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and present failure to formulate a comprehensive 

 and agsressive research and development program 

 designed to make available to American consumers 

 our large domestic energy reserves Including fossil 

 fuels, nuclear fuels, geothermal resources, solar en- 

 ergy, and other forms of energy. This failure Is 

 partially because the unconventional energy tech- 

 nologies have not been Judged to be economically 

 competitive with traditional energy technologies. 



(c) The urgency of the Nation's energy challenge 

 will require commitments similar to those under- 

 taken in the Manhattan and Apollo projects; It will 

 require that the Nation undertake a research, devel- 

 opment, and demonstration program in nonnuclear 

 energy technologies with a total Federal Investment 

 which may reach or exceed 820,000,000,000 over the 

 next decade. 



(d) In undertaking such program, full advantage 

 must be taken of the existing technical and man- 

 agerial expertise in the various energy flelds within 

 Federal agencies and particularly in the private 

 sector. 



(e) The Nation's future energy needs can be met 

 if a national commitment is made now to dedicate 

 the necessary financial resources, to enlist our sci- 

 entific and technological capabilities, and to accord 

 the proper priority to developing new nonnuclear 

 energy options to serve national needs, conserve 

 vital resources, and protect the environme '' . (Pub. 

 L. 93-577, § 2, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1879.) 



Short Title 

 Section 1 of Pub. L. 93-677 provided that: "This Act 

 [enacting this chapter) may be cited as the 'Federal Non- 

 nuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974'." 



§5902. Congressional declaration of policy and pur- 

 pose; implementation and administration of pro- 

 gram by Administrator of Energy Research and 

 Development Administration. 



It is the policy of the Congress to develop on an 

 urgent basis the technological capabilities to support 

 the broadest range of energy policy options through 

 conservation and use of domestic resources by 

 socially and environmentally acceptable means. 



(b) (1) The Congress declares the purpose of this 

 chapter to be to establish and vigorously conduct a 

 comprehensive, national program of basic and ap- 

 plied research and development, including but not 

 limited to demonstrations of practical applications. 

 of all potentially beneficial energy sources and utili- 

 zation technologies, within the Energy Research and 

 Development administration. * 



(2) In carrying out this program, the Adminis- 

 trator of the Energy Research and Development 

 Administration (hereinafter in this chapter referred 

 to as the "Administrator") shall be governed by the 

 terms of this Act and other applicable provisions of 

 law with respect to all nonnuclear aspects of the 

 research, development, and demonstration program; 

 and the policies and provisions of the Atomic Energy 

 Act of 1954, and other provisions of law shall con- 

 tinue to apply to the nuclear research, development, 

 and demonstration program. 



(3) In implementing and conducting the research, 



development, and demonstration programs pursuant 

 to this chapter the Administrator shall incorporate 

 programs in specific nonnuclear technologies pre- 

 viously enacted into law, Including those established 

 by the Solar Heating and Cooling Act of 1974, the 

 Geothermal Energy Research, Development, and 

 Demonstration Act of 1974, and the Solar Energy 

 Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 

 1974. (Pub. L. 93-577, § 3, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 

 1879.) 



§ 5903. Duties and functions of Administrator. 



The Administrator shail — 



(a) review the current status of nonnuclear 

 energy resources and current nonnuclear energy 

 research and development activities, including re- 

 search and development being conducted by Fed- 

 eral and non -Federal entities; 



(b) formulate and carry out a comprehensive 

 Federal nonnuclear energy research, development, 

 and demonstration program which will expedi- 

 tiously advance the policies established by this 

 chapter and other relevant legislation establishing 

 programs in specific energy technologies; 



(c) utilize the funds authorized pursuant to this 

 chapter to advance energy research and develop- 

 ment by initiating and maintaining, through fund 

 transfers, grants, or contracts, energy research, 

 development and demonstration programs or 

 activities utilizing the facilities, capabilities, exper- 

 tise, and experience of Federal agencies, national 

 laboratories, universities, nonprofit organizations, 

 industrial entities, and other non-Federal entities 

 which are appropriate to each type of research, 

 development, and demonstration activity: 



(d) establish procedures for periodic consulta- 

 tion with representatives of science, industry, en- 

 vironmental organizations, consumers, and other 

 groups who have special expertise in the areas of 

 energy research, development, and technology; 

 and 



(e) initiate programs to design, construct, and 

 operate energy facilities of sufficient size to demon- 

 strate the technical and economic feasibility of 

 utilizing various forms of nonnuclear energy. 



(Pub. L. 93-577, § 4, Dec. 31, 1974. 88 Stat. 1880.) 



§5504. Reseairh, development, and demonstration pro- 

 gram governing principles. 



(a) The Congress authorizes and directs that the 

 comprehensive program in research, development, 

 and demonstration required by this chapter shall be 

 designed and executed according to the following 

 principles : 



(1 ) Energy conservation shall be a primary con- 

 sideration in the design and implementation of the 

 Federal nonnuclear energy program. For the pur- 

 poses of this chapter, energy conservation means 

 both improvement in efficiency of energy produc- 

 tion and use, and reduction in energy waste. 



(2) The environmental and social consequences 

 of a proposed program shall be analyzed and con- 



