1.This Act may be cited as the
Promoting Natural Gas and Electric
Vehicles Act of 2010
.
<enum>I</enum><header>Natural gas
vehicle and infrastructure development</header>
<section id="H25C49F7E8B56400B8641A89A6C17C1E4"><enum>1001.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="HE313BC9AC8ED45BBB933F43542FB32C3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Department</header><text>The
term <term>Department</term> means the Department of Energy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8942FFC2E9BC4CB9A4D4F39BB32B5DBB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Incremental
cost</header><text>The term <term>incremental cost</term> means the difference
between—</text>
<subparagraph id="H91D244116E63405E80F8B73AC911E979"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the suggested
retail price of a manufacturer for a qualified alternative fuel vehicle;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H73F44A7549F54A8F92122B7A14C44C2E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the suggested
retail price of a manufacturer for a vehicle that is—</text>
<clause id="HA7AF044AD4524A12819439D89C60ABF4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>powered solely by
a gasoline or diesel internal combustion engine; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HBCD9FC8FC4CE4841B4CC3A2998ACA191"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>comparable in
weight, size, and use to the vehicle.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA9CBAE2329214DED81B112A2BC7C52E6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Mixed-fuel
vehicle</header><text>The term <term>mixed-fuel vehicle</term> means a
mixed-fuel vehicle (as defined in section 30B(e)(5)(B) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986) (including vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 14,000
pounds or less) that uses a fuel mix that is comprised of at least 75 percent
compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE0EDA0897E404D089533535E9475F385"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Natural gas
refueling property</header><text>The term <term>natural gas refueling
property</term> means units that dispense at least 85 percent by volume of
natural gas, compressed natural gas, or liquefied natural gas as a
transportation fuel.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD05A51D2F6244C21B39AEB7FB2F95796"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Qualified
alternative fuel vehicle</header><text>The term <term>qualified alternative
fuel vehicle</term> means a vehicle manufactured for use in the United States
that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1CBC843F1F5E4BAAB034921339F77FDF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a new compressed
natural gas- or liquefied natural gas-fueled vehicle that is only capable of
operating on natural gas; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA5C17DE330464391B83DC46C09C9D992"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a vehicle that is
capable of operating for more than 175 miles on 1 fueling of compressed or
liquefied natural gas and is capable of operating on gasoline or diesel fuel,
including vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 14,000 pounds or
less.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H72321CEEFEB943679AAFE92A7313809B"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Qualified
manufacturer</header><text>The term <term>qualified manufacturer</term> means a
manufacturer of qualified alternative fuel vehicles or any component designed
specifically for use in a qualified alternative fuel vehicle.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5357256B8451436D89EB8E6E5A4412BC"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Qualified
owner</header><text>The term <term>qualified owner</term> means an individual
that purchases a qualified alternative fuel vehicle for use or lease in the
United States but not for resale.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6FD7D04150294A62B06F7E913250C341"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Qualified
refueler</header><text>The term <term>qualified refueler</term> means the owner
or operator of natural gas refueling property.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB0A1357E2DBD49879E156C4C195FA2D7"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H8E9F5BCAC7CF4B728CCA0C2981BF7268"><enum>1002.</enum><header>Program
establishment</header>
<subsection id="H86B76C1352D84A15BB08B60BA770C697"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established
within the Department a Natural Gas Vehicle and Infrastructure Development
Program for the purpose of facilitating the use of natural gas in the United
States as an alternative transportation fuel, in order to achieve the maximum
feasible reduction in domestic oil use.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2A2A58E98F12443EBD04A9B302F1724F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conversion or
repowering of vehicles</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a rebate
program under this title for qualified owners who convert or repower a
conventionally fueled vehicle to operate on compressed natural gas or liquefied
natural gas, or to a mixed-fuel vehicle or a bi-fuel vehicle.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H0648A095104146ACBA9F60501ABF55FC"><enum>1003.</enum><header>Rebates</header>
<subsection id="H34FD4A783F93479B9EF8B743ECFE76E7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Interim final
rule</header>
<paragraph id="H1247334D26884C51B806EF299534DBCA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate an interim final rule establishing
regulations that the Secretary considers necessary to administer the rebates
required under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H185BAEE6CE69415FB60DDD57A8F61331"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The
interim final rule shall establish a program that provides—</text>
<subparagraph id="H77CA587A266B463E9E2B212B3682E841"><enum>(A)</enum><text>rebates to
qualified owners for the purchase of qualified alternative fuel vehicles;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE4F47381015D4ED8A4ADE45D5693B2B6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>priority to those
vehicles that the Secretary determines are most likely to achieve the shortest
payback time on investment and the greatest market penetration for natural gas
vehicles.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1A32EB4545794BD5ADFE54BAF860D5F2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>Of
the amount allocated for rebates under this section, not more than 25 percent
shall be used to provide rebates to qualified owners for the purchase of
qualified alternative fuel vehicles that have a gross vehicle rating of not
more than 8,500 pounds.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H23D5F1483300412FA873881FD89E0624"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rebates</header>
<paragraph id="H68BB7CA37EFF45C689BA545A2D9D15E6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall provide
rebates for 90 percent of the incremental cost of a qualified alternative fuel
vehicle to a qualified owner for the purchase of a qualified alternative fuel
vehicles.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H25491083FCFD471A85DFEE221D38EF7B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maximum
values</header>
<subparagraph id="H9F8BCC39FDAF45FAB927724909B9ED8E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Natural gas
vehicles</header><text>The maximum value of a rebate under this section
provided to a qualified owner who places a qualified alternative fuel vehicle
into service by 2013 shall be—</text>
<clause id="HAC735FF56A734A6B984A6B60CDFD5C6B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$8,000 for each
qualified alternative fuel vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of not
more than 8,500 pounds;</text>
</clause><clause id="H07FBD7A111BF43AB8E3BF444C15521A9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$16,000 for each
qualified alternative fuel vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more
than 8,500 but not more than 14,000 pounds;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC82A3E9D2E604F8483F1917FBF1D1248"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$40,000 for each
qualified alternative fuel vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more
than 14,000 but not more than 26,000 pounds; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7DB6FA80D2EA4E3DB2C4B0A8E1E54F3A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>$64,000 for each
qualified alternative fuel vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more
than 26,000 pounds.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF2E002D2BDD54A059E87FF9D172FEBDB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Mixed–fuel
vehicles</header><text>The maximum value of a rebate under this section
provided to a qualified owner who places a qualified alternative fuel vehicle
that is a mixed-fuel vehicle into service by 2015 shall be 75 percent of the
amount provided for rebates under this section for vehicles that are only
capable of operating on natural gas.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAB8B32FC38434D32A78FD3C4D7F25D53"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Bi-fuel
vehicles</header><text>The maximum value of a rebate under this section
provided to a qualified owner of a vehicle described in section 2001(5)(B)
shall be 50 percent of the amount provided for rebates under this section for
vehicles that are only capable of operating on natural gas.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6374B1B34F244E3291EAED13180B01DE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Treatment of
rebates</header><text>For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
rebates received for qualified alternative fuel vehicles under this
section—</text>
<paragraph id="H46699ED754F9476E8A72581334573389"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall not be
considered taxable income to a qualified owner;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBE8C8337B3ED4230AAD50FDDAEBF4415"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall prohibit the
qualified owner from applying for any tax credit allowed under that Code for
the same qualified alternative fuel vehicle; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H398E29B580DD4E5AB80601DAF9C180E0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>shall be
considered a credit described in paragraph (2) for purposes of any limitation
on the amount of the credit.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1A8BE56284A440F3B39C6232F2BE66A6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="H455A916D62FB4C8687EEE84AC1EC2DC2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On October 1, 2010, out of any funds in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the
Secretary to carry out this section $3,800,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA9EEEBFEF3B0495489CC58DCFF6BD77E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under
paragraph (1), without further appropriation.
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</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H29B121D6F5B64EE6AA001132FCD8043B"><enum>1004.</enum><header>Infrastructure
and development grants</header>
<subsection id="HD96F1C8FC4644B17AD1F541BE2D7A709"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Interim final
rule</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall promulgate an interim final rule establishing an
infrastructure deployment program and a manufacturing development program, and
any implementing regulations that the Secretary considers necessary, to achieve
the maximum practicable cost-effective program to provide grants under this
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H167EFECD90D54E43BABEFB0ED5128336"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants</header><text>The
Secretary shall provide—</text>
<paragraph id="H658F7867B80E47D5B22C87BBD4D49D54"><enum>(1)</enum><text>grants of up to
$50,000 per unit to qualified refuelers for the installation of natural gas
refueling property placed in service between 2011 and 2015; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA623EA9BCF6C48D4A696666EEBEC28E6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>grants in amounts
determined to be appropriate by the Secretary to qualified manufacturers for
research, development, and demonstration projects on engines with reduced
emissions, improved performance, and lower cost.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H469A9DBC54234C45A1E9011B71EBD1D6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cost
sharing</header><text>Grants under this section shall be subject to the
cost-sharing requirements of section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16352).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H293991DF03EC463EAF3A1239CB7D8ACF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Monitoring</header><text>The
Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H6AF640B746A74D009837BD62B20F8727"><enum>(1)</enum><text>require regular
reporting of such information as the Secretary considers necessary to
effectively administer the program from grant recipients under this section;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3524E8B7FBEE4CA69AF916721A727607"><enum>(2)</enum><text>conduct on-site
and off-site monitoring to ensure compliance with grant terms.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBBE5159C7A284B449EB962078CFD911D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="HE0F27372B383424482E057F6C1149DEA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On October 1, 2010, out of any funds in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the
Secretary to carry out this section $500,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H79BBCD0224AB44CF970BD05C950F687A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under
paragraph (1), without further appropriation.
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</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD1B48F674C2C4C2A80FC5FDC7E43AF8D"><enum>1005.</enum><header>Loan program
to enhance domestic manufacturing</header>
<subsection id="H22ACBA7F24D74E4BB2B58A7151FC24BF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Interim final
rule</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall promulgate an interim final rule establishing a direct
loan program to provide loans to qualified manufacturers to pay not more than
80 percent of the cost of reequipping, expanding, or establishing a facility in
the United States that will be used for the purpose of producing any new
qualified alternative fuel motor vehicle or any eligible component.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H360AEB57AA6E4689A7E5ADB179BF649D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Overall
commitment limit</header><text>Commitments for direct loans under this section
shall not exceed $2,000,000,000 in total loan principal.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H864F6DE4C988408F8ACA3C845341BE17"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cost of direct
loans</header><text>The cost of direct loans under this section (including the
cost of modifying the loans) shall be determined in accordance with section 502
of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB4214277FFB34450B8AD06671CF858F9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Additional
financial and technical personnel</header><text>Section 621(d) of the
Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7231(d)) is amended by
striking <quote>two hundred</quote> and inserting <quote>250</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5466D8BFE8C34EFF92D1C0AC0FD4A813"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="H30509F9ABC9B4585931C5755C9EB6DE3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on October 1,
2010, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary for the cost of loans
to carry out this section $200,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H357E149107FD44C8B6053E297CD5BC1C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under
paragraph (1), without further appropriation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Promoting
electric vehicles</header>
<section id="HCE82FAB7B64840F8B18E04449FBBB7B6"><enum>2001.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="HE2E538C355E445AA96C9723720140B65"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agency</header><text>The
term <term>agency</term> has the meaning given the term <term>Executive
agency</term> in section 105 of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB3173D61F79C427DBF269BEA73F91B55"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Charging
infrastructure</header><text>The term <term>charging infrastructure</term>
means any property (not including a building) if the property is used for the
recharging of plug-in electric drive vehicles, including electrical panel
upgrades, wiring, conduit, trenching, pedestals, and related equipment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H51EC3E0898D74CC486AF0B4B85790231"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Committee</header><text>The
term <term>Committee</term> means the Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Technical
Advisory Committee established by section 2034.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H267376ACA59C45638F169D91333AF8BF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Deployment
community</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>deployment community</term> means a community selected by the Secretary
to be part of the targeted plug-in electric drive vehicles deployment
communities program under section 2016.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD669022B1803460AA17C7DA29770E518"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Electric
utility</header><text>The term <term>electric utility</term> has the meaning
given the term in section 3 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978 (16 U.S.C. 2602).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2C54B9556D714EC989C17082B590DEBE"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Federal-aid
system of highways</header><text>The term <term>Federal-aid system of
highways</term> means a highway system described in section 103 of title 23,
United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE3AE541F03E1445396A46C7A06BE6D52"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Plug-in electric
drive vehicle</header>
<subparagraph id="H05685261A2264D79835C2FCB154FA488"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>plug-in electric drive vehicle</term> has
the meaning given the term in section 131(a)(5) of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011(a)(5)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEFF7B56D6F01447FB93F3B58F5E4DB8A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
term <term>plug-in electric drive vehicle</term> includes—</text>
<clause id="HB22432D4A29348D3B3B9FADD41C230F7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>low
speed plug-in electric drive vehicles that meet the Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards described in section 571.500 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations (or successor regulations); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H818BF0014273446D9F6AAADB1DB0A060"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any
other electric drive motor vehicle that can be recharged from an external
source of motive power and that is authorized to travel on the Federal-aid
system of highways.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA742C4A97F48467383355443C9E2D64A"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Prize</header><text>The
term <term>Prize</term> means the Advanced Batteries for Tomorrow Prize
established by section 2022.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEFEEE27862E54DCC87D0E74F656BF074"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Energy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE1E6CA610EBF4E37BB93C1ECD5A20E18"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Task
Force</header><text>The term <term>Task Force</term> means the Plug-In Electric
Drive Vehicle Interagency Task Force established by section 2035.</text>
</paragraph></section><subtitle id="HFF2AC53D7CF244D6A4257128272FDDDF"><enum>A</enum><header>National plug-In
electric drive vehicle deployment program.</header>
<section id="HAD4A6CCC5B3442269718926C4DAC95DF"><enum>2011.</enum><header>National
Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Program</header>
<subsection id="H86E43AB73A94418AA897FB92DD6104A7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established within the Department of Energy a
national plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment program for the purpose of
assisting in the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H410BC1D3D1C34FD6A5B781D77C8C7671"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The
goals of the national program described in subsection (a) include—</text>
<paragraph id="H4C9739B2E1F44BAC98EA7A0A5583A6BB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the reduction and
displacement of petroleum use by accelerating the deployment of plug-in
electric drive vehicles in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFB4D48754C9642BBA73B1758B925BF89"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the reduction of
greenhouse gas emissions by accelerating the deployment of plug-in electric
drive vehicles in the United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H59C2CED85162412AA8C56EAADB5F35DE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the facilitation
of the rapid deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H86EACF46A92C44D6BEFDB4CACE5DCC04"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the achievement of
significant market penetrations by plug-in electric drive vehicles
nationally;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD6F89A44F9B542B5AFD668E06B19E2F8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the establishment
of models for the rapid deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles
nationally, including models for the deployment of residential, private, and
publicly available charging infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5DA900CCFCB64B4F8A4FCB25B4C09AD8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the increase of
consumer knowledge and acceptance of plug-in electric drive vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H021B20D333BD4715BB4B714BC6FEF0C6"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the encouragement
of the innovation and investment necessary to achieve mass market deployment of
plug-in electric drive vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD087D63E6AA348D78F69FAE2A29073A3"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the facilitation
of the integration of plug-in electric drive vehicles into electricity
distribution systems and the larger electric grid while maintaining grid system
performance and reliability;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H75E3788F1CD841A88ED90DD18FB19924"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the provision of
technical assistance to communities across the United States to prepare for
plug-in electric drive vehicles; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H841613FB806E4EB3811780E069186F70"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the support of
workforce training across the United States relating to plug-in electric drive
vehicles.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0859FCE90DC34FFF8090AE56B59A6D15"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>In
carrying out this subtitle, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HD31988A4D0FE4B38AC67FEA5018DBF4A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide technical
assistance to State, local, and tribal governments that want to create
deployment programs for plug-in electric drive vehicles in the communities over
which the governments have jurisdiction;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C67C36875C048AEB0F5E1651FA7C194"><enum>(2)</enum><text>perform national
assessments of the potential deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles
under section 2012;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA6B74C81E02B49C8B6E4DA961A92ACDA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>synthesize and
disseminate data from the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2C76BF32C1E74A44897DFC73B6EEB682"><enum>(4)</enum><text>develop best
practices for the successful deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B8A6566BD2A4D81A050A2C6356F38C9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>carry out
workforce training under section 2014;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCB870B776F6C4D2982185A0BDF50F370"><enum>(6)</enum><text>establish the
targeted plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment communities program under
section 2016; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5734357BB8EE40BB93DDE68395AEB69D"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in conjunction
with the Task Force, make recommendations to Congress and the President on
methods to reduce the barriers to plug-in electric drive vehicle
deployment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9929C7AC89BD404AB058D0826D28DAEB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act and biennially
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report on the progress made in implementing the national program
described in subsection (a) that includes—</text>
<paragraph id="H4AE9C944B1CD460C9CA87CE1A54C6E5E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a
description of the progress made by—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF4363B83F75A476388D4476B9915EE41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the technical
assistance program under section 2013; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H914DB0723694463B9B5B49E7567F868A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the workforce
training program under section 2014; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4B6B4EFA1D0142A8B9EB73928C91066D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any updated
recommendations of the Secretary for changes in Federal programs to promote the
purposes of this subtitle.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H75A2F811913244B7A391ECDD0CFDB4F4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>National
information clearinghouse</header><text>The Secretary shall make available to
the public, in a timely manner, information regarding—</text>
<paragraph id="H2A4D330C31784A2D8FAAB885255A83BD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the cost,
performance, usage data, and technical data regarding plug-in electric drive
vehicles and associated infrastructure, including information from the
deployment communities established under section 2016; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H752AA627A8C84263B55C855549396965"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any other
educational information that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA34465FA6AA04225BC3EEAFCFAD9E9AE"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out sections 2011 through 2013 $100,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2011
through 2016.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5C5654A2F5CA46898AF19D15E4D164BC"><enum>2012.</enum><header>National
assessment and plan</header>
<subsection id="HA2B7E38B1FB246E183EC0625C71A83A9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall carry out a national assessment and develop a
national plan for plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment that
includes—</text>
<paragraph id="H37A2A8E8AD8A4A868A3378C3C35A55D3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an assessment of
the maximum feasible deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles by 2020 and
2030;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD7E39979984C4B008EB42DA3887CBE49"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the establishment
of national goals for market penetration of plug-in electric drive vehicles by
2020 and 2030;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4B3EFB5B6F56430AB1E9AE1A8E21351B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a
plan for integrating the successes and barriers to deployment identified by the
deployment communities program established under section 2016 to prepare
communities across the Nation for the rapid deployment of plug-in electric
drive vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H517B05B7A8174389979194CA63B9764B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a
plan for providing technical assistance to communities across the United States
to prepare for plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H42BA6006C219422782E6296F37CDCEC4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a
plan for quantifying the reduction in petroleum consumption and the net impact
on greenhouse gas emissions due to the deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0BFD3AC8CFE342B6AB0D08DA3BE7A596"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in consultation
with the Task Force, any recommendations to the President and to Congress for
changes in Federal programs (including laws, regulations, and
guidelines)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H337E7A529CB3407A851F163228EA66DB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to better promote
the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H850B39F93426400492B19D5954A5905A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to reduce barriers
to the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H91A17D8619AC410A92E6698EEE20CD24"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of development of the plan described in
subsection (a), and not less frequently than once every 2 years thereafter, the
Secretary shall use market data and information from the targeted plug-in
electric drive vehicle deployment communities program established under section
2016 and other relevant data to update the plan to reflect real world market
conditions.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4280352119D54D708935E7CB72932226"><enum>2013.</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header>
<subsection id="H80992880DF8B4F4F9312BC0378416E32"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Technical
assistance to State, local, and tribal governments</header>
<paragraph id="H07F95FF5F7094CAD9A0B01D3F5EF8765"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out this subtitle, the Secretary shall
provide, at the request of the Governor, Mayor, county executive, or the
designee of such an official, technical assistance to State, local, and tribal
governments to assist with the deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBBD75790CC1B40A196C55FB05353F1E9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
technical assistance described in paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H85100B4242204A2CB759859BC5EF1945"><enum>(A)</enum><text>training on codes
and standards for building and safety inspectors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H20533E8C59B74B8EAAB9409F46A51103"><enum>(B)</enum><text>training on best
practices for expediting permits and inspections;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8F1142C77698412FB3585C353039E7DF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>education and
outreach on frequently asked questions relating to the various types of plug-in
electric drive vehicles and associated infrastructure, battery technology, and
disposal; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8F45648428343FDBEA67D18EB17D17C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the dissemination
of information regarding best practices for the deployment of plug-in electric
drive vehicles.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1945F524BB43486488E4ED99ED577DD0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
providing technical assistance under this subsection, the Secretary shall give
priority to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF6AFD168E4D444D0A30FFA27C3739614"><enum>(A)</enum><text>communities that
have established public and private partnerships, including partnerships
comprised of—</text>
<clause id="H988CF2FFDA6245F9BFDB24D31105E55A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>elected and
appointed officials from each of the participating State, local, and tribal
governments;</text>
</clause><clause id="HFD2E4FB3FF3445C0AC49D97DB10BD778"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>relevant
generators and distributors of electricity;</text>
</clause><clause id="H245A3BCD4AEF4FAC92B1FD0DF2BEB67F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>public utility
commissions;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7E9ECBE3C22D44F5A66355E6A96555E4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>departments of
public works and transportation;</text>
</clause><clause id="H441E7A6E36CC4C69802A7E6FCC4088E1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>owners and
operators of property that will be essential to the deployment of a sufficient
level of publicly available charging infrastructure (including privately owned
parking lots or structures and commercial entities with public access
locations);</text>
</clause><clause id="H14B995AB78B94D65B7B03F14D5D2B19B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>plug-in electric
drive vehicle manufacturers or retailers;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6D18930D154349DDB38AC8E020B7EB90"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>third-party
providers of charging infrastructure or services;</text>
</clause><clause id="H016CDFDABFC046A88CB2B2CCAD046E4E"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>owners of any
major fleet that will participate in the program;</text>
</clause><clause id="H5E79AB5012EE41669119291250889DEB"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>as
appropriate, owners and operators of regional electric power distribution and
transmission facilities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF3F919C4FD454F5B801B299695278870"><enum>(x)</enum><text>other existing
community coalitions recognized by the Department of Energy;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H94E4BD12DA23460B9F2B589AF8704770"><enum>(B)</enum><text>communities that,
as determined by the Secretary, have best demonstrated that the public is
likely to embrace plug-in electric drive vehicles, giving particular
consideration to communities that—</text>
<clause id="HF7A4728316F643BC8E3E4D1526750F44"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have
documented waiting lists to purchase plug-in electric drive vehicles;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA85A77F3803E4F1B9FBA754F1CBF197A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have developed
projections of the quantity of plug-in electric drive vehicles supplied to
dealers; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6109E67D418B48F0B4A387741F64B671"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>have assessed
the quantity of charging infrastructure installed or for which permits have
been issued;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6657F739BCCB4760AB2E55827FAEC82C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>communities that
have shown a commitment to serving diverse consumer charging infrastructure
needs, including the charging infrastructure needs for single- and multi-family
housing and public and privately owned commercial infrastructure; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB711C999B35B410AA90256C774399CC2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>communities that
have established regulatory and educational efforts to facilitate consumer
acceptance of plug-in electric drive vehicles, including by—</text>
<clause id="H583F5E42957B48C991B7BFFBA7E3AF2B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>adopting (or being
in the process of adopting) streamlined permitting and inspections processes
for residential charging infrastructure; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB82C7A9943DB41DDB03A7D39A983757E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>providing
customer informational resources, including providing plug-in electric drive
information on community or other Web sites.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H86227482775D4E6E91D6CF5F3F393424"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Best
practices</header><text>The Secretary shall collect and disseminate information
to State, local, and tribal governments creating plans to deploy plug-in
electric drive vehicles on best practices (including codes and standards) that
uses data from—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE7A4D47E9A0C4DC7A33DE8D9F631DB36"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the program
established by section 2016;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H189B2280AFC141CF9530B7BEF4F52C80"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the activities
carried out by the Task Force; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFCCED6C2AB864000972024EC932921D6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>existing academic
and industry studies of the factors that contribute to the successful
deployment of new technologies, particularly studies relating to alternative
fueled vehicles.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9AA392AA3F7B4F689B8898DD9224F08C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Grants</header>
<subparagraph id="HDDFB000C7F5642E09468449B1634EC32"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program to provide grants
to State, local, and tribal governments or to partnerships of government and
private entities to assist the governments and partnerships—</text>
<clause id="H41A6BA1BEB1C426BBB269F28515F1E31"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
preparing a community deployment plan under section 2016; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB4BFECAF093F4102BB4156B5A8F72979"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
preparing and implementing programs that support the deployment of plug-in
electric drive vehicles.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44885C5BE77F40ADBDE86A4DFEF265C1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Application</header><text>A
State, local, or tribal government that seeks to receive a grant under this
paragraph shall submit to the Secretary an application for the grant at such
time, in such form, and containing such information as the Secretary may
prescribe.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H653D588C76ED42A7A466F2AB9AD3A2CE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>A State, local, or tribal government receiving a grant
under this paragraph shall use the funds—</text>
<clause id="H47CA29F278E04E6EA33B86E6401FB987"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
develop a community deployment plan that shall be submitted to the next
available competition under section 2016; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HB063A8D4E39346E3BC201C85BFA9D931"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
carry out activities that encourage the deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles including—</text>
<subclause id="HE87DBFB7789D482FB1CC55E2EF68AA02"><enum>(I)</enum><text>planning for and
installing charging infrastructure, particularly to develop and demonstrate
diverse and cost-effective planning, installation, and operations options for
deployment of single-family and multi-family residential, workplace, and
publicly available charging infrastructure;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H33297BA55CE54E74A112FC3FCD4FE4AA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>updating
building, zoning, or parking codes and permitting or inspection
processes;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H9FFC9058DE5B4C5FAEDF9E317CB96024"><enum>(III)</enum><text>workforce
training, including the training of permitting officials;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H849EB79AB0884C3DBDEBFEC065927D1E"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>public education
described in the proposed marketing plan;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H136B08DF6AF7409B852359DA8EEA7EB6"><enum>(V)</enum><text>shifting State,
local, or tribal government fleets to plug-in electric drive vehicles, at a
rate in excess of the existing alternative fueled fleet vehicles acquisition
requirements for Federal fleets under section 303(b)(1)(D) of the Energy Policy
Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13212(b)(1)(D)); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7907C529627B4B58A9C8C2005F90D01D"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>any other
activities, as determined to be necessary by the Secretary.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDE9C41E43DCE474D9D55F60F7A23159E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The
Secretary shall develop and publish criteria for the selection of technical
assistance grants, including requirements for the submission of applications
under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8FAF06A6B6DD4931B0E9D713144D5D38"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as are necessary to carry out this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H87119B9499E24D9D99530DDC310BA81A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Updating model
building codes, permitting and inspection processes, and zoning or parking
rules</header>
<paragraph id="H0A348D3C46E14F7C945562F1A3A1ED45"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the American Society of Heating,
Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, the International Code Council,
and any other organizations that the Secretary determines to be appropriate,
shall develop and publish guidance for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H454621C1BAD846F5A9B82F53AEC992D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>model building
codes for the inclusion of separate circuits for charging infrastructure, as
appropriate, in new construction and major renovations of private residences,
buildings, or other structures that could provide publicly available charging
infrastructure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC825074A75504844830926E6CF58716A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>model construction
permitting or inspection processes that allow for the expedited installation of
charging infrastructure for purchasers of plug-in electric drive vehicles
(including a permitting process that allows a vehicle purchaser to have
charging infrastructure installed not later than 1 week after a request);
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBDFF176DAE754F258830710E512BBD88"><enum>(C)</enum><text>model zoning,
parking rules, or other local ordinances that—</text>
<clause id="H76B38AE1BAAE4A6398C265E744AE1402"><enum>(i)</enum><text>facilitate the
installation of publicly available charging infrastructure, including
commercial entities that provide public access to infrastructure; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA5D15F0E2BFB4EF5AC98D7871D705825"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>allow for access
to publicly available charging infrastructure.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5FA001C61EC14632A6E5072F2D20C8BF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Optional
adoption</header><text>An applicant for selection for technical assistance
under this section or as a deployment community under section 2016 shall not be
required to use the model building codes, permitting and inspection processes,
or zoning, parking rules, or other ordinances included in the report under
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D124FB6438A4134B613D5DA2BBEB405"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Smart grid
integration</header><text>In developing the model codes or ordinances described
in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider smart grid integration.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD3CD19215E2D49D6B10105C9AABE25B7"><enum>2014.</enum><header>Workforce
training</header>
<subsection id="HC6BD552FE8374F2CA72B753369D490DD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Maintenance and
support</header>
<paragraph id="HB5CB5570E4AD491F9AA05FC6B044CA11"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Committee and the
Task Force, shall award grants to institutions of higher education and other
qualified training and education institutions for the establishment of programs
to provide training and education for vocational workforce development through
centers of excellence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB9D7D005A42D4A05B6568FE232F30752"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>Training
funded under this subsection shall be intended to ensure that the workforce has
the necessary skills needed to work on and maintain plug-in electric drive
vehicles and the infrastructure required to support plug-in electric drive
vehicles.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5FE06066BAE0436CBC0EC8C3F997532C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>Training
funded under this subsection shall include training for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5660A6EDCA32421599CF3AC756DE583F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>first
responders;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2402C522DAD4CEFAE4A735FDA9AE3FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>electricians and
contractors who will be installing infrastructure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H95304402A33241D69853C02DF68364FD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>engineers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H73920FB4F585475784C792616F3C7B7E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>code inspection
officials; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC7E374EC08F4E039A62E1DA246E6A02"><enum>(E)</enum><text>dealers and
mechanics.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCD68D75965934064B6AF25FC42FDE8E2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Design</header><text>The
Secretary shall award grants to institutions of higher education and other
qualified training and education institutions for the establishment of programs
to provide training and education in designing plug-in electric drive vehicles
and associated components and infrastructure to ensure that the United States
can lead the world in this field.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8EE90D98A12C420E99B25467C1048C6D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $150,000,000.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H99490B3F10064273A7CB4AACA8A91716"><enum>2015.</enum><header>Federal
fleets</header>
<subsection id="HA89AADA0702B466597C35A38C0A06111"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Electricity consumed by Federal agencies to fuel plug-in
electric drive vehicles—</text>
<paragraph id="H3E8E27843DCE46FAA01554A59142FE36"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is an alternative
fuel (as defined in section 301 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C.
13218)); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD1559C36BEE040FFA25B25A44CAB3C4F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be accounted
for under Federal fleet management reporting requirements, not under Federal
building management reporting requirements.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H91C6EBE1D037416782A0A996227BBE1D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assessment and
report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act and every 3 years thereafter, the Federal Energy Management Program
and the General Services Administration, in consultation with the Task Force,
shall complete an assessment of Federal Government fleets, including the Postal
Service and the Department of Defense, and submit a report to Congress that
describes—</text>
<paragraph id="H7791032C1A314C1BA81BD969D81ED524"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for each Federal
agency, which types of vehicles the agency uses that would or would not be
suitable for near-term and medium-term conversion to plug-in electric drive
vehicles, taking into account the types of vehicles for which plug-in electric
drive vehicles could provide comparable functionality and lifecycle
costs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD600254FC3F74C6BBF035D6E67A5456F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>how many plug-in
electric drive vehicles could be deployed by the Federal Government in 5 years
and in 10 years, assuming that plug-in electric drive vehicles are available
and are purchased when new vehicles are needed or existing vehicles are
replaced;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFB42E69678BA4CC6AD00C2765D42CDC5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the estimated cost
to the Federal Government for vehicle purchases under paragraph (2); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4E264312FE614751A9C89F7451F1E2BC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a
description of any updates to the assessment based on new market data.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFA462961A4D44BD583A5CEC1237D2927"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inventory and
data collection</header>
<paragraph id="H9180FAF8FF434FCA9163C26855850922"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out the assessment and report under
subsection (b), the Federal Energy Management Program, in consultation with the
General Services Administration, shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA7F1265FE5F54D708802649E1D6725F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>develop an
information request for each agency that operates a fleet of at least 20 motor
vehicles; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD2BC8224202D449B908F1B426BD6C1E9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish
guidelines for each agency to use in developing a plan to deploy plug-in
electric drive vehicles.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2F3F27CAAFCB4DC5A971B5F1BBCBE7F8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agency
responses</header><text>Each agency that operates a fleet of at least 20 motor
vehicles shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3A00DA3BAC9F4642AA301BFD0F9A3630"><enum>(A)</enum><text>collect
information on the vehicle fleet of the agency in response to the information
request described in paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32A9BDAA495B4F399F342F19FD12A70D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop a plan to
deploy plug-in electric drive vehicles.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9F1E9636F85D400CA776E7FDBB87830C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Analysis of
responses</header><text>The Federal Energy Management Program shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCA317FB2C4474C48B2C2DF7520D75C14"><enum>(A)</enum><text>analyze the
information submitted by each agency under paragraph (2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3FD4FFDF54A94D08A2EA5918ADB2BAD5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>approve or suggest
amendments to the plan of each agency to ensure that the plan is consistent
with the goals and requirements of this title; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F6A24CA218242299093A67515BAB60D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>submit a plan to
Congress and the General Services Administration to be used in developing the
pilot program described in subsection (e).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE091DB35B906476E8F46A40E2DD83D29"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Budget
request</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each agency of the
Federal Government shall include plug-in electric drive vehicle purchases
identified in the report under subsection (b) in the budget of the agency to be
included in the budget of the United States Government submitted by the
President under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF9B93ED87A7740B9932B161CDA68F0E8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Pilot program To
deploy plug-In electric drive vehicles in the Federal fleet</header>
<paragraph id="H89C869C6020046D897C9C6DFCD71E1E6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Program</header>
<subparagraph id="H1220B121BBB84972B3CC54A01765A889"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator of General Services shall acquire
plug-in electric drive vehicles and the requisite charging infrastructure to be
deployed in a range of locations in Federal Government fleets, which may
include the United States Postal Service and the Department of Defense, during
the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H87D374CFD202411B9ED524996FFB94D0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Expenditures</header><text>To
the maximum extent practicable, expenditures under this paragraph should make a
contribution to the advancement of manufacturing of electric drive components
and vehicles in the United States.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDBABBABEB0DF454EA1B37E9376550A48"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Data
collection</header><text>The Administrator of General Services shall collect
data regarding—</text>
<subparagraph id="H01B013B914894C1B8885C17FC40CF3FC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the cost,
performance, and use of plug-in electric drive vehicles in the Federal
fleet;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H09437D3CF66A4FFFA8BE96FB5EFE02C5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the deployment and
integration of plug-in electric drive vehicles in the Federal fleet; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H11DE801F69BD4B6487D7FB5B91DD1D04"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the contribution
of plug-in electric drive vehicles in the Federal fleet toward reducing the use
of fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H44238309C88C421AA99F0805AF9C71C7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 6 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator
of General Services shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
report that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDC61ECBB691245829D99879A8B01A1D5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describes the
status of plug-in electric drive vehicles in the Federal fleet; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H481EDD08C7FC41DC9A44CC494D20F176"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes an
analysis of the data collected under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H29E8B2CC321D4A8188CD2240EF8C507B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public Web
site</header><text>The Federal Energy Management Program shall maintain and
regularly update a publicly available Web site that provides information on the
status of plug-in electric drive vehicles in the Federal fleet.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H413A6F6D23604697AC32F4990F5E5A23"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Acquisition
priority</header><text>Section 507(g) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42
U.S.C. 13257(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3BBDD203A10474593D6328FD04CE3B0" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HFBFF19DD81284FE09C862B749B725831"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>The
Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, prioritize the acquisition
of plug-in electric drive vehicles (as defined in section 131(a) of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011(a)) over nonelectric
alternative fueled
vehicles.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03D60309C04D457C844BACA23C7ADB50"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated for use by
the Federal Government in paying incremental costs to purchase or lease plug-in
electric drive vehicles and the requisite charging infrastructure for Federal
fleets $25,000,000.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H144B97D6649B4C09AA43AA27DFD0BD5A"><enum>2016.</enum><header>Targeted
Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Communities Program</header>
<subsection id="HEFB452CFAD104113A6EB73E31AFFCE1D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="H6AA19DE49F4447DFB462934C44AB5EA8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established within the national plug-in electric
drive deployment program established under section 2011 a targeted plug-in
electric drive vehicle deployment communities program (referred to in this
section as the <term>Program</term>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B73643DE8A44723A99FF6912E33AF86"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Existing
activities</header><text>In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall
coordinate and supplement, not supplant, any ongoing plug-in electric drive
deployment activities under section 131 of the Energy Independence and Security
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H595DB59850E14104B909698EF82860A0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Phase 1</header>
<subparagraph id="H94A0A022976B4CABAB9035870CB25603"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a competitive process to
select phase 1 deployment communities for the Program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCF92ED23D0344DF1BB74ED0D7570C2C9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><text>In selecting participants for the Program under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall only consider applications submitted by
State, tribal, or local government entities (or groups of State, tribal, or
local government entities).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD9400A708E374BFE8B20FF3B9C219798"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and not later than 1
year after the date on which any subsequent amounts are appropriated for the
Program, the Secretary shall select the phase 1 deployment communities under
this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B94BE2730F5433A8E5B45F1DFB82CF9"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>Phase
1 of the Program shall be carried out for a 3-year period beginning on the date
funding under this title is first provided to the deployment community.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4A414890917E4DA8B68C3CFD1C6AE3E4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Phase
2</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that analyzes the lessons
learned in phase 1 and, if, based on the phase 1 analysis, the Secretary
determines that a phase 2 program is warranted, makes recommendations and
describes a plan for phase 2, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC3F3618E93D244D7B34B575A0AD25C58"><enum>(A)</enum><text>recommendations
regarding—</text>
<clause id="H24B7E9C51EA045FD859BC63E5D8AB676"><enum>(i)</enum><text>options for the
number of additional deployment communities that should be selected;</text>
</clause><clause id="H46D4B2C2A3C44484BC96046E8CF4C0CF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
manner in which criteria for selection should be updated;</text>
</clause><clause id="H981B9A65126248E4A6C4B3F610D17847"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the manner in
which incentive structures for phase 2 deployment should be changed; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H0DD7D65A329A4378A0676042CD9367AA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>whether other
forms of onboard energy storage for electric drive vehicles, such as fuel
cells, should be included in phase 2; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6D1F8328A54E4F02BC8BED346CE58AB5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a request for
appropriations to implement phase 2 of the Program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H172AF01034964E3B895087F068535B0B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The
goals of the Program are—</text>
<paragraph id="H34FE191785B04243994BC72AEE61C218"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to facilitate the
rapid deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA24433417D42470496BA83CDA4F7B5D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the deployment of
400,000 plug-in electric drive vehicles in phase 1 in the deployment
communities selected under paragraph (2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62236A7D0A834B7BBE7E8D2A1707EA63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the near-term
achievement of significant market penetration in deployment communities;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF505976E330243F6AAD7AD06A58798A4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>supporting the
achievement of significant market penetration nationally;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF84483BBA7834FA29343CDA168019AB0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to establish
models for the rapid deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles nationally,
including for the deployment of single-family and multi-family residential,
workplace, and publicly available charging infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H706DE0863AD340B68AA149242AC1A568"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to increase
consumer knowledge and acceptance of, and exposure to, plug-in electric drive
vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE728B5F7C0514E2C9075405B1C871125"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to encourage the
innovation and investment necessary to achieve mass market deployment of
plug-in electric drive vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEE446011F6C249BFB31AEEE9D546D5CE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to demonstrate the
integration of plug-in electric drive vehicles into electricity distribution
systems and the larger electric grid while maintaining or improving grid system
performance and reliability;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE4B9C93C850C48EB840643464291744D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to demonstrate
protocols and communication standards that facilitate vehicle integration into
the grid and provide seamless charging for consumers traveling through multiple
utility distribution systems;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F02ACE87FBE469290C165B8AA1E4D0E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to investigate
differences among deployment communities and to develop best practices for
implementing vehicle electrification in various communities, including best
practices for planning for and facilitating the construction of residential,
workplace, and publicly available infrastructure to support plug-in electric
drive vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H03796BECEB0943319384A830ECEDE783"><enum>(8)</enum><text>to collect
comprehensive data on the purchase and use of plug-in electric drive vehicles,
including charging profile data at unit and aggregate levels, to inform best
practices for rapidly deploying plug-in electric drive vehicles in other
locations, including for the installation of charging infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H62380FB09DDD48BF988DFECFE4DF63A9"><enum>(9)</enum><text>to reduce and
displace petroleum use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by accelerating the
deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles in the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H26359CCE69DD46F19441E8567F5F9C92"><enum>(10)</enum><text>to increase
domestic manufacturing capacity and commercialization in a manner that will
establish the United States as a world leader in plug-in electric drive vehicle
technologies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB0D94AD2DF9B42D6A79FAB7939FA7698"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Phase 1
deployment community selection criteria</header>
<paragraph id="H51160240C9234D7E8737A5CC6309B2E2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent
practicable, that selected deployment communities in phase 1 serve as models of
deployment for various communities across the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H059033BBC9124D18918FBF88686F09E9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>In
selecting communities under this section, the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="H10BECC06017F4EBA84CEFA0CCBB1677E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall ensure, to
the maximum extent practicable, that—</text>
<clause id="HB96D63D8D0934DB587E4E45CE4777A96"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
combination of selected communities is diverse in population density,
demographics, urban and suburban composition, typical commuting patterns,
climate, and type of utility (including investor-owned, publicly owned,
cooperatively owned, distribution-only, and vertically integrated
utilities);</text>
</clause><clause id="HB66E9540ADF0472DAEE3EFB7B49337AB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
combination of selected communities is diverse in geographic distribution, and
at least 1 deployment community is located in each Petroleum Administration for
Defense District;</text>
</clause><clause id="H15E5AC488CE241ACB4BDE80988267E2E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>at
least 1 community selected has a population of less than 125,000;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7FB8233A5D5B4079B9795E732EA4A53F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>grants are of a
sufficient amount such that each deployment community will achieve significant
market penetration; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7ACE5D141B8F4843AB465C3F08C080F9"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the
deployment communities are representative of other communities across the
United States;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDCE835943E6B4E3C827843B9A9505380"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is encouraged to
select a combination of deployment communities that includes multiple models or
approaches for deploying plug-in electric drive vehicles that the Secretary
believes are reasonably likely to be effective, including multiple approaches
to the deployment of charging infrastructure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D3D8911752F4F8CBBD6BAC1E2EDF0ED"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in addition to the
criteria described in subparagraph (A), may give preference to applicants
proposing a greater non-Federal cost share; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC1CF844B2ECF4DD187F91C5964D7FA79"><enum>(D)</enum><text>when considering
deployment community plans, shall take into account previous Department of
Energy and other Federal investments to ensure that the maximum domestic
benefit from Federal investments is realized.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H245823D7944B439985A55FADC821E94C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria</header>
<subparagraph id="H29CD52E8F74E43CF8327A3E3FCE69986"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, and not later than 90 days after the date on which any subsequent
amounts are appropriated for the Program, the Secretary shall publish criteria
for the selection of deployment communities that include requirements that
applications be submitted by a State, tribal, or local government entity (or
groups of State, tribal, or local government entities).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97C73A094C244B9FB28FA40FE81CBE9C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Application
requirements</header><text>The criteria published by the Secretary under
subparagraph (A) shall include application requirements that, at a minimum,
include—</text>
<clause id="H0852584CF44443D895EC2689AAB1B387"><enum>(i)</enum><text>goals for—</text>
<subclause id="HD1C2F915735F42C58BB20312915F6766"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the number of
plug-in electric drive vehicles to be deployed in the community;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H853D5690CCB9467D92BCC3875CEF9B00"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the expected
percentage of light-duty vehicle sales that would be sales of plug-in electric
drive vehicles; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H6E1666212E5940688AEF6F7562B45740"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the adoption of
plug-in electric drive vehicles (including medium- or heavy-duty vehicles) in
private and public fleets during the 3-year duration of the Program;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HF2C2C36A12A04E868F9BC2B710D942E7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>data that
demonstrate that—</text>
<subclause id="HB8BF51023EF94A799F2AA35F2AE5F22D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the public is
likely to embrace plug-in electric drive vehicles, which may include—</text>
<item id="H8941BE3933F74E259F3278E999A15196"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the
quantity of plug-in electric drive vehicles purchased;</text>
</item><item id="H4D400158004E4BC7B01D82F369FDC76C"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the
number of individuals on a waiting list to purchase a plug-in electric drive
vehicle;</text>
</item><item id="HC305BAEED6DC4B23BC1984C9A846DFBC"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>projections of
the quantity of plug-in electric drive vehicles supplied to dealers; and</text>
</item><item id="HB4E74C8481FA47D7B7EEF2495D163860"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>any
assessment of the quantity of charging infrastructure installed or for which
permits have been issued; and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="H0504DA77CE214EB6A4924C61EC52638D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>automobile
manufacturers and dealers will be able to provide and service the targeted
number of plug-in electric drive vehicles in the community for the duration of
the program;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HCFEBE483547A48A0823FB27E6AD95CB9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>clearly defined
geographic boundaries of the proposed deployment area;</text>
</clause><clause id="H72449B56375844F1BC37B003EE39BD89"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
community deployment plan for the deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles, charging infrastructure, and services in the deployment
community;</text>
</clause><clause id="HBFE67B824BC1460C8B438E7698183C14"><enum>(v)</enum><text>assurances that a
majority of the vehicle deployments anticipated in the plan will be personal
vehicles authorized to travel on the United States Federal-aid system of
highways, and secondarily, private or public sector plug-in electric drive
fleet vehicles, but may also include—</text>
<subclause id="H3793446195204970940E0E100CB86952"><enum>(I)</enum><text>medium- and
heavy-duty plug-in hybrid vehicles;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H69C8BBF6E26646FAB0B3F27A156C6EA4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>low speed plug-in
electric drive vehicles that meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
described in section 571.500 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HE9247DE757294F9794F20EE585F9ABCE"><enum>(III)</enum><text>any other
plug-in electric drive vehicle authorized to travel on the United States
Federal-aid system of highways; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H2B8AE3DD1A40465CADAF7A8FFED951D5"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>any
other merit-based criteria, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H35A1285F198C49629C3BC545B93968D0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Community
deployment plans</header><text>Plans for the deployment of plug-in electric
drive vehicles shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H675E2E42570942838A887EC5479F8DB1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a proposed level
of cost sharing in accordance with subsection (d)(2)(C);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D36D9F97D234F3DB3DBD61DB820DCFD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>documentation
demonstrating a substantial partnership with relevant stakeholders,
including—</text>
<clause id="H8556718D1A1845B2B0C1A3A0518BC003"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
list of stakeholders that includes—</text>
<subclause id="H4F99959F6B904D369A91BCBAE345BB7D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>elected and
appointed officials from each of the participating State, local, and tribal
governments;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H05D7C7B490944371AFBAEA0E32FDFEBB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>all relevant
generators and distributors of electricity;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF4DF1F29222D48168409FB67491B2B79"><enum>(III)</enum><text>State utility
regulatory authorities;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H5A05FC4FE335444C8EB2EDC444036CAA"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>departments of
public works and transportation;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H395F548388794E548B3FC16D8BD8CA4F"><enum>(V)</enum><text>owners and
operators of property that will be essential to the deployment of a sufficient
level of publicly available charging infrastructure (including privately owned
parking lots or structures and commercial entities with public access
locations);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HA8A1BDB872624FFAA190B6986A9AA499"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>plug-in electric
drive vehicle manufacturers or retailers;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H6CC3C162B14E4D9293252DD026BA11C9"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>third-party
providers of residential, workplace, private, and publicly available charging
infrastructure or services;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H48D3444CC270422C82384FB67E4288BB"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>owners of any
major fleet that will participate in the program;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HDFF51CD7464A4529984E0D70333FF3C4"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>as appropriate,
owners and operators of regional electric power distribution and transmission
facilities; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H670C7614F9EF4831800FE611F2A3B141"><enum>(X)</enum><text>as appropriate,
other existing community coalitions recognized by the Department of
Energy;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H6D4F2B6DEB7B42F38751991F15C3C46D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>evidence of the
commitment of the stakeholders to participate in the partnership;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC29044C6EBB6492FBFF2F543D5E5D9D0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a
clear description of the role and responsibilities of each stakeholder;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9D30266E8D9B4182B8C68CCAB0F2FD77"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
plan for continuing the engagement and participation of the stakeholders, as
appropriate, throughout the implementation of the deployment plan;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H45E6BBFBBFDB453599028F61DD1CD1E8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of
the number of plug-in electric drive vehicles anticipated to be plug-in
electric drive personal vehicles and the number of plug-in electric drive
vehicles anticipated to be privately owned fleet or public fleet
vehicles;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H499766A25611468FB3DD70CC6A4A74FC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a plan for
deploying residential, workplace, private, and publicly available charging
infrastructure, including—</text>
<clause id="H7B186AFAE2DA4E7CAD7C8EFA2177B01E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an
assessment of the number of consumers who will have access to private
residential charging infrastructure in single-family or multi-family
residences;</text>
</clause><clause id="H188A034F5E2946E99642A38E64CA709D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>options for
accommodating plug-in electric drive vehicle owners who are not able to charge
vehicles at their place of residence;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDE15D6334EB14FFD84FA40A95257FC2F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an
assessment of the number of consumers who will have access to workplace
charging infrastructure;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8F973F080EB04F81BF6682347F0BCC6E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
plan for ensuring that the charging infrastructure or plug-in electric drive
vehicle be able to send and receive the information needed to interact with the
grid and be compatible with smart grid technologies to the extent
feasible;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4600BEC4B7624E8FA453352B3FB06379"><enum>(v)</enum><text>an
estimate of the number and dispersion of publicly and privately owned charging
stations that will be publicly or commercially available;</text>
</clause><clause id="H920DEC149482451C87B822F59E7A2FBE"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>an
estimate of the quantity of charging infrastructure that will be privately
funded or located on private property; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H4D621A55D26B4CD99B160437579F8D8A"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>a
description of equipment to be deployed, including assurances that, to the
maximum extent practicable, equipment to be deployed will meet open,
nonproprietary standards for connecting to plug-in electric drive vehicles that
are either—</text>
<subclause id="H6A848D6BC4584E75A552B536DABD5C84"><enum>(I)</enum><text>commonly accepted
by industry at the time the equipment is being acquired; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H545BC79E873F41DE92A112FAAE63E755"><enum>(II)</enum><text>meet the
standards developed by the Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology under section 1305 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of
2007 (42 U.S.C. 17385);</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5ABF49B1DA254A1D988B643FFAEE825D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a plan for
effective marketing of and consumer education relating to plug-in electric
drive vehicles, charging services, and infrastructure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1D8C567F00549AF97E97498597799C9"><enum>(F)</enum><text>descriptions of
updated building codes (or a plan to update building codes before or during the
grant period) to include charging infrastructure or dedicated circuits for
charging infrastructure, as appropriate, in new construction and major
renovations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB9E4BC59642C4D36BF3285BB69879017"><enum>(G)</enum><text>descriptions of
updated construction permitting or inspection processes (or a plan to update
construction permitting or inspection processes) to allow for expedited
installation of charging infrastructure for purchasers of plug-in electric
drive vehicles, including a permitting process that allows a vehicle purchaser
to have charging infrastructure installed in a timely manner;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H43E8B066C77048B38209FFFF346B6AF5"><enum>(H)</enum><text>descriptions of
updated zoning, parking rules, or other local ordinances as are necessary to
facilitate the installation of publicly available charging infrastructure and
to allow for access to publicly available charging infrastructure, as
appropriate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF429944BCF0D4ACA86D3E783953CE1A0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a plan to ensure
that each resident in a deployment community who purchases and registers a new
plug-in electric drive vehicle throughout the duration of the deployment
community receives, in addition to any Federal incentives, consumer benefits
that may include—</text>
<clause id="HB6602540330A4708BE70A6605C2C7729"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
rebate of part of the purchase price of the vehicle;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9254C6696DD043ABA6118AB5265BA476"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reductions in
sales taxes or registration fees;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0C94176F95834EF4B517976A3E640898"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>rebates or
reductions in the costs of permitting, purchasing, or installing home plug-in
electric drive vehicle charging infrastructure; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6D768F18A63946139DE47BE1D53A5901"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>rebates or
reductions in State or local toll road access charges;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F4E1B51B4E1474B93557EBB24E0F621"><enum>(J)</enum><text>additional
consumer benefits, such as preferred parking spaces or single-rider access to
high-occupancy vehicle lanes for plug-in electric drive vehicles;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9B1EBB90CC9343FB846E407C5BD19003"><enum>(K)</enum><text>a proposed plan
for making necessary utility and grid upgrades, including economically sound
and cybersecure information technology upgrades and employee training, and a
plan for recovering the cost of the upgrades;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1C8F547B291E4321B373E148B7519D2B"><enum>(L)</enum><text>a description of
utility, grid operator, or third-party charging service provider, policies and
plans for accommodating the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles,
including—</text>
<clause id="H324D6A0E0BB14F3CA7D3B3CD1BECC3C5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>rate
structures or provisions and billing protocols for the charging of plug-in
electric drive vehicles;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8C18611F841F49AD86B64C29AE72B025"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>analysis of
potential impacts to the grid;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDD522B1BF9CB495CA60D63F8FD28EDCD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>plans for using
information technology or third-party aggregators—</text>
<subclause id="HB85A1777C9044585A23773A1937603F9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to minimize the
effects of charging on peak loads;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H83DE037A4DCB496687F6B96F77968703"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to enhance
reliability; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H52C1858BBF544E92A2E560295E17AE7B"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to provide other
grid benefits; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HE541BF1129654AE7B25AC7B489C2D3F0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>plans for working
with smart grid technologies or third-party aggregators for the purposes of
smart charging and for allowing 2-way communication;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7022A194671E4A83ACB853C36764202D"><enum>(M)</enum><text>a deployment
timeline;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF58BEE25F1274D03A34A87F0D9531B30"><enum>(N)</enum><text>a plan for
monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the plan, including metrics for
assessing the success of the deployment and an approach to updating the plan,
as appropriate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9951E1D444924E87969E6863665B581A"><enum>(O)</enum><text>a description of
the manner in which any grant funds applied for under subsection (d) will be
used and the proposed local cost share for the funds.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H84CE774594E24362881F4FB9DDB874E1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Phase 1
applications and grants</header>
<paragraph id="HDC396DC15D8E4370A47C4A045D4E8FA3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applications</header>
<subparagraph id="HBB02262604E24347AFF03901E985473F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 150 days after the date of publication by
the Secretary of selection criteria described in subsection (c)(3), any State,
tribal, or local government, or group of State, tribal, or local governments
may apply to the Secretary to become a deployment community.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H42A3E27BA24D491494720C30BB113F63"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Joint
sponsorship</header>
<clause id="H3D736A1E1C994463943381ABBEF157AB"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An application submitted under subparagraph (A) may be
jointly sponsored by electric utilities, automobile manufacturers, technology
providers, carsharing companies or organizations, third-party plug-in electric
drive vehicle service providers, or other appropriated entities.</text>
</clause><clause id="HB87C1D4083CC4102BD260C0612DDF21D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Disbursement of
grants</header><text>A grant provided under this subsection shall only be
disbursed to a State, tribal, or local government, or group of State, tribal,
or local governments, regardless of whether the application is jointly
sponsored under clause (i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF270C34F04FB4C65987933CEF0E46334"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grants</header>
<subparagraph id="H75EE9DAC27514EF48B7DECA0CF1CFADA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In each application, the applicant may request up to
$100,000,000 in financial assistance from the Secretary to fund projects in the
deployment community.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H879BC599D76544F1B18D7EB93190A400"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Funds provided through a grant under this paragraph may be
used to help implement the plan for the deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles included in the application, including—</text>
<clause id="HBD73673B06E14ACCBAB7B0C428927F43"><enum>(i)</enum><text>planning for and
installing charging infrastructure, including offering additional incentives as
described in subsection (c)(4)(I);</text>
</clause><clause id="HC4333EAF43DE4D88BE439C134321BD8B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>updating building
codes, zoning or parking rules, or permitting or inspection processes as
described in subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H) of subsection (c)(4);</text>
</clause><clause id="HC6213BDCED0F4830AB2C37BCE6FCC2EA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reducing the
cost and increasing the consumer adoption of plug-in electric drive vehicles
through incentives as described in subsection (c)(4)(I);</text>
</clause><clause id="H4E591FFBDDFE4E679CEBC76F40D15BED"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>workforce
training, including training of permitting officials;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8D7AF5516C9043B1A021FAC522ADA8C9"><enum>(v)</enum><text>public education
and marketing described in the proposed marketing plan;</text>
</clause><clause id="H221A38F6B78E41229B206652B166D932"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>shifting State,
tribal, or local government fleets to plug-in electric drive vehicles, at a
rate in excess of the existing alternative fueled fleet vehicle acquisition
requirements for Federal fleets under section 303(b)(1)(D) of the Energy Policy
Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13212(b)(1)(D)); and</text>
</clause><clause id="HCBF150B949C148BDA8A224086DF93D85"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>necessary
utility and grid upgrades as described in subsection (c)(4)(K).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5945662C59704E39ADFD0A105FCAF019"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Cost-sharing</header>
<clause id="H7806025FA7B84DD19084E2D0562075DF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A grant provided under this paragraph shall be subject to
a minimum non-Federal cost-sharing requirement of 20 percent.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H23EBEF3CA3094FDDA739B3596273FE67"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Non-Federal
sources</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H47F7DC15E00941969E3002B13035F6DD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>determine the
appropriate cost share for each selected applicant; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HC20AD501AC5447E594C98B53AB702874"><enum>(II)</enum><text>require that the
Federal contribution to total expenditures on activities described in clauses
(ii), (iv), (v), and (vi) of subparagraph (B) not exceed 30 percent.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H3B2F90471FE542049E9EA2F73BF38F67"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Reduction</header><text>The
Secretary may reduce or eliminate the cost-sharing requirement described in
clause (i), as the Secretary determines to be necessary.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H15B76A96630349A5888ABDE2C0C46C97"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Calculation of
amount</header><text>In calculating the amount of the non-Federal share under
this section, the Secretary—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H05DAB4FEC7AA4DE6A0C7AF67A24E3356"><enum>(I)</enum><text>may include
allowable costs in accordance with the applicable cost principles,
including—</text>
<item commented="no" id="H62B69A925E3D40F5A564FE39161E25ED"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>cash;</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="HB3A0149FFC8145B8996932779A460826"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>personnel
costs;</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="H2D84E4157AEF442C9D1E5ADEA71E5326"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the value of a
service, other resource, or third-party in-kind contribution determined in
accordance with the applicable circular of the Office of Management and
Budget;</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="H603A400BB73C49E2A1F1DF0BE5075F4B"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>indirect costs or
facilities and administrative costs; or</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="H923EB52CB9B04F33A34A234579B060CA"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>any funds
received under the power program of the Tennessee Valley Authority or any Power
Marketing Administration (except to the extent that such funds are made
available under an annual appropriation Act);</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H5F558FF0AF864765A603CAF15AF47C68"><enum>(II)</enum><text>shall include
contributions made by State, tribal, or local government entities and private
entities; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H175E98155413488B888EA774F4132B22"><enum>(III)</enum><text>shall not
include—</text>
<item commented="no" id="HAE84DCF4924D4279BD20D8FA556F8B20"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>revenues or
royalties from the prospective operation of an activity beyond the time
considered in the grant;</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="H2B75C4AB7FD743F09FCA6DB14E8D7874"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>proceeds from the
prospective sale of an asset of an activity; or</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="HC442A1C7F0554B9F99839073AB6C8C58"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>other
appropriated Federal funds.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="HC0133C448BB54D69B1101B8A8C40A2CF"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Repayment of
Federal share</header><text>The Secretary shall not require repayment of the
Federal share of a cost-shared activity under this section as a condition of
providing a grant.</text>
</clause><clause id="H242ACCF83B1542E39150768220D36412"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Title to
property</header><text>The Secretary may vest title or other property interests
acquired under projects funded under this title in any entity, including the
United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8BAEC7E908CF4194AE13355F553E28D0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>Not
later than 120 days after an application deadline has been established under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall announce the names of the deployment
communities selected under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB531EDB7451542B8B61D54B418A5F87E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reporting
requirements</header>
<paragraph id="H3AB7F2E122DB4430AC94F027D45A122A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Committee,
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2A5FE46CE2C34020927B1F83441D9434"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine what
data will be required to be collected by participants in deployment communities
and submitted to the Department to allow for analysis of the deployment
communities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8452997FBFD64E70BC479064C58BC2FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide for the
protection of consumer privacy, as appropriate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13183CA01C0840C38A27B2DBC907441B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>develop metrics to
evaluate the performance of the deployment communities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H545D3B354137408B9B38C223A6F92369"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Provision of
data</header><text>As a condition of participation in the Program, a deployment
community shall provide any data identified by the Secretary under paragraph
(1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H64C58262BC864BBA8F23C16F0244727F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Not
later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act and again after the
completion of the Program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that
contains—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB3B98F66300E4664BA4E55E03DD686CE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of
the status of—</text>
<clause id="HA8D0971096F041A89A8628E3B0FE9C2D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
deployment communities and the implementation of the deployment plan of each
deployment community;</text>
</clause><clause id="H758E2577B0D143778C8F7B79F2FF7C19"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
rate of vehicle deployment and market penetration of plug-in electric drive
vehicles; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H45EE61CA0E434D309775F95A07FE9890"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the deployment
of residential and publicly available infrastructure;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3895DA388D50440B8F264F0426E38326"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of
the challenges experienced and lessons learned from the program to date,
including the activities described in subparagraph (A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDF4ACDCB8EFF4D608CE5763A6F204FD2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an analysis of the
data collected under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H29F2613768914B66A21D6FEC0A38BB18"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Proprietary
information</header><text>The Secretary shall, as appropriate, provide for the
protection of proprietary information and intellectual property rights.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7F872E83A4444FD0BDBCB5C61F107557"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $2,000,000,000.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDD7E1814F515483DB3493F948AF1D4D7"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 166(b)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4581409523F940CC817D5448E58785D6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>Before September 30, 2009, the State</quote> and
inserting <quote>The State</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H72CC7D589E4C43C2867BE35B746B8F20"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking <quote>Before September 30, 2009, the State</quote> and
inserting <quote>The State</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4034EC19EC8E4D04BA38A7776017617C"><enum>2017.</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subsection id="HF779901921B746E085D4A83B2FA54BC1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Targeted Plug-In
Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Communities Program</header>
<paragraph id="H3EDE836B200B4881BD0F1556198A24D2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On October 1, 2010, out of any funds in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the
Secretary to carry out section 2016 $400,000,000, to remain available until
expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCF095D8F6E25450CB24610050B41A0A9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out section 2016 the funds transferred under
paragraph (1), without further appropriation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0B059375BF8C4799903DE064618D7684"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Other
provisions</header>
<paragraph id="HB18FD9F92904456A8E5251197DFF5BAF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On October 1, 2010, out of any funds in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the
Secretary to carry out this subtitle (other than section 2016) $100,000,000, to
remain available until expended.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H707F954613CC4BF6947092C4E56DA979"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Receipt and
acceptance</header><text>The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall
accept, and shall use to carry out this subtitle (other than section 2016) the
funds transferred under paragraph (1), without further appropriation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H3828AB168ECB4BDC91553ADE47629B65"><enum>B</enum><header>Research and
development</header>
<section id="H3468FA3DA08C4A23B00ED2A7E6F5AD81"><enum>2021.</enum><header>Research and
development program</header>
<subsection id="H42879DE9889F4883A99131FAF354FFDD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Research and
development program</header>
<paragraph id="HC3FA06A747FF48D7A56F84B95D6F6810"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Committee, shall
establish a program to fund research and development in advanced batteries,
plug-in electric drive vehicle components, plug-in electric drive
infrastructure, and other technologies supporting the development, manufacture,
and deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles and charging
infrastructure.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB58F83904F924DB0A1A0DB0774BA2DEB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>The program may include funding for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H54DE1FE4F86E4EB88AF966704A17E2E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the development of
low-cost, smart-charging and vehicle-to-grid connectivity technology;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE893A9BE52AB4D39B79DE0934177AF99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the benchmarking
and assessment of open software systems using nationally established evaluation
criteria; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3733E2645C414C8F81F55F23100F706D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>new technologies
in electricity storage or electric drive components for vehicles.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCFB3D66494F446D6ABAFC5523A6DD81A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress a report describing the status of the program described in
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H370973457FBC4E568191B3B433F64853"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Secondary use
applications program</header>
<paragraph id="H1C3A357B49784164B8C4421F08AA0B17"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Committee, shall
carry out a research, development, and demonstration program that builds upon
any work carried out under section 915 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16195) and—</text>
<subparagraph id="H34A01AB0EDBC443D91DC833091D28968"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifies
possible uses of a vehicle battery after the useful life of the battery in a
vehicle has been exhausted;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB5DD747B2E94500B1197220BB470A9A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assesses the
potential for markets for uses described in subparagraph (A) to develop, as
well as any barriers to the development of the markets;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3F0B521BE4C49CFB96EBF2B7D0E0564"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identifies the
infrastructure, technology, and equipment needed to manage the charging
activity of the batteries used in stationary sources; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E878AB5ABF64D3096201909C5387709"><enum>(D)</enum><text>identifies the
potential uses of a vehicle battery—</text>
<clause id="H0180014F3B3D4273A451D01CC171F21F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with
the most promise for market development; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H191C9AADA50A404184C726DDC3225565"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for
which market development would be aided by a demonstration project.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDEA0E73C4C3F416EA5FF756D6BC084BC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress an initial report on the
findings of the program described in paragraph (1), including recommendations
for stationary energy storage and other potential applications for batteries
used in plug-in electric drive vehicles.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDA708B37C2D74F31A6CBB243DE1CD7E8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Secondary use
demonstration projects</header>
<paragraph id="H53C631A786D7476C82FD1D22998D65E5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Based on the results of the program described in
subsection (b), the Secretary, in consultation with the Committee, shall
develop guidelines for projects that demonstrate the secondary uses of vehicle
batteries.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H39E522FDC45B48BE8C21D345676F5E20"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publication of
guidelines</header><text>Not later than 30 months after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDCB4BDBE180F48299EAC569D7078ED10"><enum>(A)</enum><text>publish the
guidelines described in paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE3096F4A8D0543C29FC9E753EF6B2AA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>solicit
applications for funding for demonstration projects.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDB259213D5564B5F8E21D7DD253F646B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Grant
program</header><text>Not later than 38 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall select proposals for grant funding under this
section, based on an assessment of which proposals are mostly likely to
contribute to the development of a secondary market for batteries.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2CE58FB32186481EAC4E2D8EBEED63E7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Materials
Recycling Study</header>
<paragraph id="H8D21F05A8EEC475E878D56749898715D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Committee, shall
carry out a study on the recycling of materials from plug-in electric drive
vehicles and the batteries used in plug-in electric drive vehicles.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB258062183DF41F28C10D891F05D1EA9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the findings of
the study described in paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H856D90522102498BB92D5F509718AE4F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,535,000,000,
including—</text>
<paragraph id="H562369E440734C00AFC120A1691FDF21"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$1,500,000,000 for
use in conducting the program described in subsection (a) for fiscal years 2011
through 2020;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H23E3E7CC93C649388B89271E88AF2FA9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$5,000,000 for use
in conducting the program described in subsection (b) for fiscal years 2011
through 2016;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB628C8F34CB64CD4A1AE40A5FAD548E4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$25,000,000 for
use in providing grants described in subsection (c) for fiscal years 2011
through 2020; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C19FCF7D32C482C9038C2EFEAD7B96C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$5,000,000 for use
in conducting the study described in subsection (d) for fiscal years 2011
through 2013.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H8E465AB57B374B53B4387DBB5DFCDD58"><enum>2022.</enum><header>Advanced
batteries for tomorrow prize</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HED596D03664B4A7989F23FD24C2320F1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, as part of the program described in
section 1008 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16396), the Secretary
shall establish the Advanced Batteries for Tomorrow Prize to competitively
award cash prizes in accordance with this section to advance the research,
development, demonstration, and commercial application of a 500-mile vehicle
battery.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HCFFF56868FF64B38A2905D933ECCDF03"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Battery
specifications</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H6824B52E8F314CE5AED74D03DC1F957D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>To be eligible for the Prize, a battery submitted by an
entrant shall be—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H4D31332E97FC4357950FED97EA50598A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>able to power a
plug-in electric drive vehicle authorized to travel on the United States
Federal-aid system of highways for at least 500 miles before recharging;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD0A2FF0D76EA4754A1BED36C7D1A376F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>of a size that
would not be cost-prohibitive or create space constraints, if mass-produced;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H25C0CBC21D15425098D6D4FC591BD36B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>cost-effective
(measured in cost per kilowatt hour), if mass-produced.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2184F4D7278E4CEDBC7E4DDE90A2AC9B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
requirements</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Committee,
shall establish any additional battery specifications that the Secretary and
the Committee determine to be necessary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H5C705CACE34647B791A3CD4C2A7535D6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Private
funds</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H4124A1D3FE084EB29FC84A78A99E181D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2) and notwithstanding section 3302
of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may accept, retain, and use
funds contributed by any person, government entity, or organization for
purposes of carrying out this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H35AEDC2939784971BE49413CF5B130EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>without further
appropriation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC774A3B294DA4947B70230CB3EC1901F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>without fiscal
year limitation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H010F9F9B0582492CA400E77D6C61DF35"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Restriction on
participation</header><text>An entity providing private funds for the Prize may
not participate in the competition for the Prize.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H1345FC51178746CDB7E876F82DCCDD36"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical
review</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Committee, shall
establish a technical review committee composed of non-Federal officers to
review data submitted by Prize entrants under this section and determine
whether the data meets the prize specifications described in subsection
(b).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H74BDCC268D724AF0964BDC97DCDC4DEE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Third-Party
administration</header><text>The Secretary may select, on a competitive basis,
a third party to administer awards provided under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H34AC4532D8C446F190C5517D70BA92B7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To
be eligible for an award under this section—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HEEDF37EB3A0C4936A4B45F9577023654"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the case of a
private entity, the entity shall be incorporated in and maintain a primary
place of business in the United States; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H513D825103304605BBEDE93F3D218DBA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of an
individual (whether participating as a single individual or in a group), the
individual shall be a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United
States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H9DEF8C9B8F1341EC8C4531A735002C2F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Award
amounts</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HAB98DB33F2E64E69BF3A85A4392014F9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to the availability of funds to carry out this
section, the amount of the Prize shall be $10,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H5A64D73A50FF4DD89D6D0784B957C4EA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Breakthrough
achievement awards</header><text>In addition to the award described in
paragraph (1), the Secretary, in consultation with the technical review
committee established under subsection (d), may award cash prizes, in amounts
determined by the Secretary, in recognition of breakthrough achievements in
research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HAD03C306A12B4396B0D71D78830B6D26"><enum>(A)</enum><text>activities
described in subsection (b); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2AF4586155AC46F78527E5A6BC6EFA47"><enum>(B)</enum><text>advances in
battery durability, energy density, and power density.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HB8B34ED1395D4134A69156C0D8E5579E"><enum>(h)</enum><header>500-Mile battery
award fund</header>
<paragraph id="HA07906C1E84F41B2BE0D80CF6E570BE8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the
<term>500-Mile Battery Fund</term> (referred to in this section as the
<term>Fund</term>), to be administered by the Secretary, to be available
without fiscal year limitation and subject to appropriation, to award amounts
under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H27B36A24D5B341B9BEDF7F4629980EA7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfers to
Fund</header><text>The Fund shall consist of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48108B8188234B49B4711FE3A4F70754"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such amounts as
are appropriated to the Fund under subsection (i); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E6EDC1ADE684F1E9F1309B54EA3DE25"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such amounts as
are described in subsection (c) and that are provided for the Fund.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAC086B66BB9E4D80A642CA0D73C93368"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>Amounts
in the Fund may not be made available for any purpose other than a purposes
described in subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF7F0E15CAA5F44FC8C5C455A5D1B4EA2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Annual
reports</header>
<subparagraph id="HC58F0C8788F9469B9B8E2E455F781DCB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year
beginning with fiscal year 2012, the Secretary shall submit a report on the
operation of the Fund during the fiscal year to—</text>
<clause id="H7DF862B82F254880B5FA2E9A47579589"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and of the
Senate;</text>
</clause><clause id="H2259A58175E547F086B72A3B8187A7FA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA7A0CF4C6A5F461E9D3A51CDA7138AEB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HECF0F8C1AD5C4C09937E8EFFDF261D4B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
report shall include, for the fiscal year covered by the report, the
following:</text>
<clause id="H000A4BBF65EA4E5A9822519155971BC5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A
statement of the amounts deposited into the Fund.</text>
</clause><clause id="H26C2EE838A1D41D5BA67F70CC853EFA4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>A
description of the expenditures made from the Fund for the fiscal year,
including the purpose of the expenditures.</text>
</clause><clause id="H05B89F5B57104EB48DFFBA5F9BCE4AE0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Recommendations
for additional authorities to fulfill the purpose of the Fund.</text>
</clause><clause id="HA8ED122E36704DB49BC50FA903E455CB"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>A
statement of the balance remaining in the Fund at the end of the fiscal
year.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H50C85DDC75794D928E33278D3648C244"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Separate
appropriations account</header><text>Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H5255884D50664067BD9BDFD4B18D055C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (35) and (36) as paragraphs (36) and (37), respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD27F2164FDCA4A09A8F6FCA054E8F6B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating
the second paragraph (33) (relating to obligational authority and outlays
requested for homeland security) as paragraph (35); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7FEE04250A6446808B9A567DE5C4A776"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D892F47E1634222ACC17C063BBA5490" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H0E1B0D2B5F754831A141CD8C186E9CBD"><enum>(38)</enum><text>a separate
statement for the 500-Mile Battery Fund established under section 2022(h) of
the <short-title>Promoting Natural Gas and Electric
Vehicles Act of 2010</short-title>, which shall include the estimated amount of
deposits into the Fund, obligations, and outlays from the
Fund.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H5CDFDA7F6B8441CFB535E13947BD44BD"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HAB25CC0FA0B741A3B64C6DC131346569"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$10,000,000 to
carry out subsection (g)(1); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H84829E737D8840E1A88957985A60F41C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$1,000,000 to
carry out subsection (g)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H8B794B42B79A4F37996BBB1BC7117705"><enum>2023.</enum><header>Study on the
supply of raw materials</header>
<subsection id="HC13A65AE3EF241ADB8293CD31D81AEE2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the
Secretary and the Task Force, shall conduct a study that—</text>
<paragraph id="H9C3A35F2FF5B4B8BA7D3884525112779"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifies the raw
materials needed for the manufacture of plug-in electric drive vehicles,
batteries, and other components for plug-in electric drive vehicles, and for
the infrastructure needed to support plug-in electric drive vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H55434546E1C3418CBF3AEC83E4BF500E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>describes the
primary or original sources and known reserves and resources of those raw
materials;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HED74F250D94E43CDBA6ACAD9D391CBE9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assesses, in
consultation with the National Academy of Sciences, the degree of risk to the
manufacture, maintenance, deployment, and use of plug-in electric drive
vehicles associated with the supply of those raw materials; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5E04965F0107409E94A581C000976ED8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identifies
pathways to securing reliable and resilient supplies of those raw
materials.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H39AB3F4BD6364D4EBED16FF7B1C9A78C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
the Interior shall submit to Congress a report that describes the results of
the study.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF51C27DA223A4C448BEA967E62A84433"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this subsection $1,500,000.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HC3144EB9313E4D6FB6CCC75D14F1C4D6"><enum>2024.</enum><header>Study on the
collection and preservation of data collected from plug-In electric drive
vehicles</header>
<subsection id="H3E92109A64E046799967F644D4CE1DF2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Committee, shall enter into
an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy
shall conduct a study that—</text>
<paragraph id="H545F81E56E37433891DA4C23952B8437"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifies—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD0E7E29383F94985A6C77DD1B9259D7E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the data that may
be collected from plug-in electric drive vehicles, including data on the
location, charging patterns, and usage of plug-in electric drive
vehicles;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8CF785C09E944A69998B1FF5102DBCC9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the scientific,
economic, commercial, security, and historic potential of the data described in
subparagraph (A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB06AFC84D7554062B897E833D5C594B0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any laws or
regulations that relate to the data described in subparagraph (A); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H00825CC593BF4F50AB997FC1FA038C09"><enum>(2)</enum><text>analyzes and
provides recommendations on matters that include procedures, technologies, and
rules relating to the collection, storage, and preservation of the data
described in paragraph (1)(A).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF8D15F3794F74D7BB6E95E0771BCEF98"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 15 months after the date of an agreement between the Secretary and
the Academy under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall submit
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes the results
of the study under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H35D98997B88D4D08A8FACB9B3211EF81"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $1,000,000.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H3AD0DA7E20E74DB18F781EE3E93BB008"><enum>C</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="H7D50E9B2A1654B7583100D7CB8A6D85B"><enum>2031.</enum><header>Utility
planning for plug-In electric drive vehicles</header>
<subsection id="HEB1FF88F967B49CE910CD9E1A7B2B5A7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFD10FDD147594B0E97433C83DA698DC3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 111(d)
(16 U.S.C. 2621(d)), by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5949124389B4EF8952103C3A41626A8" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2EEBB1946321405786B5CE5B3F142CF5"><enum>(20)</enum><header>Plug-in
electric drive vehicle planning</header>
<subparagraph id="HF14F27363EA348399A34FE8AF973387D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Utility plan for
plug-in electric drive vehicles</header>
<clause id="HDB6D2C720AFD44719B43AF934EF387A4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this paragraph, each electric utility shall develop a plan to support the use
of plug-in electric drive vehicles, including medium- and heavy-duty hybrid
electric vehicles in the service area of the electric utility.</text>
</clause><clause id="H016F97177E294EA6BC65C6FD41F0F159"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>A
plan under clause (i) shall investigate—</text>
<subclause id="HDEF662AE1DF54F0EAF67710E2BDC8FF1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>various levels of
potential penetration of plug-in electric drive vehicles in the utility service
area;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H04BCA4705FE04C5EAFE123BFBC75D196"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the potential
impacts that the various levels of penetration and charging scenarios
(including charging rates and daily hours of charging) would have on
generation, distribution infrastructure, and the operation of the transmission
grid; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H34CDBD2A7EB4458BB89E6C088A79F7BF"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the role of
third parties in providing reliable and economical charging services.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H0F3FDDC15FBC40709050F0111CCE8E65"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Waiver</header>
<subclause id="H7D66C51CF54540D6BF1375CEE31DF1B7"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An electric utility that determines that the electric
utility will not be impacted by plug-in electric drive vehicles during the
5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this paragraph may petition
the Secretary to waive clause (i) for 5 years.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HEA3E7D8A4FD44AE09358D48A94E58FF0"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>Approval
of a waiver under subclause (I) shall be in the sole discretion of the
Secretary.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H5BDC21DA323C4E8E9E8A235328BF32BC"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Updates</header>
<subclause id="H203413F7D60D4C56AE2782BE46B28AED"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each electric utility shall update the plan of the
electric utility every 5 years.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7ECB53AC362D40FC887EA6546D51CD5C"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Resubmission of
waiver</header><text>An electric utility that received a waiver under clause
(iii) and wants the waiver to continue after the expiration of the waiver shall
be required to resubmit the waiver.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="HDD495701C9E9474A89C1E4124DB0047A"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Exemption</header><text>If
the Secretary determines that a plan required by a State regulatory authority
meets the requirements of this paragraph, the Secretary may accept that plan
and exempt the electric utility submitting the plan from the requirements of
clause (i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H78B16CAAB9F84460A110325F44F442A7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Support
requirements</header><text>Each State regulatory authority (in the case of each
electric utility for which the authority has ratemaking authority) and each
municipal and cooperative utility shall—</text>
<clause id="HC5F9FF321F504ED0B6742CC4745DD954"><enum>(i)</enum><text>participate in any
local plan for the deployment of recharging infrastructure in communities
located in the footprint of the authority or utility;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC8673D26489C4C289225F4A2B8F08853"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>require that
charging infrastructure deployed is interoperable with products of all auto
manufacturers to the maximum extent practicable; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H44967EBA01DF43919767C64B225C33AA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>consider
adopting minimum requirements for deployment of electrical charging
infrastructure and other appropriate requirements necessary to support the use
of plug-in electric drive vehicles.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H43B0278B8AA5407492929760555E8E07"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Cost
recovery</header><text>Each State regulatory authority (in the case of each
electric utility for which the authority has ratemaking authority) and each
municipal and cooperative utility may consider whether, and to what extent, to
allow cost recovery for plans and implementation of plans.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H38079F5995024AA58824365207C2F7D2"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>Not
later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, each State
regulatory authority (with respect to each electric utility for which the
authority has ratemaking authority), and each municipal and cooperative
electric utility, shall complete the consideration, and shall make the
determination, referred to in subsection (a) with respect to the standard
established by this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H226B205E7B1D42939B249138EABBF0F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 112(c)
(16 U.S.C. 2622(c))—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3921ACEB82974626BBAD6A1DFF76190D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first
sentence, by striking <quote>Each State</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H483F458272614F569BCB9DC71A286AD4" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H593DC85DDA4742888ED379B174FB66EC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each
State</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBF31D7D06E1A46C087F2759FAE6DABC8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the second
sentence, by striking <quote>In the case</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAE4E9CA1CB344FC78BCAA682FC37D86E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H81F1BC1C608D444C93EADCA9A5D43A41"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific
standards</header>
<subparagraph id="HF864B074A5B441E4BAE739FEE5385CE3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Net metering and
fossil fuel generation efficiency</header><text>In the
case</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H40933A7FE17142E88ACE13162E063C05"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the third
sentence, by striking <quote>In the case</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D85CDB3F3CB429C8AD415D30A586DB1" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H5E3899797545404A842B3FDBD175E46A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Time-based
metering and communications</header><text>In the
case</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD39A7FBE7F1C42BDA5FB50398A87425B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in the fourth
sentence—</text>
<clause id="HE87F6150963B4D9485AF50090AFE9884"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>In the case</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2506898AD84C421B951D69F67E03D49A" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H8EB3AEBD56134AEEA62420D7B25CE972"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Interconnection</header><text>In
the case</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="H75DBFF497EA648D48137C7C173188D4D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>paragraph (15)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (15) of
section 111(d)</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H355EC0EBF62D41D29B5325C1F29B1D88"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in the fifth
sentence, by striking <quote>In the case</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7426720041F242A8A726D4F38AA1C671" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H8B1A2E56033A4C519964372F50E0C3FC"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Integrated
resource planning, rate design modifications, smart grid investments, smart
grid information</header><text>In the
case</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D4354072FB64EC1A9F1D97A3F266114"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA4005DB666294CBF9E5392CE9723673F" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HEF67202155A84763A9F32806E1CFAC3D"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Plug-in electric
drive vehicle planning</header><text>In the case of the standards established
by paragraph (20) of section 111(d), the reference contained in this subsection
to the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the
date of enactment of that paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3503ECD7BD9948EBA95C18CAD6B00F14"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 112(d)
(16 U.S.C. 2622(d)), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>(19)</quote> and inserting <quote>(20)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3BA1EF2A81DC48E290610C12A9B33532"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="H3983F181302D4B41ADC03EE36A1DCAD8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Technical
Advisory Committee, shall convene a group of utility stakeholders, charging
infrastructure providers, third-party aggregators, and others, as appropriate,
to discuss and determine the potential models for the technically and
logistically challenging issues involved in using electricity as a fuel for
vehicles, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE38EBBC1E78D45B286AAF78E414A1077"><enum>(A)</enum><text>accommodation for
billing for charging a plug-in electric drive vehicle, both at home and at
publicly available charging infrastructure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBB7B5629A11F4F75A0EB33F47B46D0BC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>plans for
anticipating vehicle to grid applications that will allow batteries in cars as
well as banks of batteries to be used for grid storage, ancillary services
provision, and backup power;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2EA543DEE61944B99863CD97D2EC2FB4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>integration of
plug-in electric drive vehicles with smart grid, including protocols and
standards, necessary equipment, and information technology systems; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0534C91263D64BE491BB5E358076D538"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other barriers
to installing sufficient and appropriate charging infrastructure.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H441AFFA4E55B4764977FFA4F5AAD1C0E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act and biennially
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report that includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H293EBC05DF13409AA990FB7B29EFDA63"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the issues and
model solutions described in paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H160EC0EE9C554270997854260B96B4AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any other issues
that the Task Force and Secretary determine to be appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H6FFD0783C5BC4D6ABCF51459328C365D"><enum>2032.</enum><header>Loan
guarantees</header>
<subsection id="H57568812A4814C6C9B4870CB68BE73AB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Loan guarantees
for advanced battery purchases for use in stationary
applications</header><text>Subtitle B of title I of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2DD218F7ADD04638A67ADF7DBD38C505" style="OLC">
<section id="HBDFC30E201844E0CBE03776907D1BF3F"><enum>137.</enum><header>Loan guarantees
for advanced battery purchases</header>
<subsection id="H5CBC9E051B3949E5BE8D20BEE92A00B3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HD5E6C45EA8C842E29604DF355CF903B5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Qualified
automotive battery</header><text>The term <term>qualified automotive
battery</term> means a battery that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA1B88341B05B43B7909210AA0A15C152"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has at least 4
kilowatt hours of battery capacity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA571B83913164CF9898E645AFC03C58D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is designed for
use in qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles but is purchased for
nonautomotive applications.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAE80F6666DDC47B9AA4B4B7BE49A1A1B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8B16D25B579045A398312CAF4D32D9EA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an original
equipment manufacturer;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5500A7E9B4C747FCAD2F96ECE6C94477"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an electric
utility;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1169DB51F6474953A3598A6078AF6B81"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any provider of
range extension infrastructure; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H595B1DF977304896A408CA8DB079CE54"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other
qualified entity, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF741A4C03AF54CDFA2EC9DBE3B6C7481"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Loan
guarantees</header>
<paragraph id="H5D0D300B3854443080DE7374BDA2DBAF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall guarantee loans made to eligible
entities for the aggregate purchase of not less than 200 qualified automotive
batteries in a calendar year that have a total minimum power rating of 1
megawatt and use advanced battery technology.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA174144872D7467BBFC6AA3DD51EE583"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text>As
a condition of receiving a loan guarantee under this section, an entity
purchasing qualified automotive batteries with loan funds guaranteed under this
section shall comply with the provisions of the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a
et seq.).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9D20247D68BB43C7A304D3114E5B248D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry out this
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H474D9008224D448293CF27E3742DE552"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section
$50,000,000.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H6B11079047D545DD885C4BE833851779"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Loan guarantees
for charging infrastructure</header><text>Section 1705(a) of the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16516(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26E57FDD34B5477F9F8DEEE7B7AA8A95" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H9A1651826A514BF882D3C64FF324211F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Charging
infrastructure and networks of charging infrastructure for plug-in drive
electric vehicles, if the charging infrastructure will be operational prior to
December 31,
2016.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H88966DCE04AA45E0AD41B1E47DD31149"><enum>2033.</enum><header>Prohibition on
disposing of advanced batteries in landfills</header>
<subsection id="HE946A3417E5E4664AD5AEDCAFF977FF6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of
advanced battery</header>
<paragraph id="H1F4F956643864DF990E6374D8C2D29F1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In this section, the term <term>advanced battery</term>
means a battery that is a secondary (rechargeable) electrochemical energy
storage device that has enhanced energy capacity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H87A7B296BD244644B7C257AB8F6040EF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The
term <term>advanced battery</term> does not include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCC7A520E12724DA99690F9ACCFB5CBFA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a primary
(nonrechargeable) battery; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D2FBFBFB05D406ABF4216D2BAB42166"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a lead-acid
battery that is used to start or serve as the principal electrical power source
for a plug-in electric drive vehicle.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0CEDA999DAA34401B2D13A42267E032D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>An
advanced battery from a plug-in electric drive vehicle shall be disposed of in
accordance with the <act-name parsable-cite="SWDA">Solid Waste Disposal
Act</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) (commonly known as the <quote>Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976</quote>).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HF5ADB3D6DEB94A90B4E4D492C069ECA7"><enum>2034.</enum><header>Plug-In
Electric Drive Vehicle Technical Advisory Committee</header>
<subsection id="HD3F9B9162F71429185E139AF6F63F8AF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established
the Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Technical Advisory Committee to advise the
Secretary on the programs and activities under this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H36C0CA698BCC40888F6009EF078B1F9E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mission</header><text>The
mission of the Committee shall be to advise the Secretary on technical matters,
including—</text>
<paragraph id="HDCF09BF6DF5E44D5A39B9C7F433B83D2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the priorities for
research and development;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H255AFBEB1B89486BAA3C8826DDEF4009"><enum>(2)</enum><text>means of
accelerating the deployment of safe, economical, and efficient plug-in electric
drive vehicles for mass market adoption;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H717EEBF3943C45859D9B075FE1C349BE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the development
and deployment of charging infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAAB45DAA804E48DFAB961DC12C90C3C2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the development of
uniform codes, standards, and safety protocols for plug-in electric drive
vehicles and charging infrastructure; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2F60F7B894174668A955845AC3A991E5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>reporting on the
competitiveness of the United States in plug-in electric drive vehicle and
infrastructure research, manufacturing, and deployment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2C6BA79F96C4444DAFF67A24F219C6AD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<paragraph id="H1C72A16C258C43D39F233312AD164F01"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Members</header>
<subparagraph id="H2B9B6EFC483549D58576DC1EF4664800"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Committee shall consist of not less than 12, but not
more than 25, members.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1CCC21249B5C41C5B0A28EE4A66AC0A7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Representation</header><text>The
Secretary shall appoint the members to Committee from among representatives
of—</text>
<clause id="H413D96C851D84E10BE9835992888F9E3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>domestic
industry;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDF4D032A968345A7B4FF4B237D03F9F7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>institutions of
higher education;</text>
</clause><clause id="H9358F10BB4B9481F91ADA560FFF2F916"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>professional
societies;</text>
</clause><clause id="H27EC223933684DCBB78A62F397EB85AE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Federal, State,
and local governmental agencies (including the National Laboratories);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="H7CB422B9649E41478930BA48FC758CEC"><enum>(v)</enum><text>financial,
transportation, labor, environmental, electric utility, or other appropriate
organizations or individuals with direct experience in deploying and marketing
plug-in electric drive vehicles, as the Secretary determines to be
necessary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H281F9ADAF77F47D1905A0319D3DA05D3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms</header>
<subparagraph id="H11DEAD24319046DB86A3FABFE6E95019"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term of a Committee member shall not be longer than 3
years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A10933741DE425F806A3A3E91879D0A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Staggered
terms</header><text>The Secretary may appoint members to the Committee for
differing term lengths to ensure continuity in the functioning of the
Committee.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H71C681787B8B4802BB98A7896F7F4C87"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reappointments</header><text>A
member of the Committee whose term is expiring may be reappointed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4FA58083344845D7B14CBCC2AFBD5FE7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The
Committee shall have a chairperson, who shall be elected by and from the
members.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9861A41FBF4E4EE58CB2D1223A77CA96"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The
Committee shall review and make recommendations to the Secretary on the
implementation of programs and activities under this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H21F216FA504A42F5BE2AD56CB6C94310"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Response</header>
<paragraph id="H1BF1E2ECEEA941C4A3BA0DC94EBEA7EA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall consider and may adopt any
recommendation of the Committee under subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC073F41A91E84E12B6C8FBB6DE13FE6C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Biennial
report</header>
<subparagraph id="H313B4C4789174337B810CFC968A19F16"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report describing any new recommendations
of the Committee.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC514CC05F2F34C9DB7C03752CB8ECF54"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report shall include—</text>
<clause id="H89D54A5685F7467A9C89FE7D2CC381B0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
description of the manner in which the Secretary has implemented or plans to
implement the recommendations of the Committee; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H007ACCFBCB504470ADF0ACCDEC74C7FA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an
explanation of the reason that a recommendation of the Committee has not been
implemented.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA92C9E213EC64410AD6724B8D46FF1EC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The
report described in this paragraph shall be submitted by the Secretary at the
same time the President submits the budget proposal for the Department of
Energy to Congress.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8F48FE7D8CFC4D5384251960B2976C9E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The
Committee shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H22A5CF67408349E884A63251F1CB89E8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>hold joint annual
meetings with the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee
established by section 807 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16156)
to help coordinate the work and recommendations of the Committees; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE69AD35CFB084477B6C0BFE719053861"><enum>(2)</enum><text>coordinate
efforts, to the maximum extent practicable, with all existing independent,
departmental, and other advisory Committees, as determined to be appropriate by
the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA195210EDA5D4DCF8C58DE422F19F2EA"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Support</header><text>The
Secretary shall provide to the Committee the resources necessary to carry out
this section, as determined to be necessary by the Secretary.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HBBFCA43EC7CB45F3A39A60A9964DDEB7"><enum>2035.</enum><header>Plug-In
Electric Drive Vehicle Interagency Task Force</header>
<subsection id="H9ED2363C8D104396BD1FA9F3A766D463"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the President shall establish the Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle
Interagency Task Force, to be chaired by the Secretary and which shall consist
of at least 1 representative from each of—</text>
<paragraph id="HCC394E4ADA3047CFB729CCE8B077254F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Office of
Science and Technology Policy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA51EBA554FA5474E8999B01C9F305FDC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Council on
Environmental Quality;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H796B25E3F1F3405680E4DF12EE65D246"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Department of
Energy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA3759287E3274257AFD878F3EA26766C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Department of
Transportation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H48B3872A59F34C58B459E0C52C80D69E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the Department of
Defense;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H671CC7E1736A419993760FB4A7A9F44C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the Department of
Commerce (including the National Institute of Standards and Technology);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBFF6D5B2DA1A419ABDB605E5C24BA715"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the Environmental
Protection Agency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H402BFB814CE64DE3A5D3F3C420AC6433"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the General
Services Administration; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEF0D742AFDC548EBA6BAFC9CC8A6423C"><enum>(9)</enum><text>any other Federal
agencies that the President determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0687228F9FC14FCD9961B346C5BAF54F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Mission</header><text>The
mission of the Task Force shall be to ensure awareness, coordination, and
integration of the activities of the Federal Government relating to plug-in
electric drive vehicles, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H2BE83AC2D04D49CA8749E04B064DE4E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>plug-in electric
drive vehicle research and development (including necessary components);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H908EFE7724DB4CF0BCA76E29B1CA9E7F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the development of
widely accepted smart-grid standards and protocols for charging
infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8AD000287736486693A091D4C26BE910"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the relationship
of plug-in electric drive vehicle charging practices to electric utility
regulation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H16F71266D5D0481E89412B130B9482A5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the relationship
of plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment to system reliability and
security;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3FF0B1CD0EA84B9FB270F430C3942056"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the general
deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles in the Federal, State, and local
governments and for private use;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD8C9BF4847B047AEB950517EE79D9DA5"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the development of
uniform codes, standards, and safety protocols for plug-in electric drive
vehicles and charging infrastructure; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H331B438B8B4E4FB9B4C3C0EF5E63C6DF"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the alignment of
international plug-in electric drive vehicle standards.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD564503C082049549307650614B11781"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Activities</header>
<paragraph id="H2C07794D0B3B4726993D9DC111015809"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Task Force may—</text>
<subparagraph id="H76DA654612A44DDBBE01EF2E75392238"><enum>(A)</enum><text>organize workshops
and conferences;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8BDB1B464724E9BBFA992B218CB1DAF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>issue
publications; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDF37FD1901364EF7B60871103B8A9097"><enum>(C)</enum><text>create
databases.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7DA0409F521348ABBD1233B493161CFA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mandatory
activities</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Task Force
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H97490171775F4685A04275E9AAF258A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>foster the
exchange of generic, nonproprietary information and technology among industry,
academia, and the Federal Government;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H451943367025433E84673160097B08AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>integrate and
disseminate technical and other information made available as a result of the
programs and activities under this title;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6AB433A20B614F8CA9A45B067F43493A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>support education
about plug-in electric drive vehicles;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B1DBFE936C44E438F37A291AC33F20C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>monitor, analyze,
and report on the effects of plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment on the
environment and public health, including air emissions from vehicles and
electricity generating units; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF918291DD14441018A8508821095A2DF"><enum>(E)</enum><text>review and report
on—</text>
<clause id="H082F3804B5584004A0DE13C437D7CBCC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>opportunities to
use Federal programs (including laws, regulations, and guidelines) to promote
the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H2C80F1248B3449A792DDFCCD395FE53F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any
barriers to the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles, including
barriers that are attributable to Federal programs (including laws,
regulations, and guidelines).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9199C004216B4803AE6444221919B727"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Agency
cooperation</header><text>A Federal agency—</text>
<paragraph id="H558DE07C4D8B4478B5EF5DD89BFC81A3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall cooperate
with the Task Force; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA87652F034642FE823E604A4E7F9E9A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide, on
request of the Task Force, appropriate assistance in carrying out this section,
in accordance with applicable Federal laws (including regulations).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Oil
Spill Liability Trust Fund</header>
<section id="H3D9911113354492993099AB7054D4C47"><enum>3001.</enum><header>Modifications
with respect to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund</header>
<subsection id="HB097D7C67A254DD3BC070C51246C4706"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Increase in Oil
Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (B) of section 4611(c)(2) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEFA3926BAAC14B2E851434D298787A45" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HEE82A700F7CB413FAD8202F4A2CC4EC2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
financing rate is 21 cents a
barrel.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H58F2F18160DA4F2492EA7AF40EB31B5F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to crude oil
received and petroleum products entered during calendar quarters beginning more
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section>