Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§5913 Evaluation by National Institute of Standards and Technology of energy-related inventions prior to awarding of grants by Secretary; promulgation of regulations
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 74— - NONNUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT › § 5913
Summary
NIST must evaluate promising energy inventions, especially those from individual inventors and small companies seeking direct grants from the Secretary, and may make rules to do this.
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Title 42, §5913
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology shall give particular attention to the evaluation of all promising energy-related inventions, particularly those submitted by individual inventors and small companies for the purpose of obtaining direct grants from the Secretary. The National Institute of Standards and Technology is authorized to promulgate regulations in the furtherance of this section.
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1988—Pub. L. 100–418 substituted “National Institute of Standards and Technology” for “National Bureau of Standards” in two places.
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Transfer of Functions
“Secretary”, meaning Secretary of Energy, substituted in text for “Administrator”, meaning Administrator of Energy Research and Development Administration, pursuant to section 301(a), 703, and 707 of Pub. L. 95–91, which are classified to section 7151(a), 7293, and 7297 of this title and which terminated Energy Research and Development Administration and transferred its functions and functions of Administrator thereof (with certain exceptions) to Secretary of Energy.
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42 U.S.C. § 5913
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73