§ 16153. Plan

Not later than 6 months after August 8, 2005 , the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a coordinated plan for the programs described in this subchapter and any other programs of the Department that are directly related to fuel cells or hydrogen. The plan shall describe, at a minimum—

• (1) the agenda for the next 5 years for the programs authorized under this subchapter, including the agenda for each activity enumerated in section 16154(e) of this title ;
• (2) the types of entities that will carry out the activities under this subchapter and what role each entity is expected to play;
• (3) the milestones that will be used to evaluate the programs for the next 5 years;
• (4) the most significant technical and nontechnical hurdles that stand in the way of achieving the goals described in section 16154 of this title , and how the programs will address those hurdles; and
• (5) the policy assumptions that are implicit in the plan, including any assumptions that would affect the sources of hydrogen or the marketability of hydrogen-related products.