[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5531 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5531

     To amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to require the Federal 
  Government to acquire not fewer than 50,000 plug-in hybrid electric 
                               vehicles.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 6, 2006

  Mr. Israel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to require the Federal 
  Government to acquire not fewer than 50,000 plug-in hybrid electric 
                               vehicles.

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

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) In the State of the Union Address, the President said 
        that the Nation is ``addicted to oil''.
            (2) According to the Energy Information Administration, the 
        transportation sector consumed 67 percent of all petroleum used 
        in the United States in 2004.
            (3) According to the Department of Energy, hybrid vehicles 
        can be driven 40 to 70 miles per gallon of gasoline and produce 
        fewer greenhouse emissions than conventional vehicles.
            (4) Significant strides have been made in the research and 
        development of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
            (5) Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles can achieve better gas 
        mileage than standard hybrid vehicles through the use of a 
        larger battery that can be recharged by plugging the battery 
        into a standard home electrical outlet.
            (6) At least one United States automobile manufacturer is 
        currently producing prototype plug-in hybrid electric vans.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN FEDERAL FLEET 
              REQUIREMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 303(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
(42 U.S.C. 13212(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(4) In meeting the requirements of paragraph (1)(D), the 
Secretary, with the cooperation of the heads of other appropriate 
agencies, shall ensure that the Federal Government acquires not fewer 
than 50,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles manufactured in the United 
States by entities incorporated or organized under the laws of the 
United States. The Federal government shall acquire such vehicles 
during the 5-fiscal-year period beginning after the date on which the 
Secretary determines that such vehicles are commercially available.''.
    (b) Definition of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle.--Section 301 of 
the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13211) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (13);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (14) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(15) the term `plug-in hybrid electric vehicle' means a 
        light duty vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine 
        or heat engine using--
                    ``(A) a combustible fuel;
                    ``(B) an on-board, rechargeable storage device; and
                    ``(C) a device that collects electricity from an 
                off-board source.''.
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