42 U.S.C. § 16153
Plan
Not later than 6 months after August 8, 2005 , the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a coordinated plan for the programs described in this subchapter and any other programs of the Department that are directly related to fuel cells or hydrogen. The plan shall describe, at a minimum—
(1)
the agenda for the next 5 years for the programs authorized under this subchapter, including the agenda for each activity enumerated in section 16154(e) of this title ;
(2)
the types of entities that will carry out the activities under this subchapter and what role each entity is expected to play;
(3)
the milestones that will be used to evaluate the programs for the next 5 years;
(4)
the most significant technical and nontechnical hurdles that stand in the way of achieving the goals described in section 16154 of this title , and how the programs will address those hurdles; and
(5)
the policy assumptions that are implicit in the plan, including any assumptions that would affect the sources of hydrogen or the marketability of hydrogen-related products.
( Pub. L. 109–58, title VIII, § 804 , Aug. 8, 2005 , 119 Stat. 845 .)