42 USC § 16318 - Fission and fusion energy materials research program

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s16318"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 16318 - Fission and fusion energy materials research program"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "16318"
section_name: "Fission and fusion energy materials research program"
chapter_number: 149
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS"
subchapter_number: "IX"
subchapter_name: "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "G"
part_name: "Science"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 978, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 904.)"
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# § 16318. Fission and fusion energy materials research program

**(a)** **In general** Along with the budget request of the President submitted to Congress for fiscal year 2007, the Secretary shall establish a research and development program on material science issues presented by advanced fission reactors and the fusion energy program of the Department.

**(b)** **Administration** In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall develop—

**(1)** a catalog of material properties required for applications described in subsection (a);

**(2)** theoretical models for materials possessing the required properties;

**(3)** benchmark models against existing data; and

**(4)** a roadmap to guide further research and development in the area covered by the program.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 978, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 904.)