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[CITE: 42USC13366]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                       CHAPTER 134--ENERGY POLICY
 
                           SUBCHAPTER VI--COAL
 
                      Part C--Other Coal Provisions
 
Sec. 13366. National clearinghouse


(a) Feasibility

    (1) The Secretary shall assess the feasibility of establishing a 
national clearinghouse for the exchange and dissemination of technical 
information on technology relating to coal and coal-derived fuels.
    (2) In assessing the feasibility, the Secretary shall consider 
whether such a clearinghouse would be appropriate for purposes of--
        (A) collecting information and data on technology relating to 
    coal, and coal-derived fuels, which can be utilized to improve 
    environmental quality and increase energy independence;
        (B) disseminating to appropriate individuals, governmental 
    departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, institutions of higher 
    education, and other entities, information and data collected 
    pursuant to this section;
        (C) maintaining a library of technology publications and 
    treatises relating to technology information and data collected 
    pursuant to this section;
        (D) organizing and conducting seminars for government officials, 
    utilities, coal companies, and other entities or institutions 
    relating to technology using coal and coal-derived fuels that will 
    improve environmental quality and increase energy independence;
        (E) gathering information on research grants made for the 
    purpose of improving or enhancing technology relating to the use of 
    coal, and coal-derived fuels, which will improve environmental 
    quality and increase energy independence;
        (F) translating into English foreign research papers, articles, 
    seminar proceedings, test results that affect, or could affect, 
    clean coal use technology, and other documents;
        (G) encouraging, during the testing of technologies, the use of 
    coal from a variety of domestic sources, and collecting or 
    developing, or both, complete listings of test results using coals 
    from all sources;
        (H) establishing and maintaining an index or compilation of 
    research projects relating to clean coal technology carried out 
    throughout the world; and
        (I) conducting economic modeling for feasibility of projects.

(b) Authority to establish clearinghouse

    Based upon the assessment under subsection (a) of this section, the 
Secretary may establish a clearinghouse.

(Pub. L. 102-486, title XIII, Sec. 1337, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2985.)
