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PUBLIC LAW 93-409-SEPT. 3, 1974
[88 STAT.
such dwellings, taking into account climatic variations existing between different geographic areas; and (3) procedures whereby manufacturers of solar heating and combined solar heating and cooling components and systems shall have their products tested in order to provide certification that such products conform to the performance criteria established under paragraph (1). DEVELOPMENT A N D DEMONSTRATION OF SOLAR H E A T I N G A N D COMBINED SOLAR H E A T I N G A N D COOLING SYSTEMS FOR COMMERCIAL B U I L D I N G S 42 USC 5507.
SEC. 9. The Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary, the Director, the Administrator of General Services, and the Director of the National Bureau of Standards and concurrently with the conduct of the programs under sections 5 and 6, shall enter into arrangements with appropriate Federal agencies to carry out such projects and activities (including demonstration projects) with respect to apartment buildings, office buildings, factories, crop-drying facilities and other agricultural structures, public buildings (including schools and colleges), and other non-residential, commercial, or industrial buildings, taking into account the special needs of and individual differences in such buildings based upon size, function, and other relevant factors, as may be appropriate for the early development and demonstration of solar heating and combined solar heating and cooling systems suitable and effective for use in such buildings. SOLAR H E A T I N G A N D COOLING RESEARCH BY N A T I O N A L SCIENCE FOTJNDAIION
42 USC 5508.
SEC. 10. (a) The Director shall conduct a program of applied research relevant to (1) the improvement of solar heating components and systems and (2) the development and commercial application of combined solar heating and cooling components and systems as contemplated by the programs under this Act. (b) The Director shall apprise the Secretary and the Administrator on a continuing basis of the results of the programs being conducted in accordance with subsection (a), and the Secretary and the xVdministrator shall insure that such results, where appropriate, are incorporated into the development and demonstration programs established by this Act. COORDINATION, M O N I TO R I N G, A N D L I A I S O N
42 USC 5509.
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SEC. 11. (a) The Secretary, utilizing the services of the Director of the National Bureau of Standards and in coordination with such other Government agencies as may be appropriate, shall— (1) monitor the performance and operation of solar heating and combined solar heating and cooling systems installed in residential dwellings under this Act; (2) collect and evaluate data and information on the performance and operation of solar heating and combined solar heating and cooling systems installed in residential dwellings under this Act; and (3) from time to time, carrying out such studies and investigations and take such other actions, including the submission of special reports to the Congress when appropriate, as may be necessary to assure that the programs for which the Secretary is responsible under this Act effectively carry out the policy of this Act. (b) In the development of the performance criteria and test procedures required under sections 5, 6, and 8, the Secretary shall work
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