42 U.S.C. § 16161e
Laboratory management
(a) In general
The National Energy Technology Laboratory, the Idaho National Laboratory, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory shall continue to work in a crosscutting manner to carry out the programs established under sections 16161a and 16161c of this title.
(b) Coordination; clearinghouse
In carrying out subsection (a), the National Energy Technology Laboratory shall—
(1)
coordinate with—
(A)
the Idaho National Laboratory, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and other National Laboratories in a cross-cutting manner;
(B)
institutions of higher education;
(C)
research institutes;
(D)
industrial researchers; and
(E)
international researchers; and
(2)
act as a clearinghouse to collect information from, and distribute information to, the National Laboratories and other entities described in subparagraphs (B) through (E) of paragraph (1).
( Pub. L. 109–58, title VIII, § 817 , as added Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title III, § 40314(2) , Nov. 15, 2021 , 135 Stat. 1014 .)