42 U.S.C. § 6892: Annual report to Congress by…

Summary

The Comptroller General must send Congress a report for every fiscal year that ends before October 1, 1979. The report covers what the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary did under this part and any law changes made by it. For records and data about these activities, the Comptroller General has the access rights given in section 771 of title 15. Each report must give, by State, how federal money was spent under each program; estimate the energy saved; evaluate how well the programs achieved energy conservation or renewable resource goals in the affected areas; review how compliance was monitored and note any signs of fraud; and give recommendations to improve administration and any new laws needed. “Comptroller General” means the Comptroller General of the United States. “Secretary” means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

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(a)Requirements; access to information

For each fiscal year ending before October 1, 1979, the Comptroller General shall report to the Congress on the activities of the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary under this subchapter and any amendments to other statutes made by this subchapter. The provisions of section 771 of title 15 (relating to access by the Comptroller General to books, documents, papers, statistics, data, records, and information in the possession of the Secretary of Energy or of recipients of Federal funds) shall apply to data which relate to such activities.

(b)Contents of report

Each report submitted by the Comptroller General under subsection (a) shall include—

(1)an accounting, by State, of expenditures of Federal funds under each program authorized by this subchapter or by amendments made by this subchapter;

(2)an estimate of the energy savings which have resulted thereby;

(3)a thorough evaluation of the effectiveness of the programs authorized by this subchapter or by amendments made by this subchapter in achieving the energy conservation or renewable resource potential available in the sectors and regions affected by such programs;

(4)a review of the extent and effectiveness of compliance monitoring of programs established by this subchapter or by amendments made by this subchapter and any evidence as to the occurrence of fraud with respect to such programs; and

(5)the recommendations of the Comptroller General with respect to (A) improvements in the administration of programs authorized by this subchapter or by amendments made by this subchapter, and (B) additional legislation, if any, which is needed to achieve the purposes of this subchapter.

(c)Definitions

As used in this part:

(1)Omitted

(2)The term “Comptroller General” means the Comptroller General of the United States.

(3)The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b)(1), (3), (4), (5), was in the original “this title”, meaning title IV of Pub. L. 94–385 which enacted this subchapter, section 6327 of this title, and section 1701z–8 of Title 12, Banks and Banking, amended section 6323, 6325, and 6326 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 6801 of this title. Codification Subsec. (c)(1) of this section which read “The term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration; except that after such Administration ceases to exist, such term means any officer of the United States designated by the President for purposes of this part” has been omitted in view of termination of Federal Energy Administration and transfer of its functions and functions of Administrator thereof (with certain exceptions) to Secretary of Energy pursuant to section 301(a), 703, and 707 of Pub. L. 95–91, which are classified to section 7151(a), 7293, and 7297 of this title and the fact that the term “Secretary” is defined for the purposes of this subchapter by par. (3) of this section. In this part, “Secretary of Energy” has been substituted for “Administrator” wherever it appears.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

“Secretary of Energy” substituted for “Administrator”, meaning Administrator of Federal Energy Administration, in subsec. (a) pursuant to section 301(a), 703, and 707 of Pub. L. 95–91, which are classified to section 7151(a), 7293, and 7297 of this title and which terminated Federal Energy Administration and transferred its functions and functions of Administrator thereof (with certain exceptions) to Secretary of Energy.

§6892 Annual Report to Congress by Comptroller General