42 U.S.C. § 13501 : US Code - Section 13501: National Advanced Materials Program

Search 42 U.S.C. § 13501 : US Code - Section 13501: National Advanced Materials Program

(a) Program direction
The Secretary shall establish a 5-year National Advanced
Materials Program, in accordance with sections 13541 and 13542 of
this title. Such program shall foster the commercialization of
techniques for processing, synthesizing, fabricating, and
manufacturing advanced materials and associated components. At a
minimum, the Program shall expedite the private sector deployment
of advanced materials for use in high performance energy efficient
and renewable energy technologies in the industrial,
transportation, and buildings sectors that can foster economic
growth and competitiveness. The Program shall include field
demonstrations of sufficient scale and number to prove technical
and economic feasibility.
(b) Program plan
Within 180 days after October 24, 1992, the Secretary, in
consultation with appropriate representatives of industry,
institutions of higher education, Department of Energy national
laboratories, and professional and technical societies, shall
prepare and submit to the Congress a 5-year program plan to guide
activities under this section. The Secretary shall biennially
update and resubmit the program plan to Congress.
(c) Proposals
(1) Solicitation
Within 1 year after October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall
solicit proposals for conducting activities consistent with the 5-
year program plan. Such proposals may be submitted by one or
more parties.
(2) Contents of proposals
Proposals submitted under this subsection shall include -
(A) an explanation of how the proposal will expedite the
commercialization of advanced materials in energy efficiency or
renewable energy in the near-term to mid-term;
(B) evidence of consideration of whether the unique
capabilities of Department of Energy national laboratories
warrants collaboration with such laboratories, and the extent
of such collaboration proposed;
(C) a description of the extent to which the proposal
includes collaboration with relevant industry or other groups
or organizations; and
(D) evidence of the ability of the proposers to undertake and
complete the proposed project.
(d) General Services Administration demonstration program
The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of General
Services, shall establish a program to expedite the use, in goods
and services acquired by the General Services Administration, of
advanced materials technologies. Such program shall include a
demonstration of the use of advanced materials technologies as may
be necessary to establish technical and economic feasibility. The
Secretary shall transfer funds to the General Services
Administration for carrying out this subsection.
(e) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for
carrying out this section such sums as may be necessary, to be
derived for energy efficient applications from section 13451(e) of
this title and for renewable applications from section 13471(c) of
this title, including Department of Energy national laboratory
participation in proposals submitted under subsection (c) of this
section, and including transferring funds to the General Services
Administration.