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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1273 

To amend chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code, relating to average 

fuel economy standards for automobiles. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 25, 2017 

Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Ms. STABENOW, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. MORAN, Mr. 

PETERS, and Mr. YOUNG) introduced the following bill; which was read 

twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To amend chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code, 

relating to average fuel economy standards for automobiles. 

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 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fuel Economy Harmo5 nization Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CREDITS FOR EXCEEDING AVERAGE FUEL ECON7 OMY STANDARDS. 

8 Section 32903 of title 49, United States Code, is 

9 amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (a)— 

2 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 

3 (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 

4 (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

5 (A), as redesignated, by striking ‘‘When’’ and 

6 inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—When’’; 

8 (C) in paragraph (1)(B), as redesignated, 

9 by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub10 paragraph (A),’’; and 

11 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(2) MODEL YEARS 2016 THROUGH 2021.—Not13 withstanding paragraph (1)(B), beginning with 

14 model year 2016 and ending with model year 2021, 

15 a manufacturer may apply any credits earned after 

16 model year 2009 pursuant to paragraph (1), which 

17 have not been applied pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), 

18 to any model year beginning after the model year for 

19 which the credits are earned.’’; 

20 (2) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘sub21 section (a)(1) of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘sub22 section (a)(1)(A)’’; and 

23 (3) in subsection (g)— 

24 (A) in paragraph (3)— 


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1 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

2 ‘‘2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2010’’; 

3 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

4 ‘‘2017, 1.5 miles per gallon; and’’ and in5 serting ‘‘2016, 1.5 miles per gallon;’’; and 

6 (iii) by striking subparagraph (C) and 

7 inserting the following: 

8 ‘‘(C) for model years 2017 and 2018, 2.0 

9 miles per gallon; 

10 ‘‘(D) for model years 2019 through 2021, 

11 4.0 miles per gallon; and 

12 ‘‘(E) for model year 2022 and subsequent 

13 model years, 6.0 miles per gallon.’’; and 

14 (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘2010’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘2009’’. 

16 SEC. 3. CALCULATION OF AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY. 

17 Section 32904(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 

18 amended by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(3) For model years 2012 through 2025, if re20 quested by a manufacturer, the average fuel economy cal21 culated by the Administrator for the manufacturer’s pas22 senger and nonpassenger automobiles shall include off23 cycle technology fuel economy credits equivalent to the 

24 credits calculated by the Administrator for the off-cycle 

25 technology under the Administrator’s vehicle emissions 


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1 standards for the same or closest model year, provided 

2 that the technology has a direct impact upon improving 

3 fuel economy performance.’’. 

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