113 HR 1027 IH: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-03-07
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1.This Act may be cited as the
Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of
2013
.
2.Congress finds the following:
(1)According to the
Energy Information Administration, the transportation sector accounts for
approximately 28 percent of the United States primary energy demand and
greenhouse gas emissions, and 24 percent of global oil demand.
(2)The United States transportation sector is
over 95 percent dependent on petroleum, and over 60 percent of petroleum demand
is met by imported supplies.
(3)United States
heavy truck fuel consumption will increase 21 percent by 2030, while overall
transportation energy use will decline by 2 percent.
(4)The domestic
automotive and commercial vehicle manufacturing sectors have increasingly
limited resources for research, development, and engineering of advanced
technologies.
(5)Vehicle, engine, and component
manufacturers are playing a more important role in vehicle technology
development, and should be better integrated into Federal research
efforts.
(6)Priorities for the
Department of Energy’s vehicle technologies research have shifted drastically
in recent years among diesel hybrids, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, and plug-in
electric hybrids, with little continuity among them.
(7)The integration of vehicle, communication,
and infrastructure technologies has great potential for efficiency gains
through better management of the total transportation system.
(8)The Federal
Government should balance its role in researching longer-term exploratory
concepts and developing nearer-term transformational technologies for
vehicles.
3.The objectives of this Act are to—
(1)develop United
States technologies and practices that—
(A)improve the fuel
efficiency and emissions of all vehicles produced in the United States;
and
(B)reduce vehicle
reliance on petroleum-based fuels;
(2)support domestic research, development,
engineering, demonstration, and commercial application and manufacturing of
advanced vehicles, engines, and components;
(3)enable vehicles to
move larger volumes of goods and more passengers with less energy and
emissions;
(4)develop cost-effective advanced
technologies for wide-scale utilization throughout the passenger, commercial,
government, and transit vehicle sectors;
(5)allow for greater
consumer choice of vehicle technologies and fuels;
(6)shorten technology
development and integration cycles in the vehicle industry;
(7)ensure a proper
balance and diversity of Federal investment in vehicle technologies; and
(8)strengthen partnerships between Federal and
State governmental agencies and the private and academic sectors.
4.For the purposes of this Act:
(1)The
term Department
means the Department of Energy.
(2)The
term Secretary
means the Secretary of Energy.
5.Authorization of
appropriationsThere are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for United States research,
development, engineering, demonstration, and commercial application of vehicles
and related technologies, including activities authorized under this Act, such
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.
<enum>I</enum><header>Vehicle Research
and Development</header>
<section id="HBF1D268D4EF4419C97925E4567698D8B"><enum>101.</enum><header>Program</header>
<subsection id="H70D5D359B0B14894AA6B80304F57A03A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a program of
basic and applied research, development, engineering, demonstration, and
commercial application activities on materials, technologies, and processes
with the potential to substantially reduce or eliminate petroleum use and the
emissions of the Nation’s passenger and commercial vehicles, including
activities in the areas of—</text>
<paragraph id="HE418D53482A645B1BD9915728B91292E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>hybridization or
full electrification of vehicle systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H227F685B44CF45BFAB7F6E15BF9706EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>batteries and
other energy storage devices;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE84D33089CEE44F0A8A173FB753FA44A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>power
electronics;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H24FD320B32344880A50063E6590E1FCC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>vehicle,
component, and subsystem manufacturing technologies and processes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA1DB78E043CD46E9A87257F167164F62"><enum>(5)</enum><text>engine efficiency
and combustion optimization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H161149A3367A4BF3840922A212CAFD8A"><enum>(6)</enum><text>waste heat
recovery;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1295A03892BD4B34AB3604199FF59342"><enum>(7)</enum><text>transmission and
drivetrains;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H71844D5AC1B94D9491D24BDD14F0228D"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hydrogen vehicle technologies, including
fuel cells and internal combustion engines, and hydrogen infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7FE22B1A5AD04AB9A188CB9F0C49C2A3"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compressed natural gas vehicle
technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEA0AF93700BF46C8A441F15873C1D1A3"><enum>(10)</enum><text>aerodynamics,
rolling resistance, and accessory power loads of vehicles and associated
equipment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C97CFD3D8A34CC78D17F70F2A598DB8"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vehicle weight reduction, including
lightweighting materials;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H60D39F0F0B584C14B605D6A811CCD416"><enum>(12)</enum><text>friction and wear
reduction;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H586799CE311E4D25A6BDE15A79116AAC"><enum>(13)</enum><text>engine and
component durability;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H03A4848AAA3641B6A94E2AACC1323E53"><enum>(14)</enum><text>innovative
propulsion systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H92FAA7A175A64F3DA903AC68104266DA"><enum>(15)</enum><text>advanced boosting
systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF9DCD726A2034E429F70F4C61865D21C"><enum>(16)</enum><text>hydraulic hybrid
technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9F21FF3A4E1F4B1FA9ACC228DE4BA11F"><enum>(17)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engine compatibility with and optimization
for a variety of transportation fuels including natural gas and other liquid
and gaseous fuels;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4F3AC69593C9412CB7521CCCDD7C91FF"><enum>(18)</enum><text>predictive
engineering, modeling, and simulation of vehicle and transportation
systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2A7CFE9EDDE2414EA20E4C0CD4B4B011"><enum>(19)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">refueling and charging infrastructure for
alternative fueled and electric or plug-in electric hybrid vehicles, including
the unique challenges facing rural areas;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95236530A3BB4842B450E2204B16B33F"><enum>(20)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">gaseous fuels storage systems and system
integration and optimization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE593373FF48F450992BF2ADA5B97D915"><enum>(21)</enum><text>sensing,
communications, and actuation technologies for vehicle, electrical grid, and
infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6274481A2DD040DA8C34F5E53D299F52"><enum>(22)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">efficient use, substitution, and recycling
of potentially critical materials in vehicles, including rare earth elements
and precious metals, at risk of supply disruption;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H190ABFE4DA514EFF835859465D9FEDDD"><enum>(23)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aftertreatment technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H95AC623B15404848A43265FC23520086"><enum>(24)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">thermal management of battery
systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C4AC86DF91C45F9B57E0A739255CD87"><enum>(25)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">retrofitting advanced vehicle technologies
to existing vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF88E3094DBAD4E0FBB198122D4545871"><enum>(26)</enum><text>development of
common standards, specifications, and architectures for both transportation and
stationary battery applications;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H60E11D3BE981493E935BDA01E9E85CEC"><enum>(27)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advanced internal combustion
engines;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8C0C1E3B41E249F6B3219E63BF050119"><enum>(28)</enum><text>mild
hybrid;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE532BB9DCE2F4076B671AE00C688314A"><enum>(29)</enum><text>engine down
speeding; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E0373A3E9EC4CC3BE8BB156D12BC1F2"><enum>(30)</enum><text>other research
areas as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC1C610C3C3BF46E6A8C19D982BEA718B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transformational
technology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
shall ensure that the Department continues to support research, development,
engineering, demonstration, and commercial application activities and maintains
competency in mid- to long-term transformational vehicle technologies with
potential to achieve deep reductions in petroleum use and emissions, including
activities in the areas of—</text>
<paragraph id="H163F482FB21941B5936915D09BC2427A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hydrogen vehicle technologies, including
fuel cells, internal combustion engines, hydrogen storage, infrastructure, and
activities in hydrogen technology validation and safety codes and
standards;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA2436354A0A49718647E02F905E445A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">multiple battery chemistries and novel
energy storage devices, including nonchemical batteries and electromechanical
storage technologies such as hydraulics, flywheels, and compressed air
storage;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5FBF568C89B94153ABBF9459325960E6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">communication and connectivity among
vehicles, infrastructure, and the electrical grid; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAF5F9B759F2243FB8DAC68BAA6BDCFF7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>other innovative
technologies research and development, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCBCA1080D26B4C2388639B19CF721AA5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Industry
participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum
extent practicable, activities under this Act shall be carried out in
partnership or collaboration with automotive manufacturers, heavy commercial,
vocational, and transit vehicle manufacturers, qualified plug-in electric
vehicle manufacturers, compressed natural gas vehicle manufacturers, vehicle
and engine equipment and component manufacturers, manufacturing equipment
manufacturers, advanced vehicle service providers, fuel producers and energy
suppliers, electric utilities, universities, national laboratories, and
independent research laboratories. In carrying out this Act the Secretary
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H82AB437842BA40D8BEF64EA7C90E3E6E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine whether a wide range of companies
that manufacture or assemble vehicles or components in the United States are
represented in ongoing public private partnership activities, including firms
that have not traditionally participated in federally sponsored research and
development activities, and where possible, partner with such firms that
conduct significant and relevant research and development activities in the
United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB79DDC0C287347279AAA43978F54AC10"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">leverage the capabilities and resources of,
and formalize partnerships with, industry-led stakeholder organizations,
nonprofit organizations, industry consortia, and trade associations with
expertise in the research and development of, and education and outreach
activities in, advanced automotive and commercial vehicle technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA7082AEC35204CCDA6E42CCD321CC8BD"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop more efficient processes for
transferring research findings and technologies to industry;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E7B31B82C9242E18043CD21FFFF2582"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">give consideration to conversion of
existing or former vehicle technology development or manufacturing facilities
for the purposes of this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD7C0F28A536149528C58AB042F40F132"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish and support public-private
partnerships, dedicated to overcoming barriers in commercial application of
transformational vehicle technologies, that utilize such industry-led
technology development facilities of entities with demonstrated expertise in
successfully designing and engineering pre-commercial generations of such
transformational technology; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2DB98F46140543129F7EE14A0897E7CB"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote efforts to ensure that technology
research, development, engineering, and commercial application activities
funded under this Act are carried out in the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD68F52F64640462CA858FACB069F27B0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Interagency and
intraagency coordination</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, the
Secretary shall coordinate research, development, demonstration, and commercial
application activities among—</text>
<paragraph id="H03D59A49A22744FA9CEBDCFE7EF321F5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>relevant programs
within the Department, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0374E41F0F644142BDF07E2216D4690A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H361F898414A243538058A3D17BDCDFEE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Office of
Science;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H19B5D9630CA14127B6B5BEFD2B829DA6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC11F2C22B9AB4DB99363BB0FE41BAC88"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Office of Fossil Energy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H423ADB6C36CB45DA8C7F0BDCEC94F5F1"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Advanced Research Projects
Agency—Energy; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6679BDE2D0404A7B9E88F0FA5AEE674F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>other offices as
determined by the Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H83570E733B4A4A129321DE97449BC213"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relevant technology research and
development programs within other Federal agencies, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H35363CBCC2C744F0B2136DAFECF257DF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Coordination and
nonduplication</header><text>In coordinating activities the Secretary shall
ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that activities do not duplicate
those of other programs within the Department or other relevant research
agencies.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H61858C9623DA4DEDA7EC78208002E7FB"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Federal
demonstration of technologies</header><text>The Secretary shall make
information available to procurement programs of Federal agencies regarding the
potential to demonstrate technologies resulting from activities funded through
programs under this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H367332CCB65442F78836551877D52E3A"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Intergovernmental
coordination</header><text>The Secretary shall seek opportunities to leverage
resources and support initiatives of State and local governments in developing
and promoting advanced vehicle technologies, manufacturing, and
infrastructure.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2D9CDCB9556A4EA1B4D1F6801332985C"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>When
awarding grants under this program, the Secretary shall give priority to those
technologies (either individually or as part of a system) that—</text>
<paragraph id="HF7AEF8ACA65C4720BA175807973CF2EE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide the
greatest aggregate fuel savings based on the reasonable projected sales volumes
of the technology; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE6F5CD6E286A4B3A96D0140C26A062AC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide the
greatest increase in United States employment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H1336D7EAB32C4905B5F0F9915ABED41A"><enum>102.</enum><header>Sensing and
communications technologies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary, in coordination with the
relevant research programs of other Federal agencies, shall conduct research,
development, engineering, and demonstration activities on connectivity of
vehicle and transportation systems, including on sensing, computation,
communication, and actuation technologies that allow for reduced fuel use,
optimized traffic flow, and vehicle electrification, including technologies
for—</text>
<paragraph id="H8396B7B6316844B594C4B5D6BB270B5A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">onboard vehicle, engine, and component
sensing and actuation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD5D7D49746E84AB993A5A440289D9C6A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>vehicle-to-vehicle
sensing and communication;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8ECBCF13C4F94314AB43F80C8CA39698"><enum>(3)</enum><text>vehicle-to-infrastructure
sensing and communication; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2FB96A9F75DE4F67904D00656EAE2E85"><enum>(4)</enum><text>vehicle
integration with the electrical grid.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H47060952201543D7BA899400E8D2BCC5"><enum>103.</enum><header>Manufacturing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a research,
development, engineering, demonstration, and commercial application program of
advanced vehicle manufacturing technologies and practices, including innovative
processes to—</text>
<paragraph id="H83DF36F0C9954C66B973B3248BC52E28"><enum>(1)</enum><text>increase the
production rate and decrease the cost of advanced battery manufacturing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6284C7FBF537457B9FBFE8B73B73256A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vary the capability of individual
manufacturing facilities to accommodate different battery chemistries and
configurations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H926625736B504D62A01C457D245AC957"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce waste streams, emissions, and energy
intensity of vehicle, engine, advanced battery and component manufacturing
processes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5737760A94624BE0BD710AE4F894D518"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recycle and remanufacture used batteries
and other vehicle components for reuse in vehicles or stationary
applications;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H950ECFCBDB894C1CB97201E0E9C81C7C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>produce
cost-effective lightweight materials such as advanced metal alloys, polymeric
composites, and carbon fiber;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBC9A3B62EEA4C639C003C5158A6A1FE"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">produce lightweight high pressure storage
systems for gaseous fuels;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC59FEE3C924847FAA983044B376F3036"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">design and manufacture purpose-built
hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles and components;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0A5BDFFF7A149C2AFE762184D3FD1DE"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the calendar life and cycle life of
advanced batteries; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA49F1EFCAB824E35A263552737823859"><enum>(9)</enum><text>produce permanent
magnets for advanced vehicles.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H49006100143542FA87B3BBB0E68C1E67"><enum>104.</enum><header>User testing
facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Activities under
this Act may include construction, expansion, or modification of new and
existing vehicle, engine, and component research and testing facilities
for—</text>
<paragraph id="H9EF53E5F61484C319369749FF46B1075"><enum>(1)</enum><text>testing or
simulating interoperability of a variety of vehicle components and
systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5054508B7646490F8A8E4889061D886A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>subjecting whole
or partial vehicle platforms to fully representative duty cycles and operating
conditions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H71C6653BBBBC4BB9965603DA34DEA999"><enum>(3)</enum><text>developing and
demonstrating a range of chemistries and configurations for advanced vehicle
battery manufacturing; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B5490CACE714F10A7F385BF8AD10585"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing and demonstrating test cycles
for new and alternative fuels, and other advanced vehicle technologies.</text>
</paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H81065BEB06CB4669900629F3652D5D66" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header>Reporting</header>
<subsection id="H2AC81AB51BAC49A4BFE91344B6D12D47"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Technologies
developed</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18
months after the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter through
2019, the Secretary of Energy shall transmit to Congress a report regarding the
technologies developed as a result of the activities authorized by this title,
with a particular emphasis on whether the technologies were successfully
adopted for commercial applications, and if so, whether products relying on
those technologies are manufactured in the United States.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1621D39EE1344CAA97BC5822CE5BD730"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
matters</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the end of each
fiscal year through 2019 the Secretary shall submit to the relevant
congressional committees of jurisdiction an annual report describing activities
undertaken in the previous year under this title, active industry participants,
efforts to recruit new participants committed to design, engineering, and
manufacturing of advanced vehicle technologies in the United States, progress
of the program in meeting goals and timelines, and a strategic plan for funding
of activities across agencies.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Medium- and
Heavy-Duty Commercial and Transit Vehicles</header>
<section id="HC0DC517E9F28440C98680489B5178F21"><enum>201.</enum><header>Program</header>
<subsection id="H752D1D8276FA4494A11E0CA14D07305F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in
partnership with relevant research and development programs in other Federal
agencies, and a range of appropriate industry stakeholders, shall carry out a
program of cooperative research, development, demonstration, and commercial
application activities on advanced technologies for medium- to heavy-duty
commercial, vocational, recreational, and transit vehicles, including
activities in the areas of—</text>
<paragraph id="H93BECF5D89F74CAAB12CF2303C636260"><enum>(1)</enum><text>engine efficiency
and combustion research;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA9E9F016E4F949A68D4F2697562A5E7B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">onboard storage technologies for compressed
and liquefied natural gas;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BF20E5D118B42D18CCA105C84AD0756"><enum>(3)</enum><text>development and
integration of engine technologies designed for natural gas operation of a
variety of vehicle platforms;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2660F240BD3B446586DB05DCD68EEF32"><enum>(4)</enum><text>waste heat
recovery and conversion;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2A0C276DD5D742609D918F974F1D1394"><enum>(5)</enum><text>improved
aerodynamics and tire rolling resistance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBE097A99362D4AF0AD31154B705AFEE3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>energy and
space-efficient emissions control systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H310FDF1C67494CD08790E899DE4440D1"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mild hybrid, heavy hybrid, hybrid
hydraulic, plug-in hybrid, and electric platforms, and energy storage
technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1F8FB1C45562476EA196FFFDF8A1D90C"><enum>(8)</enum><text>drivetrain
optimization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA12CE07638644CA93BBE92E5DF4AD45"><enum>(9)</enum><text>friction and wear
reduction;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCB39447B505A4639A0AB915DEB30D228"><enum>(10)</enum><text>engine idle and
parasitic energy loss reduction;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF72C3279C3D6437D9FC691E9F121E38B"><enum>(11)</enum><text>electrification
of accessory loads;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6BF3B4F4630548A28371328A96DE4B22"><enum>(12)</enum><text>onboard sensing
and communications technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H89AF7DB92C8C4AB7AD250711ABA3CE07"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advanced lightweighting materials and
vehicle designs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H57E2E3173ECB420DA4C3713AF3309FCD"><enum>(14)</enum><text>increasing load
capacity per vehicle;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBFBD911478C14E4B88CD48A9D2D9E28C"><enum>(15)</enum><text>thermal
management of battery systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H60AF4AD41F234DFD905F421EF94557DE"><enum>(16)</enum><text>recharging
infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBA521B518E474C2497952E935CC2E164"><enum>(17)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compressed natural gas
infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H01E2E71AD59842778A43649154860C20"><enum>(18)</enum><text>advanced internal
combustion engines;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D125BC7973248B39B716F4EA85F4A82"><enum>(19)</enum><text>complete vehicle
and power pack modeling, simulation, and testing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF257551E9C6D4FD1AFA79C87C0CE8D6D"><enum>(20)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hydrogen vehicle technologies, including
fuel cells and internal combustion engines, and hydrogen infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H35BB73A9E7BB4997BE8FE73879E65C73"><enum>(21)</enum><text>retrofitting
advanced technologies onto existing truck fleets;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D497B39716A40C08EC632DBE6709B95"><enum>(22)</enum><text>advanced boosting
systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5B385DB7FB00431DBBEC19893AAE0AFD"><enum>(23)</enum><text>engine down
speeding; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5E7ADBA0D71149569C8C7A5EE8BF4688"><enum>(24)</enum><text>integration of
these and other advanced systems onto a single truck and trailer
platform.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFEEF52ECE3964AF190C4FE322B22DA6F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Leadership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall appoint a full-time
Director to coordinate research, development, demonstration, and commercial
application activities in medium- to heavy-duty commercial, recreational, and
transit vehicle technologies. Responsibilities of the Director shall be
to—</text>
<paragraph id="H90EAAC2DE8F449809811130CE19F7CB0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>improve
coordination and develop consensus between government agency and industry
partners, and propose new processes for program management and priority setting
to better align activities and budgets among partners;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE3D7FF078F4A4042AD78B69052CB7DE1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>regularly convene
workshops, site visits, demonstrations, conferences, investor forums, and other
events in which information and research findings are shared among program
participants and interested stakeholders;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFB03F70BBD164774BBD932D2A18DA4E2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>develop a budget
for the Department’s activities with regard to the interagency program, and
provide consultation and guidance on vehicle technology funding priorities
across agencies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H05DA1C9C002D4493935865050FE2CE8C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine a process for reviewing program
technical goals, targets, and timetables and, where applicable, aided by
life-cycle impact and cost analysis, propose revisions or elimination based on
program progress, available funding, and rate of technology adoption;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1DBCEB1A24D245768A97EEB09507B39E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>evaluate ongoing
activities of the program and recommend project modifications, including the
termination of projects, where applicable;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB327B5ED7D5149B7B1A97B96BC2113DF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>recruit new
industry participants to the interagency program, including truck, trailer, and
component manufacturers who have not traditionally participated in federally
sponsored research and technology development activities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC1DD9784D0EE432197277F8C1273A2A5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>other
responsibilities as determined by the Secretary, in consultation with
interagency and industry partners.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1859CEF106754852A0A81F5A70B3249E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the end of each fiscal year, the
Secretary shall submit to the Congress an annual report describing activities
undertaken in the previous year, active industry participants, efforts to
recruit new participants, progress of the program in meeting goals and
timelines, and a strategic plan for funding of activities across
agencies.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE7EED96DEE9A417C96F27892BCD223EB"><enum>202.</enum><header>Class 8 truck
and trailer systems demonstration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a competitive
grant program to demonstrate the integration of multiple advanced technologies
on Class 8 truck and trailer platforms with a goal of improving overall freight
efficiency, as measured in tons and volume of freight hauled or other work
performance-based metrics, by 50 percent, including a combination of
technologies listed in section 201(a). Applicant teams may be comprised of
truck and trailer manufacturers, engine and component manufacturers, fleet
customers, university researchers, and other applicants as appropriate for the
development and demonstration of integrated Class 8 truck and trailer
systems.</text>
</section><section id="H992B0EE0940E41BDA8DB647C1BB92C41"><enum>203.</enum><header>Technology
testing and metrics</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Secretary, in coordination with the partners of the interagency research
program described in section 201(a)—</text>
<paragraph id="H6653C5188863467DBC92407AA0D7BD61"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall develop
standard testing procedures and technologies for evaluating the performance of
advanced heavy vehicle technologies under a range of representative duty cycles
and operating conditions, including for heavy hybrid propulsion systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDDAFD8C303BE4B36B238E95470BD9462"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall evaluate heavy vehicle performance
using work performance-based metrics other than those based on miles per
gallon, including those based on units of volume and weight transported for
freight applications, and appropriate metrics based on the work performed by
nonroad systems; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5F4381F5250C4492B92DCAE923828E41"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may construct heavy duty truck and bus
testing facilities.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H6773F6C2E9C543BBAD137215A1EB041B"><enum>204.</enum><header>Nonroad systems
pilot program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary
shall undertake a pilot program of research, development, demonstration, and
commercial applications of technologies to improve total machine or system
efficiency for nonroad mobile equipment including agricultural and construction
equipment, and shall seek opportunities to transfer relevant research findings
and technologies between the nonroad and on-highway equipment and vehicle
sectors.</text>
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