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§18601 Definitions

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 161— - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESEARCH AND INNOVATION › § 18601

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Defines terms: Department = Energy Department; Director = Office of Science director; National Laboratory = defined in section 15801; Secretary = Energy Secretary.

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Title 42, §18601

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In this chapter:
(1)The term “Department” means the Department of Energy.
(2)The term “Director” means the Director of the Office of Science of the Department, except as otherwise indicated.
(3)The term “National Laboratory” has the meaning given that term in section 15801 of this title.
(4)The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.

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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 115–246, Sept. 28, 2018, 132 Stat. 3130, known as the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out below and Tables.

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Pub. L. 115–246, § 1(a), Sept. 28, 2018, 132 Stat. 3130, provided that: “This Act [see

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notes below and Tables for classification] may be cited as the ‘Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act’.” Pub. L. 115–246, title I, § 101, Sept. 28, 2018, 132 Stat. 3131, provided that: “This title [enacting subchapter I of this chapter and amending section 16352 and 16391 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act’.” Pub. L. 115–246, title II, § 201, Sept. 28, 2018, 132 Stat. 3134, provided that: “This title [enacting subchapter II of this chapter and section 16358 of this title, amending section 16357 and 16538 of this title, and repealing section 16358 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Department of Energy Research Coordination Act’.” Pub. L. 115–246, title III, § 301, Sept. 28, 2018, 132 Stat. 3140, provided that: “This title [enacting subchapter III of this chapter and amending section 2053, 7139, 16313, 16315, 16316, and 16321 of this title, section 5541 and 5542 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, and provisions set out as a note under section 5501 of Title 15] may be cited as the ‘Department of Energy Office of Science Policy Act’.”

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42 U.S.C. § 18601

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

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Apr 6, 2026

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