§ 12402. Report to Congress

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1990

   Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990

   Pub. L. 101–566 § 103 · 104 Stat. 2797

   Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 12402

   Pub. L. 101–566, § 103, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2797

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 101–566, § 103, Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2797

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 103. COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN. (a) Plan.— The Secretary shall prepare a comprehensive 5-year program management plan for research and development activities, which shall be conducted over a period of no less than 5 years and shall be consistent with the provisions of sections 104 and 105. In the preparation of such plan, the Secretary shall consult with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Secretary of Transportation, the Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel established under section 108, and the heads of such other Federal agencies and such public and private organizations as he deems appropriate. The plan shall be structured to identify and address areas of research critical to the realization of a domestic hydrogen production capability within the shortest time practicable. (b) Contents of Plan.— Within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit the comprehensive program management plan to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. Subsequent plans shall be incorporated in the management plan under this section. The plan shall include— (1) a prioritization of research areas critical to the economic use of hydrogen as a fuel and energy storage medium; (2) the program elements, management structure, and activities, including program responsibilities of individual agencies and individual institutional elements; (3) the program strategies including technical milestones to be achieved toward specific goals during each fiscal year for all major activities and projects; (4) the estimated costs of individual program items, including current as well as proposed funding levels for each of the 5 years of the plan for each of the participating agencies; (5) a description of the methodology of coordination and technology transfer; and (6) the proposed participation by industry and academia in the planning and implementation of the program. (c) Demonstration Plan.— The Secretary shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel established under section 108, also prepare a comprehensive large-scale hydrogen demonstration plan with respect to demonstrations carried out pursuant to section 105. Subsequent plans shall be incorporated in the management plan under this section. Such plan shall include— (1) a description of the necessary research and development activities that must be completed before initiation of a large-scale hydrogen production and storage demonstration program; (2) an assessment of the appropriateness of a large-scale demonstration immediately upon completion of the necessary research and development activities; (3) an implementation schedule with associated budget and program management resource requirements; and (4) a description of the role of the private sector in carrying out the demonstration program.

2. 1996

   Hydrogen Future Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–271 title I § 102(a) · 110 Stat. 3304

   1. Amended · 42 U.S.C. § 12402

      Pub. L. 104–271 amended section generally

   2. Substituted · 42 U.S.C. § 12402

      Pub. L. 104–271 substituting provisions requiring report to Congress on chapter programs by Jan. 1, 1999, for provisions regarding preparation and contents of comprehensive 5-year program management plan for research and development activities and comprehensive large-scale hydrogen demonstration plan with respect to section 12404 demonstrations

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 104–271 amended section generally, substituting provisions requiring report to Congress on chapter programs by Jan. 1, 1999, for provisions regarding preparation and contents of comprehensive 5-year program management plan for research and development activities and comprehensive large-scale hydrogen demonstration plan with respect to section 12404 demonstrations.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 103 of Public Law 101–566 (42 U.S.C. 12402) is amended to read as follows: “§ 103. Report to Congress “(a) Not later than January 1, 1999, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a detailed report on the status and progress of the programs authorized under this Act. “(b) A report under subsection (a) shall include, in addition to any views and recommendations of the Secretary— “(1) an analysis of the effectiveness of the programs authorized under this chapter, to be prepared and submitted to the Secretary by the Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel established under section 108 of this Act; and “(2) recommendations of the Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel for any improvements in the program that are needed, including recommendations for additional legislation.”.

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