42 U.S.C. § 13351 — Additional clean coal technology solicita-

Page 8556 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 13351 $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until expended. (d) Critical material In this section, the term ‘‘critical material’’ has the meaning given the term in section 1606 of title 30. (Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title VII, § 7001, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2561; Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title II, § 40205, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 960.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Energy Act of 2020, and not as part of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 which comprises this chapter. AMENDMENTS 2021—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–58, § 40205(1), inserted ‘‘and annually thereafter while the facility established under subsection (c) remains in operation,’’ after ‘‘De- cember 27, 2020,’’. Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 117–58, § 40205(2), (3), added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS For provisions relating to rates of wages to be paid to laborers and mechanics on projects for construction, alteration, or repair work funded under div. D or an amendment by div. D of Pub. L. 117–58, including au- thority of Secretary of Labor, see section 18851 of this title. PART B—CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM § 13351. Additional clean coal technology solicita- tions (a) Program design Additional clean coal technology solicitations described in subsection (b) shall be designed to ensure the timely development of cost-effective technologies or energy production processes or systems utilizing coal that achieve greater effi- ciency in the conversion of coal to useful energy when compared to currently commercially available technology for the use of coal and the control of emissions from the combustion of coal. Such program shall be designed to ensure, to the greatest extent possible, the availability for commercial use of such technologies by the year 2010. (b) Additional solicitations In conducting the Clean Coal Program estab- lished by Public Law 98–473, the Secretary shall consider the potential benefits of conducting ad- ditional solicitations pursuant to such program and, based on the results of that consideration, may carry out such additional solicitations, which shall be similar in scope and percentage of Federal cost sharing as that provided by Pub- lic Law 101–121. (Pub. L. 102–486, title XIII, § 1321, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2976.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Public Law 98–473, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 98–473, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1837. For complete clas- sification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Public Law 101–121, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 101–121, Oct. 23, 1989, 103 Stat. 701. For complete clas- sification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. PART C—OTHER COAL PROVISIONS § 13361. Clean coal technology export promotion and interagency coordination (a) Establishment There shall be established within the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (established by the President on May 23, 1990) a Clean Coal Technology Subgroup (in this part referred to as the ‘‘CCT Subgroup’’) to focus interagency ef- forts on clean coal technologies. The CCT Sub- group shall seek to expand the export and use of clean coal technologies, particularly in those countries which can benefit from gains in the ef- ficiency of, and the control of environmental emissions from, coal utilization. (b) Membership The CCT Subgroup shall include 1 member from each agency represented on the Energy, Environment, and Infrastructure Working Group of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Com- mittee as of October 24, 1992. The Secretary shall serve as chair of the CCT Subgroup and shall be responsible for ensuring that the func- tions of the CCT Subgroup are carried out through its member agencies. (c) Consultation (1) In carrying out this section, the CCT Sub- group shall consult with representatives from the United States coal industry, representatives of railroads and other transportation industries, organizations representing workers, the electric utility industry, manufacturers of equipment utilizing clean coal technology, members of or- ganizations formed to further the goals of envi- ronmental protection or to promote the develop- ment and use of clean coal technologies that are developed, manufactured, or controlled by United States firms, and other appropriate in- terested members of the public. (2) The CCT Subgroup shall maintain ongoing liaison with other elements of the Trade Pro- motion Coordinating Committee relating to clean coal technologies or regions where these technologies could be important, including East- ern Europe, Asia, and the Pacific. (d) Duties The Secretary, acting through the CCT Sub- group, shall— (1) facilitate the establishment of technical training for the consideration, planning, con- struction, and operation of clean coal tech- nologies by end users and international devel- opment personnel; (2) facilitate the establishment of and, where practicable, cause to be established, consistent with the goals and objectives stated in section 13331(a) of this title, within existing depart- ments and agencies— (A) financial assistance programs (includ- ing grants, loan guarantees, and no interest and low interest loans) to support prefeasibility and feasibility studies for projects that will utilize clean coal tech- nologies; and