PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Money from this law can only be given after a fair, independent review of the proposal’s scientific and technical quality done by or for the Department. Competitions for these awards must be open to all qualified groups, such as colleges and universities, national laboratories, private nonprofit and for‑profit organizations, state and local governments, and consortia of these. Congress wants the Department to use competitive procedures for research, development, demonstration, and commercial application work whenever possible.

Title 42, §16353

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(a)Awards

Awards of funds authorized under this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall be made only after an impartial review of the scientific and technical merit of the proposals for the awards has been carried out by or for the Department.

(b)Competition

Competitive awards under this Act shall involve competitions open to all qualified entities within one or more of the following categories:

(1)Institutions of higher education.

(2)National Laboratories.

(3)Nonprofit and for-profit private entities.

(4)State and local governments.

(5)Consortia of entities described in paragraphs (1) through (4).

(c)Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities carried out by the Department should be awarded using competitive procedures, to the maximum extent practicable.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), is Pub. L. 109–58, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 594, known as the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which enacted this chapter and enacted, amended, and repealed numerous other sections and notes in the Code. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 15801 of this title and Tables.

§16353 Merit Review of Proposals