products, can make a valuable contribution to our balance of trade;
(6) the widespread use of solar energy in place of conventional methods for the heating and cooling of buildings would have a significantly beneficial effect upon the environment;
(7) the mass production and use of solar heating and cooling equipment will help to eliminate the dependence of the United States upon foreign energy sources and promote the national defense;
(8) the widespread introduction of low-cost solar energy will be beneficial to consumers in a period of rapidly rising fuel cost;
(9) innovation and creativity in the development of solar heating and combined solar heating and cooling components and systems can be fostered through encouraging direct contact between the manufacturers of such systems and the architects, engineers, developers, contractors, and other persons interested in installing such systems in b
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**(a)** The Congress hereby finds that—
(1) the current imbalance between supply and demand for fuels and energy is likely to persist for some time;
(2) the early demonstration of the feasibility of using solar energy for the heating and cooling of buildings could help to relieve the demand upon present fuel and energy supplies;
(3) the technologies for solar heating are close to the point of commercial application in the United States;
(4) the technologies for combined solar heating and cooling still require research, development, testing and demonstration, but no insoluble technical problem is now foreseen in achieving commercial use of such technologies;
(5) the early development and export of viable solar heating equipment and combined solar heating and cooling equipment, consistent with the established preeminence of the United States in the field of high technology products, can make a valuable contribution to our balance of trade;
(6) the widespread use of solar energy in place of conventional methods for the heating and cooling of buildings would have a significantly beneficial effect upon the environment;
(7) the mass production and use of solar heating and cooling equipment will help to eliminate the dependence of the United States upon foreign energy sources and promote the national defense;
(8) the widespread introduction of low-cost solar energy will be beneficial to consumers in a period of rapidly rising fuel cost;
(9) innovation and creativity in the development of solar heating and combined solar heating and cooling components and systems can be fostered through encouraging direct contact between the manufacturers of such systems and the architects, engineers, developers, contractors, and other persons interested in installing such systems in buildings;
(10) evaluation of the performance and reliability of solar heating and combined solar heating and cooling technologies can be expedited by testing under carefully controlled conditions; and
(11) commercial application of solar heating and combined solar heating and cooling technologies can be expedited by early commercial demonstration under practical conditions.
**(b)** It is therefore declared to be the policy of the United States and the purpose of this subchapter to provide for the demonstration within a three-year period of the practical use of solar heating technology, and to provide for the development and demonstration within a five-year period of the practical use of combined heating and cooling technology.
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**(a)** It is the policy of the Congress to develop on an urgent basis the technological capabilities to support the broadest range of energy policy options through conservation and use of domestic resources by socially and environmentally acceptable means.
**(b)**
(1) The Congress declares the purpose of this chapter to be to establish and vigorously conduct a comprehensive, national program of basic and applied research and development, including but not limited to demonstrations of practical applications, of all potentially beneficial energy sources and utilization technologies, within the Department.
(2) In carrying out this program, the Secretary shall be governed by the terms of this chapter and other applicable provisions of law with respect to all nonnuclear aspects of the research, development, and demonstration program; and the policies and provisions of 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 other provisions of law shall continue to apply to the nuclear research, development, and demonstration program.
(3) In implementing and conducting the research, development, and demonstration programs pursuant to this chapter, the Secretary shall incorporate programs in specific nonnuclear technologies previously enacted into law, including those established by the Solar Heating and Cooling Demonstration Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–409) [[42 U.S.C. 5501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Geothermal Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–410),11 See References in Text note below. and the Solar Energy Research, Development, and D
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Energy shall not be required to delegate to the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration any energy research, development, and demonstration function vested in the Secretary, pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act [[42 U.S.C. 2011](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section2011&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act [[42 U.S.C. 5901](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5901&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Geothermal Research, Development and Demonstration Act,11 See References in Text note below. the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development and Demonstration Act [[15 U.S.C. 2501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section2501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Solar Heating and Cooling Demonstration Act [[42 U.S.C. 5501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5501&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], the Solar Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Act,1 and the Energy Reorganization Act [[42 U.S.C. 5801](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5801&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]. Additionally, the Secretary may utilize the capabilities of the Energy Information Administration as he deems appropriate for the conduct of such programs.
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 5501
Stat. 2124; Pub. L. 96–399, title III, § 308(c)(4), Oct. 8,
1980, 94 Stat. 1641; Pub. L. 97–35, title III, § 339B(c), Aug.
13, 1981, 95 Stat. 417, related to reports to Congress.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective Dec. 27, 2000, except that repeal has
no effect on any order or interpretative bulletin issued
under this chapter and published as a proposed rule
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 on or before Dec. 27, 2000, see
section 612 of Pub. L. 106–569, set out as an Effective
Date of 2000 Amendment note under section 5401 of this
title.
§ 5426. Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as may be necessary to carry out the pro-
visions of this chapter.
(Pub. L. 93–383, title VI, § 626, formerly § 627, Aug.
22, 1974, 88 Stat. 714; renumbered § 626, Pub. L.
106–569, title VI, § 611(2), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat.
3012.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 626 of Pub. L. 93–383 was classified to
section 5425 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L.
106–569.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective upon the expiration of 180 days fol-
lowing Aug. 22, 1974, see section 627 of Pub. L. 93–383,
set out as a note under section 5401 of this title.
CHAPTER 71—SOLAR ENERGY
SUBCHAPTER I—HEATING AND COOLING
Sec.
5501.
Congressional findings and declaration of pol-
icy.
5502.
Definitions.
5503.
Development and demonstration of solar
heating systems for use in residential
dwellings.
5504.
Development and demonstration of combined
solar heating and cooling systems for use in
residential dwellings.
5504a, 5505. Repealed or Omitted.
5506.
Test procedures and definitive pe
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