42 U.S.C. § 17241
Sections in this chapter
- § 17001
- § 17002
- § 17011
- § 17012
- § 17013
- § 17014
- § 17021
- § 17022
- § 17031
- § 17032
- § 17033
- § 17034
- § 17035
- § 17051
- § 17052
- § 17053
- § 17054
- § 17061
- § 17062
- § 17063
- § 17064
- § 17071
- § 17081
- § 17082
- § 17083
- § 17084
- § 17085
- § 17086
- § 17091
- § 17092
- § 17093
- § 17094
- § 17095
- § 17096
- § 17111
- § 17112
- § 17113
- § 17113a
- § 17113b
- § 17114
- § 17115
- § 17115a
- § 17116
- § 17121
- § 17122
- § 17123
- § 17124
- § 17131
- § 17141
- § 17142
- § 17143
- § 17144
- § 17151
- § 17152
- § 17153
- § 17154
- § 17155
- § 17156
- § 17157
- § 17158
- § 17171
- § 17172
- § 17173
- § 17175
- § 17191
- § 17192
- § 17193
- § 17194
- § 17195
- § 17195a
- § 17196
- § 17197
- § 17198
- § 17200
- § 17201
- § 17202
- § 17203
- § 17204
- § 17211
- § 17212
- § 17213
- § 17214
- § 17215
- § 17216
- § 17217
- § 17218
- § 17231
- § 17232
- § 17233
- § 17241
- § 17242
- § 17243
- § 17244
- § 17251
- § 17252
- § 17253
- § 17254
- § 17255
- § 17256
- § 17271
- § 17272
- § 17281
- § 17282
- § 17283
- § 17284
- § 17285
- § 17286
- § 17301
- § 17302
- § 17303
- § 17304
- § 17305
- § 17321
- § 17331
- § 17332
- § 17333
- § 17334
- § 17335
- § 17336
- § 17337
- § 17351
- § 17352
- § 17353
- § 17354
- § 17355
- § 17356
- § 17357
- § 17371
- § 17372
- § 17373
- § 17374
- § 17375
- § 17381
- § 17382
- § 17383
- § 17384
- § 17384a
- § 17385
- § 17386
- § 17387
- § 17388
- § 17389
- § 17390
- § 17391
- § 17392
§ 17241. Lightweight materials research and development
- (a) As soon as practicable after December 19, 2007 , the Secretary of Energy shall establish a program to determine ways in which the weight of motor vehicles could be reduced to improve fuel efficiency without compromising passenger safety by conducting research, development, and demonstration relating to—
- (1) the development of new materials (including cast metal composite materials formed by autocombustion synthesis) and material processes that yield a higher strength-to-weight ratio or other properties that reduce vehicle weight; and
- (2) reducing the cost of—
- (A) lightweight materials (including high-strength steel alloys, aluminum, magnesium, metal composites, and carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites) with the properties required for construction of lighter-weight vehicles; and
- (B) materials processing, automated manufacturing, joining, and recycling lightweight materials for high-volume applications.
- (b) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $80,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
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