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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4399 

To further the national deployment of electric drive vehicles, to strengthen 

and enhance the national power grid through the integration of such 

vehicles, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 16, 2009 

Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. TERRY, Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. 

CARNAHAN, and Mr. ISRAEL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in 

addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation 

and Infrastructure, and Science and Technology, 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 further the national deployment of electric drive vehicles, 

to strengthen and enhance the national power grid 

through the integration of such vehicles, 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 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Electric Ve5 hicle Manufacturing Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ELECTRIC VEHICLE PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT 

2 AND GOALS. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to amounts made 

4 available in advance in appropriations Acts, the Secretary 

5 of Energy, in consultation with the United States Postal 

6 Service, shall establish a program, to be carried out in 2 

7 phases, to award funds for the manufacture, testing, and 

8 delivery of at least 20,000 electric drive United States 

9 Postal Service Long Life Vehicles or other road vehicles 

10 for local postal delivery, to further the deployment of elec11 tric drive vehicles and the development of grid services 

12 using electric drive vehicles, including Vehicle-to-Grid. 

13 (b) GOALS OF THE PROGRAM.—The goals of the pro14 gram established pursuant to subsection (a) are— 

15 (1) to stimulate private industry development of 

16 highly efficient electric drive vehicles, advanced elec17 tric drive powertrains, Electric Vehicle Battery 

18 Packs, and charging infrastructure by providing 

19 large-scale customer demand to purchase, test, and 

20 deploy electric drive vehicles and advanced electric 

21 drive powertrain conversion kits nationwide; 

22 (2) to provide Smart Grid integration by estab23 lishing a large-scale test bed in multiple regions of 

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1 ards for Vehicle-to-Grid deployment and other grid 

2 services using electric drive vehicles; 

3 (3) to independently assess the performance 

4 and economic and environmental costs and benefits 

5 of electric drive vehicles and advanced electric drive 

6 powertrains and to make the results of such assess7 ment publicly available through an information 

8 clearinghouse to the extent consistent with the pro9 tection of proprietary information; 

10 (4) to support development of renewable energy 

11 systems by aggregating and facilitating the use of 

12 vehicle battery storage capabilities to accommodate 

13 the intermittency of emerging renewable energy sys14 tems, particularly wind systems; and 

15 (5) to support the eventual transition of the 

16 United States Postal Service fleet to electric drive 

17 vehicles for postal delivery. 

18 SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS FOR PHASE I OF THE ELECTRIC 

19 VEHICLE PROGRAM. 

20 (a) PHASE I AREAS OF INTEREST.—The Secretary, 

21 after consultation with the United States Postal Service, 

22 shall, at a minimum, award funds to carry out the fol23 lowing areas of interest under the program established 

24 pursuant to section 2(a): 

25 (1) ALL-ELECTRIC TRUCKS.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The production and de2 livery of 2,000 all-electric trucks that meet the 

3 requirements of subparagraph (B). 

4 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—An all-electric truck 

5 under subparagraph (A) shall— 

6 (i) be capable of interchangeably 

7 using Electric Vehicle Battery Packs sized 

8 at 20 kilowatt-hours, 30 kilowatt-hours, or 

9 40 kilowatt-hours of useful kilowatt-hour 

10 capacity or have a driving range of greater 

11 than 75 miles on a single charge; 

12 (ii) use a maximum of 676 watt-hours 

13 per mile on a 50 percent-derated US06 

14 urban driving cycle, including the benefits 

15 of regenerative braking when operated in a 

16 moderate climate; 

17 (iii) have a durable design for a min18 imum of a 10-year service life; 

19 (iv) have a minimum internal cargo 

20 capacity of 175 cubic feet or 1,750 pounds; 

21 (v) have met all applicable require22 ments of chapter III and chapter V of sub23 title B of title 49, Code of Federal Regula24 tions before being delivered; 


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1 (vi) be capable of attaining a min2 imum highway speed of 70 miles per hour 

3 on a level grade and 40 miles per hour 

4 going up a 10 percent grade; 

5 (vii) have 4-wheels with forward and 

6 reverse drive capabilities; 

7 (viii) have a curb weight of less than 

8 5,000 pounds; 

9 (ix) have a turning radius of less than 

10 50 feet; 

11 (x) be capable of accelerating from 0 

12 to 60 miles per hour in less than 15 sec13 onds and braking from 30 to 0 miles per 

14 hour in less than 55 feet; 

15 (xi) be capable of continuously and 

16 safely ascending and descending 20 per17 cent slopes at 20 miles per hour for up to 

18 one minute; 

19 (xii) be Vehicle-to-Grid Compatible; 

20 and 

21 (xiii) be compatible with and use 

22 charging stations produced and installed 

23 pursuant to paragraph (6). 

24 (C) DELIVERIES.—Deliveries of all-electric 

25 trucks under subparagraph (A) to the United 


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1 States Postal Service shall begin by month 13 

2 and conclude not later than the end of month 

3 15 after the program start date. 

4 (D) ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY

5 PACKS.—Each recipient of an award of funds 

6 under this paragraph shall also deliver an addi7 tional number of Electric Vehicle Battery Packs 

8 equal to 20 percent of the number of all-electric 

9 trucks delivered by such recipient. The timing, 

10 delivery point, and composition of Electric Vehi11 cle Battery Pack nameplate capacity shall be 

12 determined by the coordinating entity. 

13 (E) TARGET NUMBER OF AWARDS.—To 

14 encourage competition, to the extent prac15 ticable, the Secretary shall make 1 or 2 awards 

16 of funds to produce a total of 2,000 all-electric 

17 trucks under this paragraph. If the Secretary 

18 determines no applicant for an award of funds 

19 under this paragraph is qualified and respon20 sive, then funds appropriated for the area of in21 terest under this paragraph shall be used in22 stead to increase the number of vehicles pro23 duced pursuant to paragraph (2). 


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1 (2) NEW ELECTRIC UNITED STATES POSTAL

2 SERVICE LONG LIFE VEHICLES AND NEW DERIVA3 TIVE ELECTRIC VEHICLES.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The design, qualifica5 tion, production, and delivery of— 

6 (i) 4,000 new electric United States 

7 Postal Service Long Life Vehicles that 

8 meet the requirements of subparagraph 

9 (B); and 

10 (ii) 200 new Derivative Electric Vehi11 cles that meet the requirements of sub12 paragraph (C). 

13 (B) NEW ELECTRIC UNITED STATES POST14 AL SERVICE LONG LIFE VEHICLE REQUIRE15 MENTS.—A new electric United States Postal 

16 Service Long Life Vehicle under subparagraph 

17 (A) shall be a new highly efficient all-electric 

18 vehicle, intended to replace an existing United 

19 States Postal Service Long Life Vehicle, and 

20 shall— 

21 (i) be capable of interchangeably 

22 using Electric Vehicle Battery Packs sized 

23 at 20 kilowatt-hours, 30 kilowatt-hours, or 

24 40 kilowatt-hours of useful kilowatt-hour 

25 capacity; 


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1 (ii) use a maximum of 338 watt-hours 

2 per mile on a 50 percent-derated US06 

3 urban driving cycle, including the benefits 

4 of regenerative braking when operated in a 

5 moderate climate; 

6 (iii) have an all-aluminum body simi7 lar to the body of an existing United 

8 States Postal Service Long Life Vehicle 

9 with a durable design for an expected 20- 

10 year service life; 

11 (iv) have a minimum internal cargo 

12 capacity of 175 cubic feet or 1,750 pounds; 

13 (v) have right-hand drive; 

14 (vi) have met all applicable require15 ments of chapter III and chapter V of sub16 title B of title 49, Code of Federal Regula17 tions before being delivered; 

18 (vii) be capable of attaining a min19 imum highway speed of 70 miles per hour 

20 on a level grade and 40 miles per hour 

21 going up a 10 percent grade; 

22 (viii) have 4-wheels with forward and 

23 reverse drive capabilities; 

24 (ix) have a curb weight of less than 

25 5,000 pounds; 


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1 (x) have a turning radius of less than 

2 50 feet; 

3 (xi) be capable of accelerating from 0 

4 to 60 miles per hour in less than 15 sec5 onds and braking from 30 to 0 miles per 

6 hour in less than 55 feet; 

7 (xii) be capable of continuously and 

8 safely ascending and descending 20 per9 cent slopes at 20 miles per hour for up to 

10 one minute; 

11 (xiii) be Vehicle-to-Grid Compatible; 

12 and 

13 (xiv) be compatible with and use 

14 charging stations produced and installed 

15 pursuant to paragraph (6). 

16 (C) NEW DERIVATIVE ELECTRIC VEHICLE

17 REQUIREMENTS.—A new Derivative Electric 

18 Vehicle under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be a 

19 new highly efficient all-electric vehicle that uses 

20 the chassis and powertrain design of a new elec21 tric United States Postal Service Long Life Ve22 hicle that meets the requirements under sub23 paragraph (B) and shall— 

24 (i) be capable of interchangeably 

25 using Electric Vehicle Battery Packs sized 


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1 at 20 kilowatt-hours, 30 kilowatt-hours, or 

2 40 kilowatt-hours of useful kilowatt-hour 

3 capacity; 

4 (ii) use a maximum of 563 watt-hours 

5 per mile on a 50 percent-derated US06 

6 urban driving cycle, including the benefits 

7 of regenerative braking when operated in a 

8 moderate climate; 

9 (iii) have the upper body of the manu10 facturer’s choosing (such as a taxi or pick11 up truck body) to enable the vehicle to be 

12 used for a variety of purposes, including 

13 mail delivery, and with a durable design to 

14 last a minimum of 10 years or 150,000 

15 miles; 

16 (iv) have met all applicable require17 ments of chapter III and chapter V of sub18 title B of title 49, Code of Federal Regula19 tions before being delivered; 

20 (v) be capable of attaining a minimum 

21 highway speed of 70 miles per hour on a 

22 level grade and 40 miles per hour going up 

23 a 10 percent grade; 

24 (vi) have 4-wheels with forward and 

25 reverse drive capabilities; 


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1 (vii) have a curb weight of less than 

2 5,000 pounds; 

3 (viii) have a turning radius of less 

4 than 50 feet; 

5 (ix) be capable of accelerating from 0 

6 to 60 miles per hour in less than 15 sec7 onds and braking from 30 to 0 miles per 

8 hour in less than 55 feet; 

9 (x) be capable of continuously and 

10 safely ascending and descending 20 per11 cent slopes at 20 miles per hour for up to 

12 one minute; 

13 (xi) be Vehicle-to-Grid Compatible; 

14 and 

15 (xii) be compatible with and use 

16 charging stations produced and installed 

17 pursuant to paragraph (6). 

18 (D) DELIVERIES.—Delivery of vehicles 

19 under subparagraph (A) to the United States 

20 Postal Service shall begin by month 25 and 

21 conclude not later than the end of month 30 

22 after the program start date. 

23 (E) ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY

24 PACKS.—Each recipient of an award of funds 

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1 tional number of Electric Vehicle Battery Packs 

2 equal to 20 percent of the number of vehicles 

3 delivered by such recipient. The timing, delivery 

4 point, and composition of Electric Vehicle Bat5 tery Pack nameplate capacity shall be deter6 mined by the coordinating entity. 

7 (F) TARGET NUMBER OF AWARDS.—To 

8 encourage competition, to the extent prac9 ticable, the Secretary shall make 2 awards of 

10 funds under this paragraph. 

11 (3) ELECTRIC DRIVE POWERTRAINS.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—The design, qualifica13 tion, production, and delivery of advanced elec14 tric drive powertrains for converting existing 

15 United States Postal Service Long Life Vehicles 

16 in the following quantities— 

17 (i) 1,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehi18 cle powertrains that meet the requirements 

19 of subparagraph (B); and 

20 (ii) 2,000 all-electric powertrains that 

21 meet the requirements of subparagraph 

22 (C). 

23 (B) PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE

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1 graph (A) shall be a vehicle powertrain that 

2 combines an internal combustion engine, a bat3 tery, and an electric motor and that, when 

4 joined with the upper body of a existing United 

5 States Postal Service Long Life Vehicle shall— 

6 (i) have a minimum range of 20 all7 electric miles on an Environmental Protec8 tion Agency urban driving cycle; 

9 (ii) have a minimum gasoline fuel 

10 economy of 45 miles per gallon on com11 bined urban and highway driving cycles, as 

12 determined by the Administrator of the 

13 Environmental Protection Agency; 

14 (iii) have a minimum fuel tank capac15 ity of 7.5 gallons; 

16 (iv) have an advanced-chemistry bat17 tery pack design with an anticipated life18 time use without replacement of a min19 imum of 10 years and 150,000 miles under 

20 normal driving conditions; 

21 (v) have passed applicable defrosting, 

22 cabin warming, seatbelt, and lighting tests 

23 from the Federal motor vehicle safety 

24 standards before being delivered; 


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1 (vi) have a durable design for a min2 imum 10-year service life; 

3 (vii) have a minimum internal cargo 

4 capacity of 125 cubic feet or 1,250 pounds; 

5 (viii) have idle stop, regenerative 

6 braking, and engine-off (electric vehicle7 only mode) as integrated features; 

8 (ix) be capable of attaining a min9 imum highway speed of 70 miles per hour 

10 on a level grade and 40 miles per hour 

11 going up a 10 percent grade; 

12 (x) have 4-wheels with forward and 

13 reverse drive capabilities; 

14 (xi) have a curb weight of less than 

15 5,000 pounds; 

16 (xii) have a turning radius of less 

17 than 50 feet; 

18 (xiii) be capable of accelerating from 

19 0 to 60 miles per hour in less than 15 sec20 onds and braking from 30 to 0 miles per 

21 hour in less than 55 feet; 

22 (xiv) be capable of continuously and 

23 safely ascending and descending 20 per24 cent slopes at 20 miles per hour for up to 

25 one minute; 


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1 (xv) be Vehicle-to-Grid Compatible; 

2 and 

3 (xvi) be compatible with and use 

4 charging stations produced and installed 

5 pursuant to paragraph (6). 

6 (C) ALL-ELECTRIC POWERTRAIN REQUIRE7 MENTS.—An all-electric powertrain under sub8 paragraph (A) shall be an all-electric vehicle 

9 powertrain that, when joined with the upper 

10 body of a existing United States Postal Service 

11 Long Life Vehicle shall— 

12 (i) be capable of interchangeably 

13 using Electric Vehicle Battery Packs sized 

14 at 20 kilowatt-hours, 30 kilowatt-hours, or 

15 40 kilowatt-hours of useful kilowatt-hour 

16 capacity; 

17 (ii) use a maximum of 563 watt-hours 

18 per mile on a 50 percent-derated US06 

19 urban driving cycle, including the benefits 

20 of regenerative braking when operated in a 

21 moderate climate; 

22 (iii) have passed applicable defrosting, 

23 cabin warming, seatbelt, and lighting tests 

24 from the Federal motor vehicle safety 

25 standards before being delivered; 


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1 (iv) have a durable design for a min2 imum of a 10-year service life; 

3 (v) have a minimum internal cargo ca4 pacity of 125 cubic feet or 1,250 pounds; 

5 (vi) be capable of attaining a min6 imum highway speed of 70 miles per hour 

7 on a level grade and 40 miles per hour 

8 going up a 10 percent grade; 

9 (vii) have 4-wheels with forward and 

10 reverse drive capabilities; 

11 (viii) have a curb weight of less than 

12 5,000 pounds; 

13 (ix) have a turning radius of less than 

14 50 feet; 

15 (x) be capable of accelerating from 0 

16 to 60 miles per hour in less than 15 sec17 onds and braking from 30 to 0 miles per 

18 hour in less than 55 feet; 

19 (xi) be capable of continuously and 

20 safely ascending and descending 20 per21 cent slopes at 20 miles per hour for up to 

22 one minute; 

23 (xii) be Vehicle-to-Grid Compatible; 

24 and 


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1 (xiii) be compatible with and use 

2 charging stations produced and installed 

3 pursuant to paragraph (6). 

4 (D) DELIVERIES.—Delivery of all-electric 

5 powertrains and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle 

6 powertrains under subparagraph (A) to recipi7 ents of funds for the area of interest under 

8 paragraph (4) shall begin by month 19 and 

9 conclude not later than the end of month 23 

10 after the program start date. 

11 (E) ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY

12 PACKS.—Each recipient of an award of funds 

13 for the design, qualification, production, and 

14 delivery of all-electric powertrains under this 

15 paragraph shall also deliver an additional num16 ber of Electric Vehicle Battery Packs equal to 

17 20 percent of the number of powertrains under 

18 subparagraph (A) delivered by such recipient. 

19 The timing, delivery point, and composition of 

20 Electric Vehicle Battery Pack nameplate capac21 ity shall be determined by the coordinating enti22 ty. 

23 (F) TARGET NUMBER OF AWARDS.—To 

24 encourage competition, to the extent prac25 ticable, the Secretary shall make 4 awards of 


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1 funds under this paragraph for all-electric 

2 powertrains and 2 awards of funds for plug-in 

3 hybrid electric vehicle powertrains. If the Sec4 retary determines no applicant for an award of 

5 funds under this paragraph is qualified and re6 sponsive, then funds for the area of interest 

7 under this paragraph shall be used instead to 

8 increase the number of vehicles produced pursu9 ant to paragraph (2). 

10 (4) CONVERSION OF EXISTING UNITED STATES

11 POSTAL SERVICE LONG LIFE VEHICLES.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—The preparation and 

13 conversion of 3,000 existing United States 

14 Postal Service Long Life Vehicles to electric 

15 drive using all-electric powertrains and plug-in 

16 hybrid electric vehicle powertrains delivered 

17 pursuant to paragraph (3). 

18 (B) DELIVERIES.—Delivery of United 

19 States Postal Service Long Life Vehicles con20 verted pursuant to subparagraph (A) to the 

21 United States Postal Service shall begin by 

22 month 20 and conclude not later than the end 

23 of month 24 after the program start date. 

24 (C) TARGET NUMBER OF AWARDS.—To 

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1 ticable, the Secretary shall make 2 awards of 

2 funds under this paragraph. 

3 (5) PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The production and de5 livery of 1,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles 

6 that meet the requirements of subparagraph 

7 (B). 

8 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—A plug-in hybrid 

9 electric vehicle under subparagraph (A) shall— 

10 (i) have a minimum range of 20 all11 electric miles on an Environmental Protec12 tion Agency urban driving cycle; 

13 (ii) have a minimum gasoline fuel 

14 economy of 30 miles per gallon on com15 bined urban and highway drive cycles, as 

16 determined by the Administrator of the 

17 Environmental Protection Agency; 

18 (iii) have an advanced-chemistry bat19 tery pack design with an anticipated life20 time use without replacement of a min21 imum of 10 years and 150,000 miles under 

22 normal driving conditions; 

23 (iv) have a durable design for a min24 imum 10-year service life; 


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1 (v) have a minimum internal cargo ca2 pacity of 50 cubic feet or 500 pounds; 

3 (vi) have idle stop, regenerative brak4 ing, and engine-off (electric vehicle-only 

5 mode) as integrated features; 

6 (vii) have met all applicable require7 ments of chapter III and chapter V of sub8 title B of title 49, Code of Federal Regula9 tions before being delivered; 

10 (viii) be capable of attaining minimum 

11 highway speed of 70 miles per hour on a 

12 level grade and 40 miles per hour going up 

13 a 10 percent grade; 

14 (ix) have 4-wheels with forward and 

15 reverse drive capabilities; 

16 (x) have a curb weight of less than 

17 5,000 pounds; 

18 (xi) have a turning radius of less than 

19 50 feet; 

20 (xii) be capable of accelerating from 0 

21 to 60 miles per hour in less than 15 sec22 onds and braking from 30 to 0 miles per 

23 hour in less than 55 feet; 

24 (xiii) be capable of continuously and 

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1 cent slopes at 20 miles per hour for up to 

2 one minute; 

3 (xiv) be Vehicle-to-Grid Compatible; 

4 and 

5 (xv) be compatible with and use 

6 charging stations produced and installed 

7 pursuant to paragraph (6). 

8 (C) DELIVERIES.—Deliveries of plug-in hy9 brid electric vehicles under subparagraph (A) to 

10 the United States Postal Service shall begin by 

11 month 13 and conclude not later than the end 

12 of month 15 after the program start date. 

13 (D) TARGET NUMBER OF AWARDS.—To 

14 encourage competition, to the extent prac15 ticable, the Secretary shall make 1 or 2 awards 

16 of funds under this paragraph to produce a 

17 total of 1,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. If 

18 the Secretary determines no applicant for an 

19 award of funds under this paragraph is quali20 fied and responsive, then funds for the area of 

21 interest under this paragraph shall be used in22 stead to increase the number of vehicles pro23 duced pursuant to paragraph (2). 

24 (6) CHARGING STATIONS.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The design, production, 

2 and installation of 12,000 charging stations 

3 that meet the requirements of subparagraph 

4 (B) at United States Postal Service facilities, 

5 including areas accessible by the general public. 

6 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—A charging station 

7 under subparagraph (A) shall— 

8 (i) use a connector that meets the So9 ciety of Automotive Engineers Inter10 national J1772 standard (or its successor) 

11 and be capable of Level II charging; 

12 (ii) be capable of supplying 208/240 

13 volts and 80 amperes continuous; 

14 (iii) have a unique identification code; 

15 (iv) be capable of transmitting such 

16 unique identification code to the vehicle 

17 plugged in to it; and 

18 (v) be capable of being connected to 

19 the Internet through a communications fa20 cility such as powerline carrier, cellular 

21 network, or wireless internet protocol. 

22 (C) INSTALLATION.—Installation of 3,600 

23 charging stations shall be completed by the end 

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1 stalled by the end of month 18 after the pro2 gram start date. 

3 (D) TARGET NUMBER OF AWARDS.—To 

4 encourage competition, to the extent prac5 ticable, the Secretary shall make 2 to 4 awards 

6 of funds to produce and install a total of 

7 12,000 charging stations under this paragraph. 

8 (7) SMART GRID TECHNOLOGY.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The deployment of 

10 Smart Grid technologies, principally Vehicle-to11 Grid, for vehicles delivered pursuant to para12 graphs (1), (2), (4), and (5) to connect to the 

13 power grid for charging and discharging and 

14 the provision of grid services. 

15 (B) AWARD RECIPIENTS.— 

16 (i) AWARD TEAMS.—Each recipient of 

17 an award of funds under this paragraph 

18 shall include a utility, Independent System 

19 Operator, and a separate entity acting as 

20 aggregator of electric vehicle charging de21 mand. 

22 (ii) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—In 

23 awarding funds under this paragraph, the 

24 Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, 

25 select award teams described in clause (i) 


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1 that represent a broad range of geographic 

2 areas in the United States and shall ensure 

3 that a minimum of 1,000 vehicles from the 

4 test fleet and 1,200 charging stations are 

5 deployed to the geographic service area 

6 represented by each such award team. 

7 (iii) MULTIPLE AWARD TEAM MEM8 BERSHIP.—No Independent System Oper9 ator may belong to more than 2 award 

10 teams described in clause (i). 

11 (iv) TARGET NUMBER OF AWARDS.— 

12 To encourage competition, to the extent 

13 practicable, the Secretary shall make 7 

14 awards of funds under this paragraph. 

15 (8) LITHIUM ION BATTERY REPURPOSING.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—Activities to increase 

17 lithium ion battery repurposing and lithium ion 

18 battery recycling infrastructure, including— 

19 (i) analyses of business models and 

20 demonstration of uses of lithium ion bat21 teries after the removal of such batteries 

22 from electric drive vehicles; and 

23 (ii) building or increasing production 

24 capacity of a lithium ion battery recycling 

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1 onstrated the ability to recycle a minimum 

2 of 2,000 lithium ion battery packs per 

3 month (or equivalent throughput). 

4 (B) TARGET NUMBER OF AWARDS.—To 

5 encourage competition, to the extent prac6 ticable, the Secretary shall make 2 awards of 

7 funds under this paragraph. 

8 (9) STANDARDS AND SAFETY POLICIES.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The development of 

10 standards and safety policies for, at a min11 imum, the following categories relating to de12 ployment of the test fleet: 

13 (i) Standards for electricity tariffs for 

14 Vehicle-to-Grid or time-of-day charging, or 

15 both. 

16 (ii) Standards for communication pro17 tocols involving electric drive batteries and 

18 Vehicle-to-Grid or other grid services. 

19 (iii) Standards for battery safety and 

20 battery recycling. 

21 (iv) Standards for charging station in22 frastructure. 

23 (v) Standards for integration of the 

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1 (B) TARGET NUMBER OF AWARDS.—To 

2 encourage competition, to the extent prac3 ticable, the Secretary shall make a minimum of 

4 1 award of funds for each award category de5 scribed under subparagraph (A). 

6 (b) INTENT OF CONGRESS.—It is the intent of Con7 gress to encourage the greatest amount of competition and 

8 the widest range of applicants (including large and small 

9 and geographically diverse companies) to receive awards 

10 of funds for the areas of interest under subsection (a). 

11 (c) AWARDS.— 

12 (1) COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION.—The Sec13 retary shall issue a competitive solicitation for 

14 awards of Federal funds for the areas of interest 

15 under subsection (a). 

16 (2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Secretary shall de17 termine the amount of funds each recipient of an 

18 award of funds under this Act shall provide, from 

19 non-Federal sources, to carry out the activities sup20 ported by the award of funds. Recipients of awards 

21 of funds under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (5) of 

22 subsection (a) may receive awards of funds of up to 

23 80 percent of the total costs to carry out develop24 ment and qualification activities for a project under 

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1 (d) ASSESSMENT, COORDINATION, AND DATA ANAL2 YSES REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall, for assess3 ment, coordination, and data analyses, make one award 

4 of funds for each of the following areas of interest under 

5 the program established pursuant to section 2(a): 

6 (1) CHARGE AND USE DATA COLLECTION.—Col7 lection and assessment of charge and use data for 

8 the test fleet to capture actual daily vehicle use data 

9 and conditions in the field for determining the eco10 nomic cost per vehicle mile of operation. 

11 (2) CHARGING AND VEHICLE-TO-GRID DATA

12 COLLECTION.—Collection and assessment of charg13 ing data and grid services provided, including Vehi14 cle-to-Grid, for all vehicles in the test fleet, includ15 ing— 

16 (A) analysis of the total energy added to 

17 each Electric Vehicle Battery Pack in the test 

18 fleet per day; 

19 (B) quantification of battery use for Vehi20 cle-to-Grid activity per vehicle per day; 

21 (C) analyses of the value of Vehicle-to-Grid 

22 and other grid services provided per vehicle per 

23 day; and 

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1 (3) ASSESSMENT OF MISSION REQUIRE2 MENTS.—Assessment of how well the test fleet vehi3 cles meet stated United States Postal Service vehicle 

4 objectives, including mission requirements, avail5 ability, cost of ownership, energy use per mile, and 

6 maintenance summaries. Such assessment shall in7 clude semiannual vehicle and powertrain evaluations 

8 for each type of vehicle in the test fleet. 

9 (4) ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IM10 PACTS.—Analysis of the economic and environmental 

11 impacts of all aspects of the test fleet (as compared 

12 to existing United States Postal Service Long Life 

13 Vehicles), including— 

14 (A) projected operating costs per mile for 

15 each of the powertrains and vehicles produced 

16 under Phase I; 

17 (B) projected revenues from Vehicle-to18 Grid or other grid services per vehicle per day; 

19 and 

20 (C) articulation of environmental impacts 

21 of continued deployment of electric drive vehi22 cles for the United States Postal Service. 

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1 tives and results of the program established pursu2 ant to section 2(a). 

3 (6) COORDINATION, OVERALL ASSESSMENT, 

4 AND SUMMARY REPORT ON PHASE I.— 

5 (A) COORDINATING ENTITY.—The Sec6 retary, after consultation with the United 

7 States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory 

8 Commission, shall make an award of funds to 

9 an independent, non-governmental entity, to 

10 provide coordination of Phase I, including co11 ordination and timing of the delivery of vehi12 cles, powertrains, Electric Vehicle Battery 

13 Packs, and charging stations from award recipi14 ents under subsection (a). Coordination shall 

15 include recommendations of specific allocations 

16 of vehicles and charging stations by location 

17 consistent with the goals of the program estab18 lished pursuant to section 2(a) and subject to 

19 the approval of the Secretary. The entity se20 lected to receive an award of funds under this 

21 paragraph shall have demonstrated expertise in 

22 electric vehicles and postal needs and regula23 tion. 

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1 (i) PHASE I REPORT.—The entity se2 lected to receive an award of funds under 

3 this paragraph shall prepare a report that 

4 evaluates the product and performance of 

5 each award recipient under subsection (a). 

6 Such report shall be based on the data and 

7 analyses described in paragraphs (1) 

8 through (4), the results of the testing con9 ducted pursuant to subsection (e), the least 

10 cost of ownership, United States Postal 

11 Service mission requirements, and any 

12 other relevant factors. The report shall 

13 contain recommendations for the Secretary 

14 to consider in awarding funds under Phase 

15 II, including a ranking of Phase I award 

16 recipients for production of additional vehi17 cles and charging stations under Phase II. 

18 In extraordinary circumstances, such as 

19 unexpected technological developments or 

20 breakthroughs, the report may include a 

21 recommendation of a company or compa22 nies that were not Phase I award recipi23 ents for the award of funds for the produc24 tion of vehicles or charging stations for 

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1 clause shall be submitted to the Secretary 

2 not later than 90 days after the submission 

3 of data and analyses described in para4 graphs (1) through (4) and the results of 

5 the testing conducted pursuant to sub6 section (e). 

7 (ii) PHASE II ANNUAL REPORTS.—The 

8 entity selected to receive an award of funds 

9 under this paragraph shall review the per10 formance of Phase II award recipients and 

11 the quality of Phase II vehicles and submit 

12 an annual report to the Secretary assess13 ing the deployment of Phase II vehicles by 

14 the United States Postal Service for 2 

15 years after the delivery date of such Phase 

16 II vehicles. 

17 (C) AWARD RECIPIENT CONSIDER18 ATIONS.—In selecting the award recipient 

19 under this paragraph, the Secretary shall con20 sider the ability of each applicant to provide ob21 jective, unbiased assessments not only with re22 spect to individual companies but also with re23 spect to competing technologies and competing 

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1 as all-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehi2 cles). 

3 (e) ACCELERATED USE TESTING BY DEPARTMENT

4 OF ENERGY NATIONAL LABORATORIES.— 

5 (1) ACCELERATED USE TESTING OF BATTERY

6 PACKS IN A LABORATORY SETTING.—The Secretary 

7 shall direct one or more of the Department of En8 ergy National Laboratories to conduct tests of the 

9 Electric Vehicle Battery Packs delivered pursuant to 

10 paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a), the 

11 results of which shall be submitted to the Secretary 

12 and the coordinating entity, to determine— 

13 (A) battery pack cycle life in likely use; 

14 and 

15 (B) the projected economic cost per vehicle 

16 mile of operation. 

17 (2) ACCELERATED USE TESTING OF

18 POWERTRAINS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF A LABORA19 TORY SETTING.—The Secretary shall direct one or 

20 more of the Department of Energy National Labora21 tories to conduct tests of the powertrains delivered 

22 pursuant to subsection (a), the results of which shall 

23 be submitted to the Secretary and the coordinating 

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1 (A) powertrain life and warranty needs in 

2 projected use; and 

3 (B) the projected economic cost per vehicle 

4 mile of operation. 

5 (f) DATA COMPLETION AND INTEGRITY.— 

6 (1) DATA COMPLETION.—All Phase 1 data and 

7 analyses under paragraphs (1) through (4) of sub8 section (d) and the results of the tests conducted 

9 pursuant to subsection (e) shall be submitted to the 

10 Secretary and the coordinating entity not later than 

11 44 months after the program start date. 

12 (2) INTEGRITY OF TESTING AND DATA COLLEC13 TION.—The Inspector General of the United States 

14 Postal Service and the Inspector General of the De15 partment of Energy shall have joint responsibility to 

16 ensure the integrity of all testing and data collection 

17 and the objectivity of all assessments and reports 

18 under this section. 

19 (g) DISQUALIFICATIONS.— 

20 (1) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.—No person or 

21 entity who has a financial interest in any member of 

22 team or entity applying for an award of funds under 

23 subsection (a) shall be allowed to participate in any 

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1 (2) INDEPENDENT COORDINATION.—Any appli2 cant for the award of funds under subsection (d)(6) 

3 shall be disqualified from receiving an award of 

4 funds under subsection (a). 

5 (h) REVENUES DEPOSITED INTO FUND.— 

6 (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—There is es7 tablished in the Treasury of the United States a 

8 fund to be known as the ‘‘Postal Service Sustain9 ability Fund’’, consisting of such amounts as may be 

10 appropriated to the Postal Service Sustainability 

11 Fund as provided in this section. 

12 (2) TRANSFERS TO FUND.—There are hereby 

13 appropriated to the Postal Service Sustainability 

14 Fund any amounts received for grid services pursu15 ant to subsection (a)(7) and any other revenues of 

16 United States Postal Service generated through ac17 tivities under this Act. 

18 (3) EXPENDITURES FROM POSTAL SERVICE

19 SUSTAINABILITY FUND.—Amounts in the Postal 

20 Service Sustainability Fund shall be available, as 

21 provided by appropriation Acts, in any year for use 

22 by the United States Postal Service to make capital 

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1 SEC. 4. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR PHASE II. 

2 (a) REPORT BY THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Not 

3 later than 60 days after the submission of the report re4 quired under section 3(d)(6)(B)(i), the Inspector General 

5 of the United States Postal Service shall review such re6 port and submit to the Secretary a separate report with 

7 recommendations for specific vehicles and charging sta8 tions for Phase II. 

9 (b) TEAMS FOR PRODUCTION.—On the basis of the 

10 report required under section 3(d)(6)(B)(i) and the report 

11 of the Inspector General of the United States Postal Serv12 ice required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall se13 lect the recipient or recipients for awards of funds for 

14 Phase II for the production and delivery of 10,000 electric 

15 postal delivery vehicles and 12,000 charging stations. 

16 SEC. 5. BUY AMERICAN PRIORITY. 

17 In awarding funds for Phase I and Phase II of the 

18 program established pursuant to section 2(a), the Sec19 retary shall give priority to applicants that have dem20 onstrated commitment to— 

21 (1) if sufficient and reasonably available com22 mercial quantities of a satisfactory quality are avail23 able, using— 

24 (A) only such unmanufactured articles, 

25 materials, and supplies as have been mined or 

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1 (B) only such manufactured articles, mate2 rials, and supplies as have been manufactured 

3 in the United States substantially all from arti4 cles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or 

5 manufactured, as the case may be, in the 

6 United States; and 

7 (2) entering into contracts, with respect to any 

8 area of interest under this Act, that contain a provi9 sion that in the performance of the work of a con10 tractor, subcontractors, material men, or suppliers, 

11 shall use— 

12 (A) only such unmanufactured articles, 

13 materials, and supplies as have been mined or 

14 produced in the United States; and 

15 (B) only such manufactured articles, mate16 rials, and supplies as have been manufactured 

17 in the United States substantially all from arti18 cles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or 

19 manufactured, as the case may be, in the 

20 United States. 

21 SEC. 6. INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE. 

22 The Secretary, as part of the program established 

23 pursuant to section 2(a) and in compliance with Federal 

24 and State laws, shall collect and make publicly available 

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1 data regarding the deployment and integration of electric 

2 drive vehicles, charging stations, and Vehicle-to-Grid and 

3 other grid services, including the reports required under 

4 section 3(d)(6)(B). The Secretary shall establish rules for 

5 access to such information in a manner to protect propri6 etary information and to ensure that disclosing entities are 

7 not placed at a competitive disadvantage. 

8 SEC. 7. EXEMPTION. 

9 Activities or services provided by the United States 

10 Postal Service arising from the program established pur11 suant to section 2(a) shall be exempt from restrictions 

12 under section 404(e) of title 39, United States Code, and 

13 any regulation or order promulgated thereunder. 

14 SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 

15 In this Act: 

16 (1) The term ‘‘aggregator’’ means a inde17 pendent intermediary in the power industry that 

18 combines and coordinates the power needs of mul19 tiple vehicles during recharging and acts as a liaison 

20 between a Regional Transmission Operator or Inde21 pendent System Operator and owners of battery 

22 packs and electric vehicles. 

23 (2) The term ‘‘charge level set-points and pro24 tocols’’ means guidelines issued by a battery manu25 facturer for the range of charge levels that a battery 


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1 pack should be operated within in order to attain a 

2 given number of charge cycles, life duration, or other 

3 key performance metrics. 

4 (3) The term ‘‘coordinating entity’’ means the 

5 entity that receives an award of funds for the area 

6 of interest under section 3(d)(6). 

7 (4) The term ‘‘cycle life’’ means the total num8 ber of charge and discharge cycles a rechargeable 

9 battery cell or pack can sustain before the end of life 

10 of such battery cell or pack (meaning the battery cell 

11 or pack is capable of delivering only 80 percent of 

12 its initial rated ampere-hour capacity). 

13 (5) The term ‘‘depth of discharge’’ means the 

14 amount of energy that has been removed from a bat15 tery (or battery pack), typically expressed as a per16 centage of the total capacity of the battery. 

17 (6) The term ‘‘Electric Vehicle Battery Pack’’ 

18 means a battery pack that— 

19 (A) has a maximum nominal voltage be20 tween 300 and 600 volts of direct current; 

21 (B) is capable of being exchanged with 

22 other Electric Vehicle Battery Packs within 4 

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1 (C) has an advanced-chemistry design and 

2 an anticipated cycle life without replacement of 

3 a minimum of 7 years under normal driving 

4 conditions; 

5 (D) if lithium-ion, has passed UN safety 

6 tests prior to deliveries of the test fleet; 

7 (E) is capable of satisfying the require8 ments under the program established pursuant 

9 to section 2(a) with respect to a vehicle or 

10 powertrain for which it is configured; 

11 (F) is Vehicle-to-Grid Compatible; and 

12 (G) with respect to a specific powertrain or 

13 vehicle in the test fleet, is designed to be inter14 changeable and, to the extent practicable is pro15 duced in equal quantities of 3 sizes of 20 kilo16 watt-hours, 30 kilowatt-hours, and 40 kilowatt17 hours of useful kilowatt-hour capacity, respec18 tively. 

19 (7) The term ‘‘Environmental Protection Agen20 cy urban driving cycle’’ means a test driving cycle 

21 incorporating a series of data points representing 

22 the speed of a vehicle versus time used by the Envi23 ronmental Protection Agency to test and measure 

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1 (8) The term ‘‘existing United States Postal 

2 Service Long Life Vehicle’’ means a United States 

3 Postal Service Long Life Vehicle— 

4 (A) originally produced by Grumman Al5 lied Industries, Inc.; and 

6 (B) used in 2009 for postal delivery. 

7 (9) The term ‘‘50 percent-derated US06 urban 

8 driving cycle’’ means a test driving cycle in which 

9 the vehicle speed is 50 percent of that listed in the 

10 US06 driving cycle for each one second interval. 

11 (10) The term ‘‘Federal motor vehicle stand12 ards’’ means the standards under part 571 of title 

13 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 

14 (11) The term ‘‘financial interest’’ means any 

15 interest in, or affiliation with, an applicant for an 

16 award of funds under the program established pur17 suant to section 2(a) in the 12 months prior to the 

18 date of application for such an award of funds. A fi19 nancial interest includes— 

20 (A) an ownership interest that is more 

21 than 1 percent of equity or bonds outstanding; 

22 (B) a loan or other financial arrangement; 

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1 (C) employment (not including legal or 

2 consulting services) or arrangements for future 

3 employment. 

4 (12) The term ‘‘grid services’’ mean the provi5 sion of services of monetary value to the power grid, 

6 including— 

7 (A) regulation; 

8 (B) quick response emergency power at the 

9 grid level to prevent cascading shutdowns; 

10 (C) at the distribution system level, reduc11 ing load at substations and transformers at 

12 critical times when the grid is overloaded; and 

13 (D) the balancing of intermittent renew14 able energy sources, such as wind. 

15 (13) The term ‘‘Independent System Operator’’ 

16 has the meaning given such term in section 3(28) of 

17 the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796(28)). 

18 (14) The term ‘‘lifetime energy’’ means the 

19 total energy available from a battery pack when op20 erated using manufacturer defined depth-of-dis21 charge and charge level set-points and protocols (in22 cluding thermal management) during the period 

23 from its first use to the charge cycle when the bat24 tery pack can only be charged to 80 percent of its 

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1 (15) The term ‘‘nameplate capacity’’ means the 

2 nominal maximum energy capacity of a battery 

3 pack. 

4 (16) The term ‘‘Phase I’’ means the portion of 

5 the program established pursuant to section 2(a) 

6 that occurs before Phase II. 

7 (17) The term ‘‘Phase II’’ means the portion of 

8 the program established pursuant to section 2(a) re9 quired under section 4, the production, deployment, 

10 and installation of the vehicles and charging stations 

11 described in section 4(b), and the reports required 

12 under section 3(d)(6)(B)(ii). 

13 (18) The term ‘‘program start date’’ means a 

14 date designated by the Secretary in consultation 

15 with the United States Postal Service that is not 

16 later than 90 days after the date of the first award 

17 of funds under the program established pursuant to 

18 section 2(a). 

19 (19) The term ‘‘qualification’’ means activities 

20 after the design phase that demonstrate that certain 

21 requirements are met by a product, including— 

22 (A) with respect to vehicles produced and 

23 delivered pursuant to this Act, meeting the 

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1 (B) with respect to lithium ion Electric Ve2 hicle Battery Packs developed and delivered 

3 pursuant to this Act, passing UN safety tests 

4 before vehicle deliveries begin. 

5 (20) The term ‘‘Regional Transmission Organi6 zation’’ has the meaning such term in section 3(27) 

7 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796(27)). 

8 (21) The term ‘‘regulation’’ means, with respect 

9 to electric energy markets, continuous adjustment of 

10 and balancing of load and generation in response to 

11 a real time signal to maintain the grid frequency of 

12 60 Hertz. 

13 (22) The term ‘‘right hand drive’’ means, with 

14 respect to a vehicle, that the driving seat and con15 trols of such vehicle are on the right side of such ve16 hicle. 

17 (23) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

18 of Energy. 

19 (24) The term ‘‘spinning reserves’’ means avail20 able storage capacity that is infrequently called upon 

21 to provide power to the power grid in response to a 

22 real time signal in the event of an unplanned power 

23 shortage. 

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1 (26) The term ‘‘UN safety tests’’ means the 

2 protocols and safety standards required for the safe 

3 transit of dangerous goods, including lithium ion 

4 batteries, as established by the United Nations 

5 Transport of Dangerous Goods subcommittee. 

6 (27) The term ‘‘useful-kilowatt-hour’’ means 

7 the energy capacity of a battery pack when operated 

8 within depth of discharge ranges established by the 

9 manufacturer to achieve cycle life, lifetime energy, 

10 longevity, and other performance goals of the bat11 tery pack. 

12 (28) The term ‘‘US06 driving cycle’’ means a 

13 test driving cycle used by the Environmental Protec14 tion Agency designed to simulate aggressive vehicle 

15 operation and used in the 5-cycle fuel economy 

16 measurement that incorporates fuel economy values 

17 from 5 different emission test cycles to get an over18 all fuel economy estimate to reflect real world driv19 ing. 

20 (29) The term ‘‘Vehicle-to-Grid’’ means use of 

21 an electric drive vehicle (battery, fuel cell, or hybrid) 

22 to provide power to the power grid for various uses 

23 while the vehicle is parked. 

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1 (A) with respect to a Electric Vehicle Bat2 tery Pack delivered under the program estab3 lished pursuant to section 2(a)— 

4 (i) is capable of recharging from an 

5 external source of electric energy at a rate 

6 of at least 15 kilowatts continuous; and 

7 (ii) is capable of discharging electric 

8 energy from the vehicle to the power grid 

9 at a rate of at least 15 kilowatts contin10 uous; and 

11 (B) with respect to a vehicle delivered 

12 under the program established pursuant to sec13 tion 2(a)— 

14 (i) is equipped with an Electric Vehi15 cle Battery Pack that meets the require16 ments under subparagraph (A); 

17 (ii) is capable of drawing motive 

18 power from a battery with useful-kilowatt19 hour capacity of at least 15 kilowatt-hours; 

20 and 

21 (iii) is equipped with on-board com22 munications hardware and software that 

23 allow for the external computer control of 

24 the direction and rate of battery charging 

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1 SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 (a) PHASE I.— 

3 (1) ALL-ELECTRIC TRUCKS.—There are author4 ized to be appropriated $125,000,000 to carry out 

5 the area of interest under section 3(a)(1). 

6 (2) NEW ELECTRIC UNITED STATES POSTAL

7 SERVICE LONG LIFE VEHICLES AND DERIVATIVE

8 ELECTRIC VEHICLES.—There are authorized to be 

9 appropriated $415,000,000 to carry out the area of 

10 interest under section 3(a)(2). 

11 (3) ELECTRIC DRIVE POWERTRAINS.—There 

12 are authorized to be appropriated $480,000,000 to 

13 carry out the area of interest under section 3(a)(3), 

14 with not more than one-fourth of such amount to be 

15 used for the design, production, and delivery of plug16 in hybrid electric vehicle powertrains. 

17 (4) CONVERSION OF EXISTING UNITED STATES

18 POSTAL SERVICE LONG LIFE VEHICLES.—There are 

19 authorized to be appropriated $35,000,000 to carry 

20 out the area of interest under section 3(a)(4). 

21 (5) PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES.— 

22 There are authorized to be appropriated 

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1 (6) CHARGING STATIONS.—There are author2 ized to be appropriated $60,000,000 to carry out the 

3 area of interest under section 3(a)(6). 

4 (7) SMART GRID TECHNOLOGY.—There are au5 thorized to be appropriated $140,000,000 to carry 

6 out the area of interest under section 3(a)(7). 

7 (8) LITHIUM ION BATTERY REPURPOSING.— 

8 There are authorized to be appropriated 

9 $30,000,000 to carry out the area of interest under 

10 section 3(a)(8). 

11 (9) STANDARDS AND SAFETY POLICY.—There 

12 are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 to 

13 carry out the area of interest under section 3(a)(9). 

14 (10) CHARGE AND USE DATA COLLECTION.— 

15 There are authorized to be appropriated 

16 $15,000,000 to carry out the area of interest under 

17 section 3(d)(1). 

18 (11) CHARGING AND VEHICLE-TO-GRID DATA

19 COLLECTION.—There are authorized to be appro20 priated $15,000,000 to carry out the area of interest 

21 under section 3(d)(2). 

22 (12) ASSESSMENT OF MISSION REQUIRE23 MENTS.—There are authorized to be appropriated 

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1 (13) ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IM2 PACTS.—There are authorized to be appropriated 

3 $7,500,000 to carry out the area of interest under 

4 section 3(d)(4). 

5 (14) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.—There are 

6 authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry 

7 out the area of interest under section 3(d)(5). 

8 (15) COORDINATION, OVERALL ASSESSMENT, 

9 AND SUMMARY REPORT ON PHASE I.—There are au10 thorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 to carry 

11 out the coordination and report aspects of the area 

12 of interest under section 3(d)(6). 

13 (16) ACCELERATED USE TESTING OF BATTERY

14 PACKS.—There are authorized to be appropriated 

15 $20,000,000 to carry out the testing under section 

16 3(e)(1). 

17 (17) ACCELERATED USE TESTING OF

18 POWERTRAINS.—There are authorized to be appro19 priated $15,000,000 to carry out the testing under 

20 section 3(e)(2). 

21 (18) JOB TRAINING.—There are authorized to 

22 be appropriated $5,000,000 to the Secretary during 

23 Phase I for the training of United States Postal 

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1 vehicles delivered pursuant to this Act and installa2 tion and maintenance of related infrastructure. 

3 (19) ADDITIONAL AWARDS.—There are author4 ized to be appropriated $20,000,000 to the Sec5 retary during Phase I, for making additional awards 

6 of funds, at the discretion of the Secretary, to ad7 dress other related issues, such as cold-weather per8 formance of vehicles and batteries, possible integra9 tion into rural postal deliveries, and in-vehicle en10 hancements. 

11 (b) PHASE II.—There are authorized to be appro12 priated to the Secretary $450,000,000 for the production 

13 and delivery of the vehicles and the installation of charg14 ing stations described in section 4(b). 

15 (c) ADMINISTRATION AND TRAINING.—From the 

16 funds appropriated pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), 

17 in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 in each fiscal year, 

18 the Secretary shall reimburse the United States Postal 

19 Service and the Inspector General of the United States 

20 Postal Service for any costs incurred in administering the 

21 program established pursuant to section 2(a). 

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