G/SCM/Q2/USA/92  
 
24 January  2024 
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Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  Original: English  
 
  
SUBSIDIES  
QUESTIONS POSED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM REGARDING  
THE NEW AND FULL NOTIFICATION OF THE UNITED STATES1 
The following communication, dated and received on 22 January 2024, is being circulated at the 
request of the delegation of the United Kingdom.  
 
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The United Kingdom thanks the United States  for its efforts in submitting its 2023 subsidy 
notification. The U nited Kingdom  believes that the sharing of information is in the interest of all 
Members and is essential for the effective functioning of the SCM Agreement. We would therefore 
be grateful for any information the United States  can provide on the following questions.  
Clean Vehicle Credit  
Question 1  
1.  Could the United States please provide information on the total the number of recipients of the 
clean vehicle credit during the reporting period?  
Alternative fuel refuelling property credit  
The notification states that the revenue loss was $450 million in fiscal year 2021 and $1,082 million 
in fiscal year 2022 'for both the clean vehicle credit and the alternative fuel refuelling property credit'.  
Question 2  
2.  Could the United States please clarify what the proportion of revenue loss for FY 2021 and 
FY 2022 was attributed to : 
a. The altern ative fuel refuelling property credit ? 
b. The clean vehicle credit?  
Department of Energy Programs to be Amended or Implemented under the Inflation 
Reduction Act  
Question  3 
3.  Could the United States please provide information on the total number of recipients o f support 
across the listed programs during FY 2022?  
 
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  Question 4  
4.  Could the United States please provide additional information on the policy objective, form, 
eligibility criteria and duration of the subsidy for the following listed programs:  
a. Domestic Manuf acturing Conversion Grants?  
b. Advanced Industrial Facilities Deployment Program?  
Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit  
Question  5 
5.  Could the United States please provide further information on the eligibility criteria for the 
scheme, including whether foreign manufacturers operating in the United States can apply for 
tax concessions under the scheme?  
The notification states that the total amount provided over the reporting period was $0.  
Question 6  
6.  Could the United States please clarify what the annual budget allocation will be for this scheme?  
Renewable Energy Resources  
Question  7 
7.  Could the United States please provide further inform ation on the "competitive financial 
assistance opportunities" in which awards are provided under the scheme?  
Question 8  
8.  Could the United States please provide information on the number of awards provided for both 
FY 2021 and FY 2022, across wind energy, so lar energy, geothermal technologies and water 
power?  
Department of Energy Programs to be Amended or Implemented under the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act  
Question  9 
9.  Could the United States please provide additional information on the policy objective, form, 
eligibility criteria and duration of the subsidy for the following listed programs:  
a. Battery Manufacturing and Recycling Grants?  
b. Clean Hydrogen Manufacturing Recycling Research, Development? Demonstration 
Program?  
c. Wind Energy Technology Pro gram?  
d. Advanced Solar Energy Manufacturing Initiative?  
e. Carbon Capture Technology Program, Front -End Engineering and Design?  
f. Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Grant Program?  
g. Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program?  
 
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