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42 USC § 19291 - Definitions 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s19291"
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title: "42 USC § 19291 - Definitions"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "19291"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 163
chapter_name: "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, COMPETITION, AND INNOVATION"
subchapter_number: "VI"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROVISIONS"
part_number: "H"
part_name: "Energizing Technology Transfer"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title VI, § 10701, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1701.)"
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# § 19291. Definitions

In this part:

**(1)** **Clean energy technology** The term “clean energy technology” means a technology that significantly reduces energy use, increases energy efficiency, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, reduces emissions of other pollutants, or mitigates other negative environmental consequences of energy production, transmission or use.

**(2)** **Department** The term “Department” means the Department of Energy.

**(3)** **Director** The term “Director” means the Director of each National Laboratory and the Director of each Department of Energy single-purpose research facility.

**(4)** **Economically distressed area** section 3161(a) of this title

The term “economically distressed area” has the meaning described in .

**(5)** **Grant** The term “grant” means a grant award, cooperative agreement award, or any other financial assistance arrangement that the Secretary of Energy determines to be appropriate.

**(6)** **Institution of higher education** section 1001 of title 20

The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given such term in .

**(7)** **National Laboratory** section 15801 of this title

The term “National Laboratory” has the meaning given that term in .

**(8)** **Secretary** The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title VI, § 10701, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1701.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This part, referred to in text, was in the original “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle J (§§ 10701–10727) of title VI of div. B of , which is classified principally to this part. For complete classification of subtitle J to the Code, see Tables.