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[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5543 Introduced in House (IH)]

109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5543

    To ensure that the average fuel economy achieved by automobiles 
 manufactured after 2016 is no less than 33 miles per gallon, and for 
                            other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 7, 2006

  Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL

 
    To ensure that the average fuel economy achieved by automobiles 
 manufactured after 2016 is no less than 33 miles per gallon, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS AND CREDIT TRADING PROGRAM.

    (a) Average Fuel Economy Standards.--
            (1) In general.--Section 32902 of title 49, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) by striking ``(1) Subject to paragraph 
                        (2) of this subsection, the'' and inserting 
                        ``The''; and
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (2); and
                    (B) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) in 
                order as subsections (k) and (l), and by inserting 
                after subsection (h) the following:
    ``(i)  Standards for Model Years After 2008.--The Secretary of 
Transportation shall prescribe by regulation average fuel economy 
standards for automobiles manufactured by a manufacturer in model years 
after model year 2008, that shall--
            ``(1) ensure that the average fuel economy achieved by 
        automobiles (including passenger automobiles) manufactured by a 
        manufacturer in model years after 2016 is no less than 33 miles 
        per gallon; and
            ``(2) ensure that improvements to fuel economy standards do 
        not degrade the safety of automobiles manufactured by a 
        manufacturer.
    ``(j) Sized-Based Standards.--The Secretary may establish separate 
standards for different classes of automobiles (including passenger 
automobiles) according to size.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Such section is further 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c)(1) in the first sentence by 
                inserting ``and subsection (i)'' after ``of this 
                subsection''; and
                    (B) in subsection (k) (as redesignated by 
                subsection (a)) by striking ``or (g)'' and inserting 
                ``(g), or (i)''.
    (b) Fuel Economy Credit Trading Program.--Section 32903 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection:
    ``(g) Credit Trading Among Manufacturers.--The Secretary shall 
establish by regulation a corporate average fuel economy credit trading 
program to allow a manufacturer that exceeds the fuel economy standards 
it is required to meet to sell credits to another manufacturer.''.
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