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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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Purchasing Low-Emis-
sion Vehicles for Use in Government (PLUG) Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) According to the Energy Information Ad-
ministration, 70 percent of all petroleum consumed 
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in the United States in 2007 was used in the trans-
portation sector. 
(2) According to the Department of Energy, 
plug-in hybrid electric vehicles can significantly re-
duce fuel use and costs, increase our energy security 
and protect the environment. 
(3) Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles achieve bet-
ter gas mileage than standard hybrid vehicles 
through the use of a larger battery that can be re-
charged by plugging the battery into a standard 
home electrical outlet. 
(4) Significant strides have been made in the 
research and development of battery technology for 
plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. 
SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHI-
CLES IN FEDERAL FLEET REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303(b) of the Energy Pol-
icy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13212(b)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) In meeting the requirements of paragraph 
(1)(D), the Secretary, with the cooperation of the 
heads of other appropriate agencies, shall ensure 
that the Federal Government acquires not fewer 
than 100,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles manu-
factured in the United States by entities incor-
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porated or organized under the laws of the United 
States. The Federal Government shall acquire such 
vehicles during the 5-fiscal-year period beginning 
after the date on which the Secretary determines 
that such vehicles are commercially available.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VE-
HICLE.—Section 301 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
(42 U.S.C. 13211) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(13); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (14) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) the term ‘plug-in hybrid electric vehicle’ 
means a light duty vehicle propelled by an internal 
combustion engine or heat engine using— 
‘‘(A) a combustible fuel; 
‘‘(B) an on-board, rechargeable storage de-
vice; and 
‘‘(C) a device that collects electricity from 
an off-board source.’’. 
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