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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 99 — Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion

§ 9168. Report to Congress on promotion and enhancement of export potential of ocean thermal energy conversion components, facilities, and plantships

Statutory text

Within 18 months after , the Administrator shall submit to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a report detailing what steps the United States Government is taking and plans to take to promote and enhance the export potential of ocean thermal energy conversion components, facilities, and plantships manufactured by United States industry. Such report shall include—

(1)

the relevant views of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, International Trade Administration, Maritime Administration, Department of Energy, Small Business Administration, United States International Development Cooperative Agency, the Office of the Special Trade Representative, and other relevant United States Government agencies;

(2)

the findings of studies conducted by the Administrator to fulfill the intent of this section;

(3)

a summary of activities, including consultations held with representatives of both the ocean thermal energy conversion and financial industries conducted by the Administrator to fulfill the intent of this section; and

(4)

such recommendations as the Administrator deems appropriate for amending this chapter or other relevant Acts to better promote and enhance the export potential of ocean thermal energy conversion components, facilities and plantships manufactured by United States industry.

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. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Act of 1980

    Pub. L. 96–320 title IV § 408 · 94 Stat. 974

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 9168

    (Pub. L. 96–320, title IV, § 408, as added Pub. L. 98–623, title VI, § 602(d), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3411.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 96–320, title IV, § 408, as added Pub. L. 98–623, title VI, § 602(d), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3411.)

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Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in par. (4), was in the original “the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Act of 1980 (Public Law 96–320)”, meaning Pub. L. 96–320, , 94 Stat. 974, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 9101 of this title and Tables.

Credits

(Pub. L. 96–320, title IV, § 408, as added Pub. L. 98–623, title VI, § 602(d), , 98 Stat. 3411.)

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