Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73
§7269c Funding for Department of Energy activities not included in Fossil Energy account
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 84— - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › Part Part C— - General Administrative Provisions › § 7269c
Summary
Allows up to 4 percent of the program direction funds given to the National Energy Technology Laboratory to be used for Department of Energy work that is not in the Fossil Energy account, both in this law and in future laws. It also lets salaries for federal employees doing research and development at NETL be paid from any appropriate DOE program account.
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Title 42, §7269c
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In this Act and future Acts, up to 4 percent of program direction funds available to the National Energy Technology Laboratory may be used to support Department of Energy activities not included in this Fossil Energy account: Provided further, That in this Act and future Acts, the salaries for Federal employees performing research and development activities at the National Energy Technology Laboratory can continue to be funded from any appropriate DOE program accounts.
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This Act, referred to in text, is div. C of Pub. L. 110–161, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 1937, known as the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Codification Section appears under the headings “Department of Energy”, “Energy Programs”, and “Fossil Energy Research and Development” in title III of div. C of Pub. L. 110–161. It was enacted as part of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, and also as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, and not as part of the Department of Energy Organization Act which comprises this chapter.
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42 U.S.C. § 7269c
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73