‘‘(B) QUALIFIED
CELLULOSIC
BIOMASS 
ETHANOL
FUEL
PRODUCTION.—The 
term 
‘qualified cellulosic biomass ethanol fuel produc-
tion’ means any alcohol which is cellulosic bio-
mass ethanol which during the taxable year— 
‘‘(i) is sold by the producer to another 
person— 
‘‘(I) for use by such other person 
in the production of an alcohol fuel 
mixture in such other person’s trade 
or business (other than casual off- 
farm production), 
‘‘(II) for use by such other per-
son as a fuel in a trade or business, 
or 
‘‘(III) who sells such cellulosic 
biomass ethanol at retail to another 
person and places such ethanol in the 
fuel tank of such other person, or 
‘‘(ii) is used or sold by the producer 
for any purpose described in clause (i). 
‘‘(3) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—No credit 
shall be allowed under subsection (b) or (c) to any 
taxpayer with respect to any fuel to the extent that 
a credit has been allowed with respect to such fuel 
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to any taxpayer under this subsection or a payment 
has been made with respect to such fuel under sec-
tion 6427(e). 
‘‘(4) TERMINATION.—This section shall not 
apply to any sale or use for any period after Decem-
ber 31, 2008.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 6426(a) of such Code is 
amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ in 
paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘subsections 
(d) and (f)’’, and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘subsections (d) and 
(e)’’ in the last sentence and inserting 
‘‘subsections (d), (e), and (f)’’. 
(B) The heading for section 6426 of such 
Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 6426. CREDIT FOR CERTAIN FUELS AND FUEL MIX-
TURES.’’. 
(C) The table of section for subchapter B 
of chapter 65 of such Code is amended by strik-
ing the item relating to section 6426 and in-
serting the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 6426. Credit for certain fuels and fuel mixtures.’’. 
(b) CELLULOSIC BIOMASS ETHANOL NOT USED FOR 
A TAXABLE PURPOSE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6427(e) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesig-
nating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs 
(4) through (6), respectively, and by inserting after 
paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) CELLULOSIC BIOMASS ETHANOL.—If any 
person sells or uses cellulosic biomass ethanol (as de-
fined in section 6426(f)(2)(A)) for a purpose de-
scribed in section 6426(f)(2)(B) in such person’s 
trade or business, the Secretary shall pay (without 
interest) to such person an amount equal to the cel-
lulosic biomass ethanol credit with respect to such 
fuel.’’. 
(2) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—Paragraph 
(4) of section 6427(e) of such Code, as redesignated 
by paragraph (1), is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) COORDINATION WITH OTHER REPAYMENT 
PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No amount shall be 
payable under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) with 
respect to any mixture, alternative fuel, or cel-
lulosic biomass ethanol with respect to which an 
amount is allowed as a credit under section 
6426. 
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‘‘(B) CELLULOSIC
BIOMASS
ETHANOL.— 
No amount shall be payable under paragraph 
(1) or (2) with respect to any cellulosic biomass 
ethanol if a payment has been made with re-
spect to such ethanol under paragraph (3).’’. 
(3) TERMINATION.—Paragraph (6) of section 
6427(e) of such Code, as redesignated by paragraph 
(1), is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (C), by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (D) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) any cellulosic biomass ethanol credit 
(as defined in section 6426(f)(2)(A)) sold or 
used after December 31, 2008.’’. 
(4) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (5) 
of section 6427(e) of such Code, as redesignated by 
paragraph (1), is amended by striking ‘‘or alter-
native fuel mixture credit’’ and inserting ‘‘, alter-
native fuel mixture credit, or cellulosic biomass eth-
anol credit’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to fuel sold or used after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 8. INCENTIVE FOR FEDERAL AND STATE FLEETS FOR 
MEDIUM AND HEAVY DUTY HYBRIDS. 
Section 301 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
U.S.C. 13211) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or a dual 
fueled vehicle’’ and inserting ‘‘, a dual fueled vehicle, 
or a medium or heavy duty vehicle that is a hybrid 
vehicle’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (11), (12), 
(13), and (14) as paragraphs (12), (14), (15), and 
(16), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(11) the term ‘hybrid vehicle’ means a vehicle 
powered both by a diesel or gasoline engine and an 
electric motor that is recharged as the vehicle oper-
ates;’’; and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (12) (as redes-
ignated by paragraph (2)) the following: 
‘‘(13) the term ‘medium or heavy duty vehicle’ 
means a vehicle that— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a medium duty vehicle, 
has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 
8,500 pounds but not more than 14,000 
pounds; and 
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‘‘(B) in the case of a heavy duty vehicle, 
has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 
14,000 pounds;’’. 
SEC. 9. CREDIT FOR QUALIFYING ETHANOL BLENDING AND 
PROCESSING EQUIPMENT. 
(a) ALLOWANCE OF QUALIFYING ETHANOL BLEND-
ING AND PROCESSING EQUIPMENT CREDIT.—Section 46 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to amount 
of credit) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (3), by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
(4) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) the qualifying ethanol blending and proc-
essing equipment credit.’’. 
(b) AMOUNT OF QUALIFYING ETHANOL BLENDING 
AND PROCESSING EQUIPMENT CREDIT.—Subpart E of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (relating to rules for computing invest-
ment credit) is amended by inserting after section 48B 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 48C. QUALIFYING ETHANOL BLENDING AND PROC-
ESSING EQUIPMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 46, the 
qualifying ethanol blending and processing equipment 
credit for any taxable year is an amount equal to 50 per-
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cent of the basis of the qualifying ethanol blending and 
processing equipment placed in service at a qualifying fa-
cility during such taxable year. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—The credit allowed under sub-
section (a) for qualifying ethanol blending and processing 
equipment placed in service at any 1 qualifying facility 
during any taxable year shall not exceed $2,000,000. 
‘‘(c) QUALIFYING ETHANOL BLENDING AND PROC-
ESSING EQUIPMENT.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘qualifying ethanol blending and processing equip-
ment’ means any technology installed in or on a qualifying 
facility for blending ethanol with petroleum fuels for the 
purpose of direct retail sale, including in-line blending 
equipment, storage tanks, pumps and piping for dena-
turants, and load-out equipment. 
‘‘(d) QUALIFYING FACILITY.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘qualifying facility’ means any facility 
which produces not less than 1,000,000 gallons of ethanol 
during the taxable year. 
‘‘(e) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
CERTAIN
SUBSIDIZED 
PROPERTY.—Rules similar to section 48(a)(4) shall apply 
for purposes of this section. 
‘‘(f) CERTAIN QUALIFIED PROGRESS EXPENDITURES 
RULES MADE APPLICABLE.—Rules similar to the rules of 
subsections (c)(4) and (d) of section 46 (as in effect on 
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the day before the enactment of the Revenue Reconcili-
ation Act of 1990) shall apply for purposes of this sub-
section. 
‘‘(g) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to 
property placed in service after December 31, 2014.’’. 
(c) RECAPTURE OF CREDIT WHERE EMISSIONS RE-
DUCTION OFFSET IS SOLD.—Paragraph (1) of section 
50(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) 
and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
QUALIFYING 
ETHANOL BLENDING AND PROCESSING EQUIP-
MENT.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), any 
investment property which is qualifying ethanol 
blending and processing equipment (as defined 
in section 48C(c)) shall cease to be investment 
credit property with respect to a taxpayer if 
such taxpayer receives a payment in exchange 
for a credit for emission reductions attributable 
to such qualifying pollution control equipment 
for purposes of an offset requirement under 
part D of title I of the Clean Air Act.’’. 
(d) SPECIAL RULE FOR BASIS REDUCTION; RECAP-
TURE OF CREDIT.—Paragraph (3) of section 50(c) of the 
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Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to basis adjust-
ment to investment credit property) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘or qualifying ethanol blending and processing equip-
ment credit’’ after ‘‘energy credit’’. 
(e) CERTAIN NONRECOURSE FINANCING EXCLUDED 
FROM CREDIT BASE.—Section 49(a)(1)(C) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (defining credit base) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (iii), by striking 
the period at the end of clause (iv) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, 
and by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(v) the basis of any property which 
is part of any qualifying ethanol blending 
and processing equipment under section 
48C.’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
December 31, 2007, in taxable years ending after such 
date, under rules similar to the rules of section 48(m) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect on the 
day before the date of the enactment of the Revenue Rec-
onciliation Act of 1990). 
SEC. 10. PUBLIC ACCESS TO FEDERAL ALTERNATIVE RE-
FUELING STATIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) ALTERNATIVE
FUEL
REFUELING
STA-
TION.—The term ‘‘alternative fuel refueling station’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘qualified alter-
native fuel vehicle refueling property’’ in section 
30C(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(b) ACCESS TO FEDERAL ALTERNATIVE REFUELING 
STATIONS.—Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act— 
(1) except as provided in subsection (d)(1), any 
Federal property that includes at least 1 fuel refuel-
ing station shall include at least 1 alternative fuel 
refueling station; and 
(2) except as provided in subsection (d)(2), any 
alternative fuel refueling station located on property 
owned by the Federal government shall permit full 
public access for the purpose of refueling using al-
ternative fuel. 
(c) DURATION.—The requirements described in sub-
section (b) shall remain in effect until the sooner of— 
(1) the date that is 7 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act; or 
(2) the date on which the Secretary determines 
that not less than 5 percent of the commercial re-
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fueling infrastructure in the United States offers al-
ternative fuels to the general public. 
(d) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) WAIVER.—Subsection (b)(1) shall not apply 
to any Federal property under the jurisdiction of a 
Federal agency if the Secretary determines that al-
ternative fuel is not reasonably available to retail 
purchasers of the fuel, as certified by the head of 
the agency to the Secretary. 
(2) NATIONAL
SECURITY
EXEMPTION.—Sub-
section (b)(2) does not apply to property of the Fed-
eral government that the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, has certified must be 
exempt for national security reasons. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than October 31 of each year 
beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
President shall submit to Congress a report that describes 
the progress of the agencies of the Federal Government 
(including the Executive Office of the President) in com-
plying with— 
(1) the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
13201 et seq.); 
(2) Executive Order 13149 (65 Fed. Reg. 
24595; relating to greening the government through 
Federal fleet and transportation efficiency); and 
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(3) the fueling center requirements of this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 11. PURCHASE OF CLEAN FUEL BUSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 53 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 5325 
the following: 
‘‘§ 5326. Purchase of clean fuel buses 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following 
definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) ALTERNATIVE DIESEL FUEL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘alternative 
diesel fuel’ means— 
‘‘(i) biodiesel (as defined in section 
312(f) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
(42 U.S.C. 13220(f))); and 
‘‘(ii) any blending components derived 
from alternative fuel. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘alternative 
diesel fuel’ includes a diesel fuel substitute pro-
duced from— 
‘‘(i) animal fat; 
‘‘(ii) plant oil; 
‘‘(iii) recycled yellow grease; 
‘‘(iv) single-cell or microbial oil; 
‘‘(v) thermal depolymerization; 
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‘‘(vi) thermochemical conversion; 
‘‘(vii) a coal-to-liquid process (includ-
ing the Fischer-Tropsch process) that pro-
vides for the sequestration of carbon emis-
sions; or 
‘‘(viii) a diesel-ethanol blend of not 
less than 7 percent ethanol. 
‘‘(2) CELLULOSIC
BIOMASS
ETHANOL.—The 
term ‘cellulosic biomass ethanol’ means ethanol de-
rived from any lignocellulosic or hemicellulosic mat-
ter that is available on a renewable or recurring 
basis, including— 
‘‘(A) dedicated energy crops and trees; 
‘‘(B) wood and wood residues; 
‘‘(C) plants; 
‘‘(D) grasses; 
‘‘(E) agricultural residues; 
‘‘(F) fibers; 
‘‘(G) animal wastes and other waste mate-
rials; and 
‘‘(H) municipal solid waste. 
‘‘(3) CLEAN FUEL BUS.—The term ‘clean fuel 
bus’ means a vehicle that— 
‘‘(A) is capable of being powered by— 
‘‘(i) compressed natural gas; 
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‘‘(ii) liquefied natural gas; 
‘‘(iii) 1 or more batteries; 
‘‘(iv) a fuel that is composed of at 
least 85 percent ethanol (or another per-
centage of not less than 70 percent, as the 
Secretary may determine, by rule, to pro-
vide for requirements relating to cold start, 
safety, or vehicle functions); 
‘‘(v) electricity (including a hybrid 
electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle); 
‘‘(vi) a fuel cell; 
‘‘(vii) a fuel that is composed of at 
least 22 percent biodiesel (as defined in 
section 312(f) of the Energy Policy Act of 
1992 (42 U.S.C. 13220(f)) (or another 
percentage of not less than 10 percent, as 
the Secretary may determine, by rule, to 
provide for requirements relating to cold 
start, safety, or vehicle functions); 
‘‘(viii) ultra-low sulfur diesel; or 
‘‘(ix) liquid fuel manufactured with a 
coal feedstock; and 
‘‘(B) has been certified by the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
to significantly reduce harmful emissions, par-
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ticularly in a nonattainment area (as defined in 
section 171 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7501)). 
‘‘(4) QUALIFIED
ALTERNATIVE
FUEL
PRO-
DUCER.—The term ‘qualified alternative fuel pro-
ducer’ means a producer of qualified fuels that, dur-
ing the applicable taxable year— 
‘‘(A) are sold by the producer to another 
person— 
‘‘(i) for use by the person in the pro-
duction of a mixture of qualified fuels in 
the trade or business of the person (other 
than casual off-farm production); 
‘‘(ii) for use by the other person as a 
fuel in a trade or business; or 
‘‘(iii) that— 
‘‘(I) sells to another person the 
qualified fuel at retail; and 
‘‘(II) places the qualified fuel in 
the fuel tank of the person that pur-
chased the qualified fuel; or 
‘‘(B) are used or sold by the producer for 
any purpose described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(5) QUALIFIED
FUEL.—The term ‘qualified 
fuel’ includes— 
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‘‘(A) cellulosic biomass ethanol; 
‘‘(B) ethanol produced in facilities in which 
animal waste or other waste materials are di-
gested or otherwise used to displace at least 90 
percent of the fossil fuels that would otherwise 
be used in the production of ethanol; 
‘‘(C) renewable fuels; 
‘‘(D) alternative diesel fuels; 
‘‘(E) sugar, starch, or cellulosic biomass; 
and 
‘‘(F) any other fuel that is not substan-
tially petroleum. 
‘‘(6) RENEWABLE FUEL.—The term ‘renewable 
fuel’ means fuel, at least 85 percent of the volume 
of which— 
‘‘(A)(i) is produced from grain, starch, oil-
seeds, vegetable, animal, or fish materials in-
cluding fats, greases, and oils, sugarcane, sugar 
beets, sugar components, tobacco, potatoes, or 
other biomass; or 
‘‘(ii) is natural gas produced from a biogas 
source, including a landfill, sewage waste treat-
ment plant, feedlot, or other place in which de-
caying organic material is found; and 
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‘‘(B) is used to substantially replace or re-
duce the quantity of fossil fuel present in a fuel 
mixture used to operate a motor vehicle. 
‘‘(b) PURCHASE OF BUSES.—Subject to subsections 
(c) and (d), beginning on the date that is 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this section, a bus purchased 
using funds made available from the Mass Transit Ac-
count of the Highway Trust Fund shall be a clean fuel 
bus. 
‘‘(c) ULTRA-LOW SULFUR DIESEL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), not more than 20 percent of the amount 
of the funds provided to a recipient to purchase 
buses under this section may be used by the recipi-
ent to purchase clean fuel buses that are capable of 
being powered by a fuel described in clause (iv), 
(vii), (viii), or (ix) of subsection (a)(3)(A). 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply if the recipient enters into a 3–year purchase 
agreement with a qualified alternative fuel producer 
to acquire qualified fuels in a volume sufficient to 
power the clean fuel buses purchased using amounts 
made available under this section. 
‘‘(d) USE OF CERTAIN ALTERNATIVE FUELS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive 
funds under subsection (c)(2) for the purchase of a 
clean fuel bus that is capable of being powered by 
a fuel described in clause (iv), (vii), or (ix) of sub-
section (a)(3)(A), an applicant or recipient shall sub-
mit to the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) a certification that the applicant will 
operate the clean fuel bus only with the fuel at 
all times in accordance with the fuel capacity 
and use of the fuel recommended by the manu-
facturer of the clean fuel bus; and 
‘‘(B) not later than 180 days after the 
purchase of the clean fuel bus and every 180 
days thereafter, a report that documents that 
the fuel was used in accordance with subpara-
graph (A) during the 180-day period ending on 
the date of the report. 
‘‘(2) NONCOMPLIANCE.—Failure of an appli-
cant or recipient of funds to provide the certification 
or documentation required under paragraph (1) 
shall— 
‘‘(A) be considered a violation of the agree-
ment to receive the funds; and 
‘‘(B) require the applicant or recipient to 
reimburse the Secretary the full amount of the 
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funds not later than 90 days after the Sec-
retary has determined that a violation has oc-
curred.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
such chapter 53 is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 5325 the following: 
‘‘5326. Purchase of clean fuel buses.’’. 
SEC. 12. DOMESTIC FUEL PRODUCTION VOLUMES TO MEET 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NEEDS. 
Section 2922d of title 10, United States Code is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘and tar 
sands’’ and inserting ‘‘tar sands, and other 
sources’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘fuel pro-
duced, in whole or in part, from coal, oil shale, and 
tar sands (referred to in this section as a ‘covered 
fuel’) that are extracted by either mining or in-situ 
methods and refined or otherwise processed in the 
United States’’ and inserting ‘‘fuel produced, in 
whole or in part, from coal, oil shale, and tar sands 
that are extracted by either mining or in-situ meth-
ods and refined or otherwise processed in the United 
States and fuel produced in the United States using 
starch, sugar, cellulosic biomass, plant or animal 
oils, or thermal chemical conversion, thermal 
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depolymerization, or thermal conversion processes 
(referred to in this section as a ‘covered fuel’)’’; 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘1 or more 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘up to 5 years’’; 
(4) in subsection (e), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, with consider-
ation given to military installations closed or re-
aligned under a round of defense base closure and 
realignment.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) 
PRODUCTION
FACILITIES
FOR
COVERED 
FUELS.—The Secretary of Defense may enter into con-
tracts or other agreements with private companies or other 
entities to develop and operate production facilities for 
covered fuels, and may provide for the construction or cap-
ital modification of production facilities for covered 
fuels.’’. 
SEC. 13. FEDERAL FLEET ENERGY CONSERVATION IM-
PROVEMENT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 301 of the Energy Policy 
Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13211) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, including a ve-
hicle that is propelled by electric drive transportation 
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technology, engine dominant hybrid electric tech-
nology, or plug-in hybrid technology’’; 
(2) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; 
(3) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) the term ‘electric drive transportation 
technology’ means— 
‘‘(A) technology that uses an electric motor 
for all or part of the motive power of a vehicle 
(regardless of whether off-board electricity is 
used), including— 
‘‘(i) a battery electric vehicle; 
‘‘(ii) a fuel cell vehicle; 
‘‘(iii) an engine dominant hybrid elec-
tric vehicle; 
‘‘(iv) a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle; 
‘‘(v) a plug-in hybrid fuel cell vehicle; 
and 
‘‘(vi) an electric rail vehicle; or 
‘‘(B) technology that uses equipment for 
transportation (including transportation involv-
ing any mobile source of air pollution) that uses 
an electric motor to replace an internal combus-
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tion engine for all or part of the work of the 
equipment, including corded electric equipment 
that is linked to transportation or a mobile 
source of air pollution; 
‘‘(16) the term ‘engine dominant hybrid electric 
vehicle’ means an on-road or nonroad vehicle that— 
‘‘(A) is propelled by an internal combus-
tion engine or heat engine using— 
‘‘(i) any combustible fuel; and 
‘‘(ii) an on-board, rechargeable stor-
age device; and 
‘‘(B) has no means of using an off-board 
source of electricity; and 
‘‘(17) the term ‘plug-in hybrid electric vehicle’ 
means an on-road or nonroad vehicle that is pro-
pelled by an internal combustion engine or heat en-
gine using— 
‘‘(A) any combustible fuel; 
‘‘(B) an on-board, rechargeable storage de-
vice; and 
‘‘(C) a means of using an off-board source 
of electricity.’’. 
(b) MINIMUM FEDERAL FLEET REQUIREMENT.— 
Section 303(b)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
U.S.C. 13212(b)(1)) is amended— 
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