42 U.S.C. § 5916 — Central source of nonnuclear energy in-

Page 6640 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 5915a 1 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. accounts), pursuant to operations of the Secretary under this appropriation shall be paid from the reserve subject to appropriations. ‘‘For the establishment in the Treasury of the United States of a special fund to be designated the ‘Solar and Conservation Reserve’, $1,000,000,000 to remain avail- able until expended: Provided, That these funds shall be available for obligation only to stimulate solar energy and conservation: Provided further, That the withdrawal of said funds shall be subject to the passage of author- izing legislation and only to the extent provided in ad- vance in appropriations Acts.’’ Additional provisions relating to appropriations for the Energy Security Reserve Fund, purposes for which the Fund is available, and administrative provisions for the Fund and alternative fuels production were con- tained in the following appropriation Acts: Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title I, § 2103, July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1058. Pub. L. 97–100, title II, Dec. 23, 1981, 95 Stat. 1407. Pub. L. 97–12, title I, June 5, 1981, 95 Stat. 48. Pub. L. 96–369, § 121, Oct. 1, 1980, 94 Stat. 1357. Pub. L. 96–304, title I, July 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 880–882, as amended Pub. L. 96–514, title II, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2974. § 5915a. Expiration of initial authorization to construct fossil energy demonstration plants Notwithstanding any other applicable provi- sion of law, the initial authorization in this Act or any other Act heretofore or hereafter enacted to construct, pursuant to section 5907 of this title, any fossil energy demonstration plant shall expire at the end of the three full fiscal years following the date of enactment of such authorization, unless (1) funds to construct each such plant are appropriated or otherwise pro- vided pursuant to applicable law prior thereto, or (2) such authorization period is extended by specific Act of Congress hereafter enacted. (Pub. L. 95–39, title I, § 105, June 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 184.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 95–39, June 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 180. The provisions of this Act relating to an initial authorization for construction pursuant to section 5907 of this title are not classified to the Code. CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of the Federal Non- nuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 which comprises this chapter. § 5916. Central source of nonnuclear energy in- formation The Secretary shall promptly establish, de- velop, acquire, and maintain a central source of information on all energy resources and tech- nology in furtherance of the research, develop- ment, and demonstration mission carried out di- rectly or indirectly under this chapter. When the Secretary determines that such information is needed to carry out the purposes of this chap- ter, the Secretary may acquire proprietary and other information (a) by purchase through nego- tiation or by donation from any person, or (b) from another Federal agency. The information maintained by the Secretary shall be made available to the public, subject to the provisions of section 552 of title 5 and section 1905 of title 18, and to other Government agencies in a man- ner that will facilitate its dissemination: Pro- vided, That upon a showing satisfactory to the Secretary by any person that any information, or portion thereof, obtained under this section by the Secretary directly or indirectly from such person, would, if made public, divulge (1) trade secrets or (2) other proprietary informa- tion of such person, the Secretary shall not dis- close such information and disclosure thereof shall be punishable under section 1905 of title 18: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, upon request, provide such information to (A) any delegate of the Secretary for the purpose of car- rying out this chapter, and (B) the Attorney General, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Sec- retary of the Interior, the Federal Trade Com- mission, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 1 the Government Accountability Office, other Federal agencies, when necessary to carry out their duties and responsibilities under this chap- ter and other statutes, but such agencies and agency heads shall not release such information to the public. This section is not authority to withhold information from Congress or any committee of Congress upon request of the chairman or ranking minority member. (Pub. L. 93–577, § 17, as added Pub. L. 94–187, title III, § 312, Dec. 31, 1975, 89 Stat. 1075; amended Pub. L. 109–58, title X, § 1009(b)(11), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 936.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2005—Pub. L. 109–58, § 1009(b)(11)(A)–(C), (D)(ii), (E), substituted ‘‘Secretary shall’’ for ‘‘Administrator shall’’ wherever appearing, ‘‘research, development, and demonstration’’ for ‘‘Administrator’s research, de- velopment, and demonstration’’, ‘‘Secretary deter- mines’’ for ‘‘Administrator determines’’, ‘‘the Sec- retary may acquire’’ for ‘‘he may acquire’’, ‘‘Secretary by’’ for ‘‘Administrator by’’, ‘‘Secretary directly’’ for ‘‘Administrator directly’’, ‘‘Secretary for’’ for ‘‘Admin- istrator for’’, ‘‘the Federal Energy Regulatory Commis- sion’’ for ‘‘the Federal Power Commission,’’, and ‘‘Gov- ernment Accountability Office’’ for ‘‘General Account- ing Office’’, struck out ‘‘the Federal Energy Adminis- tration,’’ after ‘‘the Federal Trade Commission,’’, and inserted ‘‘or ranking minority member’’ before period at end. Pub. L. 109–58, § 1009(b)(11)(D)(i), which directed the substitution of ‘‘section 1905 of title 18’’ for ‘‘section 1905 or title 18’’, could not be executed because ‘‘section 1905 or title 18’’ does not appear in text. § 5917. Repealed. Pub. L. 109–58, title X, § 1009(b)(12), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 936 Section, Pub. L. 93–577, § 18, as added Pub. L. 94–187, title III, § 313, Dec. 31, 1975, 89 Stat. 1075; amended Pub. L. 95–91, title III, § 301(a), title VII, §§ 703, 707, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 577, 606, 607, related to energy informa- tion. § 5918. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–106, div. D, title XLIII, § 4304(b)(5), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 664 Section, Pub. L. 93–577, § 19, as added Pub. L. 95–39, title IV, § 401, June 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 190; amended Pub. L. 95–91, title III, § 301(a), title VII, §§ 703, 707, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 577, 606, 607, related to organizational con- flicts.