[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3941 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3941

  To provide for the establishment of a working group to identify and 
   advance the development and use of alternative sources for motor 
                             vehicle fuels.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2005

Mr. Price of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for the establishment of a working group to identify and 
   advance the development and use of alternative sources for motor 
                             vehicle fuels.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Finding the Ultimate Energy Lifeline 
Act of 2005'' or the ``FUEL Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. WORKING GROUP.

    (a) Establishment.--The President shall select not less than 12 and 
not more than 25 individuals to serve on a working group to identify 
for the President strategies and methods to reduce consumption of 
foreign oil to less than 25 percent of total United States motor 
vehicle fuel consumption not later than 2015. The working group shall--
            (1) identify alternative sources for motor vehicle fuels;
            (2) recommend appropriate Federal actions for the 
        development and use of such alternative sources;
            (3) assess the effectiveness of the Federal actions carried 
        out as described in paragraph (2); and
            (4) provide appropriate coordination of Federal efforts.
    (b) Membership.--Individuals selected under subsection (a) shall be 
representative of domestic industry, academia, professional societies, 
government agencies, Federal laboratories, previous advisory panels, 
and financial, environmental, and other appropriate organizations.
    (c) Terms.--The term of a member of the working group shall be not 
more than 3 years. The President shall appoint members in a manner that 
allows the terms of the members serving at any time to expire at 
intervals so as to ensure continuity in the functioning of the working 
group. A member of the working group whose term is expiring may be 
reappointed.
    (d) Chairperson.--The working group shall have a chairperson, who 
shall be appointed by the President.
    (e) Support.--The Secretary of Energy shall provide resources 
necessary for the working group to carry out its responsibilities.
    (f) Reports.--Not later than 6 months after the working group is 
appointed under subsection (a), and at least every 6 months thereafter, 
the working group shall transmit to the Congress a report on its 
activities.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Energy such sums as may be necessary 
for each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2015, for purposes of this 
section.
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