---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
key: "ch149/schXVII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter XVII"
heading: "Protecting America’s Competitive Edge Through Energy"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/ch149-schXVII"
sections_count: 9
---

# Subchapter XVII — Protecting America’s Competitive Edge Through Energy

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 149 — National Energy Policy and Programs

## Sections

- [§16531. Definitions](/usc/42/16531.md)
- [§16532. Nuclear science talent expansion program for institutions of higher education](/usc/42/16532.md)
- [§16533. Hydrocarbon systems science talent expansion program for institutions of higher education](/usc/42/16533.md)
- [§16534. Department of Energy early career awards for science, engineering, and mathematics researchers](/usc/42/16534.md)
- [§16535. Discovery science and engineering innovation institutes](/usc/42/16535.md)
- [§16536. Protecting America’s Competitive Edge (PACE) graduate fellowship program](/usc/42/16536.md)
- [§16537. Distinguished scientist program](/usc/42/16537.md)
- [§16538. Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy](/usc/42/16538.md)
- [§16539. National Laboratory Jobs ACCESS Program](/usc/42/16539.md)