A plan was formulated for development of the geothermal resources of the United States. Six major elements were identified to make up the research program structure. These are: properties of materials; definition of reservoir characteristics; description of example reservoirs; modeling the behavior of geothermal systems; exploitation strategies; and economics. The six elements yield twelve research categories and fifty research projects. These are discussed in detail in Appendix A and summarized in a table. (JGB); LBL-7000