[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2418 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2418

   To amend title 49, United States Code, to reduce the fuel economy 
 obligations of automobile manufacturers whose fleets contain at least 
   50 percent fuel choice enabling vehicles, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2015

   Mr. Dold (for himself, Mr. Israel, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Ms. Ros-
   Lehtinen, and Mr. Cole) introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 49, United States Code, to reduce the fuel economy 
 obligations of automobile manufacturers whose fleets contain at least 
   50 percent fuel choice enabling vehicles, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fuel Choice for American Prosperity 
and Security Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. FUEL CHOICE ENABLING MANUFACTURERS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 32920. Fuel choice enabling manufacturers
    ``(a) Calculation of Average Fuel Economy.--The average fuel 
economy of a fuel choice enabling manufacturer is the sum of--
            ``(1) the average fuel economy of such manufacturer 
        determined under section 32904; and
            ``(2) 4 miles per gallon.
    ``(b) Deemed Compliance With Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards.--If 
a fuel choice enabling manufacturer is in compliance with all 
applicable standards prescribed under section 32902 for a model year, 
the automobiles manufactured by such manufacturer in such model year 
are deemed to be in compliance with the standards for emissions of 
greenhouse gases promulgated under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7521(a)).
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Biodiesel.--The term `biodiesel' means diesel fuel 
        which has been produced from a non-petroleum feedstock and 
        which meets the specifications of the ASTM D6751-03 standard.
            ``(2) E85.--The term `E85' means a fuel mixture that 
        contains up to 85 percent ethanol and meets the specifications 
        of the ASTM D5798 standard.
            ``(3) Flexible fuel vehicle.--The term `flexible fuel 
        vehicle' means a vehicle that has been warranted by its 
        manufacturer to operate on gasoline, E85, and M85.
            ``(4) Fuel choice enabling manufacturer.--The term `fuel 
        choice enabling manufacturer' means a manufacturer whose total 
        fleet of automobiles manufactured in a model year for sale in 
        the United States contains at least 50 percent fuel choice 
        enabling vehicles.
            ``(5) Fuel choice enabling vehicle.--The term `fuel choice 
        enabling vehicle' means an automobile that--
                    ``(A) has been warranted by its manufacturer to 
                operate on natural gas, hydrogen, propane, or 
                biodiesel;
                    ``(B) is a flexible fuel vehicle;
                    ``(C) is a plug-in electric drive vehicle;
                    ``(D) is propelled solely by a fuel cell that can 
                produce power without the use of petroleum or a 
                petroleum-based fuel; or
                    ``(E) is propelled solely by something other than 
                an internal combustion engine and is warranted by its 
                manufacturer to operate on something other than 
                petroleum-based fuel.
            ``(6) Greenhouse gas.--The term `greenhouse gas' means 
        carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, hydrofluorocarbons, 
        perfluorocarbons, sulfur hexa-fluoride, or any other substance 
        subject to regulation under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 7521(a)) to address climate change.
            ``(7) M85.--The term `M85' means a fuel mixture that 
        contains up to 85 percent methanol and meets the specifications 
        of the ASTM D5797 standard.
            ``(8) Plug-in electric drive vehicle.--The term `plug-in 
        electric drive vehicle' has the meaning given such term in 
        section 508(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
        13258(a)).''.
    (b) Average Fuel Economy Defined.--Paragraph (5) of section 
32901(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
        or'';
            (2) by striking ``means average'' and inserting the 
        following: ``means--
                    ``(A) average''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) in the case of a fuel choice enabling 
                manufacturer (as defined in section 32920), average 
                fuel economy determined under such section.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 329 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 32919 the following:

``32920. Fuel choice enabling manufacturers.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to model years beginning with model year 2018.
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