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§16395 Relationship to Other Laws

Title 42 › CHAPTER 149 — NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS › SUBCHAPTER X — DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT › § 16395

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Unless this Act or its changes say something different, the Secretary must run the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs and projects under the rules of certain other laws. Those laws include the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974; the Energy Policy Act of 1992; the Stevenson‑Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980; chapter 18 of title 35 (the Bayh‑Dole Act); and any other law that authorizes the Secretary to carry out those activities.

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Title 42, §16395

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Except as otherwise provided in this Act or an amendment made by this Act, the Secretary shall carry out the research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs, projects, and activities authorized by this Act or an amendment made by this Act in accordance with the applicable provisions of— (1)
(2)the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5901 et seq.);
(3)the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13201 et seq.);
(4)the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.);
(5)chapter 18 of title 35 (commonly known as the “Bayh-Dole Act”); and
(6)any other Act under which the Secretary is authorized to carry out the programs, projects, and activities.

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References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, 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8, 2005, 119 Stat. 594, known as the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which enacted this chapter and enacted, amended, and repealed numerous other sections and notes in the Code.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. The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, referred to in par. (1), is act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, as added by act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1, 68 Stat. 919, which is classified principally to chapter 23 (§ 2011 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 2011 of this title and Tables. The Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974, referred to in par. (2), is Pub. L. 93–577, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1878, which is classified generally to chapter 74 (§ 5901 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 5901 of this title and Tables. The Energy Policy Act of 1992, referred to in par. (3), is Pub. L. 102–486, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2776. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 13201 of this title and Tables. The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, referred to in par. (4), is Pub. L. 96–480, Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2311, which is classified generally to chapter 63 (§ 3701 et seq.) of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 3701 of Title 15 and Tables.

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42 U.S.C. § 16395

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102