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title: "42 U.S.C. § 6951"
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title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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citation: "42 U.S.C. § 6951"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 6951 - Functions

## Text

The Secretary of Commerce shall encourage greater commercialization of proven resource recovery technology by providing—

(1) accurate specifications for recovered materials;

(2) stimulation of development of markets for recovered materials;

(3) promotion of proven technology; and

(4) a forum for the exchange of technical and economic data relating to resource recovery facilities.

(Pub. L. 89–272, title II, § 5001, as added Pub. L. 94–580, § 2, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2820.)