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 92 STAT. 2520

Consultation and coordination.

42 USC 5556a.

PUBLIC LAW 95-590—NOV. 4, 1978 (2) the extent of competition between firms currently engaged in the fabrication and installation of photovoltaics components and systems as it affects the character and growth potential of the American photovoltaics industry, and the likelihood that small photovoltaic firms will have reasonable opportunities to compete and participate in the various programs authorized by this Act; (3) the need to identify legal alternatives to ensure access to direct sunlight for photovoltaic energy systems, the appropriate methods of encouraging the adoption of such alternatives, and the implications of widespread utilization of photovoltaic energy systems for land use and urban development; (4) the availability of private capital at reasonable interest rates for individuals, businesses and others desiring to establish commercial enterprises to manufacture, market, install, and/or, maintain photovoltaic components and systems, or purchase and install such systems for private, industrial, agricultural, commercial or other uses; (5) the need for industry-wide warranty and reliability standards for photovoltaic energy components and systems for private sector applications, and, if appropriate, the mechanisms for establishing such standards; and (6) the attainability of the goals specified in subsection 2(b), and any modification of such goals which the Secretary proposes for consideration by Congress, with supporting analyses. (d) In carrying out his functions under this section, the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate government agencies, industry representatives, and members of the scientific and technical community having expertise and interest in this area. The Secretary also shall ensure that any study or report prepared pursuant to this section is fully coordinated with and reflective of any analyses or reports prepared pursuant to the requirements in section 208 of the Department of Energy Act of 1978—Civilian Applications, Public Law 95-238, and in the President's Solar Energy Domestic Policy Review. The Secretary, as appropriate, may merge any continuing or on-going studies under section 208 or the Domestic Policy Review with those required by this section or avoid any unnecessary duplication of effort or funding. The separate report requirements of section 208 and this section, however, shall remain in force. INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION AND COOPERATION

Plan, consultation and submittal to cong committees.

42 USC 5590.

SEC. 11. (a) Within one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, the Director of ACTION, the Director of the Export/Import Bank and other appropriate Federal officials, shall submit to the House Committee on Science and Technology and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources a plan for demonstrating applications of solar photovoltaic energy systems and facilitating their widespread use in other nations, especially those with agreements for scientific cooperation with the United States. (b) The Secretary is authorized to encourage, to the maximum extent practicable, international participation and cooperation in the

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