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§16160 Reports

Title 42 › CHAPTER 149 — NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS › SUBCHAPTER VIII — HYDROGEN › § 16160

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

If money is provided under subsection (c), the Secretary must send Congress a report no later than 2 years after August 8, 2005, and every 3 years after that. The report must describe what the Department did for hydrogen and fuel cell technology, steps taken in the past 3 years to help industry move to a hydrogen economy, any strategy changes from demonstrations, progress on goals to have 100,000 hydrogen vehicles by 2010 and 2,500,000 by 2020, progress on hydrogen fueling stations by 2010 (including targets and timetables), any program problems, updates to the development plan, and any needed changes to meet the vehicle goals. The Secretary must hire the National Academy of Sciences to review the programs under sections 16154 and 16157 every 4 years after August 8, 2005. The review must cover priorities, technical milestones, and progress. The first review must finish no later than 5 years after August 8, 2005, and the Secretary must send that review to Congress within 45 days with a plan to act on its recommendations or explain why not. Up to $1,500,000 is authorized each year to carry out this section for fiscal years 2006 through 2020.

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Title 42, §16160

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(a)Secretary

Subject to subsection (c), not later than 2 years after August 8, 2005, and triennially thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing—

(1)activities carried out by the Department under this subchapter, for hydrogen and fuel cell technology;

(2)measures the Secretary has taken during the preceding 3 years to support the transition of primary industry (or a related industry) to a fully commercialized hydrogen economy;

(3)any change made to the strategy relating to hydrogen and fuel cell technology to reflect the results of a learning demonstrations;

(4)progress, including progress in infrastructure, made toward achieving the goal of producing and deploying not less than—

(A)100,000 hydrogen-fueled vehicles in the United States by 2010; and

(B)2,500,000 hydrogen-fueled vehicles in the United States by 2020;

(5)progress made toward achieving the goal of supplying hydrogen at a sufficient number of fueling stations in the United States by 2010 including by integrating—

(A)hydrogen activities; and

(B)associated targets and timetables for the development of hydrogen technologies;

(6)any problem relating to the design, execution, or funding of a program under this subchapter;

(7)progress made toward and goals achieved in carrying out this subchapter and updates to the developmental roadmap, including the results of the reviews conducted by the National Academy of Sciences under subsection (b) for the fiscal years covered by the report; and

(8)any updates to strategic plans that are necessary to meet the goals described in paragraph (4).

(b)External review

The Secretary shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy will review the programs under section 16154 and 16157 of this title every fourth year following August 8, 2005. The Academy’s review shall include the program priorities and technical milestones, and evaluate the progress toward achieving them. The first review shall be completed not later than 5 years after August 8, 2005. Not later than 45 days after receiving the review, the Secretary shall transmit the review to Congress along with a plan to implement the review’s recommendations or an explanation for the reasons that a recommendation will not be implemented.

(c)Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2020.

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42 U.S.C. § 16160

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110