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title: "42 U.S.C. § 17241"
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description: "Lightweight materials research and development"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_number: "152"
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chapter_name: "ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY"
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section: "17241"
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citation: "42 U.S.C. § 17241"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 17241 - Lightweight materials research and development
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## Text
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(a) In general 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—
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(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
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(2) reducing the cost of—
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(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
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(B) materials processing, automated manufacturing, joining, and recycling lightweight materials for high-volume applications.
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(b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $80,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
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(Pub. L. 110–140, title VI, § 651, Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1694.)
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## Notes
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective DateSection effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.
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