§ 5101. — Findings and purposes.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC5101]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 77--STEEL AND ALUMINUM ENERGY CONSERVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
COMPETITIVENESS
Sec. 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).
(Pub. L. 100-680, Sec. 2, Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4073.)
References in Text
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), referred to in subsec.
(b)(2), is Pub. L. 99-190, Sec. 101(d) [title II], Dec. 19, 1985, 99
Stat. 1224, 1244. The provisions relating to steel research and
development are not classified to the Code.
Short Title
Section 1 of Pub. L. 100-680 provided that: ``This Act [enacting
this chapter] may be cited as the `Steel and Aluminum Energy
Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988'.''
