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used to produce, distribute, deliver, or store hydro-
gen.
(5) LIGHT DUTY VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘light
duty vehicle’’ means a car or truck classified by the
Department of Transportation as a Class I or IIA
vehicle.
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
the Secretary of Energy.
SEC. 802. PLAN.
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a
coordinated plan for the programs described in this title
and any other programs of the Department that are di-
rectly related to fuel cells or hydrogen. The plan shall de-
scribe, at a minimum—
(1) the agenda for the next 5 years for the pro-
grams authorized under this title, including the
agenda for each activity enumerated in section
803(a);
(2) the types of entities that will carry out the
activities under this title and what role each entity
is expected to play;
(3) the milestones that will be used to evaluate
the programs for the next 5 years;
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(4) the most significant technical and nontech-
nical hurdles that stand in the way of achieving the
goals described in section 803(b), and how the pro-
grams will address those hurdles; and
(5) the policy assumptions that are implicit in
the plan, including any assumptions that would af-
fect the sources of hydrogen or the marketability of
hydrogen-related products.
SEC. 803. PROGRAMS.
(a) ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary, in partnership with
the private sector, shall conduct programs to address—
(1) production of hydrogen from diverse energy
sources, including—
(A) fossil fuels, which may include carbon
capture and sequestration;
(B) hydrogen-carrier fuels (including eth-
anol and methanol);
(C) renewable energy resources, including
biomass; and
(D) nuclear energy;
(2) use of hydrogen for commercial, industrial,
and residential electric power generation;
(3) safe delivery of hydrogen or hydrogen-car-
rier fuels, including—
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(A) transmission by pipeline and other dis-
tribution methods; and
(B) convenient and economic refueling of
vehicles either at central refueling stations or
through distributed on-site generation;
(4) advanced vehicle technologies, including—
(A) engine and emission control systems;
(B) energy storage, electric propulsion, and
hybrid systems;
(C) automotive materials; and
(D) other advanced vehicle technologies;
(5) storage of hydrogen or hydrogen-carrier
fuels, including development of materials for safe
and economic storage in gaseous, liquid, or solid
form at refueling facilities and onboard vehicles;
(6) development of safe, durable, affordable,
and efficient fuel cells, including fuel-flexible fuel cell
power systems, improved manufacturing processes,
high-temperature membranes, cost-effective fuel
processing for natural gas, fuel cell stack and system
reliability, low temperature operation, and cold start
capability;
(7) development, after consultation with the pri-
vate sector, of necessary codes and standards (in-
cluding international codes and standards and vol-
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untary consensus standards adopted in accordance
with OMB Circular A–119) and safety practices for
the production, distribution, storage, and use of hy-
drogen, hydrogen-carrier fuels, and related products;
(8) a public education program to develop im-
proved knowledge and acceptability of hydrogen-
based systems; and
(9) the ability of domestic automobile manufac-
turers to manufacture commercially available com-
petitive hybrid vehicle technologies in the United
States.
(b) PROGRAM GOALS.—
(1) VEHICLES.—For vehicles, the goals of the
program are—
(A) to enable a commitment by auto-
makers no later than year 2015 to offer safe,
affordable, and technically viable hydrogen fuel
cell vehicles in the mass consumer market; and
(B) to enable production, delivery, and ac-
ceptance by consumers of model year 2020 hy-
drogen fuel cell and other hydrogen-powered ve-
hicles that will have—
(i) a range of at least 300 miles;
(ii) improved performance and ease of
driving;