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42 U.S.C. § 6836

Support for voluntary building energy codes

United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective

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42 U.S.C. § 6836, Support for voluntary building energy codes, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/480885
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Not later than 1 year after October 24, 1992, the Secretary, after consulting with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, other appropriate Federal agencies, CABO, ASHRAE, the National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards, and any other appropriate building codes and standards organization, shall support the upgrading of voluntary building energy codes for new residential and commercial buildings. Such support shall include— The Secretary shall periodically review the technical and economic basis of voluntary building energy codes and, based upon ongoing research activities—

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The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.