1.This Act may be cited as the
Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of
2009
.
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 23 percent by 2030, while overall transportation energy use will
decline by 1 percent.
(4)The domestic automotive and commercial
vehicle manufacturing sectors have increasingly limited resources for research
and development 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 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,
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 appropriations
(a)The following sums are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary for research, development, demonstration, and
commercial application of vehicles and related technologies, including
activities authorized under this Act:
(1)$550,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.
(2)$560,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.
(3)$570,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
(4)$580,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.
(5)$590,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.
(b)Medium and heavy duty commercial
vehiclesFrom the amounts
authorized under subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated for
carrying out title II—
(1)$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
(2)$210,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
(3)$220,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
(4)$230,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;
and
(5)$240,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.
(c)From the amounts authorized under
subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated for carrying out
section 104—
(1)$35,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
(2)$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
(3)$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
(4)$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;
and
(5)$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.
(d)From the amounts authorized under
subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated for carrying out
section 204—
(1)$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
(2)$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
and
(3)$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vehicle Research and Development</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C2EE61076FC43DC9FD1B30275F5776B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98D220DAB9B049539B6D2D2A8DA046F8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a program of
basic and applied research, development, 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC9A480C7695644DEA090589879294382"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hybridization or full electrification of
vehicle systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F796C4470314D558BF3A3B91E010AC9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">batteries and other energy storage
devices;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H311D19288CEF4A758E8AA5EF89FEC83B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">power electronics;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB5453E3932D49A983742428EE26631E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vehicle, component, and subsystem
manufacturing technologies and processes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D0F95FDE0C348148A89203AFD08B4D2"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engine efficiency and combustion
optimization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3779814167FA421DABD95633C19B77E4"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">waste heat recovery;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H833AA2995E634B3E9833EF3789795C0B"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transmission and drivetrains;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40286A40C33342C1B76E2CF673A04A71"><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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3DD001DFBE94408ADD5024349851341"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aerodynamics, rolling resistance, and
accessory power loads of vehicles and associated equipment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D6A167DA0D74928B62FB36A6CB45EF6"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vehicle weight reduction;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H683CE541A5574B34BA612C34F9830D5D"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">friction and wear reduction;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34230F91201340F598BED0F820C46BF2"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engine and component durability;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87387A8F11764B759BA12A92A6F48367"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">innovative propulsion systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA418EFAABDB548F89B1CBFFD0F9F31D2"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advanced boosting systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5EB5C95C5964215A5F850BD4CB990E1"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hydraulic hybrid technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE130CB8378F44EBC958DDEDE15E6E57D"><enum>(16)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engine compatibility with and optimization
for a variety of transportation fuels including liquid and gaseous
fuels;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D1C6942A863460CA6D4D4DC7BB04442"><enum>(17)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">predictive engineering, modeling, and
simulation of vehicle and transportation systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1AB678A0AF2547399257AC3FA366D0DB"><enum>(18)</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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2686CA2D198C4C7F926F22B2DD488FBD"><enum>(19)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">gaseous fuels storage system integration
and optimization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5EE7FEA887BA41A6B250738DDEA63984"><enum>(20)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sensing, communications, and actuation
technologies for vehicle, electrical grid, and infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBEFAF8D4934E466DAD566AE1CBD1265F"><enum>(21)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">efficient use and recycling of rare earth
materials, and reduction of precious metals and other high-cost materials in
vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BB896A1BA3C4C5F8537A44040921DE5"><enum>(22)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aftertreatment technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA05AAB32DD734E008D6E4FC319A7488B"><enum>(23)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">thermal management of battery
systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7E49F42BB1D4EDF9946D0275AA1F372"><enum>(24)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">retrofitting advanced vehicle technologies
to existing vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA0B7C7987644D9AA1C30C6C5C041833"><enum>(25)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">development of common standards,
specifications, and architectures for both transportation and stationary
battery applications; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71D75DB192754BCD83D44C0781D50E16"><enum>(26)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other research areas as determined by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA224E463BB51482C85A33CC1A06BB655"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transformational technology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that the
Department continues to support 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E2F5F1C6AB34B7199E13ACE3862FC0A"><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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D2602A3383544A38A73041C7E25E8BF"><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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F8B08D68F554B50B9F80D1B076AD2BB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">communication and connectivity among
vehicles, infrastructure, and the electrical grid; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC51F4327A8749FE891DA6921512E43F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other innovative technologies research and
development, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05EBF7B070074644BA955DB69CA9B3B5"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 and transit vehicle
manufacturers, qualified plug-in electric 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8AFEABB69DB04C71A2DE66530F51EC86"><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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H289FC73F68794214BEB7A0157981E2F3"><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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A1CC8E9D43043EC9F78859570F2EEAD"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop more efficient processes for
transferring research findings and technologies to industry;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA73A4E1509D84CDE824877C256BEFC9A"><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, and support public-private partnerships dedicated
to overcoming barriers in commercial application of transformational vehicle
technologies that utilize such industry-led facilities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB2CCB3570C7E4FD2ADDD040872BF83F1"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote efforts to ensure that technologies
developed under this Act are produced in the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC602D79E88394B6CAF719672F657A7E3"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interagency and intraagency
coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum
extent practicable, the Secretary shall coordinate research, development,
demonstration, and commercial application activities among—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26E24D32E74447729E0057933AF7A755"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relevant programs within the Department,
including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2544C0EF285147C5B9488BF957F94C44"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE6F08B1E33E14E959F27D9C21FD49A4B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Office of Science;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41B2F2B8848E44E592718B1E0FD9388E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16E4A7FF20B64028B5DCA17824AD0526"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Office of Fossil Energy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E62A6FF329140448E2B45A83EA5EAF4"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Advanced Research Projects
Agency—Energy; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC33D77090DF4E5987DC87565B9E039B"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other offices as determined by the
Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD75C95A1FAC443AFB43E68FAC7CED656"><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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE588D2A246014C6C9580CD66E4FB2AB4"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination and
nonduplication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7462CC7106AC496D87140DC6FEC52E39"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal demonstration of
technologies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B1949A97C4646A6A1A3A9DD13DB9612"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Intergovernmental
coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE22C226700D54F37951A00605D65D35F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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, 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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50541DE2121648A3B2FD00EDD21C3B62"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">onboard vehicle, engine, and component
sensing and actuation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7388D0787FE490EB33AAD3E580AC875"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vehicle-to-vehicle sensing and
communication;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C6187C8CC3F4DB5A41A02742DC29837"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vehicle-to-infrastructure sensing and
communication; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7399F7EAD45A4CA985E6BA8AD417E7DE"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vehicle integration with the electrical
grid.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0A581B35E684049A9CD328835351A4B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Manufacturing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a research,
development, demonstration, and commercial application program of advanced
vehicle manufacturing technologies and practices, including innovative
processes to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H82610D050D5A48A3947C03E984EBF199"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increase the production rate and decrease
the cost of advanced battery manufacturing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51729DCDFF384495A2D9401125C35B6F"><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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64B26A85AE3D4DE59256A9C9BEE2D91A"><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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9EC80F579A944F0B8BF875B58C725E01"><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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H926048F68A05478D9D9FC34C96A2CDC8"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">produce cost-effective lightweight
materials such as advanced metal alloys, polymeric composites, and carbon
fiber;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD84763D1E8B84774B5B1F33F7E3268C7"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">produce lightweight high pressure storage
systems for gaseous fuels;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H830624D76B6C40AAA34D9DE7D24AFF23"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">design and manufacture purpose-built
hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles and components;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B56A782899F4F2D97DE9796FFF12F4A"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve the calendar life and cycle life of
advanced batteries; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A6869747A3C47D999FD79C49C269A11"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">produce permanent magnets for advanced
vehicles.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2BC98219C50467CA657C1F348B1321B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB2ACD4184EC41C89AE6DD0A848E31DA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">testing or simulating interoperability of a
variety of vehicle components and systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCFE7AAB56805421AAA0F11EB9839882B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subjecting whole or partial vehicle
platforms to fully representative duty cycles and operating conditions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC14B3BB815434B4FB9A2FA19A9B3763D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing and demonstrating a range of
chemistries and configurations for advanced vehicle battery manufacturing;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE4CAB8AEA6054B6D8B2AC3C2F8ABED64"><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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAF07C98691343D8814F65736D4BD71A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act and annually thereafter through 2015, 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 those technologies are manufactured in the
United States.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F250AE08D264B5C85B9F2FB0C93FDC5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>106.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">At the end of each fiscal year 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, progress of
the program in meeting goals and timelines, and a strategic plan for funding of
activities across agencies.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF490059380BD41479D2560F7CE6C2186" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>107.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Innovative Automotive Demonstration
Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall
establish an Innovative Automotive Demonstration Program, within the existing
Vehicle Technologies Program, to encourage the introduction of new vehicles
into the marketplace that are designed in their entirety to achieve very high
energy efficiency but still provide the capabilities required by the American
consumer. This program shall encourage introduction of new light duty vehicles
into the marketplace capable of achieving energy efficiencies significantly
greater than required under current and pending Federal Corporate Average Fuel
Economy (CAFE) standards. This program shall also encourage the use of
materials and manufacturing techniques that minimize environmental impacts.
Awards under this section shall be made on a competitive basis for
demonstration of vehicles that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H426259F5820A4A0E867C9158766F68FB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry at least four passengers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA8EFFB9ABEF4CC0A23E864EBE78B1B3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meet all Federal safety
requirements;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6BA586BD85546679C59665921C7129C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">achieve at least 70 miles per gallon or the
equivalent on the Environmental Protection Agency drive cycle;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5A4398319F74CB7BBE60F3D4311D6DD"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide vehicle performance that is judged
acceptable to the United States consumer;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46DCEFE85B5A47A6AC08AF5FF6866B58"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be affordable to the American
consumer;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08D330125F37487FBD33C001C7828BFC"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use materials and manufacturing processes
that minimize environmental impacts;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB8B2B11DB5D4E24A52790A56E6EA50C"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meet all Federal and State emission
requirements; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H11362D86C15A4822ADEA87BDBBA6FF84"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide new high technology engineering and
production employment opportunities.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Medium and Heavy Duty Commercial and
Transit Vehicles</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB7E33AB67734402BBBEDF61EBFBD2EB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5FFF994CFD55424FBC3F79CA977A145E"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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, recreational, and
transit vehicles, including activities in the areas of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2C4792DCE50451691EC9C153FA1AAD1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engine efficiency and combustion
research;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H967BCEEE5F704FDD87DA95F22AFE18A4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on board storage technologies for
compressed and liquefied natural gas;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H146A4F0B9FEE433A809F8ADECD65A101"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">development and integration of engine
technologies designed for natural gas operation of a variety of vehicle
platforms;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC975D544A2894C1D88D192AB43EBB586"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">waste heat recovery and conversion;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10505D46AAE946E89B8ECEE90C4AF988"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improved aerodynamics and tire rolling
resistance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61F9A4C689AD4E27AEEE14241CFA471A"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">energy and space-efficient emissions
control systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F84D0046E954CE6A2138EE4AB947D36"><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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1384BF980A424E15A422F41AD853AB48"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">drivetrain optimization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF06072601DC421390FCF1406EA9D8B1"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">friction and wear reduction;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H551D913D63774AF787157ACC195BC274"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engine idle and parasitic energy loss
reduction;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88AE201697B14898A921CD1D91C00E20"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">electrification of accessory loads;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6F445A05F1B4AB4812FCE09D4A87998"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">onboard sensing and communications
technologies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2E11544EE3C47AF938BB80D12177271"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advanced lightweighting materials and
vehicle designs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3FE53A3788E499F94FF7910B8C1EE2F"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increasing load capacity per
vehicle;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DEAA15830B9432AA9935264CAB3E39F"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">thermal management of battery
systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEECA0D986C8E4420A449A5D86122AE92"><enum>(16)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recharging infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB78567AC08C84170B3D90E56A5F95141"><enum>(17)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complete vehicle modeling and
simulation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34CF3EB8E06845D8816FA48EE4A5EDA8"><enum>(18)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hydrogen vehicle technologies, including
fuel cells and internal combustion engines, and hydrogen infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93C5128D434C46C1A1BC6A7C2C318C03"><enum>(19)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">retrofitting advanced technologies onto
existing truck fleets; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89094523A63848C099DD8E96ED77BB83"><enum>(20)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">integration of these and other advanced
systems onto a single truck and trailer platform.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD93724F2BC7744A39587954304047A0C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA7CAE7B1B35B48DA991FB676A5F6D8CD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B50865EEB5847EEB806807AA53C5F23"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H843E5AE8F825409992587809A5575A78"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29CAD868E7854DE196885D3D8B622C17"><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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9DDA5CA7BC6B4900ADADAD53F77CDDAF"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate ongoing activities of the program
and recommend project modifications, including the termination of projects,
where applicable;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65EDDE8081E448198A20EC06AE4F0F57"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39A3C52F89D4428CB5DE3A9778DDF72B"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other responsibilities as determined by the
Secretary, in consultation with interagency and industry partners.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H389A6017FDB14C60AFE456356BF9BD58"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H745A6DA229E84857B5B1190A845EE897" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1E6579C62F344B6BE1C81C129D604A6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2C652014D7B45539BE92760880CC9FA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H491A2DAB854F4A2FB172625C5554A8CB"><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 commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC6F6BD52328C4C0CABC561CD3000E64E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may construct heavy duty truck and bus
testing facilities.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H010E3B538904473E9AA6E6C95DF7CE68" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>
Passed the House of
Representatives September 16, 2009.
Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk.