US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

42 U.S.C. § 12006

Reports

(a)

Report by Secretary

One year after , and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall report to Congress on the programs and projects supported under this chapter and the progress being made toward accomplishing the goals and purposes set forth in this chapter.

(b)

National renewable energy and energy efficiency management plan

(1)
The Secretary, in consultation with the Advisory Committee, shall prepare a three-year management plan to be administered and carried out by the Secretary in the conduct of activities under this chapter.
(2)
After opportunity for public comment and consideration, as appropriate, of such comment, the Secretary shall publish the plan.
(3)
In addition to describing the Secretary’s intentions for administering this chapter, the plan shall include a comprehensive strategy for assisting the private sector—
(A)
in commercializing the renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies developed under this chapter; and
(B)
in meeting competition from foreign suppliers of products derived from renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.
(4)
section 7321 of this titlesection 5905 of this title The plan shall address the role of federally-assisted research, development, and demonstration in the achievement of applicable national policy goals of the National Energy Policy Plan required under and the plan developed under .
(5)
1
1 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized.
In addition, the Plan  shall—
(A)
section 12005 of this title contain a detailed assessment of program needs, objectives, and priorities for each of the programs authorized under ;
(B)
use a uniform prioritization methodology to facilitate cost-benefit analyses of proposals in various program areas;
(C)
establish milestones for setting forth specific technology transfer activities under each program area;
(D)
include annual and five-year cost estimates for individual programs under this chapter; and
(E)
1 identify program areas for which funding levels have been changed from the previous year’s Plan.
(6)
Within one year after , the Secretary shall submit a revised management plan under this section to Congress. Thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a management plan every three years at the time of submittal of the President’s annual budget submission to the Congress.
(c)

Report on options

As part of the first report submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report analyzing options available to the Secretary under existing law to assist the private sector with the timely commercialization of wind, photovoltaic, solar thermal, biofuels, hydrogen, solar buildings, marine, geothermal, low-head hydro, and energy storage renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency technologies through emphasis on development and demonstration assistance to specific technologies in the research, development, and demonstration programs of the Department of Energy that are near commercial application.

Pub. L. 101–218, § 9103 Stat. 1868Pub. L. 102–486, title XII, § 1202(c)106 Stat. 2959Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title III, § 3006(a)(2)134 Stat. 2512(, , ; , (d)(5), title XXIII, § 2303(b), , , 2960, 3093; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 101–218103 Stat. 1859section 12001 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b)(1), (3), (5)(D), was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Competitiveness Act of 1989, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–2602020—Subsec. (c). substituted “marine,” for “ocean,”.

Pub. L. 102–486, § 1202(d)(5)1992—Subsec. (a). , substituted “and projects” for “, projects, and joint ventures”.

Pub. L. 102–486, § 1202(c)(1)Subsec. (b)(1). , inserted “three-year” before “management plan”.

Pub. L. 102–486, § 2303(b)section 5905 of this titleSubsec. (b)(4). , inserted before period at end “and the plan developed under ”.

Pub. L. 102–486, § 1202(c)(2)Subsec. (b)(5), (6). , added pars. (5) and (6) and struck out former par. (5) which read as follows: “The plan shall accompany the President’s annual budget submission to the Congress.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination of Reporting Requirements

section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66section 1113 of Title 31For termination, effective , of provisions of law requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103–7 (in which reports required under subsecs. (a) and (b) of this section are listed as the 20th item on page 84 and the 19th item on page 86), see , as amended, set out as a note under , Money and Finance.