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[CITE: 42USC9002]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
  CHAPTER 98--OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
 
Sec. 9002. Comprehensive program management plan


(a) Preparation of plan

    (1) The Secretary is authorized and directed to prepare a 
comprehensive program management plan for the conduct under this chapter 
of research, development, and demonstration activities consistent with 
the provisions of sections 9003, 9004, and 9005 of this title.
    (2) In the preparation of such plan, the Secretary shall consult 
with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration, the 
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and 
the heads of such other Federal agencies and such public and private 
organizations as he deems appropriate.

(b) Transmittal of plan to Congress

    The Secretary shall transmit the comprehensive program management 
plan to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate within nine months after July 17, 1980.

(c) Requisite provisions of plan

    The detailed description of the comprehensive plan under this 
section shall include, but need not be limited to--
        (1) the anticipated research, development, and demonstration 
    objectives to be achieved by the program;
        (2) the program strategies and technology application and market 
    development plans, including detailed milestone goals to be achieved 
    during the next fiscal year for all major activities and projects;
        (3) a five-year implementation schedule for program elements 
    with associated budget and program management resources 
    requirements;
        (4) a detailed description of the functional organization of the 
    program management including identification of permanent test 
    facilities and of a lead center responsible for technology support 
    and project management;
        (5) the estimated relative financial contributions of the 
    Federal Government and non-Federal participants in the pilot and 
    demonstration projects;
        (6) supporting research needed to solve problems which may 
    inhibit or limit development of ocean thermal energy conversion 
    systems; and
        (7) an analysis of the environmental, economic, and societal 
    impacts of ocean thermal energy conversion facilities.

(Pub. L. 96-310, Sec. 3, July 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 942; Pub. L. 104-66, 
title I, Sec. 1051(c), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 716.)


                               Amendments

    1995--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-66 struck out subsec. (d) which read 
as follows:
    ``(d)(1) Concurrently with the submission of the President's annual 
budget for each subsequent year, the Secretary shall transmit to the 
Congress a detailed description of modifications which may be necessary 
to revise appropriately the comprehensive plan as then in effect, 
setting forth any changes in circumstances which may have occurred since 
the plan or the last previous modification thereof was transmitted in 
accordance with this section.
    ``(2) Such description shall also include a detailed justification 
of any such changes, a detailed description of the progress made toward 
achieving the goals of this chapter, a statement on the status of 
interagency cooperation in meeting such goals, any comments on and 
recommendations for improvements in the comprehensive program management 
plan made by the Technical Panel established under section 9007 of this 
title, and any legislative or other recommendations which the Secretary 
may have to help attain such goals.''

                         Change of Name

    Committee on Science and Technology of House of Representatives 
changed to Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of House of 
Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundredth Congress, Jan. 
6, 1987. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of House of 
Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Science of House of 
Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note 
preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 9007 of this title.
