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2. Reports and other congressional documents

a. House Committee on Science and Astronautics, Solar Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 1974, Report No. 93-1346, September 11, 1974

93D CONGRESS 2d Session

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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REPORT No. 93-1346

SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION ACT OF 1974

SEPTEMBER 10, 1974.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. TEAGUE, from the Committee on Science and Astronautics, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H.R. 16371]

The Committee on Science and Astronautics, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 16371) to further the conduct of research, development, and demonstrations in solar energy technologies, to establish a solar energy coordination and management project, to provide for scientific and technical training in solar energy, to establish a Solar Energy Research Institute, to provide for the development of suitable incentives to assure the rapid commercial utilization of solar energy, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.

Regulations

Transfer of functions.-

Information to Congress_

Comprehensive program definition.

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Committee views__

Opportunities for demonstration projects_

Provisions for disposition of demonstration projects..
Cooperative demonstrations with non-Federal utilities_
Solar Energy Research Institute___.

Functions of the solar energy incentives task force--
Solar energy information data bank..

Section-by-section summary of the bill..
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Committee recommendations_

Department recommendations_

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b. House Committee on Science and Astronautics, Subcommittee on Energy, Review of Selected Federal and Private Solar Energy Activities, prepared by the General Accounting Office, June 1974

[COMMITTEE PRINT]

REVIEW OF SELECTED FEDERAL AND

PRIVATE SOLAR ENERGY ACTIVITIES

REPORT

PREPARED FOR THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND
ASTRONAUTICS

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-THIRD CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

BY THE

UNITED STATES

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

Serial S

JUNE 1974

Printed for the use of the Committee on Science and Astronautics

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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FEDERAL FUNDING OF SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,
AND DEMONSTRATION ACTIVITIES

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OBJECTIVES AND GOALS OF FEDERAL SOLAR HEATING AND
COOLING ACTIVITIES

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INTERAGENCY COORDINATION OF FEDERAL SOLAR HEATING
AND COOLING ACTIVITES

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PRIVATE-SECTOR SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING ACTIVITIES
ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS OF SOLAR HEATING AND COOLING
Sensitivity of evaluation results to changes in
gas and oil furnace efficiencies

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I Schedule of Federal contracts and grants for solar
heating and cooling as of March 14, 1974

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National Science Foundation solar heating and
cooling activities

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration solar
heating and cooling activities

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Department of Defense Solar heating and cooling
activities

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