1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Promoting Electric Vehicles Act
of 2011
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
TITLE I—National plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment
program.
Sec. 101. National Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment
Program.
Sec. 102. National assessment and plan.
Sec. 103. Technical assistance.
Sec. 104. Workforce training.
Sec. 105. Federal fleets.
Sec. 106. Targeted Plug-in Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment
Communities Program.
Sec. 107. Plug-in electric drive vehicle private fleet upgrade
program.
TITLE II—Research and development
Sec. 201. Research and development program.
Sec. 202. Advanced batteries for tomorrow prize.
Sec. 203. Study on the supply of raw materials.
Sec. 204. Study on the collection and preservation of data
collected from plug-in electric drive vehicles.
TITLE III—Miscellaneous
Sec. 301. Utility planning for plug-in electric drive
vehicles.
Sec. 302. Loan guarantees.
Sec. 303. Prohibition on disposing of advanced batteries in
landfills.
Sec. 304. Plug-in Electric Drive Vehicle Technical Advisory
Committee.
Sec. 305. Plug-in Electric Drive Vehicle Interagency Task
Force.
2.Congress finds that—
(1)the United
States is the largest consumer of petroleum in the world, consuming 19,500,000
barrels per day of petroleum products during 2008;
(2)high and
volatile international oil prices represent a significant and ongoing threat to
the economic and national security of the United States;
(3)many of the
nations on which the United States relies for petroleum supplies or that
significantly affect the world petroleum market share neither the national
interest nor the values of the United States;
(4)the United
States imports more than 50 percent of the petroleum needs of the country each
day;
(5)in 2008, the
net deficit of the United States in petroleum trade amounted to more than
$380,000,000,000, or nearly 60 percent of the total trade deficit;
(6)the
transportation sector of the United States accounts for over
2/3 of total national petroleum consumption and is 94
percent reliant on petroleum;
(7)the
electrification of the transportation sector represents a direct pathway to
significant reduction in petroleum dependence, because passenger cars and light
trucks account for more than 60 percent of the transportation petroleum demand
and more than 40 percent of total petroleum demand in the United States;
(8)the
electrification of the transportation sector promotes national energy security
because the electric power sector uses a diverse range of domestic electricity
generation sources;
(9)plug-in
electric drive vehicles, when running on electric power, produce no tailpipe
emissions;
(10)the
deployment of 700,000 plug-in electric drive vehicles would result in a
petroleum savings of approximately 10,000,000 barrels per year compared to the
annual petroleum consumption as of the date of enactment of this Act;
(11)in 2030, the
United States could feasibly deploy more than 100,000,000 plug-in electric
drive vehicles, which would result in a petroleum savings of more than
1,000,000,000 barrels of petroleum per year and greenhouse gas reductions of
over 300,000,000 tons of carbon dioxide compared to the annual petroleum
consumption and greenhouse gas emissions as of the date of enactment of this
Act; and
(12)a targeted
deployment program for plug-in electric drive vehicles that is focused on
competitively selected deployment communities—
(A)is a critical
component of a comprehensive effort to speed plug-in electric drive vehicle
penetration rates;
(B)will
contribute to the larger national effort to deploy plug-in electric drive
vehicles;
(C)will inform
best practices for the wide-scale deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles; and
(D)will
substantially reduce the oil consumption of the United States.
3.
(a)In this Act:
(1)The
term agency has the meaning given the term Executive
agency in section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
(2)The term charging infrastructure
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.
(3)The
term Committee means the Plug-in Electric Drive Vehicle Technical
Advisory Committee established by section 304.
(4)The term
deployment community means a community selected by the Secretary
to be part of the targeted plug-in electric drive vehicles deployment
communities program under section 106.
(5)The term electric utility has the meaning
given the term in section 3 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978 (16 U.S.C. 2602).
(6)Federal-aid
system of highwaysThe term Federal-aid system of
highways means a highway system described in section 103 of title 23,
United States Code.
(7)Plug-in
electric drive vehicleThe term plug-in electric drive
vehicle 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)).
(8)The
term Prize means the Advanced Batteries for Tomorrow Prize
established by section 202.
(9)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.
(10)The term Task Force means the Plug-in Electric
Drive Vehicle Interagency Task Force established by section 305.
(b)Definition of
plug-In electric drive vehicleSection 131(a)(5) of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011(a)(5)) is
amended—
(1)by redesignating
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively,
and indenting appropriately;
(2)by striking
means a vehicle that—
and inserting “means—
(A)a vehicle
that—
;
(3)in subparagraph
(A)(iii) (as so redesignated), by striking the period at the end and inserting
; and
;
(4)by adding at the
end the following:
(A)any other motor
vehicle—
(i)for which the
motive electric power can be recharged from an external source of power;
and
(ii)that has a
maximum speed of greater than 25 miles per
hour.
.
<enum>I</enum><header>National
plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment program.</header>
<section id="id04ba5c06-045a-47c4-bde5-7ab91fd566cc"><enum>101.</enum><header>National
Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Program</header>
<subsection id="id13a72fba-b58c-4b0f-ba05-f99d6c8209b5"><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="ida9074b51-5e38-46f3-a988-a421f1b7a8a1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The
goals of the national program described in subsection (a) include—</text>
<paragraph id="id7c0f1ff6-b1b9-4f9f-ab4a-2981708d6f39"><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="idbaad73b1-75c8-40fe-8c48-d5b3be8452ea"><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="id3982c5c4-f936-4a8f-b09c-2ad5f5236e6a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the
facilitation of the rapid deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles,
particularly into the mainstream consumer market;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc754242d-d805-4d02-9359-1d422af1f46c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the
achievement of significant market penetrations by plug-in electric drive
vehicles nationally;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id403a6174-8d9b-4142-912b-5db53e49ac15"><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="id8ce9965e-7348-4568-a97a-58b9bbaf2e07"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the increase
of consumer knowledge and acceptance of plug-in electric drive vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idee0788f9-a26f-4503-b109-f835b1f972c9"><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="id4cac8b9b-540e-4725-8ea2-8862b32fe912"><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="id29c17a3c-3b99-4e59-ab44-854d164cbeac"><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="id1a4b91c4-05bc-4e10-8773-99174de345e0"><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="idfc230f3d-4d84-4cb3-b029-190fc16b3f46"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>In
carrying out this title, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id2ca04d85-5dc0-44c6-a967-ec6f2f883b19"><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="id7e27125f-ed71-4755-853b-d650ec06c5ee"><enum>(2)</enum><text>perform
national assessments of the potential deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles under section 102;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idea54aab7-b945-45e1-b799-f28405cfc6d0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>synthesize
and disseminate data from the deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9eb15d9c-7eca-4724-81ec-4697aec932b5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>develop best
practices for the successful deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida12a3f0b-a4fe-4545-8226-0a78dca2dd51"><enum>(5)</enum><text>carry out
workforce training under section 104;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6c2dfb76-d70f-408f-9bf8-88cfb0f8b093"><enum>(6)</enum><text>establish the
targeted plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment communities program under
section 106; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf1054c1b-575d-4ce3-9ed3-c762ba837d5f"><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="idf903b295-0564-4dc7-ae08-8e0508c62d43"><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="id5e5d4680-4452-4b60-8345-0bd4ab361441"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description
of the progress made by—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida351dfc9-b24b-4ebe-9a7c-a328d84643be"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the technical
assistance program under section 103; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id31aaa574-46d9-4890-a81a-d4dd968ba873"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the workforce
training program under section 104; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2a724ae8-b84a-4d34-8e8c-7928eaf7ac57"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any updated
recommendations of the Secretary for changes in Federal programs to promote the
purposes of this title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1f0d4f0d-6b57-43ac-b6b9-c41e5df0378a"><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="id9c9d496e-9278-4a2b-8897-4fe24ca9fcbc"><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 106; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc7ade813-255d-4153-8ae7-6ff7cf6ad3b4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any other
educational information that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf8a4498a-4d86-4353-a21e-8cb61e95313f"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization
of Appropriations</header><text>For the period of fiscal years 2011 through
2016, there are authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 to carry out
sections 101 through 103.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idad4af682-1b01-4c53-93d3-f70a69685261"><enum>102.</enum><header>National
assessment and plan</header>
<subsection id="idefff23c1-84a9-4251-be83-f2bb9f190dae"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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="id282991a1-85db-4c0d-9ed8-9a65d04c8e30"><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="id60acda1e-8ccd-4667-964a-bf2b54f7ac68"><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="id47e942ae-e846-4fbe-9645-dbe3fc7b0f33"><enum>(3)</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="id775ebda3-de14-4e45-856b-fce0c0a53c96"><enum>(4)</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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd682c956-6746-4b53-94a7-d624a4a3a3df"><enum>(5)</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="id1982eca2-7a15-43d3-95e2-8d167fa24df2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to better
promote the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idad4291de-2135-48c6-9bdc-af793c3ef23c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to reduce
barriers to the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID95f39961b8c4424e8722e74822768fe2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a plan for
integrating the successes and barriers to deployment identified by the
deployment communities program established under section 106 to prepare
communities across the United States for the rapid deployment of plug-in
electric drive vehicles;</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4a6142eb8fd54fdb9629a689a7254a0a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Timing</header>
<paragraph id="IDd98e8cb67fa24c8199221623ce45814d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial
draft</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall complete an initial draft of the national plan that
includes the matters described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection
(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb82016598b0f4ac2bb02a025b1c44ebd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Final
version</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall complete a final version of the national plan
that includes the matters described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of subsection
(a).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3cb4bc9f-9fdd-49d7-8fba-3c7498139670"><enum>(c)</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
106 and other relevant data to update the plan to reflect real world market
conditions.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id1a08b2f4-7dcf-47c8-bf9d-cafcda60c2c6"><enum>103.</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header>
<subsection id="ide7535c07-9c80-455e-b113-69f567370f39"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Technical
assistance to State, local, and tribal governments</header>
<paragraph id="id3251ca54-6237-494e-8f3c-5c8e9bae4102"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out this title, 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="idd3bca5ae-bb85-44dc-940d-2aec004f3697"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
technical assistance described in paragraph (1) shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="id04541d2f-1bcc-4eca-a122-f278d5f8c36c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>training on
codes and standards for building and safety inspectors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id69fd614f-b15b-4b0f-b01d-45113a11fa62"><enum>(B)</enum><text>training on
best practices for expediting permits and inspections;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9ea1c92b-1248-4fb6-a873-5f9d163239ad"><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="id6d600bfb-d75c-4d3d-8a5b-537fd791ead6"><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="id0af9762a-386d-4324-8202-3c3da014473e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In
providing technical assistance under this subsection, the Secretary shall give
priority to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id92555b14-4e06-430e-a02d-9c996a50d0b7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>communities
that have established public and private partnerships, including partnerships
comprised of—</text>
<clause id="id1bed3cc6-18c9-496d-80db-bcf1b8e62b92"><enum>(i)</enum><text>elected and
appointed officials from each of the participating State, local, and tribal
governments;</text>
</clause><clause id="idf0b0e337-0fcb-485c-aa2c-7d6f6cd75299"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>relevant
generators and distributors of electricity;</text>
</clause><clause id="id2c571e98-849d-4fa8-a94a-ccffd1b5b763"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>public
utility commissions;</text>
</clause><clause id="id3fb945ae-4493-43b2-932b-464c730295d9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>departments
of public works and transportation;</text>
</clause><clause id="id80e0fbd8-ce76-4516-b7bd-7a0f8290bc1a"><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="id48274637-1065-4332-b95b-6c59669002d8"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>plug-in
electric drive vehicle manufacturers or retailers;</text>
</clause><clause id="idd4bc4df6-f5da-419f-b566-027a319187c0"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>third-party
providers of charging infrastructure or services;</text>
</clause><clause id="id827ccc11-e9c2-455b-8127-2c044dc13e2a"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>owners of
any major fleet that will participate in the program;</text>
</clause><clause id="id04ce2548-7fca-401f-b248-f617adc75648"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>as
appropriate, owners and operators of regional electric power distribution and
transmission facilities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id514cf269-6d05-46ee-b40b-fe05807f3ca1"><enum>(x)</enum><text>other
existing community coalitions recognized by the Department of Energy;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcb8698f8-23bb-4a75-8244-cf5bbe12082d"><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="id5564167A37B347C190D272922D736535"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have documented
waiting lists to purchase plug-in electric drive vehicles;</text>
</clause><clause id="id9E64C1C3839E41178265253D95A8957C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have developed
projections of the quantity of plug-in electric drive vehicles supplied to
dealers; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idB222C0458AED43B5AB7347D0E752C65B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>have assessed
the quantity of charging infrastructure installed or for which permits have
been issued;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id930c6817-2967-4efd-8c38-9dbd039896d4"><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="id38a64bf5-999f-48b5-bfee-23e8ad45603c"><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="idce7a75bf-117b-496c-80d8-95bfe7b9d177"><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="id36cf01f0-7b37-472e-a9cb-62d9f3ecb9a5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>providing
customer informational resources, including providing plug-in electric drive
information on community or other websites.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id80eb882c-e60c-4df7-a461-e7ad668a2b5c"><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="id98bb9479-adde-4256-a320-820243c2c5eb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the program
established by section 106;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id191538b9-6556-4925-b562-520d8151c77f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
activities carried out by the Task Force; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3D4DAB60B92E46E8A649925F76739ACE"><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="id2ea05a96-1332-4224-8b79-054a874f60c8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Grants</header>
<subparagraph id="idadba12ae-c93e-47a3-82bc-cfbb8f5baf39"><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="id221df0f5-7c45-4f8c-9853-1cf27a8cbd64"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in preparing
a community deployment plan under section 106; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id56b839bd-3ac5-4415-b5ef-c7cf551362c1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in preparing
and implementing programs that support the deployment of plug-in electric drive
vehicles.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbea3bdce-82c8-425e-98c4-0abe23a3e4c2"><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="id8636d57f-44c3-4457-b614-0bb24ac6b54b"><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="id32c00b17-04f8-4cd1-9af4-71d554d6b7b3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to develop a
community deployment plan that shall be submitted to the next available
competition under section 106; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id645c9ecf-a06e-4ff8-8096-75a03743d921"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to carry out
activities that encourage the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles
including—</text>
<subclause id="idd0a260f8-93cb-444f-a8f7-ced7900b40a9"><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 multifamily residential, workplace, and
publicly available charging infrastructure;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idf794e848-faa6-4c53-a6cf-58c7355d0f2f"><enum>(II)</enum><text>updating
building, zoning, or parking codes and permitting or inspection
processes;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ide009f014-a69b-4f4c-86f2-be260b86b555"><enum>(III)</enum><text>workforce
training, including the training of permitting officials;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id54765648-5905-4db0-850b-fd71827e2f2b"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>public
education described in the proposed marketing plan;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID35fa1774c65647b28ad61eeb429fe48d"><enum>(V)</enum><text>supplementing
(and not supplanting) the number of plug-in electric drive vehicles that are
purchased by State, local, and tribal governments; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id9cdf5f44-5310-4c7e-9335-c50689151680"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>any other
activities, as determined to be necessary by the Secretary.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id650E43AD6855484C9FA2BDD672B66CF3"><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="idBBD24F7BF3374D71B47627D0AD83DD27"><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="id81488519-bc4f-4981-a1a1-1a8e0a32baf1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Updating
model building codes, permitting and inspection processes, and zoning or
parking rules</header>
<paragraph id="id500aea8f-29f4-4e0b-ad0d-3c9311d61052"><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="id9f115671-77db-4778-a923-54962e5ceb9f"><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="id50afe647-2fb8-4302-9236-c105f7ba49a5"><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="id6487efa4-2590-4384-9af3-7257b7220c4d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>model zoning,
parking rules, or other local ordinances that—</text>
<clause id="id8650de89-6ff2-4753-bd7a-ee2ff8304610"><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="id694808a7-2d73-4eb4-8843-ce6d632287d4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>allow for
access to publicly available charging infrastructure.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfa1915dc-856e-4f85-841e-5208a8aba8c8"><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 106 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="id2149597e-bb90-441b-af9d-445ba5f3322c"><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="id6dff84d7-edf3-4cf9-bf7a-c9b3baf3caa8"><enum>104.</enum><header>Workforce
training</header>
<subsection id="id453afa37-4fdb-49b1-af0d-cdbb13bc391c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Maintenance
and support</header>
<paragraph id="id83302a9a-43a7-4590-bde9-c46bfffb9a62"><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="idd9108f22-1a93-45ff-bee3-afe7c6fd1193"><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, and provide emergency
assistance relating to, plug-in electric drive vehicles and the infrastructure
required to support plug-in electric drive vehicles.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc25f0d8f-b559-479f-bf47-756bb09478c5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>Training
funded under this subsection shall include training for—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida9fd7ec5-97fd-4cbf-bae7-1575bcc98cdf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>first
responders;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id50843c4e-6017-4d7f-9ac8-74b5d157d749"><enum>(B)</enum><text>electricians
and contractors who will be installing infrastructure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfc011877-012b-4576-a3e5-3f2226eae411"><enum>(C)</enum><text>engineers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd2af453c-590c-47b3-a38d-bea719b64075"><enum>(D)</enum><text>code
inspection officials; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7663bda8-891c-40ad-a882-cd4e1f6d2580"><enum>(E)</enum><text>dealers and
mechanics.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id988e5a79-94bc-459e-8aeb-d80691e05a0b"><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="id19944615-11b0-45f8-8488-59dd743c2ac4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated
$150,000,000 to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ida6fac3ff-daa7-43f6-b385-572f42c0b150"><enum>105.</enum><header>Federal
fleets</header>
<subsection id="id24c6eda8-9274-4637-a230-ee430f345f83"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Electricity consumed by Federal agencies to fuel plug-in
electric drive vehicles—</text>
<paragraph id="id918dfc3a-23f7-48ae-aafd-91adcbad145e"><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="id7da749cf-a206-46c3-8efb-709263c6ceb3"><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="idda908fd3-c2ba-4aab-8c2d-688d8cffd931"><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 of
the Department of Energy 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="id57c85842-d7dd-4dba-a322-be4cbee3ee48"><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="idf7780706-4c58-4ce5-b22d-92eaa5f725a4"><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="id64e37dac-bada-4359-bf15-a5df54eb20fb"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the estimated
cost to the Federal Government for vehicle purchases under paragraph (2);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id58c65061-15bd-45dc-835b-14958374a39d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a description
of any updates to the assessment based on new market data.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id92dcd9f1-2e10-4079-bc04-431521cbac46"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inventory
and data collection</header>
<paragraph id="id51191e31-c202-4f48-8f29-4765c977e6c0"><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="idde56193d-5107-4993-82a9-efbf39ac439a"><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="id2c68e75f-f5a6-4020-b28c-1db7cb6096a7"><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="ida67fde87-7678-4b49-a545-a3c038f20e58"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agency
responses</header><text>Each agency that operates a fleet of at least 20 motor
vehicles shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9ef0ea99-496a-461f-8843-10865c4fac1c"><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="ida643b00e-9799-43c9-8b58-19a9b75e8f29"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop a
plan to deploy plug-in electric drive vehicles.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id724f1b3b-c7cf-4cb7-a8fc-685555f76e80"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Analysis of
responses</header><text>The Federal Energy Management Program shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id84c45720-aebe-4b14-96c8-ee15f5554d47"><enum>(A)</enum><text>analyze the
information submitted by each agency under paragraph (2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb18fdc35-7c36-44ea-ac77-dbe7f93018a0"><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 Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25bdd53b-99ee-4253-8041-27d13df8df03"><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="id9a14f1c0-8b98-4b39-8b46-4e7909974b5d"><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="id67fc05f2-706c-46cc-9670-8815b7c7a819"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Pilot
program To deploy plug-In electric drive vehicles in the Federal fleet</header>
<paragraph id="id4c3cacc2-6c0d-4cd7-a5a0-de972ab374e2"><enum>(1)</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>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide1252d23-7286-4fa2-aed1-cfdc3e95358a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Data
collection</header><text>The Administrator of General Services shall collect
data regarding—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7ca3768e-eee0-4a80-8607-5536e95b99b4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the cost,
performance, and use of plug-in electric drive vehicles in the Federal
fleet;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id76c17353-54f3-406c-88e5-866f286dd4f1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
deployment and integration of plug-in electric drive vehicles in the Federal
fleet; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide6f4d356-c092-4a1b-97ce-a65044289bd7"><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="id5db17553-6c03-4502-9140-4d0a135ea3e5"><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="idb5ae3554-ca4e-4bf5-97f6-89bc696e99ae"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describes the
status of plug-in electric drive vehicles in the Federal fleet; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddbd8e414-3ebc-46d7-a529-f437ffc38a1f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes an
analysis of the data collected under this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id74baf383-7580-4b3b-b022-8c94c791e756"><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="id3593010c-58e9-43a0-8bb2-45fef15e0a20"><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="id6C229E7D45604C33AB640ADD4D955A5C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idFCFDCD469D23479FA5C63A94F9FBDFF1"><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 id="id0157B37231B84D16B732ABD3F92A7801"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Maximum
purchase price of motor vehicle</header><text>Section 702 of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2010 (31 U.S.C. 1343 note; Public Law 111–117) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idDD1553A810464333BC508EDDCA44A07E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>section 16 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 810),</quote> and
inserting <quote>section 1343(c) of title 31, United States Code,</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA7791E9640F74E4DAF131DFD9BADE95F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
before the period at the end the following: <quote>:
<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic">Provided further,</added-phrase>
That the limits set forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle that
is a commercial vehicle and that operates using an emerging motor vehicle
technology, including plug-in hybrid electric and hydrogen fuel cell
vehicles</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDEF7061BFA12499CBF88BD18485E499A"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated for the Federal Government to pay for 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="id232501d7-d7e9-4209-ba3d-5a11e357686e"><enum>106.</enum><header>Targeted
Plug-in Electric Drive Vehicle Deployment Communities Program</header>
<subsection id="id7d59982b-d6af-45fc-b26f-d7f9136dae84"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="idfc0fc6b2-340b-4201-b703-7d808d9c285e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established within the national plug-in electric
drive deployment program established under section 101 a targeted plug-in
electric drive vehicle deployment communities program (referred to in this
section as the <quote>Program</quote>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idee46b580-f8b0-4fdb-98c8-be17a515507c"><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="id5D220988B53C4B648A3F3CA55883FD2D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Deployment</header>
<subparagraph id="id6d0f8481-876e-430e-9440-1be2a6dd4679"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a competitive process to
select deployment communities for the Program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1e7fa4f3-43bf-4c63-b309-472c0c493b41"><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="idccbae0f5-8ccb-4530-9e5d-32eab838ade3"><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 deployment communities under this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5befec5e-1346-48ae-8765-359c8bfe6fb1"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The
Program shall be carried out for a 3-year period beginning on the date funding
under this Act is first provided to the deployment community.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc4bc6d61-9cb8-48ea-97a5-6aef686cbdae"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The
goals of the Program are—</text>
<paragraph id="idccd538fa-b229-463a-bfcd-dbbdec080ac7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to facilitate
the rapid deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="id028c1d0b-34ba-44da-9188-7efe21b246c5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
deployment of 400,000 plug-in electric drive vehicles in the deployment
communities selected under paragraph (2);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id53268786-8acf-41e3-b855-b3809f8d35ea"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the near-term
achievement of significant market penetration in deployment communities;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id95836538-a664-41f5-aeda-6219e239129e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>supporting
the achievement of significant market penetration nationally;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbbdfbc95-c1e9-42bf-9c65-94cf3a8a9889"><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 multifamily residential,
workplace, and publicly available charging infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6829ee22-bf34-4de2-bb36-8cf0aab1773b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to increase
consumer knowledge and acceptance of, and exposure to, plug-in electric drive
vehicles;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1083d944-2f60-418f-bed9-c51835a9d3c8"><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="id2deb29d0-afe7-4246-a556-0f339805e35a"><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, security, and reliability;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb20f1647-d4ca-49fc-92bd-3e7a96068381"><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="id506eae69-030a-4a5f-b762-012c9a1dbc65"><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="idb7ebf3c2-ace7-4b45-9fd3-b20ec174608d"><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="idf5913684-32bc-4a72-b7a3-e795e1b75f97"><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="id52C1F46E9768444E87D8F60562022D1C"><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="id1c8f5321-a7f0-414d-9026-99ba7ea81416"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deployment
community selection criteria</header>
<paragraph id="iddb91e598-6fe6-47f8-bd16-2df32afbf933"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure, to the maximum extent
practicable, that selected deployment communities serve as models of deployment
for various communities across the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3a6396c9-1819-4302-82b4-91a51b555b67"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>In
selecting communities under this section, the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="idd838c586-cb61-4118-8505-17439e33fff3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall ensure,
to the maximum extent practicable, that—</text>
<clause id="id322378eb-4f73-4b04-873f-f957490015fc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
combination of selected communities is diverse in population, 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="idf9948ca5-caa9-4da4-9a25-f295918dd1f1"><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="idff1b8e25-2219-4f81-8742-51b4551e6130"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>at least 1
community selected has a population of less than 500,000;</text>
</clause><clause id="idba79837d-040c-40f7-8ec0-f11641686d6a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>grants are
of a sufficient amount such that each deployment community will achieve
significant market penetration, particularly into the mainstream consumer
market; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id58754ff1-f012-4437-924f-0ba2cebfeb3f"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the
deployment communities are representative of other communities across the
United States;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idea7287b8-33dd-48e7-97ae-3ed98420bc47"><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="idc1185e9d-628c-48be-bf66-734b4f737bea"><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="id04837FEC3E1547C68D21FA2185EFBCA5"><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="idf93376ac-4a54-4312-a7d5-c6e4ff327918"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria</header>
<subparagraph id="id59f49532-dc5c-4d62-a07f-18aa082ee325"><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="idda01e1f8-5dad-4da0-b541-234964477870"><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="idcb2782ac-85af-4c9b-9bbe-46ec34e9c6c8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>achievable
goals and methodologies for—</text>
<subclause id="id6df26676-315f-48b3-bb0b-539f10075e1a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the number of
plug-in electric drive vehicles to be deployed in the community;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idf8e4df0d-4d91-40a5-b14f-3977f37b501b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the expected
percentage of light-duty vehicle sales that would be sales of plug-in electric
drive vehicles;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idf16bf407-c343-4aa1-93e7-9bb08e4188aa"><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; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDaaa6244bd7a54f2ab6f3795de085345d"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>a method to
generate revenue to maintain the infrastructure investments made by the Program
after the termination of the Program;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id4694a1b9-3c56-4079-9eb2-3cf5d9b8d6ea"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>data that
demonstrate that—</text>
<subclause id="idf43bcf0f-d650-4521-a486-f998f1a8247f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the public is
likely to embrace plug-in electric drive vehicles, which may include—</text>
<item id="idB1A336A4E7C24D6BBC52CBCADBEAAB9E"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the
quantity of plug-in electric drive vehicles purchased;</text>
</item><item id="idA71A75F80BB84CA182CA6E80863C30BA"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the
number of individuals on a waiting list to purchase a plug-in electric drive
vehicle;</text>
</item><item id="id3FCE8C87161C43D09159DD8330128172"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>projections of
the quantity of plug-in electric drive vehicles supplied to dealers; and</text>
</item><item id="idC43DB260601C45C58C550EFBC581F702"><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="id9a27829f-940d-4473-af40-9ac9b31e41af"><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="id8ee5664c-689f-4d6d-9bac-173bd93d96fb"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>clearly
defined geographic boundaries of the proposed deployment area;</text>
</clause><clause id="id82b434c8-152b-4f6e-9125-cffcc23670ae"><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="id891d425d-8fe2-4cda-80c5-3afad0e61962"><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="ID919db52fd99a45c9b2a28747d91003f7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>private or public
sector plug-in electric drive fleet vehicles;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id7dc568a6-ce95-4e4a-be7a-70d406217987"><enum>(II)</enum><text>medium- and
heavy-duty plug-in hybrid vehicles; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id575c6814-3fc0-42b0-8536-5f6e1218d076"><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="id93e63dce-38df-46c0-bbf8-391e18c6fcb9"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>any other
merit-based criteria, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf3e335d7-2c17-4ec8-a9ad-4d2dee1d0e01"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Community
deployment plans</header><text>Plans for the deployment of plug-in electric
drive vehicles shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3d1ed800-d961-46df-800e-76be7138cf79"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a proposed
level of cost sharing in accordance with subsection (d)(2)(C);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id275b4028-3087-43cc-ae32-83625f64853c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>documentation
demonstrating a substantial partnership with relevant stakeholders,
including—</text>
<clause id="id21079d6f-5b74-4806-b8ef-fc558a584888"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a list of
stakeholders that includes—</text>
<subclause id="id1ef3f423-6fe2-472f-9a9f-5929c7636430"><enum>(I)</enum><text>elected and
appointed officials from each of the participating State, local, and tribal
governments;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id69f8bcec-30a7-48f8-8cfb-8955c67c6a10"><enum>(II)</enum><text>all relevant
generators and distributors of electricity;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id53f2b59b-6094-4950-bdf9-bcfb65be0569"><enum>(III)</enum><text>State
utility regulatory authorities;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id43e97e84-2fb6-4387-9890-034a4eca3c0c"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>departments
of public works and transportation;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id276b7083-31c9-4268-b83f-cb5ecc13d0c0"><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="idbd0aa8fb-5e8b-4cea-b732-302d1f7ade05"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>plug-in
electric drive vehicle manufacturers or retailers;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ida5ac01e6-a42d-400d-a72e-52e82d8e7e26"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>third-party
providers of residential, workplace, private, and publicly available charging
infrastructure or services;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idb0b4f4f8-8e1f-44e0-bdc6-72eb83a0866b"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>owners of
any major fleet that will participate in the program;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id80739f1f-96d1-45b8-8641-6967e45e4563"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>as
appropriate, owners and operators of regional electric power distribution and
transmission facilities; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idb7dc8b71-a886-4e51-8122-f83e8b0688bd"><enum>(X)</enum><text>as
appropriate, other existing community coalitions recognized by the Department
of Energy;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idd2f167e2-3cf9-429a-94e4-f3326efacc07"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>evidence of
the commitment of the stakeholders to participate in the partnership;</text>
</clause><clause id="id983d9477-f086-4d77-9358-1f12cb97073b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a clear
description of the role and responsibilities of each stakeholder; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idf76e8265-fedb-4637-8e9b-ef3d2f8e767b"><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="id89c74d7c-5679-47c4-979e-5a6c8c501ccd"><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="id681b723a-23cd-4ce6-9360-1e8c10c4e3f3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a plan for
deploying residential, workplace, private, and publicly available charging
infrastructure, including—</text>
<clause id="id67a097f4-3328-4eba-a9e9-c238497af311"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an assessment
of the number of consumers who will have access to private residential charging
infrastructure in single-family or multifamily residences;</text>
</clause><clause id="id4e5aa357-6ea2-4f37-b588-2330c616bcb3"><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="id33942a72-8cde-4260-85cf-5712448690ee"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an
assessment of the number of consumers who will have access to workplace
charging infrastructure;</text>
</clause><clause id="idFC62564DB011454FBF7D990B181475FF"><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="id65600dc4-6728-4fce-990e-410b9593b960"><enum>(v)</enum><text>an estimate
of the number and distribution of publicly and privately owned charging
stations that will be publicly or commercially available;</text>
</clause><clause id="id93abaed2-8415-4d26-9aef-5291cb38ec94"><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="id5aac4ee6-2f1c-4954-883f-4268a7643997"><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="id8ce582df-896b-4b72-8f52-59d63fab0816"><enum>(I)</enum><text>commonly
accepted by industry at the time the equipment is being acquired; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idee71d6d1-92f6-4bb1-ba90-a15b893c102a"><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="idf5bece91-7712-4f56-b644-4f3cb40dcdc5"><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="id766a773b-8bde-4eb7-b8ca-9f2be75a2fcd"><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="id2f87ee62-636e-4a56-b9ba-39d91d0e3b93"><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="id2c115a97-8a9d-49bf-87f6-7910f5c460ee"><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="IDa622bd0b5365479f9c7e28d979d0d1f3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>descriptions of
incentives for residents in a deployment community who purchase and register a
new plug-in electric drive vehicle, in addition to any Federal incentives,
including—</text>
<clause id="idda8d093e-c7e8-4365-ae25-255cad211317"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a rebate of
part of the purchase price of the vehicle;</text>
</clause><clause id="idfea8c17e-ce2a-4985-b2a1-78c35ff40669"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reductions
in sales taxes or registration fees;</text>
</clause><clause id="id4174dcb9-27d4-4006-87e6-fe920084952a"><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="id49d4a992-268c-4bcd-bf67-6cd2df6a4a55"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>rebates or
reductions in State or local toll road access charges;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id876217ee-c092-45bd-be92-1ee3db0e9364"><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="id8d408420-b17d-4e9f-9026-7d3c38f2031b"><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="id5c7dfecc-52e3-43ac-8b19-7b4b2dd7fa02"><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="id195bfa0f-b913-408f-bf32-2e300ae0ffd6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>rate
structures or provisions and billing protocols for the charging of plug-in
electric drive vehicles;</text>
</clause><clause id="ide97e587a-ae21-43f3-9110-12d715c851c9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>analysis of
potential impacts to the grid;</text>
</clause><clause id="id75a7b82c-27f6-42d4-8b2f-e6be07259f8c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>plans for
using information technology or third-party aggregators—</text>
<subclause id="id6D7EE4E35A41414BB89CBA9738A3B468"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to minimize the
effects of charging on peak loads;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idD9096B0EE9BB418B8CA7E220C2311EB2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to enhance
reliability; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id9523F5B242054D86A540D469969BFBD7"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to provide
other grid benefits;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id133e1bfd-ef93-4f71-9fdd-e92935ee4935"><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="idb6fbbf99-865d-4011-b2c2-33269e012d81"><enum>(M)</enum><text>a deployment
timeline;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5dbf5f56-c5eb-4dbb-92e5-4fe55b4e9d16"><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="id6a244e95-c417-484b-8334-b0deb4679c19"><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="idddc40a5e-682d-491f-bb95-0f33a95ed364"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applications
and grants</header>
<paragraph id="id98bf7a60-c6bd-4292-b25d-a98bff44ccde"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applications</header>
<subparagraph id="id4E89EB756A5340648CBDB97B5D5906F2"><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="idFD95381573C846E9A896A33D55DF9BD3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Joint
sponsorship</header>
<clause id="id8BF6BB538F294CB6866FA83904DBB940"><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="idFA44C760913A4405836638FFE91D050F"><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="idbe05541d-2514-49d8-8f44-d75479bb3760"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grants</header>
<subparagraph id="idf03a7fbd-6db1-4e8d-b20c-20dc57dc151e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In each application, the applicant may request up to
$250,000,000 in financial assistance from the Secretary to fund projects in the
deployment community.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id629b5bb0-426c-4d77-b353-29a37e0d5715"><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="IDc58a03ba41724cea9f1a4d9647f6fada"><enum>(i)</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="id453ba394-997e-41f2-8adc-3bb29ef47b5b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>planning for
and installing charging infrastructure, including offering additional
incentives as described in subsection (c)(4)(I);</text>
</clause><clause id="id7a296009-52ab-4888-a43e-6017ffa225f0"><enum>(iii)</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="id3c65d7d5-fb7d-4409-b669-c778736ca9b8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>workforce
training, including training of permitting officials;</text>
</clause><clause id="id37046c2e-3825-4920-91b3-d71c6cf5d644"><enum>(v)</enum><text>public
education and marketing described in the proposed marketing plan;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID655316ef4e4b4923a7cc9a48b2c4c73c"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>supplementing
(and not supplanting) the number of plug-in electric drive vehicles that are
purchased by State, local, and tribal governments; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id792ADA7775044DFF8919772FCAEF824E"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>necessary
utility and grid upgrades as described in subsection (c)(4)(K).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6bbc6ac0-7728-4f66-ac82-7e836ae611a6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Cost-sharing</header>
<clause id="id42cef893-3159-4fd6-a8af-795f29551d6d"><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 80 percent.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idc48dddf0-8dd9-4a59-b408-78a24a76e444"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Non-Federal
sources</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="idfc0f9946-f987-4481-a195-f363eb751157"><enum>(I)</enum><text>determine the
appropriate cost share for each selected applicant; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id6f55c1e8-a9c9-44b7-b166-017b4810f1e0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>require that
not less than 80 percent of the cost of an activity funded by a grant under
this paragraph be provided by a non-Federal source.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="idab09dbb0-108a-4698-b204-20af51548443"><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="id68b3bd4e-a57e-4271-b0ce-706a9ce3da98"><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="id254ab0be-da3c-422a-a5a4-19b86cf9c55f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>may include
allowable costs in accordance with the applicable cost principles,
including—</text>
<item commented="no" id="id437a71c8-a182-47de-8538-24f54ae0f8e0"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>cash;</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="id77d3ad39-8554-46c5-84a2-fec828129963"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>personnel
costs;</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="id9f64d6b4-e971-44d3-b28a-fc8e7c459e0d"><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="id7aea0811-5727-415b-9476-c34eedf384b3"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>indirect
costs or facilities and administrative costs; or</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="idec5e1ee4-b52d-4bca-a61d-917eeeac08c9"><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="id4a9f5339-6b9f-4b2f-ae9d-dd904676702b"><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="ida6a51762-c49d-44a5-a5f6-7b402506c61f"><enum>(III)</enum><text>shall not
include—</text>
<item commented="no" id="id9a13f441-c55a-48ce-9bd1-f6c26c6e9a88"><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="ide1cc34a5-824e-4b19-a521-25902a016fa7"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>proceeds
from the prospective sale of an asset of an activity; or</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="id8528c4ed-0608-4c3c-8196-d7ce96ad7fac"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>other
appropriated Federal funds.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id6f7ddcd8-6dcd-4229-a229-c381424efbbb"><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="id6433909d-1141-4455-9e20-20582d539339"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Title to
property</header><text>The Secretary may vest title or other property interests
acquired under projects funded under this Act in any entity, including the
United States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8382578adf8845769e353c48689f6b6c"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Other federal
assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall consider the receipt of other
Federal funds received by the applicant in determining the cost share of the
applicant.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idacbd0157-f410-4818-93c7-9f843d4f2eaa"><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="id06705193-a86d-4eb1-917e-4cf296f80210"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reporting
requirements</header>
<paragraph id="id0aa77431-79cd-4bf3-a8b3-fd68d34b8397"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Committee,
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf7c1f5e6-a248-4054-9e09-d6438d47bc4a"><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="idE487A6CD93B44B39BDE3250D911D9519"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide for the
protection of consumer privacy, as appropriate; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id74060fa3-c6b0-402a-a635-38f2dda6cbb4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>develop
metrics to evaluate the performance of the deployment communities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id646a5a53-7d37-4013-aa9e-37751a93741c"><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="idd7461c32-5c59-4d2e-bae0-f3cf00af98d7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<subparagraph id="IDc3cb0347f49c45a4b57cfe275b492a42"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Interim
report</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress an interim report that
contains—</text>
<clause id="ID5611e088ecdb423a9b4410717e566c47"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
description of the status of—</text>
<subclause id="IDc839e753db4446c586e222810eb90bab"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the deployment
communities and the implementation of the deployment plan of each deployment
community;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID6f75247044dc4a45a535fc1780a36100"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the rate of
vehicle manufacturing deployment and market penetration of plug-in electric
drive vehicles; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID787fa5e6d89c4037b8b0b25f89fa8b05"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the deployment
of residential and publicly available infrastructure;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID64e6d36c55f14bd990ae12c2f0889651"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
description of the challenges experienced and lessons learned from the program
to date, including the activities described in clause (i); and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDcf03a1b6e80a4c8fa85f66114a6754aa"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an analysis of
the data collected under this subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0b1914eb51944b5597e80d16c5caa9d3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Final
report</header><text>On completion of the Program, the Secretary shall submit
to Congress a final report that contains—</text>
<clause id="ID7f49215c46374ca1b6505a6ced0b6ad0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>updates on the
information described in subparagraph (A);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4ca63ca4c5b245ca960bd3d011566392"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
description of the successes and failures of the Program;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7386449452064715a3dc584639b0b519"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>recommendations
on whether to promote further deployment of electric vehicles; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb7ea5a7d57804c79916043aa29798a9b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>if
additional deployment communities are recommended, information on—</text>
<subclause id="IDecb6ab20d10a4a76b4bf6ccb259debf2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the number of
additional deployment communities that should be selected;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDc5769af07a4d42e28cb00110666bfb4c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the manner in
which criteria for selection should be updated;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID6df8953d253f46b89a528144004f5826"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the manner in
which incentive structures for deployment should be changed; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDd9d9de675a714b7f92451342470b43dd"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>whether other
forms of onboard energy storage for electric drive vehicles should be
included.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida7a7e97f-e7e1-4b35-93b2-e38109848aec"><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="idb20fcac2-c116-4085-ae5d-8a0e2e23304e"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000,000.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id2879ba85-15d3-4313-8116-93b9110c51ea"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 166(b)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idc81d2021-b4af-4448-b596-8d09f661aa51"><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="idb84913de-3925-46ed-9a67-b5459442e427"><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="ID58dc096602f8403e9629d14887d82216"><enum>107.</enum><header>Plug-in
electric drive vehicle private fleet upgrade program</header>
<subsection id="ID3047a98dd67c414099ed8023ea5577b9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="ID6de288e8d26e4aeba40d572620064a8f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established within the national plug-in electric
drive deployment program established under section 101 a plug-in electric drive
vehicle private fleet upgrade program (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Program</quote>).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe6059624dc114ccf906c44735c6ceedc"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Competitive
grants</header>
<paragraph id="IDf6d7a32436874c7e8909e8df6f4c29e7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a competitive process to
select electric drive vehicle fleets for the Program to receive grants.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0636b751bfe94a1cb74227acd7831fa7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><text>In selecting participants for the Program under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall only consider applications (including joint
applications) submitted by companies that—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID75dea4d9a1a04d7791a745550a0ef131"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are private,
nongovernmental entities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID75ef055e1f7a445daa72c0e32d76308d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are headquartered
in the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2fb2eb6d2589407891808fcfaeb6b5ac"><enum>(C)</enum><text>plan to purchase,
or enter into contracts for hire, not less than 100 plug-in electric drive
vehicles.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd76ec12e235b47a2a30269f79fd8ab35"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Selection
criteria</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall publish a set of selection criteria for the
grants competition that shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID9438e3a7a9e44f2d887ba16a72c4520b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>offering the
highest cost-share relative to the value of the Federal grant offered under the
Program;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0af1c23a6463474883fab709619dbe0e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the maximum
extent practicable, serving as models of deployment for other private companies
across the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3bee0ed275d24dbca3635b97a5c96163"><enum>(C)</enum><text>meeting other
criteria considered appropriate by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf28ef0853ba849edb145db20511a07cb"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Applications
and grants</header>
<subparagraph id="ID08c251e503b34679ad0fbc6cb5cf8b1a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of publication by
the Secretary of the selection criteria described in paragraph (3), any company
that meets the eligibility criteria described in paragraph (2) may apply to the
Secretary to receive a grant.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0a364185c28f4801938d454f746a6ee9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Grants</header>
<clause id="ID3b5a00e8d4f34bb2b368fb02fbce9bd3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In each application, the applicant may apply for grants
of not more than $20,000,000.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID36738c1db97d457096e1095079675bb1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Funds provided through a grant under this subsection may be
used—</text>
<subclause id="ID0af8705062b940108628c83331425248"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to purchase
plug-in electric drive vehicles;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID1ff827500fe64cbba16c5b25583d59ff"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to plan for and
install charging infrastructure; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDa840f4d332334be9a563243f74c8f6c1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to carry out
other activities considered appropriate by the Secretary.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID13e4cf147e7f4583896dade499c4841d"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Cost-sharing</header>
<subclause id="ID194311e35a02404092f1d6d3524c73bf"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A grant provided under this subsection shall be subject
to a minimum non-Federal cost-sharing requirement of 80 percent.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID1e0de2c1f8f348e6bce6366661a64044"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Non-Federal
sources</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<item id="IDbe586fa34e69409c8cf214ca2dce4a0f"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>determine the
appropriate cost share for each selected applicant; and</text>
</item><item id="IDe901200518324ec5ba880774f4106ddc"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>subject to
subclause (III), require that not less than 80 percent of the cost of an
activity funded by a grant under this subsection be provided from a non-Federal
source.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="ID40d7125747c8489ab16802643fa096d3"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Reduction</header><text>The
Secretary may reduce or eliminate the cost-sharing requirement described in
subclause (I), as the Secretary determines to be necessary.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID705fd5e793f94be6a166210e6bbacf50"><enum>(IV)</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>
</subclause><subclause id="ID647e85567f7747c3968bc319a176ed42"><enum>(V)</enum><header>Title to
property</header><text>The receipt of Federal funds under this section shall
not prohibit the purchaser of a vehicle, equipment, or other property from
retaining sole, permanent title to the vehicle, equipment, or property at the
conclusion of the Program.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID4ffa525141ec45a1bc2d09c26bc0d5f9"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Other Federal
assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall consider the receipt of other
Federal funds by the applicant in determining the cost share of the
applicant.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc904c615d1d844dda0f2b6708b0e78e2"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>Not
later than 120 days after the application deadline established under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall announce the names of the applicants
selected to receive grants under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc81757cd99da4957a33f84de6dcccb10"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reporting
requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="IDa1d7fd3aa5b24b588c83482f3351b119"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="IDf95d1d33927240bd87c211f67da0d7ef"><enum>(i)</enum><text>determine what
data will be required to be collected by participants in the Program and
submitted to the Secretary to permit analysis of the Program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDde4d3d9a1a054b9fb643caab02f12eca"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>develop metrics
to determine the success of the deployment communities.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID46855aed09b64a5ea919400eb9fd77b4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Provision of
data</header><text>As a condition of participation in the Program, an applicant
shall provide any data determined by the Secretary under subparagraph
(A).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID98b8108a176f476d92b0a0488ddc0467"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Proprietary
information</header><text>In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary shall,
as appropriate, provide for the protection of proprietary information and
intellectual property rights.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDba27cdc99b9648b9962f392dd121569b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Loan
guarantees</header><text>Section 1703(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 16513(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD36503636D44491AAAEE3B5DE7921065" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID164baff01e66490888125337bcc23ab0"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Plug-in electric
drive vehicle
fleets.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID78f54eb73b9b448aa3089c5b44abe841"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $300,000,000.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Research and
development</header>
<section id="id14d24a4e-834c-4c38-8a9b-9388322571b6"><enum>201.</enum><header>Research
and development program</header>
<subsection id="ida416e818-d139-43f1-97da-4941150da707"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Research
and development program</header>
<paragraph id="id8a87a55e-b122-4298-a66a-0c702ce8d36c"><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="id15042f7b-44ba-4a02-a7a8-1a206191f273"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>The program may include funding for—</text>
<subparagraph id="id95410142-7e66-4db9-94f7-471bec210bb0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
development of low-cost, smart-charging and vehicle-to-grid connectivity
technology;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id11aa76c2-e9fd-4877-aa93-bcf0a478c6ad"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
benchmarking and assessment of open software systems using nationally
established evaluation criteria; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide4c38df4-eacf-4429-a089-efc660e52a24"><enum>(C)</enum><text>new
technologies in electricity storage or electric drive components for
vehicles.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6da87f12-b381-46e7-8ec9-ee7d9c710e2b"><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><paragraph id="ID37c963f44dd745f982e954d340c5e80d"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Supplemental
funding</header><text>Funds provided under this section shall supplement (and
not supplant) funds made available for research and development under the
Vehicles Technology Program of the Department of Energy.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd25c79e2-65aa-4ecb-b0f3-f7b288d15337"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Secondary
use applications program</header>
<paragraph id="id454a9396-c576-4275-b2cc-29fdf6c446f1"><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="idcebe498c-0a6d-4fa7-b731-78ce40bda434"><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="id20ed9f43-f871-4709-a350-c18ba19c8514"><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="id6e13039a-a7ed-4c17-b9a4-daeffa4fa17b"><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="id5035CA1C64A043528BA9DD6CD19B260A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>identifies the
potential uses of a vehicle battery—</text>
<clause id="id4344af83-f9f8-4a4c-b8d3-f1e7ab9ccc90"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with the most
promise for market development; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id8533f47a-0b12-49ed-abf0-f2f938a12faf"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for which
market development would be aided by a demonstration project.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id849d2cba-9341-47cf-a248-dbe0495df28a"><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="id86152466-6de8-4812-8fe9-62a175f2b3bc"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Secondary
use demonstration projects</header>
<paragraph id="id1253ced0-8d74-435d-a737-4575e2d1f4f1"><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="id67a31b89-8310-4ce3-9fc9-e3bae8fe9c16"><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="id85ffdc2b-7949-4bf6-bd95-7f040fa8b21f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>publish the
guidelines described in paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb2888855-7f98-4335-8992-693e0afeb0b6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>solicit
applications for funding for demonstration projects.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id318f3737-0415-4321-a5bd-b495c04d552c"><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="id96ffc87a-0329-489d-88c5-bdfb1511df2d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Materials
Recycling Study</header>
<paragraph id="id1b4a6a3b-5eaf-4ea9-9a02-93ade5d28d6b"><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="id9c744435-d874-4861-8ef1-ca55b83ae9ee"><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="IDe9e5e557c07e420380f8b10e31549a99"><enum>(e)</enum><header>ARPA-E plug-In
electric drive vehicle research and development programs</header><text>Funds
made available under this section shall be used—</text>
<paragraph id="id403F3D405F4B45D1A44EB24618D0EEA4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by the Advanced
Research Projects Agency—Energy established by section 5012(b) of the America
COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538(b)) (referred to in this subsection as
<quote>ARPA-E</quote>) to fund high-risk, high-reward research and development
programs supporting the development, manufacture, and deployment of plug-in
electric drive vehicles and charging infrastructure, including advanced
batteries, plug-in electric drive components, and plug-in electric drive
infrastructure; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6d7b40af38744b7da2a2e21e14d77b50"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to supplement
(and not supplant) funds made available for ARPA-E.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7d94f166-52ce-476f-b808-c77d2aafdbca"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $235,000,000,
including—</text>
<paragraph id="id7253d996-9b5c-4d87-aed0-cc1bae10a154"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$10,000,000
for use in conducting the program described in subsection (a) for fiscal years
2011 through 2016;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id039046f1-e666-4e87-a669-90ecdc033dcd"><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="id8b49042b-f839-464d-8931-f72340863c33"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$15,000,000
for use in providing grants described in subsection (c) for fiscal years 2011
through 2016;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id606f521c-d2b4-40de-a41a-ecdae9b32f09"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$5,000,000
for use in conducting the study described in subsection (d) for fiscal years
2011 through 2013; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdda21c2eaef3459c85dc5fe74e90c1da"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$200,000,000 for
use in conducting the program described in subsection (e) for fiscal years 2011
through 2020.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ida0b41d8f-c711-4342-85b9-85a8d27f62be"><enum>202.</enum><header>Advanced
batteries for tomorrow prize</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id6e688c32-25eb-424a-8100-a070b1131372"><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="id82a5c8b2-7013-41bf-9c0f-bcd6326b55cf"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Battery
specifications</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idc763b41e-4ae6-4d93-8453-e74c69af4bd8"><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="id125a1627-c8fb-4ef1-9532-a3c1ed7b44e3"><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="id82bbe115-3d86-4ebe-8155-e5fb8b395cb1"><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="id6e2371e7-5fe9-45c6-8f96-312495b3c9ef"><enum>(C)</enum><text>cost-effective
(measured in cost per kilowatt hour), if mass-produced.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id028ea51c-74d6-4b24-8d7c-c8674c611e34"><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="id35ce49f8-a43f-4d01-bb9e-fb37d67d4acc"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Private
funds</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id822929f3-6f96-468b-b180-9e7a43266278"><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="id63a941fd-2620-410d-bd78-50183fbdc5bb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>without
further appropriation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id274313c3-4ead-499a-b321-8268701dcaed"><enum>(B)</enum><text>without
fiscal year limitation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id6b6bc180-b92b-45d6-9ec8-27841a895657"><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="id027a3ef9-e199-4672-95a9-cc290951d21b"><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="id338b94d2-a61e-4aa4-bd0c-536277f1aae3"><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="idac98941b-43a3-4b62-b022-7e5655e5c1e1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To
be eligible for an award under this section—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id7f0333af-1cdd-429a-89b4-8359985943c2"><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="id8b0b3054-9d6a-44bb-a5b5-51e080372311"><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="id2dd0af3b-545b-40c5-aa31-ceefd956656e"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Award
amounts</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id4d6ffeca-bf0f-4f11-bbe7-6b61eda66d0a"><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="id088d965c-f021-4500-a01f-91432303f753"><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="id501f45e5-8cae-4ee3-8e3f-329a82f3ddbd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>activities
described in subsection (b); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id6aca1cf8-cccd-4cb7-8b2d-c677d9f2f000"><enum>(B)</enum><text>advances in
battery durability, energy density, and power density.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idae657684-7760-4cfd-a2c8-0510877ffe59"><enum>(h)</enum><header>500-Mile
battery award fund</header>
<paragraph id="id0654114f-2792-4661-901d-3ba136af9850"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the
<quote>500-mile Battery Fund</quote> (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Fund</quote>), 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="idea0f7524-b179-43b5-8fc3-22605619f206"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfers
to Fund</header><text>The Fund shall consist of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb4c488ed-1410-466e-843d-1b1c96b7f4ad"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such amounts
as are appropriated to the Fund under subsection (i); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id270963f5-2aec-4289-aff6-d785bdaf9e06"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such amounts
as are described in subsection (c) and that are provided for the Fund.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5a90df69-bbdf-4623-8147-4ed04ad1edbf"><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="id715eba5a-45f5-40c0-afa0-4fd0e1b32797"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Annual
reports</header>
<subparagraph id="idbeb521c7-4861-4d79-8f61-405931ab7f73"><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="id6d344be6-f87a-4790-95cb-a6be78ef911b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and of the
Senate;</text>
</clause><clause id="id4d603881-370a-4be2-b2a0-94d3b76d1715"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idada78a71-5a42-477a-b0b0-94c7c7b837d2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5d298788-ec1b-491e-a2f4-5714bb32205b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
report shall include, for the fiscal year covered by the report, the
following:</text>
<clause id="id1bbb4f95-00ac-4d82-aa73-b78901d3ff2a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A statement
of the amounts deposited into the Fund.</text>
</clause><clause id="id9a712f1d-fd9d-4d8b-9649-50dc007a6ac2"><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="ideb4060f5-3565-42b0-b6ac-9c890f6da377"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Recommendations
for additional authorities to fulfill the purpose of the Fund.</text>
</clause><clause id="id625120e2-3160-4504-943c-9f5a60278f24"><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="idc8f02011-fc17-48b0-a6fa-893ee10cc568"><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="id1cfd315e-dfd1-4f06-9c08-b6ba4ad55d31"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by
redesignating paragraphs (35) and (36) as paragraphs (36) and (37),
respectively;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id219938a5-905d-4947-995e-542d8ff5cbe4"><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="idbd1bb7c6-914b-45d5-b17f-a368c72393a0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e11671a-4415-435c-9664-306ad677e697" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idefe04dbb-1a49-4e63-9080-6763149b8eb6"><enum>(38)</enum><text>a separate
statement for the 500-mile Battery Fund established under section 8(h) of the
<quote><short-title>Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of
2011</short-title></quote>, 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="iddc8f800e-ea61-408f-ba27-d60cee4a90e8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="ida94ad9b0-00e6-4663-bb1b-db06ac40bc9a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$10,000,000
to carry out subsection (g)(1); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idcc37a332-e858-4e14-addb-ab52d99b1c2d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$1,000,000 to
carry out subsection (g)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ida2f08518-b676-4821-80ba-b6427281bdad"><enum>203.</enum><header>Study on
the supply of raw materials</header>
<subsection id="ida1900542-006a-4b19-8a8b-8ef795dd2d0e"><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="id490ab662-e880-4aa7-9218-9593443a04d8"><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="idbd5359a7-74cb-442f-ab0f-62199bf58262"><enum>(2)</enum><text>describes the
primary or original sources and known reserves and resources of those raw
materials;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcaa2f455-1f28-4bba-82a8-db2e338fe34a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assesses, in
consultation with an independent analysis entity designated by the Secretary,
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="id2c3f5291-a62e-4217-b92f-15f45fe4c475"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identifies
pathways to securing reliable and resilient supplies of those raw
materials.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf39e193e-0dcc-43d2-8824-0eef827cafde"><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="idc7df1722-eb5f-45df-9e91-59bc7a27509b"><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="id4ab34be1-9502-4f2d-9bd6-31f670089b00"><enum>204.</enum><header>Study on
the collection and preservation of data collected from plug-in electric drive
vehicles</header>
<subsection id="id943665d5-6936-420c-ae33-59557c5a889d"><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="id5be017c3-b5c7-452b-b3c6-07c63d68fe12"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifies—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1b99c02f-5a2e-4059-bf9b-615c16376552"><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="idf1c2a541-bbc9-497b-ae40-443ae46326e9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
scientific, economic, commercial, security, and historic potential of the data
described in subparagraph (A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5fe9eec7-ec3f-421d-aec8-ccd40eac14f6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any laws or
regulations that relate to the data described in subparagraph (A); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9c9bf142-e1e0-48f9-b37e-363e9481f20d"><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="id78c66015-9a3a-41c2-836c-b1e6f7bd2ea3"><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="id5d39baef-06bb-47dc-b416-1100ff9535c7"><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><enum>III</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="id41885a6f-a7cc-4563-afa8-0bbaa4f5f882"><enum>301.</enum><header>Utility
planning for plug-in electric drive vehicles</header>
<subsection id="idef97266a-a74a-4957-9d0f-ed155fbbd51a"><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="idbba10e79-1d82-402a-aafb-a42a93ac7bd4"><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="id57aab96a-b1d5-4ed4-9cda-07edf26c2ff0" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id81941cc4-1292-4fcb-8e9f-d6e31bd3e29f"><enum>(20)</enum><header>Plug-in
electric drive vehicle planning</header>
<subparagraph id="id042e0bf3-edce-41bd-a04d-d0620f5f625c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Utility
plan for plug-in electric drive vehicles</header>
<clause id="idd364a371-5adb-4310-af60-c342b0083f97"><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 in the service area of the electric
utility.</text>
</clause><clause id="id11b21a15-7e31-477d-980c-335936033517"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>A
plan under clause (i) shall investigate—</text>
<subclause id="id314896bc-20a2-4718-a569-ac42fe079a4a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>various
levels of potential penetration of plug-in electric drive vehicles in the
utility service area;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id8aee76f5-a855-4d28-9350-a0717163af5c"><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="idf17c6083-235b-43a0-8e2a-0f95c7ec9cce"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the role of
third parties in providing reliable and economical charging services.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idd71c8a0c-02d3-4fac-b116-1ac3631f74d4"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Waiver</header>
<subclause id="idE6327AB4176449A5ABBB68620D379101"><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="id09FA30A402624DA28620287CA44AACFB"><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="id411baf41-5204-48cb-a1d2-d8ab627c2a58"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Updates</header>
<subclause id="idb6bbf2e5-c003-42cd-9efd-65cadc31a71f"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each electric utility shall update the plan of the
electric utility every 2 years.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id23d9444b-ecf6-40b5-a37d-2ba7d5172c5b"><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="id5246b72a-2254-499b-897d-a7153c491f6d"><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="ide639759c-a116-4d1d-8d03-7d71f277750e"><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
publicly owned utility and cooperative utility shall—</text>
<clause id="idb7228b22-bb10-4dc4-8999-01d79be81372"><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="idacb84d99-42e6-47ec-a653-0394bc08a45d"><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="id5e4b77e3-bf50-4962-bbc3-d7a088ea0593"><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="id1e00a9f8-8042-4809-9798-f549c225edfc"><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
publicly owned utility and cooperative utility may consider whether, and to
what extent, to allow cost recovery for plans and implementation of
plans.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2d9a9903-e100-4ebf-bb66-87522fe18b6d"><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 publicly owned utility 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="id27aae2c7-98bd-40f2-ba24-b3949d6f7605"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section
112(c) (16 U.S.C. 2622(c))—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6482158b-3e6c-4e4c-a7c1-7f75f7d1ad3e"><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="id3d735911-d009-41a4-88ee-09190932732a" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id5f3b2cc2-011f-4d86-88c7-3541fbb24077"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Each
State</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7068307d-6b2e-4076-be61-12322df5980a"><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="idf4dfd21f-5505-4fcd-936f-20aa4875ac87" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idc640dee6-fc34-4067-a8eb-18dc4c7e9ecd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific
standards</header>
<subparagraph id="id9ef11a5c-cfe2-4145-9c3f-8decf688eeac"><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="id8cfb6a44-1913-4f6e-8d05-cd3891f2172a"><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="id3dbfc49f-fdf2-4a7a-a011-390240624c86" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id7864d5f3-d2bd-4336-a805-75902fe2454c"><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="id31e5f180-eed9-45d0-a326-6bea8674d87e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in the fourth
sentence—</text>
<clause id="idb613b89b-27af-424b-b49f-8adc298706ff"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>In the case</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id759f805e-08c0-422e-a2a4-94b117f0e9e3" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idbaecf2b2-9dbc-4c80-8d2f-c5d48b7c41af"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Interconnection</header><text>In
the case</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="id2d3bc012-16d0-4b52-8f24-be8969b0fd81"><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="id60fde938-358a-4bc6-a6d6-e80f18449639"><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="ida71f1fb0-8a57-453e-a90d-81d62c15b65c" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id8a10b251-96b5-461e-b029-eab20b65133b"><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="idff3bad7d-3856-45d3-9c43-c4f5f2a2e758"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida54ad0fd-033d-4962-a72b-d1ae34aab90c" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id29c1c586-5829-4a12-b5ce-bb12c11f10b4"><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="id8759cb01-81ad-46ee-9990-9f26defd2c70"><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="id26fff761-bead-47b4-9444-9e1993886176"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="iddf66ba6e-be08-4e4a-b748-9fc62dead571"><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="id89a42a66-3793-4451-9e47-9c78120247aa"><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="id4197cba1-de8a-4be8-8a4d-f3aca887b1a6"><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="idfd5e1f3e-c717-4908-a375-610c260295b3"><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="idB586A071135A479988284A511DA605FB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other
barriers to installing sufficient and appropriate charging
infrastructure.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ideac44938-70d6-490d-8ce7-6aa489c43988"><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="id8b2f4703-04fe-45c4-aa71-71597860104e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the issues
and model solutions described in paragraph (1); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide612dad7-707b-4d4a-9cef-84b8ace3ead1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any other
issues that the Task Force and Secretary determine to be appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idfd957578-6a75-4c4a-ab8f-eda273e1ea2d"><enum>302.</enum><header>Loan
guarantees</header>
<subsection id="id6E2A31549B0C44688663FD8FA0DD55E5"><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="id773a91d9-2db1-4018-a37f-788962ff0734" style="OLC">
<section id="id456d4ba5-573e-47f1-8d7c-c773dcb8d7a1"><enum>137.</enum><header>Loan
guarantees for advanced battery purchases</header>
<subsection id="idd6bd6b75-8009-4122-8038-35f00210230f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="idfa4bc6fd-77d8-4cc5-9582-04e6f2acfc43"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Qualified
automotive battery</header><text>The term <term>qualified automotive
battery</term> means a battery that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf8b5fcf0-ea1b-40c3-bf19-17534ccaec81"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has at least
4 kilowatt hours of battery capacity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide7d719d8-02bf-4002-9a58-bcc0871a3c6e"><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="id72d5e997-1625-4dbe-b888-1165c5210696"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9c11eea8-4c58-45eb-ae26-302dccf3a094"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an original
equipment manufacturer;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc75a9106-b5ce-46cf-a9f7-792b87e67f34"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an electric
utility;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbd4ace06-aa6f-4851-9d30-999984dd98d7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any provider
of range extension infrastructure; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9057582b-77a7-4bf7-8bcc-6bdd713f14c2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other
qualified entity, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id1fea57eb-7e10-41cd-8aef-f79bb0cefca7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Loan
guarantees</header>
<paragraph id="id881cf6fc-8951-4278-bc53-9e29ea870967"><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="iddc53bbd3-ed7d-4250-9c3c-475b0a349128"><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="id47d2cb7a-cb8e-46fd-8930-e9a53aa9e4f0"><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="id3013a792-907d-4400-b64e-71e45cac67a4"><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="id363D6ECB7E6C43AB80133CB8BEBD3E3F"><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="id8B7BA614701C47F8981935AE302584A9" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idB47AD2EAD5FD4AA0B24CCFA17495F184"><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="idded12e2d-db6e-4aef-9736-63917a6725c4"><enum>303.</enum><header>Prohibition
on disposing of advanced batteries in landfills</header>
<subsection id="id1B61A69F55814B088276609520CF2410"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of
advanced battery</header>
<paragraph id="id84B9FD70EFB548A59C9C568C75985C82"><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="idAD58A21C46F1436CA0E56D11E86A09B5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The
term <term>advanced battery</term> does not include—</text>
<subparagraph id="id26A74B3DF83848C3B6F3589C8C95F1C5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a primary
nonrechargeable battery; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id540B0FDD93D94894AB49AFF409F9D8EF"><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="id9405A5C4510741F786AA3D4E8E4A405E"><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="id64abf1dc-c96d-46f0-9815-d91143d5c18c"><enum>304.</enum><header>Plug-in
Electric Drive Vehicle Technical Advisory Committee</header>
<subsection id="id16020367-d6e3-48ef-9a5e-1005f77032f2"><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 Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id3646960f-e0bf-4ab0-a910-59434755ad35"><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="iddb3c973c-b3c5-4787-be26-4ac1ab8c315d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the
priorities for research and development;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6742ea9f-9e09-4f64-84a4-ea5ba4c8a394"><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="id9698ca8d-c98a-4f4f-be51-e0aa04ce7d06"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the
development and deployment of charging infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf4bc54f2-f0cf-40ef-bd09-0d5d738026d6"><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="id5f650e1d-5e13-486a-b0de-f7007cac1314"><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="id59011630-393a-4e55-98cc-0be066286fef"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<paragraph id="idf9218324-8a70-4d6e-94ed-762d3681b4bd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Members</header>
<subparagraph id="id521851d5-d3f0-4f1e-b93f-c815ea907862"><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="ide0dabc93-1a4f-401f-a5b0-71211684118b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Representation</header><text>The
Secretary shall appoint the members to Committee from among representatives
of—</text>
<clause id="id173e2615-04a5-4814-8c72-860efe2c8a13"><enum>(i)</enum><text>domestic
industry;</text>
</clause><clause id="idc6a48445-e11d-4b30-b04a-fff087462353"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>institutions
of higher education;</text>
</clause><clause id="ide9c17fe0-de86-465a-931d-de18e3cddeff"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>professional
societies;</text>
</clause><clause id="id3b4caed2-8022-4714-b063-5013a074a9ef"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Federal,
State, and local governmental agencies (including the National Laboratories);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id77bc4ab5-d132-456f-b51a-eec6cbdedbdf"><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="id2e2223b3-0d0a-4585-83b8-8188c852323b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms</header>
<subparagraph id="id6dc59044-e392-4c0a-9c2b-640d0d7e5cfb"><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="id23aa7935-1a55-4514-85c3-76c664d333b8"><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="idfbe60a94-9a00-433d-9c39-de7f739158c9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reappointments</header><text>A
member of the Committee whose term is expiring may be reappointed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb818adf7-3536-4257-a8d6-12571d4b5a60"><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="id47811f19-e200-4ff5-959a-b8cfc2da19dc"><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 Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ideac39675-49c4-46a2-80b7-8a87d13c9dd1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Response</header>
<paragraph id="idd8d68ac9-f320-4e48-b41b-6e6b8af5d7af"><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="id2bb52710-0eae-47b4-8aab-0043fc4113bc"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Biennial
report</header>
<subparagraph id="idb400ccc0-c29d-40c3-a385-1a53ecbf8e78"><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="idf3baf79e-15a6-4d9d-b31d-da7ecf4e9505"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report shall include—</text>
<clause id="idd457e637-a67b-42c2-b55d-90a3acbb7389"><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="ideda63b49-a0a7-4577-aff0-de6b6bf5c0ee"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an
explanation of the reason that a recommendation of the Committee has not been
implemented.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5fbac30f-8b71-4112-8d58-fd92c96ee87c"><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="id1560617f-dd7c-4e23-81e3-ba5715e09b58"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The
Committee shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id8F4FE0CF4ED444DE8EB4081175D14702"><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="id44905FE9C8D94C13B262088C011CA493"><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="id3100b0ee-d59d-4b19-88df-316a8f0538e5"><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="id5d02d0af-a61e-407d-9a97-01485d655a2c"><enum>305.</enum><header>Plug-in
Electric Drive Vehicle Interagency Task Force</header>
<subsection id="id4927610f-00a0-464d-86d6-ad24a1936053"><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="id686fe246-2c5e-477b-9909-eda73275c4c4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Office of
Science and Technology Policy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7dcd80f2-398c-4432-b32c-add0b9cd0700"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Council
on Environmental Quality;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id15af7f87-7a73-4ab3-ac34-855b4bfa9236"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the
Department of Energy;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf3be89d9-d451-49f8-a68b-8ef78bebb7fa"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the
Department of Transportation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id24f01971-35ad-438b-9fd1-3caf9b6df6a7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the
Department of Defense;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfd8a04e0-1aa4-483d-b70e-876c2becb532"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the
Department of Commerce (including the National Institute of Standards and
Technology);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5f082002-c0c5-4ccb-bf9d-bf00972214af"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the
Environmental Protection Agency;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id839e5f36-f1c7-436b-8fed-619b2e7eb7b2"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the General
Services Administration; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9c45d972-0066-4a57-bd7a-c5bfd6770699"><enum>(9)</enum><text>any other
Federal agencies that the President determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id6ce8d9ca-2602-439d-b2a8-a30f7fa3d3b2"><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="id97c59840-53fd-4767-b188-b04a94444a92"><enum>(1)</enum><text>plug-in
electric drive vehicle research and development (including necessary
components);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9745632e-221e-4125-8be8-9182d144000f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the
development of widely accepted smart-grid standards and protocols for charging
infrastructure;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id650fbed4-0f05-4f12-999f-ceec77cafa32"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the
relationship of plug-in electric drive vehicle charging practices to electric
utility regulation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idcf9d5f67-ccbc-41b6-94d1-e5e42070d740"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the
relationship of plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment to system reliability
and security;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id96fbc6d5-0ed0-45c5-a78f-fe4df07c193b"><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="id27f7035a-4456-43df-be8c-0ac15e630460"><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="id75e69cc4-d6dc-46c6-aa78-257c934e25cd"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the alignment
of international plug-in electric drive vehicle standards.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id25ad079b-76f8-493b-af7a-93d3a436c2b3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Activities</header>
<paragraph id="idfe94bf00-631a-4040-ac63-08027b4f0f1b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Task Force may—</text>
<subparagraph id="idb4433843-e774-45d1-ad4c-896b97dd8aec"><enum>(A)</enum><text>organize
workshops and conferences;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9d16ebf6-1e29-4554-ae37-dc5abbac8683"><enum>(B)</enum><text>issue
publications; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id475b97c7-b777-48c2-823d-5d5442792ded"><enum>(C)</enum><text>create
databases.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida9cda2fc-d642-4cd3-853a-0076baa82085"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mandatory
activities</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Task Force
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9613534e-5f55-4a6f-a36d-08a563310730"><enum>(A)</enum><text>foster the
exchange of generic, nonproprietary information and technology among industry,
academia, and the Federal Government;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id06a0e90d-f97e-42c2-832a-f438e76dc342"><enum>(B)</enum><text>integrate and
disseminate technical and other information made available as a result of the
programs and activities under this Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5566e45b-9426-406c-93b9-36632e10a0eb"><enum>(C)</enum><text>support
education about plug-in electric drive vehicles;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2dddf32c-1b9a-4c5b-bdae-d896919b64a9"><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="ida9052f53-5bee-4290-8ff4-5af910b9ae02"><enum>(E)</enum><text>review and
report on—</text>
<clause id="id39d88558-5796-4cc2-a59c-b4b2aab435e6"><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="id018bd681-2091-4316-b245-6ff41b10a55a"><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="id4f225940-fc05-4c53-b955-e3a128390291"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Agency
cooperation</header><text>A Federal agency—</text>
<paragraph id="id138154d0-3a4a-4a17-8954-8d8bcbe0d790"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall
cooperate with the Task Force; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idca4f6ebd-191f-42d6-b5dd-0add54b5902f"><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>