§13502 National Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Program

Summary

Create a 5-year National Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Program to speed up turning new manufacturing technologies into real factories and products. The program must raise productivity and energy efficiency and include field demonstrations big enough to prove the ideas work technically and economically. Within 180 days after October 24, 1992, the Secretary must work with industry, colleges, Department of Energy national laboratories, and technical groups and send a 5-year plan to Congress, then update and resend it every two years. Within 1 year after October 24, 1992, the Secretary must ask for project proposals. Proposals may come from one or more parties and must explain how they will speed commercialization to save energy in buildings, industry, and transportation; say whether and how DOE labs would be involved; show industry or other partners; and show the proposers can finish the work. Money may be appropriated as needed from funds under section 13451(e), and may pay for DOE national laboratory participation.