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 PUBLIC LAW 101-425—OCT. 15, 1990 104 STAT. 915 Public Law 101-425 101st Congress An Act To require the Secretary of Energy to establish Centers for Metal Casting Competitiveness Research. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Department of Energy Metal Casting Competitiveness Research Act of 1990". SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds that— (1) metal casting is an important process for manufacturing many items imported into or exported from the United States; (2) the encouragement and maintenance of a technically advanced United States metal casting industry is essential to the competitiveness of many American industries; (3) maintaining a viable metal casting industry is vital to the national security and economic well being of the United States; (4) the promotion of technology competitiveness and energy efficiency in the United States metal casting industry by the Federal Government is necessary to maintain a viable metal casting industry; (5) many metal casting companies lack the resources to conduct metal casting research alone, placing them at a serious competitive disadvantage; (6) the support of university-based research in metal casting is important in promoting technology development and providing industry with qualified engineers; and (7) by combining the resources of the Federal Government, universities, industry, and private organizations, to conduct research and development activities, substantial technological benefits will result to the metal casting industry. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Act, the term— (1) "applicant" means: (A) an educational institution; (B) a consortium of educational institutions; (C) a consortium of an educational institution or educational institutions with one or more of the following: Government-owned laboratories, private research organizations, nonprofit institutions, or private firms; that is located in a region where the metal casting industry is concentrated; (2) "census region" means one of the four census regions (Northeast, South, Midwest, and West) that are designated as Oct. 15, 1990 [H.R. 1243] Department of Energy Metal Casting Competitiveness Research Act of 1990. Science and technology. 15 USC 5301 note. 15 USC 5301. 15 USC 5302. 49-139 O - 90 (426)

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