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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2507. Contracts
(a) Research, development, and demonstration
The Secretary of Energy shall provide funds, by contract, to
initiate, continue, supplement, and maintain research, development,
and demonstration activities which are necessary to carry out the
purposes of the project. The Secretary of Energy may enter into
such contracts with any Federal agency, laboratory, university,
nonprofit organization, industrial organization, public or private
agency, institution, organization, corporation, partnership, or
individual.
(b) Consultation
In addition to the requirements of sections 2503 and 2504 of this
title, the Secretary of Energy, in the exercise of his duties and
responsibilities under this section, shall consult with the
Department of Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency,
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department
of Agriculture, and representatives of other appropriate Federal
agencies, and shall establish procedures for periodic consultation
with representatives of science, industry, and such other groups as
may have special expertise in electric and hybrid vehicle research,
development, and demonstration.
(c) Rules of Secretary of Energy; funding applications; required
advertising
Each contract under this section shall be entered into in
accordance with such rules as the Secretary of Energy may prescribe
in accordance with the provisions of this section. Each application
for funding shall be made in writing in such form and with such
content and other submissions as the Secretary of Energy shall
require. The Secretary of Energy may enter into contracts under
this section without regard to section 5 of title 41.
(d) Purchase or lease of demonstration vehicles pursuant to
agreements and utilization of Federal forms of assistance and
participation authorized under other statutory provisions
In addition to contracting for the purchase or lease of vehicles
when conducting the demonstrations established under section 2506
of this title, the Secretary of Energy may acquire or secure use of
such vehicles, or have such vehicles acquired or used by others, by
making agreements and utilizing various forms of Federal assistance
and participation which is authorized under the Energy
Reorganization Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-438) [42 U.S.C. 5801 et
seq.] and the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development
Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-577) [42 U.S.C. 5901 et seq.].
(e) Cost-sharing and use of American materials for demonstrations
When contracting and otherwise using Federal funds to conduct
demonstrations under this chapter, the Secretary of Energy shall
seek cost-sharing with others to the maximum extent practical.
During the first 2 years of demonstration activities the Secretary
of Energy may enter into procurement or lease contracts for
purposes of carrying out demonstrations under this chapter without
regard to the provisions of title III of the Act of March 3, 1933
(47 Stat. 1520; 41 U.S.C. 10a-10c).
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