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committees a report concerning the applicability of 

 existing patent policies affecting the programs under 

 this chapter, along with his recommendations for 

 amendments or additions to the statutory patent 

 policy, including his recommendations on mandatory 

 licensing, which he deems advisable for carrying out 

 the purposes of this chapter. (Pub. L. 93-577, § 9, 

 Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1887.) 



§ 5909. Relationship to antitrust laws. 



(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to 

 convey to any Individual corporation, or other busi- 

 ness organization Immunity from civil or criminal 

 liability, or to create defenses to actions, under the 

 antitrust laws. 



(b) As used in this section, the term "antitrust 

 law" means — 



(1) the Act entitled "An Act to protect trade 

 and commerce against unlawful restraints and 

 monopolies", approved July 2, 1890 (15 U.S.C. 1 

 et seq.) , as amended; 



(2) the Act entitled "An Act to supplement 

 existing laws against unlawful restraints and 

 monopolies, and for other purposes", approved Oc- 

 tober 15, 1914 (15 U.S.C. 12 et seq.) as amended; 



(3) the Federal Trade Commission Act (16 

 U.S.C. 41 et seq. ), as amended ; 



(4) sections 73 and 74 of the Act entitled "An 

 Act to reduce taxation, to provide revenue for the 

 Government, and for other purposes", approved 

 August 27, 1894 (16 U.S.C. 8 and), as amended; 

 and 



(6) the Act of June 19, 1936, chapter 592 (16 

 U.S.C. 13, 13a, 13b, and 2U) . 

 (Pub. L. 93-677, i 10. Dec. 31. 1974. 88 Stat. 1891.) 



§ 5910. Environmental evaluations by Council on Envi- 

 ronmental Quality. 



(a) Continuing analysis of effect of nonnuclear energy 

 technologies. 



The Council on Environmental Quality is author- 

 ized and directed to carry out a continuing analysis 

 of the effect of application of nonnuclear energy 

 technologies to evaluate — 



(1) the adequacy of attention to energy con- 

 servation methods; and 



(2) the adequacy of attention to environmental 

 protection and the environmental consequences 

 of the application of energy technologies, 



(b) Employment of consultants o- contractors and 

 services of other Federal agencies for studies and 

 investigations. 



The Council on Environmental Quality, in carry- 

 ing out the provisions of this section, may employ 

 consultants or contractors and may by fund trans- 

 fer employ the services of other Federal agencies for 

 the conduct of studies and investigations. 



(c) Annual public hearings on conduct of energy re- 

 search and development and environmental con- 

 sequences; availability of transcript. 



The Council on Environmental Quality shall hold 

 annual public hearings on the conduct of energy 

 research and development and the probable envi- 

 ronmental consequences of trends in the develop- 

 ment and application of energy technologies. The 



transcript of the hearings shall be published and 

 made available to the public. 



(d) Reports to President, Administrator, and Con- 

 gress; inclusion by President of findings of Coun- 

 cil in annual Environmental Quality Report. 

 The Council on Environmental Quality shall make 

 such reports to the President, the Administrator, and 

 the Congress as it deems appropriate concerning the 

 conduct of energy research and development. The 

 President as a part of the annual Environmental 

 Policy Report required by section 4341 of this title 

 shall se forth the findings of the Council on Environ- 

 mental Quality concerning the probable environ- 

 mental consequences of trends in the development 

 and application of energy technologies. (Pub. L. 

 93-577, § 11, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1892.) 



Section Referred to in Other Sections 

 This section Is referred to In section 691& oX this title. 



§5911. Allocation or acquisition of essential materials 

 and equipment pursuant to Presidential rule or 

 order; transmission to Congress and effective date 

 of proposed rule or order; disapproval by Con- 

 gress. 



(a) The President may, by rule or order, require 

 the allocation of, or the performance under con- 

 tracts or orders (other than contracts of employ- 

 ment) relating to, supplies of materials and equip- 

 ment if he finds that — 



(1) such supplies are scarce, critical, and essen- 

 tial to carry out the purposes of this chapter; and 



(2) such supplies cannot reasonably be obtained 

 without exercising the authority granted by this 

 section. 



fb) The President shall transmit any rule or 

 order proposed under subsection (a) of this section 

 (bearing an identification number) to each House 

 of Congress on the date on which it is proposed. If 

 such proposed rule or order is transmitted to the 

 Congress such proposed rule or order shall take effect 

 at the end of the first period of thirty calendar days 

 of continuous session of Congress after the date on 

 which such proposed rule or order is transmitted 

 to it unless, between the date of transmittal and the 

 end of the thirty day period, either House passes a 

 resolution stating in substance that such House 

 does not favor such a proposed rule or order. (Pub. 

 L. 93-577, § 12, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1892.) 



§ 5912. Water resource assessments. 



(a) Request by Administrator for assessment by 

 Water Resources Council of water resource re- 

 quirements and water supply availability for non- 

 nuclear energy technologies; preparation require- 

 ments. 



At the request of the Administrator, the Water 

 Resources Council shall undertake assessments of 

 water resource requirements and water supply avail- 

 ability for any nonnuclear energy technology and 

 any probable combinations of technologies which 

 are the subject of Federal research and development 

 efforts authorized by this chapter and the commer- 

 cial development of which could have significant 

 impacts on water resources. In the preparation of its 

 assessment, the Council shall — 



