2011 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 152 - ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY (§§ 17001 - 17386)
Subchapter V - ACCELERATED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 17171 - 17244)
Part E - Miscellaneous Provisions (§§ 17241 - 17244)
Section 17241 - Lightweight materials research and development
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 152 - ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY SUBCHAPTER V - ACCELERATED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Part E - Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 17241 - Lightweight materials research and development |
| Contains | section 17241 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 110-140, title VI, §651, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1694. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 121 Stat. 1694 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 110-140 |
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As soon as practicable after December 19, 2007, the Secretary of Energy shall establish a program to determine ways in which the weight of motor vehicles could be reduced to improve fuel efficiency without compromising passenger safety by conducting research, development, and demonstration relating to—
(1) the development of new materials (including cast metal composite materials formed by autocombustion synthesis) and material processes that yield a higher strength-to-weight ratio or other properties that reduce vehicle weight; and
(2) reducing the cost of—
(A) lightweight materials (including high-strength steel alloys, aluminum, magnesium, metal composites, and carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites) with the properties required for construction of lighter-weight vehicles; and
(B) materials processing, automated manufacturing, joining, and recycling lightweight materials for high-volume applications.
(b) Authorization of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $80,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
(Pub. L. 110–140, title VI, §651, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1694.)
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