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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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title: "42 U.S.C. § 18631"
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description: "Crosscutting 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: "161"
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chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESEARCH AND INNOVATION"
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section: "18631"
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citation: "42 U.S.C. § 18631"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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---
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# 42 U.S.C. § 18631 - Crosscutting research and development
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## Text
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(a) In general The Secretary shall use the capabilities of the Department to identify strategic opportunities for collaborative research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of innovative science and technologies.
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(b) Existing programs; coordination of activities To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall seek—
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(1) to leverage existing programs of the Department; and
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(2) to consolidate and coordinate activities throughout the Department to promote collaboration and crosscutting approaches within programs of the Department.
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(c) Additional actions The Secretary shall—
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(1) prioritize activities that use all affordable domestic resources;
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(2) develop a planning, evaluation, and technical assessment framework for setting objective long-term strategic goals and evaluating progress that—
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(A) ensures integrity and independence; and
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(B) provides the flexibility to adapt to market dynamics;
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(3) ensure that activities shall be undertaken in a manner that does not duplicate other activities within the Department or other Federal Government activities; and
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(4) identify programs that may be more effectively left to the States, industry, nongovernmental organizations, institutions of higher education, or other stakeholders.
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(Pub. L. 115–246, title II, § 203, Sept. 28, 2018, 132 Stat. 3135.)
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