42 USC § 16322 - Office of Scientific and Technical Information

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title: "42 USC § 16322 - Office of Scientific and Technical Information"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "16322"
section_name: "Office of Scientific and Technical Information"
chapter_number: 149
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS"
subchapter_number: "IX"
subchapter_name: "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT"
part_number: "G"
part_name: "Science"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 982, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 907.)"
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# § 16322. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

The Secretary, through the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, shall maintain within the Department publicly available collections of scientific and technical information resulting from research, development, demonstration, and commercial applications activities supported by the Department.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–58, title IX, § 982, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 907.)