§ 5103. — Establishment of scientific research and development program to develop competitive manufacturing technologies and increase energy efficiency in steel and aluminum industries.
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[CITE: 15USC5103]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 77--STEEL AND ALUMINUM ENERGY CONSERVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
COMPETITIVENESS
Sec. 5103. Establishment of scientific research and development
program to develop competitive manufacturing technologies and
increase energy efficiency in steel and aluminum industries
(a) General authority
The Secretary, pursuant to the authority provided under provisions
of the Federal Nonnuclear Research and Development Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 5901, et seq.), shall reestablish an industrial energy
conservation and competitive technology program to conduct scientific
research and development of steel and aluminum technologies to carry out
the purposes of this chapter. Such program shall provide the financial
and technical assistance and other incentives which, in the judgment of
the Secretary, are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(b) Management plan
Within 6 months after November 17, 1988, the Secretary shall publish
an update of the management plan to expand the steel research and
development initiative to include aluminum and to carry out the purposes
of this chapter. The Secretary, from time to time, may further update
the management plan. The management plan shall be subject to the
following conditions:
(1) For newly initiated research and development proposals
submitted under the revised management plan, the non-Federal
financial share shall equal at least 30 percent of the total cost of
any project.
(2) Existing facilities, equipment, supplies, and other property
may be included in the non-Federal share under this section only
when they are directly relevant to the project.
(3) The knowledge resulting from research and development
activities conducted under this chapter shall be developed for the
benefit of the domestic companies who provide financial resources to
the program.
(4) The Secretary, for a period of up to 5 years after the
development of information that--
(A) results from research and development activities
conducted under this chapter; and
(B) would be a trade secret or commercial or financial
information that is privileged or confidential, as described in
section 5104(a) of this title, if the information had been
obtained from a domestic company,
may provide appropriate protections against the dissemination of
such information, including exemption from subchapter II of chapter
5 of title 5.
(5) The plan shall assure basic research support, for the
research carried out under the research plan, from independent
laboratories, universities, and nonprofit organizations, by
coordinating activities under the research plan with the basic
research efforts of the Department of Energy, such as the Energy
Conversion and Utilization Technologies Program and the Materials
Processing and Sensor and Controls programs within the Office of
Industrial Technologies.
(c) Priorities
Within 6 months after November 17, 1988, the Secretary shall publish
an update of the research plan. In reviewing research and development
activities for possible inclusion in the research plan, the Secretary
shall consider the following:
(1) Steel projects
(A) The direct production of liquid steel from domestic
materials.
(B) The production of near-net shape forms from liquid, powder,
or solid steel.
(C) The development of universal grades of steel.
(D) The application of automatic processing technology.
(E) The removal of residual elements from steel scrap.
(F) The treatment and storage of waste materials and other
byproducts from steel production and processing.
(G) The development of super-plastic steel processing.
(H) The development of advanced coatings for sheet steels.
(I) The development of technologies and equipment related to the
production of steel that enhance the protection of the environment
and the safety and health of workers.
(J) Other steel technologies which, in the judgment of the
Secretary, further the purposes of this chapter.
(2) Aluminum and other projects
(A) The production of aluminum.
(B) The application of automatic processing technology.
(C) The treatment and storage of waste materials and other
byproducts from aluminum production and processing.
(D) The manufacture of aluminum mill products.
(E) Aluminum recycling technologies.
(F) The development of technologies and equipment related to the
production of aluminum that enhance the protection of the
environment and the safety and health of workers.
(G) Aluminum, copper, and other metals technologies which, in
the judgment of the Secretary, further the purposes of this chapter.
(d) Industry participation and review
The Secretary shall arrange for participation and review by
representatives of each affected industry and by labor in the updating
of the management and research plans and in the evaluation of the
progress of research and development activities for their industry
conducted under this chapter.
(Pub. L. 100-680, Sec. 4, Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4074; Pub. L. 102-
486, title XXI, Sec. 2106(a)(1), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3070.)
References in Text
The Federal Nonnuclear Research and Development Act of 1974,
referred to in subsec. (a), probably means the Federal Nonnuclear Energy
Research and Development Act of 1974, Pub. L. 93-577, Dec. 31, 1974, 88
Stat. 1878, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 74
(Sec. 5901 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note
set out under section 5901 of Title 42 and Tables.
Amendments
1992--Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 102-486 substituted ``Industrial
Technologies'' for ``Industrial Programs''.
