---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 13342"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "13342"
heading: "Oil substitution through coal liquefaction"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/13342"
units:
  - "Chapter 134 — Energy Policy"
  - "Subchapter VI — Coal"
  - "Part A — Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application"
---

# §13342. Oil substitution through coal liquefaction

- (a) **Program direction—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) shall conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application for the purpose of developing economically and environmentally acceptable advanced technologies for oil substitution through coal liquefaction.
- (b) **Program goals—** The goals of the program established under [subsection (a)](#a) shall include—
  - (1) improved resource selection and product quality;
  - (2) the development of technologies to increase net yield of liquid fuel product per ton of coal;
  - (3) an increase in overall thermal efficiency; and
  - (4) a reduction in capital and operating costs through technology improvements.
- (c) **Proposals—** Within 180 days after October 24, 1992, the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) shall solicit proposals for conducting activities under this section.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 102–486, title XIII, § 1312, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2976.)