Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 6276 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 42 U.S.C. § 6276 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 94-163, title II, Sec. 256, as added Pub. L. 98-370, Sec.
2, July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1211; amended Pub. L. 101-218, Sec. 7,
Dec. 11, 1989, 103 Stat. 1867; Pub. L. 102-486, title XII, Secs.
1207, 1208, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2962, 2964; Pub. L. 104-306,
Sec. 1(3), Oct. 14, 1996, 110 Stat. 3810; Pub. L. 106-469, title I,
Sec. 104(2), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2033; Pub. L. 108-7, div. F,
title III, Sec. 339(b)(1), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 278.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Subsection (e) of this section, referred to in subsec. (f)(2),
was omitted from the Code.
CODIFICATION
Subsec. (e) of this section, which required the interagency
working group established under subsec. (d) of this section to
annually report to Congress, describing the actions of each agency
represented by a member of the working group taken during the
previous fiscal year to achieve the purposes of such working group
and of this section and describing the exports of renewable energy
technology that have occurred as a result of such agency actions,
terminated, effective May 15, 2000, pursuant to section 3003 of
Pub. L. 104-66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of
Title 31, Money and Finance. See, also, the 6th item on page 175 of
House Document No. 103-7.
AMENDMENTS
2003 - Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 108-7 amended subsec. (h) generally.
Prior to amendment, subsec. (h) read as follows: "There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for purposes of
carrying out the programs under subsections (d) and (e) of this
section $10,000,000, to be divided equitably between the
interagency working subgroups based on program requirements, for
each of the fiscal years 1993 and 1994, and such sums as may be
necessary for fiscal year 1995 to carry out the purposes of this
subtitle. There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year
1997 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this part. There
are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 2000 through
2003, such sums as may be necessary."
2000 - Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 106-469 inserted at end "There are
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 2000 through 2003,
such sums as may be necessary."
1996 - Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 104-306 inserted at end "There are
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1997 such sums as may
be necessary to carry out this part."
1992 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 102-486, Sec. 1207(a), amended
subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as
follows:
"(1) There shall be established an interagency working group
which, in consultation with the representative industry groups and
relevant agency heads, shall make recommendations to coordinate the
actions and programs of the Federal Government affecting commerce
in renewable energy products and related services. The Secretary of
Energy shall be the chairman of such group. The heads of
appropriate agencies may detail such personnel and may furnish such
services to such working group, with or without reimbursement, as
may be necessary to carry out its functions.
"(2) The interagency group shall establish a program to inform
other countries of the benefits of policies that would allow small
facilities which produce renewable energy to compete effectively
with producers of energy from nonrenewable sources."
Subsec. (d)(4). Pub. L. 102-486, Sec. 1208, added par. (4).
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 102-486, Sec. 1207(b), inserted "and
energy efficiency" after "renewable energy" wherever appearing.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 102-486, Sec. 1207(c), struck out subsec.
(g) which read as follows: "For purposes of this section, the term
'renewable energy' includes energy efficiency to the extent it is a
part of a renewable energy system or technology."
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 102-486, Sec. 1207(d), amended subsec. (h)
generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (h) read as follows: "There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for activities
of the interagency working group established under subsection (d)
of this section not to exceed -
"(1) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1991;
"(2) $3,300,000 for fiscal year 1992; and
"(3) $3,600,000 for fiscal year 1993."
1989 - Subsec. (c)(2)(D)(i). Pub. L. 101-218, Sec. 7(a)(1),
inserted "and to potential end users, including other industry
sectors in foreign countries such as health care, rural
development, communications, and refrigeration, and others," after
"commerce,".
Subsec. (c)(2)(D)(ii). Pub. L. 101-218, Sec. 7(a)(2), substituted
"export and export financing opportunities" for "export
opportunities".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101-218, Sec. 7(b), designated existing
provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
Subsecs. (e) to (h). Pub. L. 101-218, Sec. 7(c), added subsecs.
(e) to (h).
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section 3 of Pub. L. 98-370 provided that: "The amendments made
by this Act [enacting this section and a provision set out as a
note under section 6201 of this title] shall take effect on the
date of the enactment of this Act [July 18, 1984]."
(!1) See References in Text note below.