Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§13505 Integration of Research and Development

Title 42 › CHAPTER 134 — ENERGY POLICY › SUBCHAPTER X — ENERGY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH › § 13505

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within 180 days after October 24, 1992, the Secretary must work with industry, colleges, DOE national laboratories, and professional and technical societies to send Congress a 5-year plan to better link basic energy research with other energy programs at the Department of Energy. The plan must review current methods, describe the labs’ role, present possible models, propose new programs and policy options (including set-aside matching funds, stronger formal links, and better program coordination), recommend new R&D and technology areas, and give budget estimates.

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Title 42, §13505

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Within 180 days after October 24, 1992, the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate representatives of industry, institutions of higher education, Department of Energy national laboratories, and professional and technical societies, shall prepare and submit to Congress a 5-year program plan for improving the integration of basic energy research programs with other energy programs within the Department of Energy. Such program plan shall include—

(1)an evaluation of current procedures and mechanisms used to achieve such integration;

(2)an assessment of the role that the Department of Energy national laboratories play in such integration;

(3)an identification and evaluation of models that could enhance such integration;

(4)an identification and evaluation of new programs, mechanisms, and related policy options that could improve the integrating process, including—

(A)set aside funding for matching or leveraging basic and applied programs;

(B)more formal linkages; and

(C)program coordination;

(5)recommendations for expanded research and development and new technology areas; and

(6)budget estimates for activities under this section.

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42 U.S.C. § 13505

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102