[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4798-S4799]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2472. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle F ot title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1291. REQUIREMENT FOR VEHICLES TO COMPLY WITH UNITED 
                   STATES-MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT TO QUALIFY FOR 
                   CERTAIN FEDERAL PROGRAMS.

       (a) Tax Credits for Clean Vehicles.--
       (1) Clean vehicle credit.--Section 30D(d) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(G), by striking ``the final assembly 
     of which occurs within North America'' and inserting ``which 
     qualifies as an originating good under section 202 of the 
     United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (19 
     U.S.C. 4531)'', and
       (B) by striking paragraph (5).
       (2) Credit for qualified commercial clean vehicles.--
     Paragraph (1) of section 45W(c) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``section 30D(d)(1)(C)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraphs (C) and (G) of section 30D(d)(1)''.
       (3) Previously-owned clean vehicles.--Clause (i) of section 
     25E(c)(1)(D) of such Code is amended by inserting ``(G),'' 
     after ``(F),''.
       (4) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to vehicles acquired after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Public School Energy Improvement Program.--Section 
     40541(f) of the Investment Infrastructure and Jobs Act (42 
     U.S.C. 18831(f)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(5) USMCA-compliant vehicle requirement.--
       ``(A) Definition of usmca-compliant vehicle.--In this 
     paragraph, the term `USMCA-compliant vehicle' means a vehicle 
     that qualifies as an originating good under section 202 of 
     the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act 
     (19 U.S.C. 4531).
       ``(B) Requirement.--Any alternative fueled vehicle 
     purchased using a grant under this

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     section shall be required to be a USMCA-compliant vehicle.''.
       (c) State Energy Program.--Section 362 of the Energy Policy 
     and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6322) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(h) USMCA-Compliant Vehicle Requirement.--
       ``(1) Definition of usmca-compliant vehicle.--In this 
     subsection, the term `USMCA-compliant vehicle' means a 
     vehicle that qualifies as an originating good under section 
     202 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement 
     Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4531).
       ``(2) Requirement.--Subject to paragraph (3), any vehicle 
     purchased as part of a State energy conservation plan shall 
     be required to be a USMCA-compliant vehicle.
       ``(3) More stringent state law.--The requirement under 
     paragraph (2) shall not apply in the case of a State energy 
     conservation plan that requires vehicles purchased under the 
     plan to be produced in the United States.''.
       (d) Bus and Bus Facilities Grant Program.--Section 5339(b) 
     of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(12) USMCA requirement.--
       ``(A) USMCA-compliant vehicle.--In this paragraph, the term 
     `USMCA-compliant vehicle' means a vehicle that qualifies as 
     an originating good under section 202 of the United States-
     Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4531).
       ``(B) Requirement.--Any bus replaced, purchased, or leased 
     using a grant under this subsection shall be a USMCA-
     compliant vehicle.''.
       (e) Low or No Emission Public Transportation Funding 
     Program.--Section 5339(c) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) USMCA requirement.--
       ``(A) USMCA-compliant vehicle.--In this paragraph, the term 
     `USMCA-compliant vehicle' means a vehicle that qualifies as 
     an originating good under section 202 of the United States-
     Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 4531).
       ``(B) Requirement.--Any vehicle acquired or leased using a 
     grant under this subsection shall be a USMCA-compliant 
     vehicle.''.
       (f) Clean School Bus Program.--Section 741(a) of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16091(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as clause (ii);
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(A) the 
     Administrator'' and inserting the following:
       ``(B)(i) the Administrator''; and
       (C) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so 
     redesignated) the following:
       ``(A) qualifies as an originating good under section 202 of 
     the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act 
     (19 U.S.C. 4531); and''; and
       (2) in paragraph (8)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
     (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately; and
       (B) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so 
     redesignated), by striking ``that is certified'' and 
     inserting the following: ``that--
       ``(A) qualifies as an originating good under section 202 of 
     the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act 
     (19 U.S.C. 4531); and
       ``(B) is certified''.
       (g) Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program.--Section 132(d)(5) 
     of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7432(d)(5)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
     (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately; and
       (2) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so 
     redesignated), by striking ``vehicle that has'' and inserting 
     the following: ``vehicle that--
       ``(A) qualifies as an originating good under section 202 of 
     the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act 
     (19 U.S.C. 4531); and
       ``(B) has''.
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