Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60
§16196 Energy Efficiency Science Initiative
Title 42 › Chapter 149— NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS › Subchapter IX— RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT › Part A— Energy Efficiency › § 16196
Summary
The Secretary must set up an initiative to fund competitive, peer‑reviewed energy‑efficiency research grants, run by the conservation Assistant Secretary with input from the Office of Science. Each year, when the President sends the budget to Congress, the Secretary must report to Congress on the awards and how they advance energy efficiency.
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Title 42, §16196
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(a)The Secretary shall establish an Energy Efficiency Science Initiative to be managed by the Assistant Secretary in the Department with responsibility for energy conservation under section 7133(a)(9) of this title, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Science, for grants to be competitively awarded and subject to peer review for research relating to energy efficiency.
(b)The Secretary shall submit to Congress, along with the annual budget request of the President submitted to Congress, a report on the activities of the Energy Efficiency Science Initiative, including a description of the process used to award the funds and an explanation of how the research relates to energy efficiency.
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42 U.S.C. § 16196
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60