§16160 Reports

Summary

The Secretary must send Congress a report about the Department’s hydrogen and fuel cell work. The first report is due within 2 years after August 8, 2005, and then every 3 years after that. The report must cover eight areas, including the Department’s activities, steps taken in the last 3 years to help industry move to a commercial hydrogen economy, changes to strategy from demonstration results, progress toward putting at least 100,000 hydrogen vehicles on the road by 2010 and 2,500,000 by 2020, progress on having enough hydrogen fueling stations by 2010 (including related targets and timetables), any problems with program design, work, or funding, updates to the development roadmap and progress reviews by the National Academy of Sciences, and any strategic-plan updates needed to meet the vehicle goals. The Secretary must have the National Academy of Sciences review certain programs every 4 years after August 8, 2005, with the first review finished no later than 5 years after that date. Within 45 days of getting the Academy’s review, the Secretary must send it to Congress with a plan to follow its recommendations or explain why not. Up to $1,500,000 is authorized each year to carry out this reporting for fiscal years 2006 through 2020.