42 U.S.C. § 13553 — Energy subsidy study

(a) In general: The Secretary had to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to study energy subsidies that (1) were in effect on October 24, 1992, or (2) had been in effect before that date. (b) Report to Congress: Within 18 months of October 24, 1992, the Secretary had to send Congress the study's results, along with any recommended legislation. (c) Contents: (1) The study had to identify and measure the direct and indirect subsidies, and other legal and institutional factors, that shape marketplace decisions about fuels and energy technologies. (2) The study had to examine: (A) fuel and technology choices available or reasonably foreseeable as of October 24, 1992; (B) subsidies for extracting raw materials; (C) subsidies that encourage big capital investments; (D) indemnification; (E) fuel-cycle subsidies, including waste disposal; (F) government research and development support; and (G) other relevant incentives and disincentives. (d) Authorization of appropriations: Congress authorized $500,000 for each of fiscal years 1993 and 1994 to carry out this section.