Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 161 — Department of Energy Research and Innovation
§ 18631. Crosscutting research and development
Statutory text
In general
The Secretary shall use the capabilities of the Department to identify strategic opportunities for collaborative research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of innovative science and technologies.
Existing programs; coordination of activities
To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall seek—
to leverage existing programs of the Department; and
to consolidate and coordinate activities throughout the Department to promote collaboration and crosscutting approaches within programs of the Department.
Additional actions
The Secretary shall—
prioritize activities that use all affordable domestic resources;
develop a planning, evaluation, and technical assessment framework for setting objective long-term strategic goals and evaluating progress that—
ensures integrity and independence; and
provides the flexibility to adapt to market dynamics;
ensure that activities shall be undertaken in a manner that does not duplicate other activities within the Department or other Federal Government activities; and
identify programs that may be more effectively left to the States, industry, nongovernmental organizations, institutions of higher education, or other stakeholders.
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.
Department of Energy Research Coordination Act
Pub. L. 115–246 title II § 203 · 132 Stat. 3130
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 18631
(Pub. L. 115–246, title II, § 203, Sept. 28, 2018, 132 Stat. 3135.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 115–246, title II, § 203, Sept. 28, 2018, 132 Stat. 3135.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 203. CROSSCUTTING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. (a) In General.— The Secretary shall use the capabilities of the Department to identify strategic opportunities for collaborative research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of innovative science and technologies. (b) Existing Programs; Coordination of Activities.— To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall seek— (1) to leverage existing programs of the Department; and (2) to consolidate and coordinate activities throughout the Department to promote collaboration and crosscutting approaches within programs of the Department. (c) Additional Actions.— The Secretary shall— (1) prioritize activities that use all affordable domestic resources; (2) develop a planning, evaluation, and technical assessment framework for setting objective long-term strategic goals and evaluating progress that— (A) ensures integrity and independence; and (B) provides the flexibility to adapt to market dynamics; (3) ensure that activities shall be undertaken in a manner that does not duplicate other activities within the Department or other Federal Government activities; and (4) identify programs that may be more effectively left to the States, industry, nongovernmental organizations, institutions of higher education, or other stakeholders.
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