42 U.S.C. § 13522 — Energy Research, Development, Dem-

Page 8597 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 13523 1 See References in Text note below. conducting, semiconductor, electrooptic, magnetooptic, thin-film, and special purpose coating materials used in technologies for energy efficiency, renewable energy, or elec- tric power applications; and (3) the term ‘‘United States’’ means the 50 States of the United States, the District of Co- lumbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other terri- tory or possession of the United States. (Pub. L. 102–486, title XXII, § 2206, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3091.) SUBCHAPTER XI—POLICY AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS § 13521. Policy on major construction projects (a) Report and management plan The Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report and management plan for any major con- struction project involving $100,000,000 or more, prior to the expenditure of those funds. (b) Congressional review Expenditure of funds for a project described in subsection (a) may be made after a period of 30 calendar days (not including any day on which either House of Congress is not in session be- cause of adjournment of more than 3 calendar days prior to a day certain) has passed after re- ceipt of the report and management plan by Congress. (Pub. L. 102–486, title XXIII, § 2301, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3092.) § 13522. Energy Research, Development, Dem- onstration, and Commercial Application Ad- visory Board (a) Establishment The Secretary shall establish an Energy Re- search, Development, Demonstration, and Com- mercial Application Advisory Board (hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Advisory Board’’). (b) Responsibilities The Advisory Board shall provide impartial technical advice to the Secretary to assist in the development of energy research, develop- ment, demonstration, and commercial applica- tion plans and reports under sections 5905 and 5914 1 of this title, under section 7321 of this title, and as otherwise provided in subchapters VIII through XI of this chapter. The Advisory Board shall also periodically review such plans and re- ports and their implementation in relation to the goals stated in section 13401 of this title, and report the results of such review to the Sec- retary and the Congress. Such report shall be in- cluded as part of the report required under sec- tion 5914 1 of this title. (c) Use of existing advisory board The Secretary may use an existing advisory board to carry out the responsibilities described in subsection (b). (Pub. L. 102–486, title XXIII, § 2302, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3092.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Subchapters VIII through XI of this chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original ‘‘titles XX through XXIII of this Act’’, meaning titles XX through XXIII of Pub. L. 102–486, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3057–3092, which enacted subchapters VIII through XI of this chapter and amended sections 5103, 5107, 5108, 5110, 5307, 5905, 12003, 12004, and 12006 of this title. Section 5914 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was omitted from the Code. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TERMINATION OF ADVISORY BOARDS Advisory boards established after Jan. 5, 1973, to ter- minate not later than the expiration of the 2-year pe- riod beginning on the date of their establishment, un- less, in the case of a board established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such board is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a board estab- lished by Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See sections 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Govern- ment Organization and Employees. § 13523. Management plan (a) Plan preparation The Secretary, in consultation with the Advi- sory Board established under section 13522 of this title, shall prepare a management plan for the conduct of research, development, dem- onstration, and commercial application of en- ergy technologies that is consistent with the goals stated in section 13401 of this title. (b) Contents of plan The management plan under subsection (a) shall provide for— (1) investigation of promising energy and en- ergy efficiency resource technologies that have been identified as potentially significant future contributors to national energy secu- rity; (2) development of energy and energy effi- ciency resource technologies that have the po- tential to reduce energy supply vulnerability, and to minimize adverse impacts on the envi- ronment, the global climate, and the economy; and (3) creation of opportunities for export of en- ergy and energy efficiency resource tech- nologies from the United States that can en- hance the Nation’s competitiveness. (c) Energy technology inventory and status re- port As part of the management plan, the Sec- retary, with the advice of the Advisory Board es- tablished under section 13522 of this title, shall develop an inventory and status report of tech- nologies to enhance energy supply and to im- prove the efficiency of energy end uses. The in- ventory and status report shall include fossil, renewable, nuclear, and energy conservation technologies which have not yet achieved the status of fully reliable and cost-competitive commercial availability, but which the Sec- retary projects may become available with addi-