Title 42The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§9304 Comprehensive program management plan; submittal to Congressional committees

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 101— - MAGNETIC FUSION ENERGY ENGINEERING › § 9304

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must make a detailed management plan for the national magnetic fusion research, development, and demonstration program. The plan must explain the strategy; give a five-year schedule with specific milestones, budget, and needed resources; include risk assessments; list research needed to fix development problems; and analyze institutional, environmental, and economic limits. The Secretary must send the plan to the House Committee on Science and Technology and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by January 1, 1982.

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Title 42, §9304

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(a)The Secretary shall prepare a comprehensive program management plan for the conduct of the research, development, and demonstration activities under this chapter. Such plan shall include at a minimum—
(1)a presentation of the program strategy which will be used to achieve the purposes of this chapter;
(2)a five-year program implementation schedule, including identification of detailed milestone goals, with associated budget and program resources requirements;
(3)risk assessments;
(4)supporting research and development needed to solve problems which may inhibit or limit development of magnetic fusion energy systems; and
(5)an analysis of institutional, environmental, and economic considerations which are limiting the national magnetic fusion program.
(b)The Secretary shall transmit the comprehensive program management plan to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate not later than January 1, 1982.

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Change of Name

Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Jan. 5, 2011.

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42 U.S.C. § 9304

Title 42The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73