Us Code § 18655 - Authorization of appropriations

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§ 18655. Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the activities described in this subchapter—

(1) $8,902,392,400 for fiscal year 2023;

(2) $9,541,895,744 for fiscal year 2024;

(3) $10,068,198,994 for fiscal year 2025;

(4) $10,468,916,520 for fiscal year 2026; and

(5) $10,831,342,317 for fiscal year 2027.

(Pub. L. 115–246, title III, §317, as added Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title I, §10112(a), Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1464.)

CHAPTER 162—ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE

Sec.
18701.
Definitions.

        

SUBCHAPTER I—GRID INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESILIENCY

Part A—Grid Infrastructure Resilience and Reliability

18711.
Preventing outages and enhancing the resilience of the electric grid.
18712.
Electric grid reliability and resilience research, development, and demonstration.
18713.
Transmission facilitation program.

        

Part A–1—Electric Transmission

18715.
Transmission facility financing.
18715a.
Grants to facilitate the siting of interstate electricity transmission lines.
18715b.
Interregional and offshore wind electricity transmission planning, modeling, and analysis.

        

Part B—Cybersecurity

18721.
Enhancing grid security through public-private partnerships.
18722.
Energy cyber sense program.
18723.
Rural and municipal utility advanced cybersecurity grant and technical assistance program.
18724.
Enhanced grid security.
18725.
Cybersecurity plan.
18726.
Savings provision.

        

SUBCHAPTER II—SUPPLY CHAINS FOR CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES

18741.
Battery processing and manufacturing.
18742.
Advanced energy manufacturing and recycling grant program.
18743.
Critical minerals mining and recycling research.
18744.
21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board.

        

SUBCHAPTER III—FUELS AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS

Part A—Nuclear Energy Infrastructure

18751.
Infrastructure planning for micro and small modular nuclear reactors.
18752.
Property interests relating to certain projects and protection of information relating to certain agreements.
18753.
Civil nuclear credit program.

        

Part B—Miscellaneous

18761.
Clean energy demonstration program on current and former mine land.

        

SUBCHAPTER IV—ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION

18771.
Definitions.
18772.
Data collection in the electricity sector.
18773.
Expansion of energy consumption surveys.
18774.
Data collection on electric vehicle integration with the electricity grids.
18775.
Plan for the modeling and forecasting of demand for minerals used in the energy sector.
18776.
Expansion of international energy data.
18777.
Harmonization of efforts and data.

        

SUBCHAPTER V—ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE

Part A—Residential and Commercial Energy Efficiency

18791.
Definitions.
18792.
Energy efficiency revolving loan fund capitalization grant program.
18793.

        

Part A–1—Residential Efficiency and Electrification Rebates

18795.
Home energy performance-based, whole-house rebates.
18795a.
High-efficiency electric home rebate program.
18795b.
State-based home energy efficiency contractor training grants.
Energy auditor training grant program.

        

Part B—Buildings

18801.
Building, training, and assessment centers.
18802.
Career skills training.
18803.
Commercial building energy consumption information sharing.

        

Part C—Smart Manufacturing

18811.
Definitions.
18812.
Leveraging existing agency programs to assist small and medium manufacturers.
18813.
Leveraging smart manufacturing infrastructure at National Laboratories.
18814.
State manufacturing leadership.
18815.
Report.

        

Part D—Schools and Nonprofits

18831.
Grants for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy improvements at public school facilities.
18832.
Energy efficiency materials pilot program.

        

Part E—Miscellaneous

18841.
Survey, analysis, and report on employment and demographics in the energy, energy efficiency, and motor vehicle sectors of the United States.
18842.
Model guidance for combined heat and power systems and waste heat to power systems.

        

SUBCHAPTER VI—WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS

18851.
Wage rate requirements.

        

SUBCHAPTER VII—MISCELLANEOUS

18861.
Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations.

        

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