Sec. 17. central source of nonnuclear energy information
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## Sec. 17 central source of nonnuclear energy information The Secretary shall promptly establish, develop, acquire, and maintain a central source of information on all energy resources and technology in furtherance of the research, development, and demonstration mission carried out directly or indirectly under this Act. When the Secretary determines that such information is needed to carry out the purposes of this Act, the Secretary may acquire proprietary and other information
(a)by purchase through negotiation or by donation from any person, or
(b)from another Federal agency. The information maintained by the Secretary shall be made available to the public, subject to the provisions of section 552 of title 5, United States Code, and section 1905 of title 18, United States Code, and to other Government agencies in a manner that will facilitate its dissemination; *Provided, *That upon a showing satisfactory to the Secretary by any person that any information, or portion thereof, obtained under this section by the Secretary directly or indirectly from such person, would, if made public, divulge
(1)trade secrets or
(2)other proprietary information of such person, the Secretary shall not disclose such information and disclosure thereof shall be punishable under section 1905 of title 18, United States Code: *Provided further, *That the Secretary shall, upon request, provide such information to
(A)any delegate of the Secretary for the purpose of carrying out this Act, and
(B)the Attorney General, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, the Federal Trade Commission, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission1 the Government Accountability Office, other Federal agencies, when necessary to carry out their duties and responsibilities under this and other statutes, but such agencies and agency heads shall not release such information to the public. This section is not authority to withhold information from Congress or any committee of Congress upon request of the chairman or ranking minority member. 1So in law. A comma probably should appear. **[**[42 U.S.C. 5916](/us/usc/t42/s5916)**]**
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