---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
key: "ch74"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 74"
heading: "Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/ch74"
sections_count: 25
---

# Chapter 74 — Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

## Sections

- [§5901. Congressional statement of findings](/usc/42/5901.md)
- [§5902. Congressional declaration of policy and purpose; implementation and administration of program by Secretary of Energy](/usc/42/5902.md)
- [§5903. Duties and authorities of the Secretary](/usc/42/5903.md)
- [§5903a. Nonduplication of programs, projects, and research facilities](/usc/42/5903a.md)
- [§5903b. Environmental and safety research, development, and demonstration program](/usc/42/5903b.md)
- [§5903c. Moneys received by Secretary from fossil energy activity; payment into Treasury; reports to House and Senate Committees](/usc/42/5903c.md)
- [§5903d. Clean coal technology projects; proposals, implementation, funding, etc.](/usc/42/5903d.md)
- [§5904. Research, development, and demonstration program governing principles](/usc/42/5904.md)
- [§5905. Comprehensive planning and programming](/usc/42/5905.md)
- [§5906. Federal assistance and participation in programs](/usc/42/5906.md)
- [§5907. Demonstration projects](/usc/42/5907.md)
- [§5907a. Small grant program](/usc/42/5907a.md)
- [§5908. Patents and inventions](/usc/42/5908.md)
- [§5909. Relationship to antitrust laws](/usc/42/5909.md)
- [§5910. Repealed.](/usc/42/5910.md)
- [§5911. Acquisition of essential materials](/usc/42/5911.md)
- [§5912. Water resource assessments](/usc/42/5912.md)
- [§5913. Evaluation by National Institute of Standards and Technology of energy-related inventions prior to awarding of grants by Secretary; promulgation of regulations](/usc/42/5913.md)
- [§5914. Omitted](/usc/42/5914.md)
- [§5915. Authorization of appropriations](/usc/42/5915.md)
- [§5915a. Expiration of initial authorization to construct fossil energy demonstration plants](/usc/42/5915a.md)
- [§5916. Central source of nonnuclear energy information](/usc/42/5916.md)
- [§5917. Repealed.](/usc/42/5917.md)
- [§5918. Repealed.](/usc/42/5918.md)
- [§5920. Repealed.](/usc/42/5920.md)