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§6351 Coordination of Research and Development of Energy Efficient Technologies for Industry

Title 42 › CHAPTER 77 — ENERGY CONSERVATION › SUBCHAPTER III — IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY › Part C — Industrial Energy Efficiency › § 6351

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Energy must set up joint research and development projects through the Department of Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office with other DOE programs. These partnerships must use other programs’ expertise to help develop early-stage energy-saving technologies, support new manufacturing methods and applied research to make and sell technologies that save energy (including using water more efficiently), cut emissions and waste, and help industry stay competitive, while sharing the Advanced Manufacturing Office’s know-how to meet other program goals. No later than 2 years after December 18, 2012, and every two years after that, the Secretary must send Congress a report saying what partnerships were made and what results they produced.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §6351

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In general
As part of the research and development activities of the Advanced Manufacturing Office of the Department of Energy, the Secretary of Energy (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall establish, as appropriate, collaborative research and development partnerships with other programs within the Department of Energy that—
(1)leverage the research and development expertise of those programs to promote early stage energy efficiency technology development;
(2)support the use of innovative manufacturing processes and applied research for development, demonstration, and commercialization of new technologies and processes to improve efficiency (including improvements in efficient use of water), reduce emissions, reduce industrial waste, and improve industrial cost-competitiveness; and
(3)apply the knowledge and expertise of the Advanced Manufacturing Office to help achieve the program goals of the other programs.
(b)Reports
Not later than 2 years after December 18, 2012, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes actions taken to carry out subsection (a) and the results of those actions.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act, and not as part of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act which comprises this chapter.

Amendments

2020—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–260, in introductory provisions, substituted “Advanced Manufacturing Office” for “Industrial Technologies Program” and “Department of Energy” for “Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (including the Building Technologies Program), the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, and the Office of Science”. Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 116–260, § 6002(1), substituted “Advanced Manufacturing Office” for “Industrial Technologies Program”.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 6351

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110