42 U.S.C. § 13522: Energy Research…

Summary

The Secretary must create an Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application Advisory Board (the Advisory Board). The Advisory Board must give neutral expert advice on energy plans and reports under sections 5905, 5914, 7321, and subchapters VIII through XI. It must regularly review those plans and progress against the goals in section 13401, report the results to the Secretary and Congress, and include that review in the report under section 5914. The Secretary may use an existing advisory board to do this work.

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(a)Establishment

The Secretary shall establish an Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application Advisory Board (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Advisory Board”).

(b)Responsibilities

The Advisory Board shall provide impartial technical advice to the Secretary to assist in the development of energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application plans and reports under section 5905 and 5914 of this title, under section 7321 of this title, and as otherwise provided in subchapters VIII through XI of this chapter. The Advisory Board shall also periodically review such plans and reports and their implementation in relation to the goals stated in section 13401 of this title, and report the results of such review to the Secretary and the Congress. Such report shall be included as part of the report required under section 5914 of this title.

(c)Use of existing advisory board

The Secretary may use an existing advisory board to carry out the responsibilities described in subsection (b).

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Subchapters VIII through XI of this chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “titles XX through XXIII of this Act”, meaning titles XX through XXIII of Pub. L. 102–486, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3057–3092, which enacted subchapters VIII through XI of this chapter and amended section 5103, 5107, 5108, 5110, 5307, 5905, 12003, 12004, and 12006 of this title. section 5914 of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was omitted from the Code.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination of Advisory BoardsAdvisory boards established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a board established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such board is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a board established by Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See section 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

§13522 Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application Advisory Board