Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Part H · Chapter 163 — Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation
§ 19291. Definitions
Statutory text
In this part:
Clean energy technology
The term “clean energy technology” means a technology that significantly reduces energy use, increases energy efficiency, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, reduces emissions of other pollutants, or mitigates other negative environmental consequences of energy production, transmission or use.
Department
The term “Department” means the Department of Energy.
Director
The term “Director” means the Director of each National Laboratory and the Director of each Department of Energy single-purpose research facility.
Economically distressed area
The term “economically distressed area” has the meaning described in section 3161(a) of this title.
Grant
The term “grant” means a grant award, cooperative agreement award, or any other financial assistance arrangement that the Secretary of Energy determines to be appropriate.
Institution of higher education
The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given such term in section 1001 of title 20.
National Laboratory
The term “National Laboratory” has the meaning given that term in section 15801 of this title.
Secretary
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.
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.
Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act
Pub. L. 117–167 div. B title VI § 10701 · 136 Stat. 1366
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 19291
(Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title VI, § 10701, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1701.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title VI, § 10701, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1701.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 10701. DEFINITIONS. In this subtitle: (1) Clean energy technology.— The term “clean energy technology” means a technology that significantly reduces energy use, increases energy efficiency, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, reduces emissions of other pollutants, or mitigates other negative environmental consequences of energy production, transmission or use. (2) Department.— The term “Department” means the Department of Energy. (3) Director.— The term “Director” means the Director of each National Laboratory and the Director of each Department of Energy single-purpose research facility. (4) Economically distressed area.— The term “economically distressed area” has the meaning described in section 301(a) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3161(a)). (5) Grant.— The term “grant” means a grant award, cooperative agreement award, or any other financial assistance arrangement that the Secretary of Energy determines to be appropriate. (6) Institution of higher education.— The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1001). (7) National laboratory.— The term “National Laboratory” has the meaning given that term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801). (8) Secretary.— The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
This part, referred to in text, was in the original “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle J (§§ 10701–10727) of title VI of div. B of Pub. L. 117–167, which is classified principally to this part. For complete classification of subtitle J to the Code, see Tables.
Credits
(Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title VI, § 10701, , 136 Stat. 1701.)