42 U.S.C. § 13475 — Fuel cells

Page 8586 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 13475 (2) The plan shall also include a description of— (A) United States participation in the Engi- neering Design Activity of ITER, including in- dustrial participation; (B) potential United States participation in the construction and operation of an ITER fa- cility; and (C) the requirements needed to build and test an inertial fusion energy reactor for the purpose of power production. (3) As part of the plan required under para- graph (1), the Secretary shall evaluate the sta- tus of international fusion programs and evalu- ate whether the Federal Government should ini- tiate efforts to strengthen existing inter- national cooperative agreements in fusion en- ergy or enter into new cooperative agreements to accomplish the purposes of this section. (4) The plan shall also evaluate the extent to which university or private sector participation is appropriate or necessary in order to carry out the purposes of this section. (5) The President shall include in the budget submitted to the Congress each year under sec- tion 1105 of title 31 a report prepared by the Sec- retary describing the progress made in meeting the program objectives, milestones, and sched- ules established in the management plan. Each such report shall also describe the organization of the program, the personnel assigned and funds committed to the program, and expendi- tures made in carrying out the program objec- tives. The report shall be submitted with the plan required under section 13523 of this title. (d) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this section $339,710,000 for fiscal year 1993 and $380,000,000 for fiscal year 1994. (Pub. L. 102–486, title XXI, § 2114, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3073; Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1052(i), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 719.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1995—Subsec. (c)(5). Pub. L. 104–66 inserted first sen- tence and struck out former first sentence which read as follows: ‘‘Within 1 year after October 24, 1992, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall issue a re- port describing the progress made in meeting the pro- gram objectives, milestones, and schedules established in the management plan.’’ § 13475. Fuel cells (a) Program direction The Secretary shall conduct a 5-year program, in accordance with sections 13541 and 13542 of this title, on efficient and environmentally be- nign power generation using fuel cells. The pro- gram may include activities on molten car- bonate, solid oxide, including tubular, mono- lithic, and planar technologies, and advanced concepts. (b) Program goal The goal of the program established under subsection (a) is the development of cost-effec- tive, efficient, and environmentally benign fuel cell systems which will operate on fossil fuels in multiple end use sectors. (c) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this section $51,555,000 for fiscal year 1993 and $56,000,000 for fiscal year 1994. (Pub. L. 102–486, title XXI, § 2115, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3074.) § 13476. Environmental restoration and waste management program (a) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 1993 $70,000,000 for the Fast Flux Test Facility to maintain the oper- ational status of the reactor, such sums to be derived from amounts appropriated to the Sec- retary for the environmental restoration and waste management program. (b) Long-term missions The Secretary shall aggressively pursue the development and implementation of long-term missions for the Fast Flux Test Facility. Within 6 months after October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report on the progress made in carrying out this subsection. (Pub. L. 102–486, title XXI, § 2116, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3075.) § 13477. High-temperature superconductivity pro- gram (a) Program The Secretary shall carry out a 5-year pro- gram, in accordance with sections 13541 and 13542 of this title, on high-temperature super- conducting electric power equipment tech- nologies. Elements of the program shall include, but are not limited to— (1) activities that address the development of high-temperature superconducting mate- rials that have increased electrical current ca- pacity, which shall be the emphasis of the pro- gram for the near-term; (2) the development of prototypes, where ap- propriate, of the major elements of a super- conducting electric power system such as mo- tors, generators, transmission lines, trans- formers, and magnetic energy storage sys- tems; (3) activities that will improve the efficiency of materials performance of higher tempera- tures and at all magnetic field orientations; (4) development of prototypes based on high- temperature superconducting wire, that oper- ate at the highest temperature possible, and refrigeration systems using cryogenics such as nitrogen; (5) activities that will assist the private sec- tor with designs for more efficient electric power generation and delivery systems which are cost competitive with conventional energy systems; and (6) development of prototypes that have ap- plication in both the commercial and defense sectors. The Secretary is also encouraged to expedite government, laboratory, industry, and univer-