42 USC § 7373 - Coordinated dissemination of information on renewable energy resources and conservation

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title: "42 USC § 7373 - Coordinated dissemination of information on renewable energy resources and conservation"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "7373"
section_name: "Coordinated dissemination of information on renewable energy resources and conservation"
chapter_number: 84
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "XII"
subchapter_name: "RENEWABLE ENERGY INITIATIVES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–294, title IV, § 404, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 716.)"
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# § 7373. Coordinated dissemination of information on renewable energy resources and conservation

In order to improve the effectiveness of Federal information dissemination activities in the fields of renewable energy resources and energy conservation with the objective of developing and promoting better public understanding of these resources and their potential uses, the Secretary shall—

**(1)** take affirmative steps to coordinate all of the activities of the Department of Energy, whether conducted by the Department itself or by other public or private entities with assistance from the Department, which are aimed at or involve the dissemination of information with respect to renewable energy resources or energy conservation, and

**(2)** report annually to the Congress on the status of such activities, including a description of how the information dissemination activities and services of the Department of Energy in the fields of renewable energy resources and energy conservation are being coordinated with similar or related activities and services of other Federal agencies.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–294, title IV, § 404, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 716.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Termination of Reporting Requirements

For termination, effective , of reporting provisions in par. (2) of this section, see , as amended, set out as a note under , Money and Finance, and the 18th item on page 87 of House Document No. 103–7.