113 S488 IS: Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013
U.S. Senate
2013-03-07
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1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Advanced Vehicle Technology Act
of 2013
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
Sec. 2. Objectives.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Coordination and nonduplication.
TITLE I—Vehicle Research and
Development
Sec. 101. Program.
Sec. 102. Sensing and communications
technologies.
Sec. 103. Manufacturing.
Sec. 104. Reporting.
TITLE II—Medium and Heavy Duty Commercial
and Transit Vehicles
Sec. 201. Program.
Sec. 202. Class 8 truck and trailer
systems demonstration.
Sec. 203. Technology testing and
metrics.
Sec. 204. Nonroad systems pilot
program.
Sec. 205. Repeal of existing
authorities.
2.The objectives of this Act are—
(1)to reform and
reorient the vehicle technologies programs of the Department;
(2)to establish a
clear and consistent authority for vehicle technologies programs of the
Department;
(3)to 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;
(4)to support domestic research, development,
engineering, demonstration, and commercial application and manufacturing of
advanced vehicles, engines, and components;
(5)to enable
vehicles to move larger volumes of goods and more passengers with less energy
and emissions;
(6)to develop cost-effective advanced
technologies for wide-scale utilization throughout the passenger, commercial,
government, and transit vehicle sectors;
(7)to allow for
greater consumer choice of vehicle technologies and fuels;
(8)to shorten
technology development and integration cycles in the vehicle industry;
(9)to ensure a
proper balance and diversity of Federal investment in vehicle technologies and
among vehicle classes; and
(10)to strengthen partnerships between Federal
and State governmental agencies and the private and academic sectors.
3.In this Act:
(1)The
term Department
means the Department of Energy.
(2)The
term Secretary
means the Secretary of Energy.
4.Coordination and
nonduplication
(a)The Secretary shall ensure that activities
authorized by this Act do not duplicate activities of other programs within the
Department or other relevant agencies.
(b)The activities carried out under this Act shall be
subject to the cost-sharing requirements of section 988 of the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352).
<enum>I</enum><header>Vehicle
Research and Development</header>
<section id="id0599255c-b3a9-4fa1-ade1-efca81edd310"><enum>101.</enum><header>Program</header>
<subsection id="ida9d2e7b4-fb99-4b43-b3f9-1ad0e50c9106"><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="id52f58006-e394-43e7-a382-ba8e7504ee55"><enum>(1)</enum><text>hybridization
or full electrification of vehicle systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8ffcabaf-54ca-47ab-8af6-bfe69c9e0c47"><enum>(2)</enum><text>batteries,
ultracapacitors, and other energy storage devices;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide4c8b8bc-4dae-45b2-b755-62e17760335c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>power
electronics;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbd6107f6-d1f9-4c49-b6d9-3e0aa91f5877"><enum>(4)</enum><text>vehicle,
component, and subsystem manufacturing technologies and processes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8a03ee04-d312-4808-95b8-12824000e885"><enum>(5)</enum><text>engine
efficiency and combustion optimization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idbc230bdc-7395-4258-9955-32522bc31d89"><enum>(6)</enum><text>waste heat
recovery;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7c213a93-94b3-46bd-8527-9f7bd5004b7c"><enum>(7)</enum><text>transmission
and drivetrains;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7031d1c5-7797-4572-a65f-431e0fd37b2d"><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="id076b42a7-bb8e-45d6-badf-2ed13206c102"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compressed natural gas and liquefied
petroleum gas vehicle technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4014bfa9-e019-4cba-8cf8-60209c1ecbfc"><enum>(10)</enum><text>aerodynamics,
rolling resistance, and accessory power loads of vehicles and associated
equipment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ideec03af6-1b4f-4f8b-a524-37ba95e71e69"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vehicle weight reduction, including
lightweighting materials;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="iddcdd821a-b822-47a7-922b-c97cfd5041b2"><enum>(12)</enum><text>friction and
wear reduction;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id65a728cd-9f60-4797-a3ca-db359f4acbd4"><enum>(13)</enum><text>engine and
component durability;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf9bf877c-7753-4532-a0a1-10a07e18152a"><enum>(14)</enum><text>innovative
propulsion systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8f862000-c81a-4da8-9f04-6db64ae54bed"><enum>(15)</enum><text>advanced
boosting systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idea6a58cf-ba9b-4294-9b72-2ae5703200ce"><enum>(16)</enum><text>hydraulic
hybrid technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idae7d1795-06fe-422a-828f-c96b443d33b4"><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="idf496d2aa-97d3-43ce-91a7-04099c3c0a5a"><enum>(18)</enum><text>predictive
engineering, modeling, and simulation of vehicle and transportation
systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4fb50a4a-3ab3-4e2a-a761-27c53b48b21b"><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="id6a9a654a-d6fa-4496-83a7-e0212c0356a4"><enum>(20)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">gaseous fuels storage systems and system
integration and optimization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7bb72202-f6fe-4c4a-9351-f122863a8c18"><enum>(21)</enum><text>sensing,
communications, and actuation technologies for vehicle, electrical grid, and
infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id64c2683f-a5b6-410f-bda0-64edf80cb0d9"><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="idfa0db5b2-f48e-43c5-824d-4cc4cb8be8d1"><enum>(23)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aftertreatment technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idea433d61-c8b6-4218-baf0-770fc63da50b"><enum>(24)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">thermal management of battery
systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6955c919-d72c-4348-80ae-e53f15d1b2ab"><enum>(25)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">retrofitting advanced vehicle technologies
to existing vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id03a809cb-2a91-4ec6-951d-476739daaa1f"><enum>(26)</enum><text>development
of common standards, specifications, and architectures for both transportation
and stationary battery applications;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf669505e-8458-430b-87b9-31db924e12f5"><enum>(27)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advanced internal combustion engines;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6f046fad-bb11-49ed-8620-4eb65a010f99"><enum>(28)</enum><text>other
research areas as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id47e793ac-fa77-45b2-8a9a-ac15d7501443"><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="ideaac11d6-dc9b-4a0f-94bd-30ccbdbc85c7"><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="id08ff0def-b800-42e2-bcf9-011cce8c7a5a"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">multiple battery chemistries and novel
energy storage devices, including nonchemical batteries, ultracapacitors and
electromechanical storage technologies such as hydraulics, flywheels, and
compressed air storage;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9f814b7a-8089-4dfa-b1ec-798524f28746"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">communication, connectivity, and power flow
among vehicles, infrastructure, and the electrical grid; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idda37bcfd-90b9-448e-b5a1-bec10e35aadb"><enum>(4)</enum><text>other
innovative technologies research and development, as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd23453bd-791c-412f-bd4f-5bbccf04afea"><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 and liquefied petroleum 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="id6cff07ef-3617-4627-b3d4-96eb58ae3cc4"><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="idce0a2221-df0a-4d92-809f-ca96a72c904b"><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="ide75653f8-1364-4e22-8d8d-9eaa47dd9c78"><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="idb7c40739-a19d-4d8a-83af-9cf105e85356"><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="idc3c4bf75-bca2-4934-aeb2-3dc12585b10f"><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="id16371d71-af44-4752-8ae6-e76ef143b8de"><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="idbfc10c38-4757-477e-a3e1-79e2e5db0e7e"><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="idbd05416b-8ee4-4e21-8fc6-c44d017b5bf0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>relevant
programs within the Department, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2cf20a1c-58d8-4c76-9089-a689b976cef1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id10329e00-7977-488b-a348-6cf608517e13"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Office of
Science;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcc3b57f2-eb17-45e2-adf7-b25e20e03367"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Office of
Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6637a603-d90a-4d8c-b9bf-98d0eb5d71eb"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Office of Fossil Energy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb2948c6b-9258-49eb-83ed-8f20b4905829"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Advanced Research Projects
Agency—Energy; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8adc2d9b-89cd-4b59-b69d-4b12627cd163"><enum>(F)</enum><text>other offices
as determined by the Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id497775fc-e114-47b6-a192-3466eb104b83"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relevant technology research and
development programs within the Department of Transportation and other Federal
agencies, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfcc37ea2-c93d-44a0-9e80-96f65d21d491"><enum>(e)</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="id6a80bdf6-03c7-44fb-9148-e27da7db627a"><enum>(f)</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="id03c60932-9a56-4f91-a98e-75251d263a7d"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>When
awarding cost-shared grants under this program, the Secretary shall give
priority to those technologies (either individually or as part of a system)
that—</text>
<paragraph id="idd7d87713-3f8a-4706-b9fc-b21188381532"><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="id4ae03f0c-6a58-4d39-8ad7-866409f3dc69"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide the
greatest increase in United States employment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idacd6decd-6a3e-4c52-bd4e-3b35a350af5f"><enum>102.</enum><header>Sensing
and communications technologies</header>
<subsection id="IDae2f66a3e5f34117b541d59fdc3b7f7d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of
Transportation and 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="IDc2869a9f6e88496a8a82696911bbbe86"><enum>(1)</enum><text>onboard vehicle,
engine, and component sensing and actuation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8e7894ce1f88444880a6b07ce685ebf8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>vehicle-to-vehicle
sensing and communication;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5876710e2056474a949d8339734713a6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>vehicle-to-infrastructure
sensing and communication; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2d8b524ad6da4509b2a08891ed4f5a2a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>vehicle
integration with the electrical grid, including communications to provide grid
services.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID539f92fe67434bf7bbf3a64b91e580b5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The
activities carried out under this section shall supplement (and not supplant)
activities under the intelligent transportation system research program of the
Department of Transportation.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id8e34788d-9d43-4b66-9ff7-0a2e37c411e1"><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="id660fe0ac-9b0e-411e-96e0-dd11c08e2b8e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>increase the
production rate and decrease the cost of advanced battery manufacturing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcf4186e7-cade-4ef3-9307-97ec6404f786"><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="idb9582039-c079-4367-98c9-fac4c27e7250"><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="id03c0a1cd-90a9-47bd-a076-cf830579a06a"><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="id85406b3d-627a-4879-8844-6a37b218a467"><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="id1bbad824-5c67-47db-a30a-a03385d3aae1"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">produce lightweight high pressure storage
systems for gaseous fuels;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id253a29e8-99ca-4e06-ae45-a818057a31e9"><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="idfcae323f-4c21-4f21-832b-89147e605351"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the calendar life and cycle life of
advanced batteries; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4830c67f-acc8-411c-afa2-50c6769cf9e8"><enum>(9)</enum><text>produce
permanent magnets for advanced vehicles.</text>
</paragraph></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida2353a4b-bba5-409d-9dec-fb0715cc4e90" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header>Reporting</header>
<subsection id="id1e104075-cc1f-4e07-8c90-8bcd9bb23245"><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
2017, 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="id657cf1e5-afae-4a8a-893c-dcd2efab9370"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional
matters</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the end of each
fiscal year through 2017 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="idbebf7ab0-ebf1-42b5-81f8-beed8a352a0f"><enum>201.</enum><header>Program</header>
<subsection id="id10eeff73-48a0-48fb-a0c5-e1afb50b0935"><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="idf72d4103-1d5c-4b36-9acd-616f4553743d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>engine
efficiency and combustion research;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id154e0f66-f74a-4a8d-83be-95061dd4a2bb"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">onboard storage technologies for compressed
natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5078256d-f593-47bc-89d9-06967f3a3e69"><enum>(3)</enum><text>development
and integration of engine technologies designed for compressed natural gas and
liquefied petroleum gas operation of a variety of vehicle platforms;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id36a62b93-2770-4977-9c86-c50af6c1c3c5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>waste heat
recovery and conversion;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id051c15f4-8b82-49b6-922c-049403beebc6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>improved
aerodynamics and tire rolling resistance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd0bea62d-579e-4c44-af32-bcbdfadc9ced"><enum>(6)</enum><text>energy and
space-efficient emissions control systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idae3fda1e-281e-40a0-9ec8-cbc52ec98ece"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">heavy hybrid, hybrid hydraulic, plug-in
hybrid, and electric platforms, and energy storage technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idde17ca9d-615e-4c55-a546-0f283026aa1d"><enum>(8)</enum><text>drivetrain
optimization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf915d38d-55af-4b5b-9fe6-6e4bb8557e23"><enum>(9)</enum><text>friction and
wear reduction;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8fdcf230-da7a-40d4-9b36-94ab6374e191"><enum>(10)</enum><text>engine idle
and parasitic energy loss reduction;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd1f2fefb-671b-47da-92f2-463ad379e14b"><enum>(11)</enum><text>electrification
of accessory loads;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb9e00de5-e160-42db-893e-379ce6cbb1e6"><enum>(12)</enum><text>onboard
sensing and communications technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9b76d25b-1cbf-4c61-8833-5d02dcc74d0e"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advanced lightweighting materials and
vehicle designs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf201509e-2920-41f5-a286-3ae6a3a06cd3"><enum>(14)</enum><text>increasing
load capacity per vehicle;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6a6b189b-3e57-416e-b3fc-11620db5b1b0"><enum>(15)</enum><text>thermal
management of battery systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8f95a06f-5252-434f-bd56-221030d1ab06"><enum>(16)</enum><text>recharging
infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide20ec0bf-522d-4b65-a645-809ef9d84a98"><enum>(17)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compressed natural gas and liquefied
petroleum gas infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6a366453-faa7-40c0-8b34-9202c7830e08"><enum>(18)</enum><text>advanced
internal combustion engines;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida19190dd-7c60-4a84-b9b8-20040856445f"><enum>(19)</enum><text>complete
vehicle modeling and simulation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id34960e08-0754-42ff-997e-6f523cfd17a4"><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="id42209307-8a7b-440e-b75e-28effb98574f"><enum>(21)</enum><text>retrofitting
advanced technologies onto existing truck fleets; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id813a48b2-3e60-401c-b859-ba00a2011814"><enum>(22)</enum><text>integration
of these and other advanced systems onto a single truck and trailer
platform.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id45c49a8e-e344-4aff-8a5b-e94fd612676b"><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="id1f55653e-f5ef-4b6e-9cf9-2bc26ffb7f02"><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="id588c9042-494b-4703-bd2d-ddf8bda77446"><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="idf98badbb-e2bd-452f-9d76-b98fefb943a9"><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="id580f5996-8a39-4fd3-90c8-39c0f5af53b6"><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="id6b99b2f1-68d4-4d91-836c-4678bffc9b28"><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="id8e449181-0736-465d-8c56-1adae3958c1f"><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="idaf4d0262-829e-4f00-a608-590848ffe198"><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="id9d19292c-e3d7-4af1-9eb8-2dd6496a5c26"><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="id9a957821-fcfa-457f-8326-55fae7dec118"><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="idb4b53a0e-a79d-4164-ad26-7b3c737a7405"><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="id08b06185-cb84-4bb0-8917-dfe2ad766e54"><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="idac8f1aa0-9398-4c6c-b66f-e8661568e7b9"><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="idb83e048f-cffb-4916-b016-556526b37364"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may construct heavy duty truck and bus
testing facilities.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id32eb7d02-3bc6-45fa-80f0-bedac997f99e"><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>
</section><section id="id95F46BD837E84CA0B88274E9B2A2E1BA"><enum>205.</enum><header>Repeal of
existing authorities</header>
<subsection id="id6ACE5DFC69C74B4F9641CDA249B9639D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Sections 706, 711, 712, and 933 of the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16051">42 U.S.C. 16051</external-xref>, 16061, 16062, 16233) are repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idC47E1F0631C840F188BDE7B26F3CFF38"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Energy
efficiency</header><text>Section 911 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16191) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id0164B6A5F78846388B8E39C1FB2BD2F4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id12C6BD1AC10340D6B9767C36C36247EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1)(A), by striking <quote>vehicles, buildings,</quote> and inserting
<quote>buildings</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE0F8DF540BFE41EBB5E71DBCF3EA6FE2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<clause id="idD590458EB8634ECC824552D18209950D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking subparagraph (A); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idD4C76361274B4231B02E38DA9518AD8E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (E) as subparagraphs (A) through (D),
respectively; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9996E603E8AF41B6B682DF0B8ECBBEC9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9993151B2FE741A7BB16518B4B4639FC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (3);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD00A83C867EE49C1BF3B196133909C51"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE553A4305B0144D6A8D2C626AC04D39B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)
(as so redesignated), by striking <quote>(a)(2)(D)</quote> and inserting
<quote>(a)(2)(C)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id66EAB4C6046C476CB59A15CD390C61C1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Energy storage
competitiveness</header><text>Section 641 of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/17231">42 U.S.C. 17231</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3172EF725D2048989CBF2C06402B4D4E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (j);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3009675150FC4EA39D81DD0B13A325B0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsections (k) through (p) as subsections (j) through (o), respectively;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7DFB3F3AB7C34EAD8B3F9B6C08B3D702"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (o)
(as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2508F7CA0C36458DBC61BBF2B7215E6F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by striking <quote>and;</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD63E21D75A8B435FAEE0ED4CB32FA65C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E16C6932EFA40A881591DF89C968537"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (5);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCE2342118968471581E74F724D103E55"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (6) as paragraph (5); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id682FEA0ECB524B2BA3A117C126B133BA"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)
(as so redesignated), by striking <quote>subsection (k)</quote> and inserting
<quote>subsection (j)</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>