42 U.S.C. § 16155 — Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Task Force

(a) Establishment — No later than 120 days after August 8, 2005, the President had to create an interagency Task Force, chaired by the Secretary, with representatives from (1) the Office of Science and Technology Policy; (2) the Department of Transportation; (3) the Department of Defense; (4) the Department of Commerce (including the National Institute of Standards and Technology); (5) the Department of State; (6) the Environmental Protection Agency; (7) NASA; and (8) any other federal agencies the Secretary decides should be included. (b) Duties — (1) Planning: the Task Force works toward (A) a safe, affordable, environmentally sound fuel system for hydrogen and hydrogen-carrier fuels, including one that supports buses and other fleet vehicles; (B) fuel cells for government and other uses, including portable, stationary, and transportation uses; (C) distributed power generation, including combined heat, power, and clean fuels like hydrogen; (D) uniform hydrogen codes, standards, and safety rules; and (E) safety performance of hydrogen fuel systems in vehicles. (2) Activities: the Task Force may hold workshops and conferences, publish materials, and build databases. It must (A) help industry, academia, and government share general, non-proprietary information and technology; (B) build and maintain an inventory and assessment of hydrogen, fuel cell, and other advanced technologies, including how commercially ready each one is for producing, distributing, delivering, storing, and using hydrogen safely; (C) pull together technical and other information from this subchapter's programs and activities; (D) help get hydrogen-fuel vehicle infrastructure into the marketplace; and (E) run an education program giving hydrogen and fuel cell information to people who might use it. (c) Agency cooperation — Every federal agency — even ones not on the Task Force — must cooperate with and share information with the Task Force, the Technical Advisory Committee, and the Department.