12 U.S.C. § 1701z-5 : US Code - Section 1701Z-5: Demonstrations of heating or cooling residential housing utilizing solar energy

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(a) Consultation by Secretary with National Science Foundation;
scope of demonstrations; powers of Secretary
In carrying out activities under section 1701z-1 of this title,
the Secretary may, after consultation with the National Science
Foundation, undertake demonstrations to determine the economic and
technical feasibility of utilizing solar energy for heating or
cooling residential housing (including demonstrations of new
housing design or structure involving the use of solar energy).
Demonstrations carried out under this section should involve both
single family and multifamily housing located in areas having
distinguishable climatic characteristics in urban as well as rural
environments. To carry out the purpose of this section the
Secretary is authorized -
(1) to enter into contracts with, to make grants to, and to
provide other types of assistance to individuals and entities
with special competence and knowledge to contribute to the
planning, design, development, and operation of such housing;
(2) to utilize the contract, loan, or mortgage insurance
authority of any federally assisted housing program in the actual
planning, development, and occupancy of such housing; and
(3) to set aside any development, construction, design, or
occupancy requirements for the purpose of any demonstration under
this section if he determines that such requirements inhibit such
demonstration.
(b) Evaluation by Secretary
The Secretary shall include in any demonstration under this
section an evaluation of the demonstration to cover the full
experience involved in all stages of the demonstration.