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title: "42 U.S.C. § 16162"
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title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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citation: "42 U.S.C. § 16162"
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release_point: "119-100"
release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 16162 - Technology transfer

## Text

In carrying out this subchapter, the Secretary shall carry out programs that—

(1) provide for the transfer of critical hydrogen and fuel cell technologies to the private sector;

(2) accelerate wider application of those technologies in the global market;

(3) foster the exchange of generic, nonproprietary information; and

(4) assess technical and commercial viability of technologies relating to the production, distribution, storage, and use of hydrogen energy and fuel cells.

(Pub. L. 109–58, title VIII, § 818, formerly § 813, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 855; renumbered § 818, Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title III, § 40314(1), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1008.)