§ 5916. 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 chapter. When the Secretary determines that such information is needed to carry out the purposes of this chapter, the Secretary may acquire proprietary and other information
(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 and section
1905 of title
18, 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
(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: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, upon request, provide such information to
(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 Commission [1] the Government Accountability Office, other Federal agencies, when necessary to carry out their duties and responsibilities under this chapter 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.
[1] So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.