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PUBLIC LAW 93-409-SEPT. 3, 1974

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under subsection (d)(2) in a substantial number of residential dwellings and (2) provide for the satisfactory operation of such installations during the demonstration period. Title to and ownership of any dwellings constructed hereunder and of combined solar heating and cooling systems installed hereunder may be conveyed to purchasers or owners of such dwellings under terms and conditions prescribed by the Secretary, including an express agreement that any such purchaser or owner shall, in such manner and form and on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, observe and monitor (or permit the Secretary to observe and monitor) the performance and operation of such system for a period of five years, and that such purchaser or owner (including any subsequent owner and occupant of the property who also makes such an agreement) shall regularly furnish the Secretary with such reports thereon as the agreement may require, (f) The Secretary of Defense shall arrange for the installation of err^fns''\ra°kr s combined solar heating and cooling systems procured by the Administrator under subsection (d)(2) in a substantial number of residential dwellings which are located on Federal or federally administered property where the performance and operation of such systems can be regularly and effectively observed and monitored by designated Federal personnel. (g) The Secretary and the Secretary of Defense, and officials responsible for administering Federal or federally administered property, shall coordinate their activities under this section to assure that combined solar heating and cooling systems are installed in a substantial number of residential dwellings and in a sufficient number of geographic areas under* varying climatic conditions to constitute a realistic and effective demonstration in support of the objectives of this Act. C O M P R E H E N S IV E PROGRAM DEFINITION

SEC. 7. (a) The Administrator and the Secretary are authorized and directed to prepare a comprehensive plan for the conduct of the development and demonstration activities under sections 5 and 6. In the preparation of such plan, the Administrator and Secretary shall consult with the Director of the National Bureau of Standards, the Director, the Secretary of Defense, and other Federal agencies and private organizations as appropriate. (b) The Administrator and the Secretary shall transmit such comprehensive program plan to the President and to each House of the Congress. The plan shall be transmitted within 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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TEST P R O C E D U R E S AND D E F I N I T IV E PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

SEC. 8. As soon as feasible, and utilizing data available from the " ^ ^^'^ ^soe. ^ demonstration programs under sections 5 and 6, the Secretary, utilizing the services of the Director of the National Bureau of Standards and in consultation with the Administrator and the Director shall Publication in determine, prescribe, and publish in the Federal Register in accord- ^'^^'"^ Register. ance with the applicable provisions regarding rulemaking prescribed by section 553 of title 5, United States Code— (1) definitive performance criteria for solar heating and combined solar heating and cooling components and systems to be used in residential dwellings, taking into account climatic variations existing between different geographic areas; (2) definitive performance criteria (relating to suitability for solar heating and for combined solar heating and cooling) for

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