15 USC § 4629 - Avoidance of duplication

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title: "15 USC § 4629 - Avoidance of duplication"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "4629"
section_name: "Avoidance of duplication"
chapter_number: 72
chapter_name: "SEMICONDUCTOR RESEARCH"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH EXCELLENCE INITIATIVE"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 100–180, div. C, title I, § 3149, Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1244.)"
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# § 4629. Avoidance of duplication

In carrying out the Initiative, the Secretary of Energy shall ensure that unnecessary duplicative research is not performed at the research facilities (including the national laboratories of the Department of Energy) that are participating in the Initiative.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 100–180, div. C, title I, § 3149, Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1244.)