42 U.S.C. § 13366. National clearinghouse

1. (a)
   (a)

   Feasibility

   1. (1)
      (a)(1)The Secretary shall assess the feasibility of establishing a national clearinghouse for the exchange and dissemination of technical information on technology relating to coal and coal-derived fuels.
   2. (2)
      (a)(2)

      In assessing the feasibility, the Secretary shall consider whether such a clearinghouse would be appropriate for purposes of—

      1. (A)
         (a)(2)(A)collecting information and data on technology relating to coal, and coal-derived fuels, which can be utilized to improve environmental quality and increase energy independence;
      2. (B)
         (a)(2)(B)disseminating to appropriate individuals, governmental departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, institutions of higher education, and other entities, information and data collected pursuant to this section;
      3. (C)
         (a)(2)(C)maintaining a library of technology publications and treatises relating to technology information and data collected pursuant to this section;
      4. (D)
         (a)(2)(D)organizing and conducting seminars for government officials, utilities, coal companies, and other entities or institutions relating to technology using coal and coal-derived fuels that will improve environmental quality and increase energy independence;
      5. (E)
         (a)(2)(E)gathering information on research grants made for the purpose of improving or enhancing technology relating to the use of coal, and coal-derived fuels, which will improve environmental quality and increase energy independence;
      6. (F)
         (a)(2)(F)translating into English foreign research papers, articles, seminar proceedings, test results that affect, or could affect, clean coal use technology, and other documents;
      7. (G)
         (a)(2)(G)encouraging, during the testing of technologies, the use of coal from a variety of domestic sources, and collecting or developing, or both, complete listings of test results using coals from all sources;
      8. (H)
         (a)(2)(H)establishing and maintaining an index or compilation of research projects relating to clean coal technology carried out throughout the world; and
      9. (I)
         (a)(2)(I)conducting economic modeling for feasibility of projects.
2. (b)
   (b)

   Authority to establish clearinghouse

   Based upon the assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary may establish a clearinghouse.