Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73

§4626 Budgeting for semiconductor manufacturing technology research

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 72— - SEMICONDUCTOR RESEARCH › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH EXCELLENCE INITIATIVE › § 4626

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

When preparing the Department of Energy's research-and-development part of the President's yearly budget to Congress, the Energy Secretary should include work that helps develop new semiconductor technology when appropriate and needed. That work must be included in DOE's general science and research budget, except anything that directly supports defense must be put in the Department's atomic energy defense budget.

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Title 15, §4626

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(a)To the extent the Secretary considers appropriate and necessary, the Secretary of Energy, in preparing the research and development budget of the Department of Energy to be included in the annual budget submitted to the Congress by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, shall provide for programs, projects, and activities that encourage the development of new technology in the field of semiconductors.

(b)The programs, projects, and activities described in subsection (a) shall be included in the budget for general science and research activities of the Department of Energy, except that any programs, projects, and activities that directly support and directly benefit the defense activities of the Department shall be included in the budget for atomic energy defense activities of the Department of Energy.

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15 U.S.C. § 4626

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73