42 USC § 16391a - Technology transfer reports and evaluation

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title: "42 USC § 16391a - Technology transfer reports and evaluation"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "16391a"
section_name: "Technology transfer reports and evaluation"
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chapter_name: "NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS"
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subchapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title IX, § 9007, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2600; Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title VI, § 10727, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1710.)"
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# § 16391a. Technology transfer reports and evaluation

**(a)** **Annual report** section 16391(h)(2) of this title

As part of the updated technology transfer execution plan required each year under , the Secretary of Energy (in this section referred to as the “Secretary”) shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the progress and implementation of programs established under sections 9001, 9002, 9003, 9004, and 9005 of this Act and under sections 10714, 10718, 10719, 10720, and 10723 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act.

**(b)** **Evaluation** December 27, 2020

Not later than 3 years after , and every 3 years thereafter the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate an evaluation on the extent to which programs established under sections 9001, 9002, 9003, 9004, and 9005 of this Act and sections 10713, 10714, 10715, and 10717 of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act are achieving success based on relevant short-term and long-term metrics.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title IX, § 9007, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2600; Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title VI, § 10727, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1710.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Sections 9001, 9002, 9003, 9004, and 9005 of this Act, referred to in text, are sections 9001, 9002, 9003, 9004, and 9005 of div. Z of , known as the Energy Act of 2020. Sections 9001 and 9003 of the Act amended . Section 9002 of the Act enacted provisions set out as a note under . Section 9004 of the Act amended . Section 9005 of the Act enacted .

The Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act, referred to in text, is div. B of , , . Sections 10713, 10714, 10715, 10717, 10719, and 10720 of the Act are classified to sections 19301 to 19303 and 19311 to 19313 of this title, respectively. Section 10718 of the Act amended . Section 10723 of the Act amended sections 16391 and 18861 of this title.

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Energy Act of 2020, and not as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 which comprises this chapter.

### Amendments

2022— amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section consisted of subsecs. (a) to (c) relating to an annual report, evaluation, and report on technology transfer gaps, respectively.