42 U.S.C. § 13541 | Research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities

(a)

Research, development, and demonstration

(1)

42 U.S.C. 5901–592 42 U.S.C. 2011 Except as otherwise provided in this Act, research, development, and demonstration activities under this Act may be carried out under the procedures of the Federal Nonnuclear Research and Development Act of 1974 (0), the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( et seq.), or any other Act under which the Secretary is authorized to carry out such activities, but only to the extent the Secretary is authorized to carry out such activities under each such Act. An objective of any demonstration program under this Act shall be to determine the technical and commercial feasibility of energy technologies.

(2)

15 U.S.C. 3701 Except as otherwise provided in this Act, in carrying out research, development, and demonstration programs and activities under this Act, the Secretary may use, to the extent authorized under applicable provisions of law, contracts, cooperative agreements, cooperative research and development agreements under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 [ et seq.], grants, joint ventures, and any other form of agreement available to the Secretary.

(b)

Commercial application

15 U.S.C. 3701Except as otherwise provided in this Act, in carrying out commercial application programs and commercial application activities under this Act, the Secretary may use, to the extent authorized under applicable provisions of law, contracts, cooperative agreements, cooperative research and development agreements under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 [ et seq.], grants, joint ventures, and any other form of agreement available to the Secretary. An objective of any commercial application program under this Act shall be to accelerate the transition of technologies from the research and development stage.

(c)

“Joint venture” defined

For purposes of this section, the term “joint venture” has the meaning given the term “joint research and development venture” under section 4301(a)(6) and (b) of title 15, except that such term may apply under this section to research, development, demonstration, and commercial application joint ventures.

(d)

Protection of information

15 U.S.C. 3710a(c)(7)Section 12(c)(7) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 [], relating to the protection of information, shall apply to research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs and activities under this Act.

(e)

Guidelines and procedures

The Secretary shall provide guidelines and procedures for the transition, where appropriate, of energy technologies from research through development and demonstration under subsection (a) to commercial application under subsection (b). Nothing in this section shall preclude the Secretary from—

(1)

15 U.S.C. 3701 entering into a contract, cooperative agreement, cooperative research and development agreement under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 [ et seq.], grant, joint venture, or any other form of agreement available to the Secretary under this section that relates to research, development, demonstration, and commercial application; or

(2)

extending a contract, cooperative agreement, cooperative research and development agreement under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, grant, joint venture, or any other form of agreement available to the Secretary that relates to research, development, and demonstration to cover commercial application.

(f)

Application of section

15 U.S.C. 3701October 24, 1992This section shall not apply to any contract, cooperative agreement, cooperative research and development agreement under the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 [ et seq.], grant, joint venture, or any other form of agreement available to the Secretary that is in effect as of .

Pub. L. 102–486, title XXX, § 3001Oct. 24, 1992106 Stat. 3126(, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 102–486Oct. 24, 1992106 Stat. 2776 section 13201 of this titleThis Act, referred to in subsecs. (a), (b), and (d), is , , , known as the Energy Policy Act of 1992. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Pub. L. 93–577Dec. 31, 197488 Stat. 1878 section 5901 of this titleThe Federal Nonnuclear Research and Development Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), probably means the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974, , , , which is classified generally to chapter 74 (§ 5901 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724 act Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1073, § 1 68 Stat. 919 section 2011 of this titleThe Atomic Energy Act of 1954, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is , as added by , , which is classified principally to chapter 23 (§ 2011 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Pub. L. 96–480Oct. 21, 198094 Stat. 2311 section 3701 of Title 15The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, referred to in subsecs. (a)(2), (b), (e)(1), (2), and (f), is , , , 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 Short Title note set out under and Tables.