---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 8818"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "8818"
heading: "Reports"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/8818"
units:
  - "Chapter 96 — Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels"
  - "Subchapter I — General Biomass Energy Development"
---

# §8818. Reports

- (a) **Repealed. Pub. L. 99–386, title I, § 101(a), Aug. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 821—**
- (b) **Comprehensive list of loans, grants, etc.** Within 120 days after June 30, 1980, the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Energy and the [Secretary](/usc/42/242q–4.md?p=2) of Agriculture shall submit to the Congress a comprehensive list of all the types of loans, grants, incentives, rebates, or any other such private, [State](/usc/42/8802.md?p=18), or Federal economic or financial benefits now in effect or proposed which can be or have been used for production of [alcohol](/usc/42/8802.md?p=1) to be used as a [motor fuel](/usc/42/8802.md?p=13) or petroleum substitute.
- (c) **Annual reports; report evaluating overall impact and plan for termination of Office of Alcohol Fuels—**
  - (1)
    - (A) The [Office of Alcohol Fuels](/usc/42/8802.md?p=16) shall submit to the Congress and the President annual reports containing a general description of the Office’s operations during the year and a description and evaluation of each [biomass energy project](/usc/42/8802.md?p=5) for which [financial assistance](/usc/42/8802.md?p=11-A) by the Office is then in effect.
    - (B) Each annual report shall describe progress made toward meeting the goals of this subchapter and contain specific recommendations on what actions the Congress could take in order to facilitate the work of the Office in achieving such goals.
    - (C) Each annual report under this subsection shall contain financial statements prepared by the Office.
  - (2) On or before September 30, 1990, the Office shall submit to the Congress and the President a report evaluating the overall impact made by the Office and describing the status of each [biomass energy project](/usc/42/8802.md?p=5) which has received [financial assistance](/usc/42/8802.md?p=11-A) under this subchapter from the Office. Such report shall contain a plan for the termination of the work of the Office.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 96–294, title II, § 218, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 695; Pub. L. 99–386, title I, § 101(a), Aug. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 821.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1986—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–386 struck out subsec. (a) which related to submission of quarterly reports to the President and Congress by Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of Energy.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Termination of Reporting Requirements

For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec. (c)(1) of this section relating to the requirement that the Office of Alcohol Fuels submit annual reports to Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and the 12th item on page 91 of House Document No. 103–7.