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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 580 

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to require the Federal Government 

to acquire not fewer than 100,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 15, 2009 

Mr. ISRAEL (for himself and Mr. INSLEE) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

A BILL 

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to require the 

Federal Government to acquire not fewer than 100,000 

plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. 

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 ‘‘Purchasing Low-Emis5 sion Vehicles for Use in Government (PLUG) Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) According to the Energy Information Ad9 ministration, 70 percent of all petroleum consumed 


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1 in the United States in 2007 was used in the trans2 portation sector. 

3 (2) According to the Department of Energy, 

4 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles can significantly re5 duce fuel use and costs, increase our energy security 

6 and protect the environment. 

7 (3) Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles achieve bet8 ter gas mileage than standard hybrid vehicles 

9 through the use of a larger battery that can be re10 charged by plugging the battery into a standard 

11 home electrical outlet. 

12 (4) Significant strides have been made in the 

13 research and development of battery technology for 

14 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. 

15 SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHI16 CLES IN FEDERAL FLEET REQUIREMENT. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303(b) of the Energy Pol18 icy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13212(b)) is amended by add19 ing at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(4) In meeting the requirements of paragraph 

21 (1)(D), the Secretary, with the cooperation of the 

22 heads of other appropriate agencies, shall ensure 

23 that the Federal Government acquires not fewer 

24 than 100,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles manu25 factured in the United States by entities incorVerDate Nov 24 2008 23:13 Jan 21, 2009 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H580.IH H580

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1 porated or organized under the laws of the United 

2 States. The Federal Government shall acquire such 

3 vehicles during the 5-fiscal-year period beginning 

4 after the date on which the Secretary determines 

5 that such vehicles are commercially available.’’. 

6 (b) DEFINITION OF PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VE7 HICLE.—Section 301 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 

8 (42 U.S.C. 13211) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

10 (13); 

11 (2) by striking the period at the end of para12 graph (14) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

13 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(15) the term ‘plug-in hybrid electric vehicle’ 

15 means a light duty vehicle propelled by an internal 

16 combustion engine or heat engine using— 

17 ‘‘(A) a combustible fuel; 

18 ‘‘(B) an on-board, rechargeable storage de19 vice; and 

20 ‘‘(C) a device that collects electricity from 

21 an off-board source.’’. 

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