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motor vehicle fleets to encourage purchase of fuel cell
vehicles by the agencies.
(2) INCENTIVES.—In carrying out the coopera-
tive program, the Secretary may offer incentive pay-
ments to a State agency to assist with the cost of
planning, differential purchases, and administration.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—
(1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
(2) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
(3) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
(4) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal
years 2011 through 2015.
SEC. 743. FEDERAL PROCUREMENT OF STATIONARY, PORT-
ABLE, AND MICRO FUEL CELLS.
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are—
(1) to stimulate acceptance by the market of sta-
tionary, portable, and micro fuel cells; and
(2) to support development of technologies relat-
ing to stationary, portable, and micro fuel cells.
(b) FEDERAL LEASES AND PURCHASES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1,
2006, the head of any Federal agency that uses elec-
trical power from stationary, portable, or microport-
able devices shall lease or purchase a stationary, port-
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able, or micro fuel cell to meet any applicable energy
savings goal described in subsection (c).
(2) COSTS OF LEASES AND PURCHASES.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, in co-
operation with the Task Force and the Technical
Advisory Committee, shall pay the cost to Fed-
eral agencies (or share the cost under interagency
agreements) of leasing or purchasing stationary,
portable, and micro fuel cells under paragraph
(1).
(B) COMPETITIVE COSTS AND MANAGEMENT
STRUCTURES.—In carrying out subparagraph
(A), the Secretary, in consultation with the agen-
cy, may use the General Services Administration
or any commercial vendor to ensure—
(i) a cost-effective purchase of a sta-
tionary, portable, or micro fuel cell; or
(ii) a cost-effective management struc-
ture of the lease of a stationary, portable, or
micro fuel cell.
(3) EXCEPTION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that the head of an agency described in
paragraph (1) cannot find an appropriately effi-
cient and reliable stationary, portable, or micro
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fuel cell in accordance with paragraph (1), that
agency shall be excepted from compliance with
paragraph (1).
(B) CONSIDERATION.—In making a deter-
mination under subparagraph (A), the Secretary
shall consider—
(i) the needs of the agency; and
(ii) an evaluation performed by—
(I) the Task Force; or
(II) the Technical Advisory Com-
mittee of the Task Force.
(c) ENERGY SAVINGS GOALS.—An agency that leases
or purchases a stationary, portable, or micro fuel cell in
accordance with subsection (b)(1) may use that lease or pur-
chase to count toward an energy savings goal described in
section 732(c)(1) that is applicable to the agency.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—
(1) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(2) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(3) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
(4) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
(5) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
(6) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal
years 2011 through 2015.
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Subtitle E—Diesel Emissions
Reduction
SEC. 751. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency.
(2) CERTIFIED
ENGINE
CONFIGURATION.—The
term ‘‘certified engine configuration’’ means a new,
rebuilt, or remanufactured engine configuration—
(A) that has been certified or verified by—
(i) the Administrator; or
(ii) the California Air Resources
Board;
(B) that meets or is rebuilt or remanufac-
tured to a more stringent set of engine emission
standards, as determined by the Administrator;
and
(C) in the case of a certified engine configu-
ration involving the replacement of an existing
engine or vehicle, an engine configuration that
replaced an engine that was—
(i) removed from the vehicle; and
(ii) returned to the supplier for re-
manufacturing to a more stringent set of
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engine 
emissions 
standards 
or 
for
scrappage.
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means—
(A) a regional, State, local, or tribal agency
with jurisdiction over transportation or air
quality; and
(B) a nonprofit organization or institution
that—
(i) represents organizations that own
or operate diesel fleets; or
(ii) has, as its principal purpose, the
promotion of transportation or air quality.
(4) EMERGING TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘emerg-
ing technology’’ means a technology that is not cer-
tified or verified by the Administrator or the Cali-
fornia Air Resources Board but for which an approv-
able application and test plan has been submitted for
verification to the Administrator or the California
Air Resources Board.
(5) HEAVY-DUTY TRUCK.—The term ‘‘heavy-duty
truck’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘heavy duty
vehicle’’ in section 202 of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7521).
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(6) MEDIUM-DUTY TRUCK.—The term ‘‘medium-
duty truck’’ has such meaning as shall be determined
by the Administrator, by regulation.
(7) VERIFIED TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘‘verified
technology’’ means a pollution control technology, in-
cluding a retrofit technology, that has been verified
by—
(A) the Administrator; or
(B) the California Air Resources Board.
SEC. 752. NATIONAL GRANT AND LOAN PROGRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall use 70
percent of the funds made available to carry out this subtitle
for each fiscal year to provide grants and low-cost revolving
loans, as determined by the Administrator, on a competitive
basis, to eligible entities to achieve significant reductions
in diesel emissions in terms of—
(1) tons of pollution produced; and
(2) diesel emissions exposure, particularly from
fleets operating in areas designated by the Adminis-
trator as poor air quality areas.
(b) DISTRIBUTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall dis-
tribute funds made available for a fiscal year under
this subtitle in accordance with this section.