Sec. 202. Definitions. 
Sec. 203. New Manhattan Center for High Efficiency Vehicles. 
Sec. 204. Advisory council. 
Sec. 205. Responsibilities. 
Sec. 206. Export of high-efficiency vehicle manufacturing. 
Sec. 207. Protection of information. 
Sec. 208. Authorization on appropriations. 
Sec. 209. Advanced battery loan guarantee program. 
Sec. 210. Domestic manufacturing conversion grant program. 
TITLE III—BIOFUELS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 
Sec. 301. Biofuels infrastructure development. 
TITLE IV—GOVERNMENT USE AND DIVERSITY OF SUPPLY 
Sec. 401. Renewable fuel regulations. 
Sec. 402. Grants for cellulosic ethanol production. 
Sec. 403. Standard specifications for biodiesel. 
Sec. 404. Requirement for greater use of alternative fuels in Federal fleet. 
Sec. 405. Requirement for Inspector General investigations relating to alter-
native fuel use and supply in Federal agencies and regulations. 
Sec. 406. Report on vehicles and infrastructure for alternative fuel use. 
Sec. 407. Funds set aside for alternative fuel infrastructure. 
Sec. 408. Authority for Department of Defense to enter into long-term con-
tracts to procure biobased fuel and unconventional fuel. 
Sec. 409. Federal support for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. 
Sec. 410. Congressional alternative fuel use in vehicles. 
TITLE V—TRANSIT PROMOTION AND RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE 
DEVELOPMENT 
Subtitle A—Transit 
Sec. 501. Increase and expansion of employer-provided mass transit fringe ben-
efits. 
Sec. 502. Grants to improve public transportation services. 
Sec. 503. Study of fuel savings from intelligent transportation systems. 
Subtitle B—Secure Access for Commuter Rail 
Sec. 511. Short title. 
Sec. 512. Findings. 
Sec. 513. Rail transit access. 
Sec. 514. Rail transportation policy. 
Subtitle C—Intercity Passenger Rail and Rail Bond Program 
Sec. 521. Capital assistance for intercity passenger rail service; State rail plans. 
Sec. 522. State rail plans. 
Sec. 523. Rail cooperative research program. 
Sec. 524. High-speed intercity rail facility bonds. 
Sec. 525. Tax credit to holders of qualified high-speed rail infrastructure bonds. 
Subtitle D—Energy Supply and Freight Rail 
Sec. 531. Short title. 
Sec. 532. Capital grants for railroad track. 
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Subtitle E—Rail Reliability 
Sec. 541. Reliability of railroad transportation of energy supplies. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States dependence on foreign 
petroleum poses a serious risk to our national secu-
rity and our economic well-being. The United States 
must immediately develop a proactive energy strat-
egy that includes the promotion of energy efficiency 
and the investment in alternative and new energy 
technologies. 
(2) America should achieve energy independ-
ence by reducing its reliance on oil from the Middle 
East and other unstable regions of the world by de-
veloping emerging technologies that work in synergy 
with the existing energy infrastructure. A sustained 
investment in research and development is crucial to 
creating cutting-edge technologies that allow us to 
develop clean, sustainable energy alternatives and 
capitalize on America’s vast renewable natural re-
sources. 
(3) The Federal Government should lead the 
Nation in an effort to substantially reduce the use 
of petroleum based fuels by rapidly expanding pro-
duction and distribution of synthetic and biobased 
fuels, such as ethanol derived from cellulosic sources, 
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and by deploying new engine technologies for fuel- 
flexible, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and biodiesel vehi-
cles. 
(4) The Nation will be more secure by making 
a concerted effort to improve the diversity and reli-
ability of the Nation’s energy resources and trans-
portation fuels. We must make greater investments 
in renewable energy, alternative fuels such as bio-
mass, and efficiency improvements to answer our 
growing demand for energy. 
(5) The Federal Government should undertake 
a complete review of regulations that may affect 
supply and bottlenecks that create regional emer-
gencies that threaten the well-being of our economy 
and the health and safety of our citizens. We must 
make every effort to use all of our energy sources, 
making each a cleaner, safer contributor to the Na-
tion’s energy resources. 
(6) Despite the expenditure of billions of dollars 
on homeland security since 9/11, the American peo-
ple are still vulnerable to attack by terrorists at 
home. Recent natural disasters have also under-
scored the vulnerability and critical importance of 
energy supply to the Nation’s economic vitality. Our 
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energy facilities, transportation systems, and critical 
infrastructure must be adequately secured. 
(7) Not only must our energy infrastructure be 
secured, but Americans must feel safe in utilizing 
mass transit systems. Transit provides an alter-
native form of commuting, reduces the use of oil and 
gasoline, and plays a key role in moving Americans 
and their families in times of emergencies as well. 
Increasing security for mass transit through addi-
tional funding for rail, bus, and subway security is 
part of the Nation’s energy security. 
TITLE 
I—NATIONAL 
COMMIS-
SION ON ENERGY SECURITY 
AND 
TRANSITION 
TO 
NEW 
FUELS 
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT. 
There is established a commission to be known as the 
‘‘National Commission on Energy Security and Transition 
to New Fuels’’ (in this title referred to as the ‘‘Commis-
sion’’). 
SEC. 102. DUTIES OF COMMISSION. 
The Commission shall make recommendations to the 
Congress and the President for preserving the national en-
ergy security in the event of a terrorist attack or natural 
disaster, and for reducing United States dependence on 
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foreign oil according to a schedule for national energy 
independence over the next 5, 10, 15, and 20 years. The 
Commission shall focus on regional approaches to achiev-
ing such goals, taking into account regional differences in 
energy supply and demand, and shall— 
(1) address fuel supply and infrastructure needs 
to support the development of wide-scale use of al-
ternative fueled vehicles, including flexible-fuel vehi-
cles, electric hybrid vehicles, advanced diesel engines, 
and hydrogen fueled vehicles, for passenger cars, 
commercial fleets, and industrial vehicles; 
(2) identify vulnerabilities in energy infrastruc-
ture, such as overreliance on refining capacity con-
centrated in areas susceptible to hurricane damage, 
and recommend actions to remedy or mitigate such 
vulnerabilities; 
(3) propose legislative actions to— 
(A) promote efficiency and biomass and 
other alternative resource use, including the de-
velopment of biofuels, battery, and composite 
material technologies; and 
(B) pursue near-term options to reduce 
transportation fuel demand, such as expanded 
use of public transit; and 
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(4) propose Federal, State, and local fiscal and 
regulatory changes to accomplish the purposes de-
scribed in this subsection, and develop uniform codes 
and other tools for use by governments to accom-
plish those purposes. 
SEC. 103. MEMBERSHIP. 
(a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall con-
sist of— 
(A) 6 members appointed by the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives, including— 
(i) 1 appointed in consultation with 
the chairman of the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce; 
(ii) 1 appointed in consultation with 
the chairman of the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure; 
(iii) 1 appointed in consultation with 
the chairman of the Committee on Agri-
culture; 
(iv) 1 appointed in consultation with 
the chairman of the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform; 
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