---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 17242"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "17242"
heading: "Commercial insulation demonstration program"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/17242"
units:
  - "Chapter 152 — Energy Independence and Security"
  - "Subchapter V — Accelerated Research and Development"
  - "Part E — Miscellaneous Provisions"
---

# §17242. Commercial insulation demonstration program

- (a) **Definitions—** In this section:
  - (1) **Advanced insulation—** The term “advanced insulation” means insulation that has an R value of not less than R35 per inch.
  - (2) **Covered refrigeration unit—** The term “covered refrigeration unit” means any—
    - (A) commercial refrigerated truck;
    - (B) commercial refrigerated trailer; or
    - (C) commercial refrigerator, freezer, or refrigerator-freezer described in [section 6313(c) of this title](/usc/42/6313.md?p=c).
- (b) **Report—** Not later than 90 days after December 19, 2007, the [Secretary](/usc/42/17001.md?p=3) shall submit to Congress a report that includes an evaluation of—
  - (1) the [state](/usc/42/17151.md?p=6) of technological advancement of advanced insulation; and
  - (2) the projected amount of cost savings that would be generated by implementing advanced insulation into covered refrigeration units.
- (c) **Demonstration program—**
  - (1) **Establishment—** If the [Secretary](/usc/42/17001.md?p=3) determines in the report described in [subsection (b)](#b) that the implementation of advanced insulation into covered refrigeration units would [generate](/usc/42/2021b.md?p=8) an economically justifiable amount of cost savings, the [Secretary](/usc/42/17001.md?p=3), in cooperation with manufacturers of covered refrigeration units, shall establish a demonstration [program](/usc/42/17151.md?p=5) under which the [Secretary](/usc/42/17001.md?p=3) shall demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of advanced insulation.
  - (2) **Disclosure—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/17001.md?p=3) may, for a period of up to 5 years after an award is granted under the demonstration [program](/usc/42/17151.md?p=5), exempt from mandatory disclosure under [section 552 of title 5](/usc/5/552.md) (popularly known as the Freedom of Information Act) information that the [Secretary](/usc/42/17001.md?p=3) determines would be a privileged or confidential trade secret or commercial or financial information under [subsection (b)(4)](/usc/5/552.md?p=b-4) of such section if the information had been obtained from a non-Government party.
  - (3) **Cost-sharing—** [Section 16352 of this title](/usc/42/16352.md) shall apply to any [project](/usc/42/13641.md?p=2) carried out under this subsection.
- (d) **Authorization of appropriations—** There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $8,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2009 through 2014.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 110–140, title VI, § 652, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1694.)

## Notes

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.