15 U.S.C. § 787
Section 787 · Project Independence Evaluation System documentation; access to model by Congress and public
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 26 court decisions — leading case 282 F. Supp. 2d 1032 - Stephenson v. Deutsche Bank AG (2003)
Most recently applied in Wiest v. Lynch (April 2014)
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The Administrator of the Federal Energy Administration shall—
(1) submit to the Congress, not later than September 1, 1976, full and complete structural and parametric documentation, and not later than January 1, 1977, operating documentation, of the Project Independence Evaluation System computer model;
(2) provide access to such model to representatives of committees of the Congress in an expeditious manner; and
(3) permit the use of such model on the computer system maintained by the Federal Energy Administration by any member of the public upon such reasonable terms and conditions as the Administrator shall, by rule, prescribe. Such rules shall provide that any member of the public who uses such model may be charged a fair and reasonable fee, as determined by the Administrator, for using such model.
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Transfer of Functions
Federal Energy Administration terminated and functions vested by law in Administrator thereof transferred to Secretary of Energy (unless otherwise specifically provided) by sections 7151(a) and 7293 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.