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[CITE: 42USC12006]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
     CHAPTER 125--RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGY 
                             COMPETITIVENESS
 
Sec. 12006. Reports


(a) Report by Secretary

    One year after December 11, 1989, and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary shall report to Congress on the programs and projects 
supported under this chapter and the progress being made toward 
accomplishing the goals and purposes set forth in this chapter.

(b) National renewable energy and energy efficiency management plan

    (1) The Secretary, in consultation with the Advisory Committee, 
shall prepare a three-year management plan to be administered and 
carried out by the Secretary in the conduct of activities under this 
chapter.
    (2) After opportunity for public comment and consideration, as 
appropriate, of such comment, the Secretary shall publish the plan.
    (3) In addition to describing the Secretary's intentions for 
administering this chapter, the plan shall include a comprehensive 
strategy for assisting the private sector--
        (A) in commercializing the renewable energy and energy 
    efficiency technologies developed under this chapter; and
        (B) in meeting competition from foreign suppliers of products 
    derived from renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

    (4) The plan shall address the role of federally-assisted research, 
development, and demonstration in the achievement of applicable national 
policy goals of the National Energy Policy Plan required under section 
7321 of this title and the plan developed under section 5905 of this 
title.
    (5) In addition, the Plan \1\ shall--
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    \1\ So in original. Probably should not be capitalized.
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        (A) contain a detailed assessment of program needs, objectives, 
    and priorities for each of the programs authorized under section 
    12005 of this title;
        (B) use a uniform prioritization methodology to facilitate cost-
    benefit analyses of proposals in various program areas;
        (C) establish milestones for setting forth specific technology 
    transfer activities under each program area;
        (D) include annual and five-year cost estimates for individual 
    programs under this chapter; and
        (E) identify program areas for which funding levels have been 
    changed from the previous year's Plan.\1\

    (6) Within one year after October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall 
submit a revised management plan under this section to Congress. 
Thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a management plan every three 
years at the time of submittal of the President's annual budget 
submission to the Congress.

(c) Report on options

    As part of the first report submitted under subsection (a) of this 
section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report analyzing 
options available to the Secretary under existing law to assist the 
private sector with the timely commercialization of wind, photovoltaic, 
solar thermal, biofuels, hydrogen, solar buildings, ocean, geothermal, 
low-head hydro, and energy storage renewable energy technologies and 
energy efficiency technologies through emphasis on development and 
demonstration assistance to specific technologies in the research, 
development, and demonstration programs of the Department of Energy that 
are near commercial application.

(Pub. L. 101-218, Sec. 9, Dec. 11, 1989, 103 Stat. 1868; Pub. L. 102-
486, title XII, Sec. 1202(c), (d)(5), title XXIII, Sec. 2303(b), Oct. 
24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2959, 2960, 3093.)


                               Amendments

    1992--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-486, Sec. 1202(d)(5), substituted 
``and projects'' for ``, projects, and joint ventures''.
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102-486, Sec. 1202(c)(1), inserted ``three-
year'' before ``management plan''.
    Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 102-486, Sec. 2303(b), inserted before 
period at end ``and the plan developed under section 5905 of this 
title''.
    Subsec. (b)(5), (6). Pub. L. 102-486, Sec. 1202(c)(2), added pars. 
(5) and (6) and struck out former par. (5) which read as follows: ``The 
plan shall accompany the President's annual budget submission to the 
Congress.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 12003 of this title.
