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[CITE: 42USC13501]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                       CHAPTER 134--ENERGY POLICY
 
                SUBCHAPTER X--ENERGY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
 
Sec. 13501. National Advanced Materials Program


(a) Program direction

    The Secretary shall establish a 5-year National Advanced Materials 
Program, in accordance with sections 13541 and 13542 of this title. Such 
program shall foster the commercialization of techniques for processing, 
synthesizing, fabricating, and manufacturing advanced materials and 
associated components. At a minimum, the Program shall expedite the 
private sector deployment of advanced materials for use in high 
performance energy efficient and renewable energy technologies in the 
industrial, transportation, and buildings sectors that can foster 
economic growth and competitiveness. The Program shall include field 
demonstrations of sufficient scale and number to prove technical and 
economic feasibility.

(b) Program plan

    Within 180 days after October 24, 1992, the Secretary, in 
consultation with appropriate representatives of industry, institutions 
of higher education, Department of Energy national laboratories, and 
professional and technical societies, shall prepare and submit to the 
Congress a 5-year program plan to guide activities under this section. 
The Secretary shall biennially update and resubmit the program plan to 
Congress.

(c) Proposals

                          (1) Solicitation

        Within 1 year after October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall 
    solicit proposals for conducting activities consistent with the 5-
    year program plan. Such proposals may be submitted by one or more 
    parties.

                      (2) Contents of proposals

        Proposals submitted under this subsection shall include--
            (A) an explanation of how the proposal will expedite the 
        commercialization of advanced materials in energy efficiency or 
        renewable energy in the near-term to mid-term;
            (B) evidence of consideration of whether the unique 
        capabilities of Department of Energy national laboratories 
        warrants collaboration with such laboratories, and the extent of 
        such collaboration proposed;
            (C) a description of the extent to which the proposal 
        includes collaboration with relevant industry or other groups or 
        organizations; and
            (D) evidence of the ability of the proposers to undertake 
        and complete the proposed project.

(d) General Services Administration demonstration program

    The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of General 
Services, shall establish a program to expedite the use, in goods and 
services acquired by the General Services Administration, of advanced 
materials technologies. Such program shall include a demonstration of 
the use of advanced materials technologies as may be necessary to 
establish technical and economic feasibility. The Secretary shall 
transfer funds to the General Services Administration for carrying out 
this subsection.

(e) Authorization of appropriations

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for 
carrying out this section such sums as may be necessary, to be derived 
for energy efficient applications from section 13451(e) of this title 
and for renewable applications from section 13471(c) of this title, 
including Department of Energy national laboratory participation in 
proposals submitted under subsection (c) of this section, and including 
transferring funds to the General Services Administration.

(Pub. L. 102-486, title XXII, Sec. 2201, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3085.)
