15 U.S.C. § 5101 : US Code - Section 5101: Findings and purposes

Search 15 U.S.C. § 5101 : US Code - Section 5101: Findings and purposes

(a) Findings
The Congress finds that -
(1) maintaining viable domestic steel, aluminum, copper, and
other metals industries is vital to the national security and
economic well being of the United States; and
(2) the promotion of technology competitiveness and energy
conservation in the American steel and aluminum industries by the
Federal Government through a program of joint research and
development will help maintain viable domestic steel and aluminum
industries.
(b) Purposes
The purposes of this chapter are to -
(1) increase the energy efficiency and enhance the
competitiveness of American steel, aluminum, and copper
industries by providing Federal incentives for the establishment
of public-private sector research and development partnerships to
undertake scientific research and development to develop advanced
technologies utilizing the expertise of the steel, aluminum,
copper, and other metals industries, Government-owned
laboratories of the Department of Energy and the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, universities, State
development agencies, and others; and
(2) continue steel research and development initiative efforts
begun under title II of the Interior and Related Agencies portion
of the joint resolution entitled "Joint Resolution making further
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1986, and for other
purposes", approved December 19, 1985 (Public Law 99-190).