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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9780 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives 

and fees for increasing motor vehicle fuel economy, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 

Mr. CASTEN (for himself and Ms. MATSUI) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to 

the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 

determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 

tax incentives and fees for increasing motor vehicle fuel 

economy, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Vehicle Energy Performance Act of 2024’’. 

6 (b) AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.—Except as other7 wise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amend8 ment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment 


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1 to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference 

2 shall be considered to be made to a section or other provi3 sion of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 

4 SEC. 2. TAX CREDIT FOR VEHICLE ENERGY PERFORMANCE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart B of part IV of sub6 chapter A of chapter 1 (relating to other credits) is 

7 amended by inserting after section 30D the following new 

8 section: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 30E. VEHICLE ENERGY PERFORMANCE REBATE. 

10 ‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be allowed as a 

12 credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for 

13 the taxable year an amount equal to the amount de14 termined under paragraph (2) with respect to any 

15 new qualified high energy performance motor vehicle 

16 placed in service by the taxpayer during the taxable 

17 year. 

18 ‘‘(2) CREDIT AMOUNT.—With respect to each 

19 new qualified high energy performance motor vehi20 cle, the amount determined under this paragraph 

21 shall be equal to the amount (not greater than 

22 $5,000) that bears the same ratio to $5,000 as— 

23 ‘‘(A) the excess of— 

24 ‘‘(i) the vehicle energy performance of 

25 such vehicle, over 


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1 ‘‘(ii) the median vehicle energy per2 formance for the model year immediately 

3 preceding the model year of such vehicle, 

4 bears to 

5 ‘‘(B) the excess of— 

6 ‘‘(i) the best vehicle energy perform7 ance for the model year immediately pre8 ceding the model year of such vehicle, over 

9 ‘‘(ii) the median vehicle energy per10 formance for the model year immediately 

11 preceding the model year of such vehicle. 

12 ‘‘(b) NEW QUALIFIED HIGH ENERGY PERFORMANCE

13 MOTOR VEHICLE.—For purposes of this section, the term 

14 ‘new qualified high energy performance motor vehicle’ 

15 means a passenger automobile or light truck— 

16 ‘‘(1) which is treated as a motor vehicle for 

17 purposes of title II of the Clean Air Act, 

18 ‘‘(2) which achieves vehicle energy performance 

19 that is greater than the median vehicle energy per20 formance for the model year immediately preceding 

21 the model year of such vehicle, 

22 ‘‘(3) for which standards are prescribed pursu23 ant to section 32902 of title 49, United States Code, 

24 ‘‘(4) the original use of which commences with 

25 the taxpayer, 


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1 ‘‘(5) which is acquired for use or lease by the 

2 taxpayer and not for resale, and 

3 ‘‘(6) which is made by a manufacturer begin4 ning with model year 2026. 

5 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION WITH OTHER CREDITS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) BUSINESS CREDIT TREATED AS PART OF

7 GENERAL BUSINESS CREDIT.—So much of the credit 

8 which would be allowed under subsection (a) for any 

9 taxable year (determined without regard to this sub10 section) that is attributable to property of a char11 acter subject to an allowance for depreciation shall 

12 be treated as a credit listed in section 38(b) for such 

13 taxable year (and not allowed under subsection (a)). 

14 ‘‘(2) REFUNDABLE PERSONAL CREDIT.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 

16 title, the credit allowed under subsection (a) for 

17 any taxable year (determined after application 

18 of paragraph (1)) shall be treated as a credit 

19 allowable under subpart C for such taxable year 

20 (and not allowed under subsection (a)). 

21 ‘‘(B) REFUNDABLE CREDIT MAY BE

22 TRANSFERRED.— 

23 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A taxpayer may, 

24 in connection with the purchase of a new 

25 qualified high energy performance motor 


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1 vehicle, transfer any refundable credit de2 scribed in subparagraph (A) to any person 

3 who is in the trade or business of selling 

4 new qualified high energy performance 

5 motor vehicles and who sold such vehicle to 

6 the taxpayer, but only if such person clear7 ly discloses to such taxpayer, through the 

8 use of a window sticker attached to the 

9 new qualified high energy performance ve10 hicle— 

11 ‘‘(I) the amount of the refund12 able credit described in subparagraph 

13 (A) with respect to such vehicle, and 

14 ‘‘(II) a notification that the tax15 payer will not be eligible for any cred16 it under section 30D with respect to 

17 such vehicle unless the taxpayer elects 

18 not to have this section apply with re19 spect to such vehicle. 

20 ‘‘(ii) CERTIFICATION.—A transferee 

21 of a refundable credit described in sub22 paragraph (A) may not claim such credit 

23 unless such claim is accompanied by a cer24 tification to the Secretary that the trans25 feree reduced the price the taxpayer paid 


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1 for the new qualified high energy perform2 ance motor vehicle by the entire amount of 

3 such refundable credit. 

4 ‘‘(iii) CONSENT REQUIRED FOR REV5 OCATION.—Any transfer under clause (i) 

6 may be revoked only with the consent of 

7 the Secretary. 

8 ‘‘(iv) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary 

9 may prescribe such regulations as nec10 essary to ensure that any refundable credit 

11 described in clause (i) is claimed once and 

12 not retransferred by a transferee. 

13 ‘‘(d) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this 

14 section: 

15 ‘‘(1) VEHICLE ENERGY PERFORMANCE.—The 

16 term ‘vehicle energy performance’ means, with re17 spect to any vehicle, the combined fuel-economy rat18 ing determined for the model and model year of such 

19 vehicle. 

20 ‘‘(2) MEDIAN VEHICLE ENERGY PERFORM21 ANCE.—The term ‘median vehicle energy perform22 ance’ means, with respect to any model year, the 

23 median combined fuel-economy rating for all new 

24 motor vehicles of such model year sold in the United 

25 States. 


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1 ‘‘(3) BEST VEHICLE ENERGY PERFORMANCE.— 

2 The term ‘best vehicle energy performance’ means, 

3 with respect to any model year, the highest com4 bined fuel-economy rating of any model of motor ve5 hicle of such model year sold the United States. 

6 ‘‘(4) COMBINED FUEL-ECONOMY RATING.—The 

7 term ‘combined fuel-economy rating’ means the com8 bined fuel-economy rating determined in accordance 

9 with section 32908 of title 49, United States Code, 

10 and expressed in miles per gallon of gasoline equiva11 lent. 

12 ‘‘(5) MODEL YEAR.—The term ‘model year’ has 

13 the meaning given such term under section 32901(a) 

14 of such title 49. 

15 ‘‘(6) MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term ‘motor vehi16 cle’ means any vehicle which is manufactured pri17 marily for use on public streets, roads, and highways 

18 (not including a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail 

19 or rails) and which has at least 4 wheels. 

20 ‘‘(7) OTHER TERMS.—The terms ‘automobile’, 

21 ‘passenger automobile’, ‘light truck’, and ‘manufac22 turer’ have the meanings given such terms in regula23 tions prescribed by the Administrator of the Envi24 ronmental Protection Agency for purposes of the adVerDate Sep 11 2014 20:13 Oct 08, 2024 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9780.IH H9780

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1 ministration of title II of the Clean Air Act (42 

2 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.). 

3 ‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULES.— 

4 ‘‘(1) BASIS REDUCTION.—For purposes of this 

5 subtitle, the basis of any property for which a credit 

6 is allowable under subsection (a) shall be reduced by 

7 the amount of such credit so allowed (determined 

8 without regard to subsection (c)). 

9 ‘‘(2) PROPERTY USED BY TAX-EXEMPT ENTI10 TY.—In the case of a vehicle whose use is described 

11 in paragraph (3) or (4) of section 50(b) and which 

12 is not subject to a lease, the person who sold such 

13 vehicle to the person or entity using such vehicle 

14 shall be treated as the taxpayer that placed such ve15 hicle in service, but only if such person clearly dis16 closes to such person or entity in a document the 

17 amount of any credit allowable under subsection (a) 

18 with respect to such vehicle (determined without re19 gard to subsection (c)). For purposes of subsection 

20 (c), property to which this paragraph applies shall 

21 be treated as of a character subject to an allowance 

22 for depreciation. 

23 ‘‘(3) PROPERTY USED OUTSIDE UNITED

24 STATES, ETC., NOT QUALIFIED.—No credit shall be 

25 allowable under subsection (a) with respect to any 


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1 property referred to in section 50(b)(1) or with re2 spect to the portion of the cost of any property 

3 taken into account under section 179. 

4 ‘‘(4) RECAPTURE.—The Secretary shall, by reg5 ulations, provide for recapturing the benefit of any 

6 credit allowable under subsection (a) with respect to 

7 any property which ceases to be property eligible for 

8 such credit. 

9 ‘‘(5) ELECTION NOT TO TAKE CREDIT.—No 

10 credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any 

11 vehicle if the taxpayer elects to not have this section 

12 apply to such vehicle. 

13 ‘‘(6) INTERACTION WITH AIR QUALITY AND

14 MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS.—A motor ve15 hicle shall not be considered eligible for a credit 

16 under this section unless such vehicle is in compli17 ance with— 

18 ‘‘(A) the applicable provisions of the Clean 

19 Air Act for the applicable make and model year 

20 of the vehicle (or applicable air quality provi21 sions of State law in the case of a State which 

22 has adopted such provisions under a waiver 

23 under section 209(b) of the Clean Air Act), and 


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1 ‘‘(B) the motor vehicle safety provisions of 

2 sections 30101 through 30169 of title 49, 

3 United States Code. 

4 ‘‘(7) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—In the case of 

5 any model year beginning in a calendar year after 

6 2026, each dollar amount in subsection (a)(2) shall 

7 be increased by an amount equal to— 

8 ‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by 

9 ‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter10 mined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar 

11 year in which the model year begins, deter12 mined by substituting ‘2025’ for ‘2016’ in sub13 paragraph (A)(ii) thereof. 

14 Any increase determined under the preceding sen15 tence shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 

16 $100. 

17 ‘‘(8) ONE CREDIT PER VEHICLE.—In the case 

18 of any vehicle, the credit described in subsection (a) 

19 shall only be allowed once with respect to such vehi20 cle, as determined based upon the vehicle identifica21 tion number of such vehicle. 

22 ‘‘(f) REPORTING OF VEHICLE ENERGY PERFORM23 ANCE.— 

24 ‘‘(1) VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS.—Not later 

25 than November 1 of each calendar year (beginning 


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1 with calendar year 2025), each vehicle manufacturer 

2 shall submit to the Secretary a report that in3 cludes— 

4 ‘‘(A) the vehicle energy performance for 

5 each model of that model year which was manu6 factured by such manufacturer and sold in the 

7 United States, and 

8 ‘‘(B) with respect to each such model of 

9 such model year, the number of vehicles of such 

10 model and model year sold in the United States 

11 during the 1-year period beginning on October 

12 1 of the preceding year. 

13 ‘‘(2) PUBLICATION BY TREASURY.—Not later 

14 than December 1 of each calendar year (beginning 

15 with calendar year 2025), the Secretary shall publish 

16 the median vehicle energy performance and the best 

17 vehicle energy performance for that model year. 

18 ‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para20 graph (2), the Secretary shall promulgate such regu21 lations as necessary to carry out the provisions of 

22 this section not later than 1 year after the date of 

23 enactment. 

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1 ury, in coordination with the Secretary of Transpor2 tation and the Administrator of the Environmental 

3 Protection Agency, shall prescribe such regulations 

4 as necessary to determine whether a motor vehicle 

5 meets the requirements to be eligible for a credit 

6 under this section.’’. 

7 (b) CREDIT ALLOWED AGAINST ALTERNATIVE MIN8 IMUM TAX.—Section 38(c)(4)(B) is amended by redesig9 nating clauses (i) through (xii) as clauses (ii) through 

10 (xiii), respectively, and by inserting before clause (ii) (as 

11 so redesignated) the following new clause: 

12 ‘‘(i) the credit determined under sec13 tion 30E,’’. 

14 (c) DISPLAY OF CREDIT.—Section 32908(b) of title 

15 49, United States Code, is amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

17 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) 

18 and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), and 

19 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 

20 the following new subparagraph: 

21 ‘‘(E) the amount of the vehicle energy perform22 ance credit allowable with respect to the sale of the 

23 automobile under section 30E of the Internal Rev24 enue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 30E).’’, and 


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1 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘paragraph 

2 (1)(E)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)(F)’’. 

3 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

4 (1) Section 38(b) is amended by striking ‘‘plus’’ 

5 at the end of paragraph (40), by striking the period 

6 at the end of paragraph (41) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, 

7 and by adding at the end the following new para8 graph: 

9 ‘‘(42) the portion of the vehicle energy perform10 ance rebate to which section 30E(c)(1) applies.’’. 

11 (2) Section 1016(a) is amended by striking 

12 ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (37), by striking the 

13 period at the end of paragraph (38) and inserting ‘‘, 

14 and’’, and by adding at the end the following new 

15 paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(39) to the extent provided in section 

17 30E(e)(1).’’. 

18 (3) Section 6501(m) is amended by inserting 

19 ‘‘30E(e)(6),’’ after ‘‘30D(e)(4),’’. 

20 (4) The table of section for subpart C of part 

21 IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by in22 serting after the item relating to section 30D the 

23 following new item: 

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1 SEC. 3. LOW VEHICLE ENERGY PERFORMANCE FEE. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4064 is amended to read 

3 as follows: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 4064. LOW VEHICLE ENERGY PERFORMANCE FEE. 

5 ‘‘(a) IMPOSITION OF TAX.—There is hereby imposed 

6 on the sale by the manufacturer of each low energy per7 formance vehicle a tax equal to the product of $5,000, 

8 multiplied by the quotient of— 

9 ‘‘(1) the excess of— 

10 ‘‘(A) the median vehicle energy perform11 ance for the model year immediately preceding 

12 the model year of such vehicle, over 

13 ‘‘(B) the vehicle energy performance of 

14 such vehicle, divided by 

15 ‘‘(2) the excess of— 

16 ‘‘(A) the best vehicle energy performance 

17 for the model year immediately preceding the 

18 model year of such vehicle, over 

19 ‘‘(B) the median vehicle energy perform20 ance for the model year immediately preceding 

21 the model year of such vehicle. 

22 ‘‘(b) LOW ENERGY PERFORMANCE VEHICLE.—For 

23 purposes of this section— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘low energy per25 formance vehicle’ means a passenger automobile or 

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1 ‘‘(A) which is treated as a motor vehicle 

2 for purposes of title II of the Clean Air Act, 

3 ‘‘(B) which achieves vehicle energy per4 formance that is lower than the median vehicle 

5 energy performance, and 

6 ‘‘(C) which is made by a manufacturer be7 ginning with model year 2028. 

8 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES.— 

9 The term ‘low energy performance vehicle’ does not 

10 include any vehicle— 

11 ‘‘(A) which— 

12 ‘‘(i) has a gross vehicle weight rating 

13 of more than 8,500 pounds, and 

14 ‘‘(ii) is determined by the Secretary to 

15 be a vehicle which is designed for commer16 cial use, or 

17 ‘‘(B) sold for use and used— 

18 ‘‘(i) as an ambulance or combination 

19 ambulance-hearse, 

20 ‘‘(ii) by the United States or by a 

21 State or local government for police or 

22 other law enforcement purposes, or 

23 ‘‘(iii) for other emergency uses pre24 scribed by the Secretary by regulations. 


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1 ‘‘(c) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this 

2 section: 

3 ‘‘(1) VEHICLE ENERGY PERFORMANCE.—The 

4 term ‘vehicle energy performance’ means, with re5 spect to any vehicle, the combined fuel-economy rat6 ing determined for the model and model year of such 

7 vehicle. 

8 ‘‘(2) MEDIAN VEHICLE ENERGY PERFORM9 ANCE.—The term ‘median vehicle energy perform10 ance’ means, with respect to any model year, the 

11 median combined fuel-economy rating for all new 

12 motor vehicles of such model year sold in the United 

13 States. 

14 ‘‘(3) BEST VEHICLE ENERGY PERFORMANCE.— 

15 The term ‘best vehicle energy performance’ means, 

16 with respect to any model year, the highest com17 bined fuel-economy rating of any model of motor ve18 hicle of such model year sold the United States. 

19 ‘‘(4) COMBINED FUEL-ECONOMY RATING.—The 

20 term ‘combined fuel-economy rating’ means the com21 bined fuel-economy rating determined in accordance 

22 with section 32908 of title 49, United States Code, 

23 and expressed in miles per gallon of gasoline equiva24 lent. 


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1 ‘‘(5) MODEL YEAR.—The term ‘model year’ has 

2 the meaning given such term under section 32901(a) 

3 of such title 49. 

4 ‘‘(6) MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term ‘motor vehi5 cle’ means any vehicle which is manufactured pri6 marily for use on public streets, roads, and highways 

7 (not including a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail 

8 or rails) and which has at least 4 wheels. 

9 ‘‘(7) OTHER TERMS.—The terms ‘automobile’, 

10 ‘passenger automobile’, ‘light truck’, and ‘manufac11 turer’ have the meanings given such terms in regula12 tions prescribed by the Administrator of the Envi13 ronmental Protection Agency for purposes of the ad14 ministration of title II of the Clean Air Act (42 

15 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.). 

16 ‘‘(d) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—In the case of any 

17 model year beginning in a calendar year after 2028, each 

18 dollar amount in subsection (a)(2) shall be increased by 

19 an amount equal to— 

20 ‘‘(1) such dollar amount, multiplied by 

21 ‘‘(2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined 

22 under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which 

23 the model year begins, determined by substituting 

24 ‘2027’ for ‘2016’ in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof. 


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1 Any increase determined under the preceding sentence 

2 shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100.’’. 

3 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

4 (1) The heading for part I of subchapter A of 

5 chapter 32 is amended by striking ‘‘GAS’’ and in6 serting ‘‘FUEL’’. 

7 (2) The table of parts for subchapter A of chap8 ter 32 is amended by striking ‘‘Gas’’ in the item re9 lating to part I and inserting ‘‘Fuel’’. 

10 (3) The table of sections for part I of sub11 chapter A of chapter 32 is amended by striking 

12 ‘‘Gas’’ in the item relating to section 4064 and in13 serting ‘‘Fuel’’. 

14 (4) The heading for subsection (d) of section 

15 1016 is amended by striking ‘‘GAS GUZZLER TAX’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘LOW VEHICLE ENERGY PERFORM17 ANCE FEE’’. 

18 (5) The heading for subsection (e) of section 

19 4217 is amended by striking ‘‘GAS GUZZLER TAX’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘LOW VEHICLE ENERGY PERFORM21 ANCE FEE’’. 

22 (6) The heading for subparagraph (B) of sec23 tion 4217(e)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘GAS GUZ24 ZLER TAX’’ and inserting ‘‘LOW VEHICLE ENERGY

25 PERFORMANCE FEE’’. 


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1 (7) Section 4217(e) is amended by striking 

2 ‘‘gas guzzler tax’’ each place it appears and insert3 ing ‘‘low vehicle energy performance fee’’. 

4 SEC. 4. FUEL ECONOMY OF DUAL FUELED AUTOMOBILES. 

5 (a) MEASUREMENT OF FUEL ECONOMY FOR ELEC6 TRIC DUAL FUELED AUTOMOBILES.—Section 32905(e) of 

7 title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 

9 subparagraph (A)— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘At the request of the 

11 manufacturer, the Administrator may’’ and in12 serting ‘‘The Administrator shall’’; and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘model year 2015’’ and in14 serting ‘‘model year 2025’’; and 

15 (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol16 lows: 

17 ‘‘(2) REVIEW AND UPDATING OF FORMULA.— 

18 Not later than 3 years after the date of the enact19 ment of this paragraph, and every 3 years there20 after, the Administrator shall, using real-world data 

21 if possible, review and update the formula for deter22 mining under paragraph (1) percentage utilization 

23 on gasoline or diesel fuel and percentage utilization 

24 on electricity.’’. 


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1 (b) FUEL ECONOMY INFORMATION FOR DUAL

2 FUELED AUTOMOBILES.— 

3 (1) LABELING REQUIREMENTS AND CON4 TENTS.—Section 32908(b)(3) of title 49, United 

5 States Code, is amended— 

6 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), 

7 (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (D), (E), and 

8 (F), respectively; and 

9 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘(B) indicate the fuel economy of the auto12 mobile when operated primarily on alternative fuel; 

13 ‘‘(C) indicate the multi-day average fuel econ14 omy of the automobile when operated on a combina15 tion of alternative fuel and gasoline or diesel fuel, 

16 with the percentage utilization of alternative fuel 

17 and the percentage utilization of gasoline or diesel 

18 fuel being determined by a formula based on real19 world data and updated not less frequently than 

20 every 3 years;’’. 

21 (2) FUEL ECONOMY INFORMATION BOOKLET.— 

22 Section 32908(c)(2)(B) of title 49, United States 

23 Code, is amended— 

24 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

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1 (B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause 

2 (iii); and 

3 (C) by inserting after clause (i) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(ii) information on the multi-day average fuel 

6 economy of the automobile when operated on a com7 bination of alternative fuel and gasoline or diesel 

8 fuel, as indicated under subsection (b)(3)(C); and’’. 

9 (c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 

10 section shall apply with respect to automobiles of model 

11 year 2026 or later. 

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