The Secretary shall have overall management responsibility for carrying out programs under this chapter. In carrying out such programs, the Secretary, consistent with such overall management responsibility-
The Secretary may, in accordance with subsection (a), obtain the assistance of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the Executive branch of the Federal Government upon written request, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise and with the consent of such department, agency, or instrumentality. Each such request shall identify the assistance the Secretary deems necessary to carry out any duty under this chapter.
The Secretary shall consult with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel established under section 12407 of this title in carrying out his authorities pursuant to this chapter.
1 See References in Text note below.
42 U.S.C. § 12406
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis chapter, the first time appearing in subsec. (a)(2), was in the original "this title", and was translated as reading "this Act" meaning Pub. L. 101-566 to reflect the probable intent of Congress, because Pub. L. 101-566 is not divided into titles.
- Administrator
- The term "Administrator" means the Administrator of General Services.
- Secretary
- the term "Secretary" means- (A) the Secretary of Education for purposes of subtitle A (other than section 3201),(B) the Secretary of Agriculture for purposes of the amendments made by section 3201, and(C) the Secretary of Health and Human Services for purposes of subtitle B,