Forms of activities authorized.

Proposed joint Federal-industry corporations; operational guidelines; powers, duties, and functions; composition; scope of Federal assistance and participation; specific authorization.

Proposed competitive systems of price supports for demonstration facilities; guidelines.

Support for joint university-industry research efforts.

Scope of authority of Secretary.

Criteria applicable in reviewing potential projects.

Federal and non-Federal share of costs.

Submission of proposals to Secretary; promulgation of regulations by Secretary establishing procedures; required contents of proposals and regulations.

Amount of estimate of Federal investment requiring Congressional authorization for appropriation.

Amount of estimated Federal contribution authorizing Secretary to proceed with negotiation of agreements and implementation of proposal; amount of Federal contribution requiring Secretary to submit report to Congress as prerequisite to expenditure of funds.

Establishment.

Limitation.

Systems and technologies to be developed and demonstrated.

Eligible participants; simplified application procedures; report to Secretary; allocation criteria; guidelines.

Reports to Congress.

Vesting of title to invention and issuance of patents to United States; prerequisites.

Contract as requiring report to Secretary of invention, etc., made in course of contract.

Waiver by Secretary of rights of United States; regulations prescribing procedures; record of waiver determinations; objectives.

Considerations applicable at time of contracting for waiver determination by Secretary.

Considerations applicable to identified invention for waiver determination by Secretary.

Rights subject to reservation where title to invention vested in United States.

to (i) Repealed.

Small business status of applicant for waiver or licenses.

Protection of invention, etc., rights by Secretary.

Department of Energy as defense agency of United States for purpose of maintaining secrecy of inventions.

Definitions.

Report concerning applicability of existing patent policies to energy programs; time for submission to President and appropriate Congressional committees.

Assessments by Water Resources Council of water resource requirements and water supply availability for nonnuclear energy technologies; preparation requirements.

Request by Secretary that Water Resources Council prepare assessment of availability of adequate water resources for proposed demonstration projects; report; publication.

Assessment by Water Resources Council of availability of adequate water resources as precondition for Federal assistance for commercial application of nonnuclear energy technologies.

Publication of reports of assessments and evaluations by Water Resources Council in Federal Register; public review and comments.

Inclusion of survey and analysis of regional and national water resource availability in biennial assessment by Water Resources Council.

Secretary as member of Water Resources Council.

Required contents.

Additional required contents.

Satisfaction of requirements for reports relating to development of energy sources.

Statement of purpose.

Issuance of obligations for alternative fuel conversion facilities; terms and conditions; rules and regulations; informational requirements; concurrence of Secretary of Treasury to terms and conditions; pledge of full faith and credit of United States; cooperative agreements for construction, etc., of modular facilities; bidding practices.

Prerequisites.

Repealed.

Impact on communities, States, and Indian tribes; notice to State and local officials; procedures applicable for further action by Secretary subsequent to negative recommendation by State Governor; criteria and determinations relating to approval by Secretary of construction and operation plans; establishment, membership, etc., of advisory panel.

Termination, cancellation, revocation; conclusiveness; contestability.

Default by borrower; procedures applicable to payment by Secretary and rights of subrogation; notice to Attorney General by Secretary for further action; protection for benefit of United States of patents and technologies of defaulting project through agreements, etc.

Contracts to pay, and payment of principal and interest by Secretary of unpaid balance of guaranteed obligations; prerequisites.

Time for issuance of regulations; procedures applicable to issuance of regulations and amendments.

Fees for guarantees of obligations; determination of amounts; excepted guarantees.

Community development and planning assistance guarantees; terms and conditions; rules and regulations; concurrence of Secretary of Treasury to terms and conditions; payment of taxes in event of default by borrower; additional direct loans and grants; redemption of debt obligations; funding requirements and authorizations; facility title vesting and status upon default.

Annual reporting requirements; contents, etc.

Congressional finalization of guarantee, etc., subsequent to report to Congressional committees; scope of authority.

Revolving fund; creation; funding; payments and transfers to general fund of Treasury; issuance, redemption, etc., of notes or obligations; applicability to direct loans or planning grants.

Definitions.

Citizenship or nationality requirements for applicants; waiver.

Transfer of part of program to other agency or authority.

Statutory provisions applicable to inventions.

Compliance by persons receiving financial assistance with Federal and State environmental, etc., laws and regulations, and licensing requirements.

Availability of information; procedures applicable; scope of disclosure; persons to whom disclosure may be made; "person" defined.

Scope of exercise of statutory authorities.

Nondiscrimination requirements; scope of exemption from requirements for Indian tribes.

Participation by small business concerns in program.

Recordkeeping requirements; audit by Comptroller General; labor standards at construction facilities.

Issuance of obligations for synthetic fuel conversion facilities and municipal organic waste energy generation facilities; rules and regulations; statutory provisions inapplicable; limitation on outstanding indebtedness; additional procedural requirements and terms and conditions applicable.

Statement of purpose.

Grants, contracts, price supports, and cooperative agreements implementing programs; aggregate amount of funds available; "municipal" defined; ownership, operation, etc., of facilities; Federal share; price support program regulations for revenue producing products.

Consultation with Environmental Protection Agency to insure compliance with provisions relating to solid waste disposal full-scale demonstration facilities; administration of projects subject to May 7, 1976, Interagency Agreement.

Guidelines for obtaining program information from municipalities; availability of information, etc., to Congressional committees; annual reports to Congress; contents, etc.

Transfer of part of program to other agency or authority.

Compliance by municipalities receiving financial assistance with Federal and State environmental, etc., laws and regulations, and licensing requirements.