I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4399 
To further the national deployment of electric drive vehicles, to strengthen 
and enhance the national power grid through the integration of such 
vehicles, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2009 
Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. TERRY, Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. 
CARNAHAN, and Mr. ISRAEL) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in 
addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation 
and Infrastructure, and Science and Technology, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To further the national deployment of electric drive vehicles, 
to strengthen and enhance the national power grid 
through the integration of such vehicles, and for other 
purposes. 
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 ‘‘American Electric Ve-
hicle Manufacturing Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELECTRIC VEHICLE PROGRAM ESTABLISHMENT 
AND GOALS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to amounts made 
available in advance in appropriations Acts, the Secretary 
of Energy, in consultation with the United States Postal 
Service, shall establish a program, to be carried out in 2 
phases, to award funds for the manufacture, testing, and 
delivery of at least 20,000 electric drive United States 
Postal Service Long Life Vehicles or other road vehicles 
for local postal delivery, to further the deployment of elec-
tric drive vehicles and the development of grid services 
using electric drive vehicles, including Vehicle-to-Grid. 
(b) GOALS OF THE PROGRAM.—The goals of the pro-
gram established pursuant to subsection (a) are— 
(1) to stimulate private industry development of 
highly efficient electric drive vehicles, advanced elec-
tric drive powertrains, Electric Vehicle Battery 
Packs, and charging infrastructure by providing 
large-scale customer demand to purchase, test, and 
deploy electric drive vehicles and advanced electric 
drive powertrain conversion kits nationwide; 
(2) to provide Smart Grid integration by estab-
lishing a large-scale test bed in multiple regions of 
the United States for utilities, fleet owners, Inde-
pendent System Operators, and aggregators to de-
velop charging infrastructure, protocols, and stand-
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ards for Vehicle-to-Grid deployment and other grid 
services using electric drive vehicles; 
(3) to independently assess the performance 
and economic and environmental costs and benefits 
of electric drive vehicles and advanced electric drive 
powertrains and to make the results of such assess-
ment publicly available through an information 
clearinghouse to the extent consistent with the pro-
tection of proprietary information; 
(4) to support development of renewable energy 
systems by aggregating and facilitating the use of 
vehicle battery storage capabilities to accommodate 
the intermittency of emerging renewable energy sys-
tems, particularly wind systems; and 
(5) to support the eventual transition of the 
United States Postal Service fleet to electric drive 
vehicles for postal delivery. 
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS FOR PHASE I OF THE ELECTRIC 
VEHICLE PROGRAM. 
(a) PHASE I AREAS OF INTEREST.—The Secretary, 
after consultation with the United States Postal Service, 
shall, at a minimum, award funds to carry out the fol-
lowing areas of interest under the program established 
pursuant to section 2(a): 
(1) ALL-ELECTRIC TRUCKS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The production and de-
livery of 2,000 all-electric trucks that meet the 
requirements of subparagraph (B). 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—An all-electric truck 
under subparagraph (A) shall— 
(i) be capable of interchangeably 
using Electric Vehicle Battery Packs sized 
at 20 kilowatt-hours, 30 kilowatt-hours, or 
40 kilowatt-hours of useful kilowatt-hour 
capacity or have a driving range of greater 
than 75 miles on a single charge; 
(ii) use a maximum of 676 watt-hours 
per mile on a 50 percent-derated US06 
urban driving cycle, including the benefits 
of regenerative braking when operated in a 
moderate climate; 
(iii) have a durable design for a min-
imum of a 10-year service life; 
(iv) have a minimum internal cargo 
capacity of 175 cubic feet or 1,750 pounds; 
(v) have met all applicable require-
ments of chapter III and chapter V of sub-
title B of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions before being delivered; 
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(vi) be capable of attaining a min-
imum highway speed of 70 miles per hour 
on a level grade and 40 miles per hour 
going up a 10 percent grade; 
(vii) have 4-wheels with forward and 
reverse drive capabilities; 
(viii) have a curb weight of less than 
5,000 pounds; 
(ix) have a turning radius of less than 
50 feet; 
(x) be capable of accelerating from 0 
to 60 miles per hour in less than 15 sec-
onds and braking from 30 to 0 miles per 
hour in less than 55 feet; 
(xi) be capable of continuously and 
safely ascending and descending 20 per-
cent slopes at 20 miles per hour for up to 
one minute; 
(xii) be Vehicle-to-Grid Compatible; 
and 
(xiii) be compatible with and use 
charging stations produced and installed 
pursuant to paragraph (6). 
(C) DELIVERIES.—Deliveries of all-electric 
trucks under subparagraph (A) to the United 
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States Postal Service shall begin by month 13 
and conclude not later than the end of month 
15 after the program start date. 
(D) 
ELECTRIC
VEHICLE
BATTERY 
PACKS.—Each recipient of an award of funds 
under this paragraph shall also deliver an addi-
tional number of Electric Vehicle Battery Packs 
equal to 20 percent of the number of all-electric 
trucks delivered by such recipient. The timing, 
delivery point, and composition of Electric Vehi-
cle Battery Pack nameplate capacity shall be 
determined by the coordinating entity. 
(E) TARGET
NUMBER
OF
AWARDS.—To 
encourage competition, to the extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall make 1 or 2 awards 
of funds to produce a total of 2,000 all-electric 
trucks under this paragraph. If the Secretary 
determines no applicant for an award of funds 
under this paragraph is qualified and respon-
sive, then funds appropriated for the area of in-
terest under this paragraph shall be used in-
stead to increase the number of vehicles pro-
duced pursuant to paragraph (2). 
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(2) NEW
ELECTRIC
UNITED
STATES
POSTAL 
SERVICE LONG LIFE VEHICLES AND NEW DERIVA-
TIVE ELECTRIC VEHICLES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The design, qualifica-
tion, production, and delivery of— 
(i) 4,000 new electric United States 
Postal Service Long Life Vehicles that 
meet the requirements of subparagraph 
(B); and 
(ii) 200 new Derivative Electric Vehi-
cles that meet the requirements of sub-
paragraph (C). 
(B) NEW ELECTRIC UNITED STATES POST-
AL
SERVICE
LONG
LIFE
VEHICLE
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—A new electric United States Postal 
Service Long Life Vehicle under subparagraph 
(A) shall be a new highly efficient all-electric 
vehicle, intended to replace an existing United 
States Postal Service Long Life Vehicle, and 
shall— 
(i) be capable of interchangeably 
using Electric Vehicle Battery Packs sized 
at 20 kilowatt-hours, 30 kilowatt-hours, or 
40 kilowatt-hours of useful kilowatt-hour 
capacity; 
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(ii) use a maximum of 338 watt-hours 
per mile on a 50 percent-derated US06 
urban driving cycle, including the benefits 
of regenerative braking when operated in a 
moderate climate; 
(iii) have an all-aluminum body simi-
lar to the body of an existing United 
States Postal Service Long Life Vehicle 
with a durable design for an expected 20- 
year service life; 
(iv) have a minimum internal cargo 
capacity of 175 cubic feet or 1,750 pounds; 
(v) have right-hand drive; 
(vi) have met all applicable require-
ments of chapter III and chapter V of sub-
title B of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions before being delivered; 
(vii) be capable of attaining a min-
imum highway speed of 70 miles per hour 
on a level grade and 40 miles per hour 
going up a 10 percent grade; 
(viii) have 4-wheels with forward and 
reverse drive capabilities; 
(ix) have a curb weight of less than 
5,000 pounds; 
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(x) have a turning radius of less than 
50 feet; 
(xi) be capable of accelerating from 0 
to 60 miles per hour in less than 15 sec-
onds and braking from 30 to 0 miles per 
hour in less than 55 feet; 
(xii) be capable of continuously and 
safely ascending and descending 20 per-
cent slopes at 20 miles per hour for up to 
one minute; 
(xiii) be Vehicle-to-Grid Compatible; 
and 
(xiv) be compatible with and use 
charging stations produced and installed 
pursuant to paragraph (6). 
(C) NEW DERIVATIVE ELECTRIC VEHICLE 
REQUIREMENTS.—A new Derivative Electric 
Vehicle under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be a 
new highly efficient all-electric vehicle that uses 
the chassis and powertrain design of a new elec-
tric United States Postal Service Long Life Ve-
hicle that meets the requirements under sub-
paragraph (B) and shall— 
(i) be capable of interchangeably 
using Electric Vehicle Battery Packs sized 
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at 20 kilowatt-hours, 30 kilowatt-hours, or 
40 kilowatt-hours of useful kilowatt-hour 
capacity; 
(ii) use a maximum of 563 watt-hours 
per mile on a 50 percent-derated US06 
urban driving cycle, including the benefits 
of regenerative braking when operated in a 
moderate climate; 
(iii) have the upper body of the manu-
facturer’s choosing (such as a taxi or pick-
up truck body) to enable the vehicle to be 
used for a variety of purposes, including 
mail delivery, and with a durable design to 
last a minimum of 10 years or 150,000 
miles; 
(iv) have met all applicable require-
ments of chapter III and chapter V of sub-
title B of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions before being delivered; 
(v) be capable of attaining a minimum 
highway speed of 70 miles per hour on a 
level grade and 40 miles per hour going up 
a 10 percent grade; 
(vi) have 4-wheels with forward and 
reverse drive capabilities; 
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(vii) have a curb weight of less than 
5,000 pounds; 
(viii) have a turning radius of less 
than 50 feet; 
(ix) be capable of accelerating from 0 
to 60 miles per hour in less than 15 sec-
onds and braking from 30 to 0 miles per 
hour in less than 55 feet; 
(x) be capable of continuously and 
safely ascending and descending 20 per-
cent slopes at 20 miles per hour for up to 
one minute; 
(xi) be Vehicle-to-Grid Compatible; 
and 
(xii) be compatible with and use 
charging stations produced and installed 
pursuant to paragraph (6). 
(D) DELIVERIES.—Delivery of vehicles 
under subparagraph (A) to the United States 
Postal Service shall begin by month 25 and 
conclude not later than the end of month 30 
after the program start date. 
(E) 
ELECTRIC
VEHICLE
BATTERY 
PACKS.—Each recipient of an award of funds 
under this paragraph shall also deliver an addi-
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tional number of Electric Vehicle Battery Packs 
equal to 20 percent of the number of vehicles 
delivered by such recipient. The timing, delivery 
point, and composition of Electric Vehicle Bat-
tery Pack nameplate capacity shall be deter-
mined by the coordinating entity. 
(F) TARGET
NUMBER
OF
AWARDS.—To 
encourage competition, to the extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall make 2 awards of 
funds under this paragraph. 
(3) ELECTRIC DRIVE POWERTRAINS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The design, qualifica-
tion, production, and delivery of advanced elec-
tric drive powertrains for converting existing 
United States Postal Service Long Life Vehicles 
in the following quantities— 
(i) 1,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehi-
cle powertrains that meet the requirements 
of subparagraph (B); and 
(ii) 2,000 all-electric powertrains that 
meet the requirements of subparagraph 
(C). 
(B) PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE 
POWERTRAIN
REQUIREMENTS.—A plug-in hy-
brid electric vehicle powertrain under subpara-
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graph (A) shall be a vehicle powertrain that 
combines an internal combustion engine, a bat-
tery, and an electric motor and that, when 
joined with the upper body of a existing United 
States Postal Service Long Life Vehicle shall— 
(i) have a minimum range of 20 all- 
electric miles on an Environmental Protec-
tion Agency urban driving cycle; 
(ii) have a minimum gasoline fuel 
economy of 45 miles per gallon on com-
bined urban and highway driving cycles, as 
determined by the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency; 
(iii) have a minimum fuel tank capac-
ity of 7.5 gallons; 
(iv) have an advanced-chemistry bat-
tery pack design with an anticipated life-
time use without replacement of a min-
imum of 10 years and 150,000 miles under 
normal driving conditions; 
(v) have passed applicable defrosting, 
cabin warming, seatbelt, and lighting tests 
from the Federal motor vehicle safety 
standards before being delivered; 
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(vi) have a durable design for a min-
imum 10-year service life; 
(vii) have a minimum internal cargo 
capacity of 125 cubic feet or 1,250 pounds; 
(viii) have idle stop, regenerative 
braking, and engine-off (electric vehicle- 
only mode) as integrated features; 
(ix) be capable of attaining a min-
imum highway speed of 70 miles per hour 
on a level grade and 40 miles per hour 
going up a 10 percent grade; 
(x) have 4-wheels with forward and 
reverse drive capabilities; 
(xi) have a curb weight of less than 
5,000 pounds; 
(xii) have a turning radius of less 
than 50 feet; 
(xiii) be capable of accelerating from 
0 to 60 miles per hour in less than 15 sec-
onds and braking from 30 to 0 miles per 
hour in less than 55 feet; 
(xiv) be capable of continuously and 
safely ascending and descending 20 per-
cent slopes at 20 miles per hour for up to 
one minute; 
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(xv) be Vehicle-to-Grid Compatible; 
and 
(xvi) be compatible with and use 
charging stations produced and installed 
pursuant to paragraph (6). 
(C) ALL-ELECTRIC POWERTRAIN REQUIRE-
MENTS.—An all-electric powertrain under sub-
paragraph (A) shall be an all-electric vehicle 
powertrain that, when joined with the upper 
body of a existing United States Postal Service 
Long Life Vehicle shall— 
(i) be capable of interchangeably 
using Electric Vehicle Battery Packs sized 
at 20 kilowatt-hours, 30 kilowatt-hours, or 
40 kilowatt-hours of useful kilowatt-hour 
capacity; 
(ii) use a maximum of 563 watt-hours 
per mile on a 50 percent-derated US06 
urban driving cycle, including the benefits 
of regenerative braking when operated in a 
moderate climate; 
(iii) have passed applicable defrosting, 
cabin warming, seatbelt, and lighting tests 
from the Federal motor vehicle safety 
standards before being delivered; 
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(iv) have a durable design for a min-
imum of a 10-year service life; 
(v) have a minimum internal cargo ca-
pacity of 125 cubic feet or 1,250 pounds; 
(vi) be capable of attaining a min-
imum highway speed of 70 miles per hour 
on a level grade and 40 miles per hour 
going up a 10 percent grade; 
(vii) have 4-wheels with forward and 
reverse drive capabilities; 
(viii) have a curb weight of less than 
5,000 pounds; 
(ix) have a turning radius of less than 
50 feet; 
(x) be capable of accelerating from 0 
to 60 miles per hour in less than 15 sec-
onds and braking from 30 to 0 miles per 
hour in less than 55 feet; 
(xi) be capable of continuously and 
safely ascending and descending 20 per-
cent slopes at 20 miles per hour for up to 
one minute; 
(xii) be Vehicle-to-Grid Compatible; 
and 
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(xiii) be compatible with and use 
charging stations produced and installed 
pursuant to paragraph (6). 
(D) DELIVERIES.—Delivery of all-electric 
powertrains and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle 
powertrains under subparagraph (A) to recipi-
ents of funds for the area of interest under 
paragraph (4) shall begin by month 19 and 
conclude not later than the end of month 23 
after the program start date. 
(E) 
ELECTRIC
VEHICLE
BATTERY 
PACKS.—Each recipient of an award of funds 
for the design, qualification, production, and 
delivery of all-electric powertrains under this 
paragraph shall also deliver an additional num-
ber of Electric Vehicle Battery Packs equal to 
20 percent of the number of powertrains under 
subparagraph (A) delivered by such recipient. 
The timing, delivery point, and composition of 
Electric Vehicle Battery Pack nameplate capac-
ity shall be determined by the coordinating enti-
ty. 
(F) TARGET
NUMBER
OF
AWARDS.—To 
encourage competition, to the extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall make 4 awards of 
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funds under this paragraph for all-electric 
powertrains and 2 awards of funds for plug-in 
hybrid electric vehicle powertrains. If the Sec-
retary determines no applicant for an award of 
funds under this paragraph is qualified and re-
sponsive, then funds for the area of interest 
under this paragraph shall be used instead to 
increase the number of vehicles produced pursu-
ant to paragraph (2). 
(4) CONVERSION OF EXISTING UNITED STATES 
POSTAL SERVICE LONG LIFE VEHICLES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The preparation and 
conversion of 3,000 existing United States 
Postal Service Long Life Vehicles to electric 
drive using all-electric powertrains and plug-in 
hybrid electric vehicle powertrains delivered 
pursuant to paragraph (3). 
(B) 
DELIVERIES.—Delivery 
of 
United 
States Postal Service Long Life Vehicles con-
verted pursuant to subparagraph (A) to the 
United States Postal Service shall begin by 
month 20 and conclude not later than the end 
of month 24 after the program start date. 
(C) TARGET
NUMBER
OF
AWARDS.—To 
encourage competition, to the extent prac-
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ticable, the Secretary shall make 2 awards of 
funds under this paragraph. 
(5) PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The production and de-
livery of 1,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles 
that meet the requirements of subparagraph 
(B). 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—A plug-in hybrid 
electric vehicle under subparagraph (A) shall— 
(i) have a minimum range of 20 all- 
electric miles on an Environmental Protec-
tion Agency urban driving cycle; 
(ii) have a minimum gasoline fuel 
economy of 30 miles per gallon on com-
bined urban and highway drive cycles, as 
determined by the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency; 
(iii) have an advanced-chemistry bat-
tery pack design with an anticipated life-
time use without replacement of a min-
imum of 10 years and 150,000 miles under 
normal driving conditions; 
(iv) have a durable design for a min-
imum 10-year service life; 
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(v) have a minimum internal cargo ca-
pacity of 50 cubic feet or 500 pounds; 
(vi) have idle stop, regenerative brak-
ing, and engine-off (electric vehicle-only 
mode) as integrated features; 
(vii) have met all applicable require-
ments of chapter III and chapter V of sub-
title B of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions before being delivered; 
(viii) be capable of attaining minimum 
highway speed of 70 miles per hour on a 
level grade and 40 miles per hour going up 
a 10 percent grade; 
(ix) have 4-wheels with forward and 
reverse drive capabilities; 
(x) have a curb weight of less than 
5,000 pounds; 
(xi) have a turning radius of less than 
50 feet; 
(xii) be capable of accelerating from 0 
to 60 miles per hour in less than 15 sec-
onds and braking from 30 to 0 miles per 
hour in less than 55 feet; 
(xiii) be capable of continuously and 
safely ascending and descending 20 per-
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cent slopes at 20 miles per hour for up to 
one minute; 
(xiv) be Vehicle-to-Grid Compatible; 
and 
(xv) be compatible with and use 
charging stations produced and installed 
pursuant to paragraph (6). 
(C) DELIVERIES.—Deliveries of plug-in hy-
brid electric vehicles under subparagraph (A) to 
the United States Postal Service shall begin by 
month 13 and conclude not later than the end 
of month 15 after the program start date. 
(D) TARGET
NUMBER
OF
AWARDS.—To 
encourage competition, to the extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall make 1 or 2 awards 
of funds under this paragraph to produce a 
total of 1,000 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. If 
the Secretary determines no applicant for an 
award of funds under this paragraph is quali-
fied and responsive, then funds for the area of 
interest under this paragraph shall be used in-
stead to increase the number of vehicles pro-
duced pursuant to paragraph (2). 
(6) CHARGING STATIONS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The design, production, 
and installation of 12,000 charging stations 
that meet the requirements of subparagraph 
(B) at United States Postal Service facilities, 
including areas accessible by the general public. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—A charging station 
under subparagraph (A) shall— 
(i) use a connector that meets the So-
ciety of Automotive Engineers Inter-
national J1772 standard (or its successor) 
and be capable of Level II charging; 
(ii) be capable of supplying 208/240 
volts and 80 amperes continuous; 
(iii) have a unique identification code; 
(iv) be capable of transmitting such 
unique identification code to the vehicle 
plugged in to it; and 
(v) be capable of being connected to 
the Internet through a communications fa-
cility such as powerline carrier, cellular 
network, or wireless internet protocol. 
(C) INSTALLATION.—Installation of 3,600 
charging stations shall be completed by the end 
of month 12 after the program start date, with 
the balance of the charging stations to be in-
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stalled by the end of month 18 after the pro-
gram start date. 
(D) TARGET
NUMBER
OF
AWARDS.—To 
encourage competition, to the extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall make 2 to 4 awards 
of funds to produce and install a total of 
12,000 charging stations under this paragraph. 
(7) SMART GRID TECHNOLOGY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The deployment of 
Smart Grid technologies, principally Vehicle-to- 
Grid, for vehicles delivered pursuant to para-
graphs (1), (2), (4), and (5) to connect to the 
power grid for charging and discharging and 
the provision of grid services. 
(B) AWARD RECIPIENTS.— 
(i) AWARD TEAMS.—Each recipient of 
an award of funds under this paragraph 
shall include a utility, Independent System 
Operator, and a separate entity acting as 
aggregator of electric vehicle charging de-
mand. 
(ii) 
GEOGRAPHIC
DIVERSITY.—In 
awarding funds under this paragraph, the 
Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, 
select award teams described in clause (i) 
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that represent a broad range of geographic 
areas in the United States and shall ensure 
that a minimum of 1,000 vehicles from the 
test fleet and 1,200 charging stations are 
deployed to the geographic service area 
represented by each such award team. 
(iii) MULTIPLE
AWARD
TEAM
MEM-
BERSHIP.—No Independent System Oper-
ator may belong to more than 2 award 
teams described in clause (i). 
(iv) TARGET NUMBER OF AWARDS.— 
To encourage competition, to the extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall make 7 
awards of funds under this paragraph. 
(8) LITHIUM ION BATTERY REPURPOSING.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Activities to increase 
lithium ion battery repurposing and lithium ion 
battery recycling infrastructure, including— 
(i) analyses of business models and 
demonstration of uses of lithium ion bat-
teries after the removal of such batteries 
from electric drive vehicles; and 
(ii) building or increasing production 
capacity of a lithium ion battery recycling 
plant in the United States that has dem-
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onstrated the ability to recycle a minimum 
of 2,000 lithium ion battery packs per 
month (or equivalent throughput). 
(B) TARGET
NUMBER
OF
AWARDS.—To 
encourage competition, to the extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall make 2 awards of 
funds under this paragraph. 
(9) STANDARDS AND SAFETY POLICIES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The development of 
standards and safety policies for, at a min-
imum, the following categories relating to de-
ployment of the test fleet: 
(i) Standards for electricity tariffs for 
Vehicle-to-Grid or time-of-day charging, or 
both. 
(ii) Standards for communication pro-
tocols involving electric drive batteries and 
Vehicle-to-Grid or other grid services. 
(iii) Standards for battery safety and 
battery recycling. 
(iv) Standards for charging station in-
frastructure. 
(v) Standards for integration of the 
test fleet with intermittent renewable en-
ergy sources (especially wind). 
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(B) TARGET
NUMBER
OF
AWARDS.—To 
encourage competition, to the extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary shall make a minimum of 
1 award of funds for each award category de-
scribed under subparagraph (A). 
(b) INTENT OF CONGRESS.—It is the intent of Con-
gress to encourage the greatest amount of competition and 
the widest range of applicants (including large and small 
and geographically diverse companies) to receive awards 
of funds for the areas of interest under subsection (a). 
(c) AWARDS.— 
(1) COMPETITIVE
SOLICITATION.—The Sec-
retary shall issue a competitive solicitation for 
awards of Federal funds for the areas of interest 
under subsection (a). 
(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Secretary shall de-
termine the amount of funds each recipient of an 
award of funds under this Act shall provide, from 
non-Federal sources, to carry out the activities sup-
ported by the award of funds. Recipients of awards 
of funds under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (5) of 
subsection (a) may receive awards of funds of up to 
80 percent of the total costs to carry out develop-
ment and qualification activities for a project under 
each such respective paragraph. 
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(d) ASSESSMENT, COORDINATION, AND DATA ANAL-
YSES REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall, for assess-
ment, coordination, and data analyses, make one award 
of funds for each of the following areas of interest under 
the program established pursuant to section 2(a): 
(1) CHARGE AND USE DATA COLLECTION.—Col-
lection and assessment of charge and use data for 
the test fleet to capture actual daily vehicle use data 
and conditions in the field for determining the eco-
nomic cost per vehicle mile of operation. 
(2) CHARGING
AND
VEHICLE-TO-GRID
DATA 
COLLECTION.—Collection and assessment of charg-
ing data and grid services provided, including Vehi-
cle-to-Grid, for all vehicles in the test fleet, includ-
ing— 
(A) analysis of the total energy added to 
each Electric Vehicle Battery Pack in the test 
fleet per day; 
(B) quantification of battery use for Vehi-
cle-to-Grid activity per vehicle per day; 
(C) analyses of the value of Vehicle-to-Grid 
and other grid services provided per vehicle per 
day; and 
(D) evaluation of charging station per-
formance and usage. 
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(3) 
ASSESSMENT
OF
MISSION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Assessment of how well the test fleet vehi-
cles meet stated United States Postal Service vehicle 
objectives, including mission requirements, avail-
ability, cost of ownership, energy use per mile, and 
maintenance summaries. Such assessment shall in-
clude semiannual vehicle and powertrain evaluations 
for each type of vehicle in the test fleet. 
(4) 
ECONOMIC
AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
IM-
PACTS.—Analysis of the economic and environmental 
impacts of all aspects of the test fleet (as compared 
to existing United States Postal Service Long Life 
Vehicles), including— 
(A) projected operating costs per mile for 
each of the powertrains and vehicles produced 
under Phase I; 
(B) projected revenues from Vehicle-to- 
Grid or other grid services per vehicle per day; 
and 
(C) articulation of environmental impacts 
of continued deployment of electric drive vehi-
cles for the United States Postal Service. 
(5) EDUCATION
AND
OUTREACH.—Education 
and outreach to inform the general public, industry, 
and State and local governments about the objec-
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tives and results of the program established pursu-
ant to section 2(a). 
(6) COORDINATION, 
OVERALL
ASSESSMENT, 
AND SUMMARY REPORT ON PHASE I.— 
(A) COORDINATING
ENTITY.—The Sec-
retary, after consultation with the United 
States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory 
Commission, shall make an award of funds to 
an independent, non-governmental entity, to 
provide coordination of Phase I, including co-
ordination and timing of the delivery of vehi-
cles, powertrains, Electric Vehicle Battery 
Packs, and charging stations from award recipi-
ents under subsection (a). Coordination shall 
include recommendations of specific allocations 
of vehicles and charging stations by location 
consistent with the goals of the program estab-
lished pursuant to section 2(a) and subject to 
the approval of the Secretary. The entity se-
lected to receive an award of funds under this 
paragraph shall have demonstrated expertise in 
electric vehicles and postal needs and regula-
tion. 
(B) REPORTS.— 
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(i) PHASE I REPORT.—The entity se-
lected to receive an award of funds under 
this paragraph shall prepare a report that 
evaluates the product and performance of 
each award recipient under subsection (a). 
Such report shall be based on the data and 
analyses described in paragraphs (1) 
through (4), the results of the testing con-
ducted pursuant to subsection (e), the least 
cost of ownership, United States Postal 
Service mission requirements, and any 
other relevant factors. The report shall 
contain recommendations for the Secretary 
to consider in awarding funds under Phase 
II, including a ranking of Phase I award 
recipients for production of additional vehi-
cles and charging stations under Phase II. 
In extraordinary circumstances, such as 
unexpected technological developments or 
breakthroughs, the report may include a 
recommendation of a company or compa-
nies that were not Phase I award recipi-
ents for the award of funds for the produc-
tion of vehicles or charging stations for 
Phase II. The report required under this 
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clause shall be submitted to the Secretary 
not later than 90 days after the submission 
of data and analyses described in para-
graphs (1) through (4) and the results of 
the testing conducted pursuant to sub-
section (e). 
(ii) PHASE II ANNUAL REPORTS.—The 
entity selected to receive an award of funds 
under this paragraph shall review the per-
formance of Phase II award recipients and 
the quality of Phase II vehicles and submit 
an annual report to the Secretary assess-
ing the deployment of Phase II vehicles by 
the United States Postal Service for 2 
years after the delivery date of such Phase 
II vehicles. 
(C) 
AWARD
RECIPIENT
CONSIDER-
ATIONS.—In selecting the award recipient 
under this paragraph, the Secretary shall con-
sider the ability of each applicant to provide ob-
jective, unbiased assessments not only with re-
spect to individual companies but also with re-
spect to competing technologies and competing 
segments of the electric vehicle industry (such 
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as all-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehi-
cles). 
(e) ACCELERATED USE TESTING BY DEPARTMENT 
OF ENERGY NATIONAL LABORATORIES.— 
(1) ACCELERATED USE TESTING OF BATTERY 
PACKS IN A LABORATORY SETTING.—The Secretary 
shall direct one or more of the Department of En-
ergy National Laboratories to conduct tests of the 
Electric Vehicle Battery Packs delivered pursuant to 
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a), the 
results of which shall be submitted to the Secretary 
and the coordinating entity, to determine— 
(A) battery pack cycle life in likely use; 
and 
(B) the projected economic cost per vehicle 
mile of operation. 
(2) 
ACCELERATED
USE
TESTING
OF 
POWERTRAINS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF A LABORA-
TORY SETTING.—The Secretary shall direct one or 
more of the Department of Energy National Labora-
tories to conduct tests of the powertrains delivered 
pursuant to subsection (a), the results of which shall 
be submitted to the Secretary and the coordinating 
entity, to determine— 
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(A) powertrain life and warranty needs in 
projected use; and 
(B) the projected economic cost per vehicle 
mile of operation. 
(f) DATA COMPLETION AND INTEGRITY.— 
(1) DATA COMPLETION.—All Phase 1 data and 
analyses under paragraphs (1) through (4) of sub-
section (d) and the results of the tests conducted 
pursuant to subsection (e) shall be submitted to the 
Secretary and the coordinating entity not later than 
44 months after the program start date. 
(2) INTEGRITY OF TESTING AND DATA COLLEC-
TION.—The Inspector General of the United States 
Postal Service and the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Energy shall have joint responsibility to 
ensure the integrity of all testing and data collection 
and the objectivity of all assessments and reports 
under this section. 
(g) DISQUALIFICATIONS.— 
(1) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.—No person or 
entity who has a financial interest in any member of 
team or entity applying for an award of funds under 
subsection (a) shall be allowed to participate in any 
project for any area of interest under subsection (d). 
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(2) INDEPENDENT COORDINATION.—Any appli-
cant for the award of funds under subsection (d)(6) 
shall be disqualified from receiving an award of 
funds under subsection (a). 
(h) REVENUES DEPOSITED INTO FUND.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—There is es-
tablished in the Treasury of the United States a 
fund to be known as the ‘‘Postal Service Sustain-
ability Fund’’, consisting of such amounts as may be 
appropriated to the Postal Service Sustainability 
Fund as provided in this section. 
(2) TRANSFERS TO FUND.—There are hereby 
appropriated to the Postal Service Sustainability 
Fund any amounts received for grid services pursu-
ant to subsection (a)(7) and any other revenues of 
United States Postal Service generated through ac-
tivities under this Act. 
(3) EXPENDITURES
FROM
POSTAL
SERVICE 
SUSTAINABILITY
FUND.—Amounts in the Postal 
Service Sustainability Fund shall be available, as 
provided by appropriation Acts, in any year for use 
by the United States Postal Service to make capital 
improvements to its infrastructure (including vehi-
cles and facilities) to benefit the environment. 
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SEC. 4. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR PHASE II. 
(a) REPORT
BY
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Not 
later than 60 days after the submission of the report re-
quired under section 3(d)(6)(B)(i), the Inspector General 
of the United States Postal Service shall review such re-
port and submit to the Secretary a separate report with 
recommendations for specific vehicles and charging sta-
tions for Phase II. 
(b) TEAMS FOR PRODUCTION.—On the basis of the 
report required under section 3(d)(6)(B)(i) and the report 
of the Inspector General of the United States Postal Serv-
ice required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall se-
lect the recipient or recipients for awards of funds for 
Phase II for the production and delivery of 10,000 electric 
postal delivery vehicles and 12,000 charging stations. 
SEC. 5. BUY AMERICAN PRIORITY. 
In awarding funds for Phase I and Phase II of the 
program established pursuant to section 2(a), the Sec-
retary shall give priority to applicants that have dem-
onstrated commitment to— 
(1) if sufficient and reasonably available com-
mercial quantities of a satisfactory quality are avail-
able, using— 
(A) only such unmanufactured articles, 
materials, and supplies as have been mined or 
produced in the United States; and 
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(B) only such manufactured articles, mate-
rials, and supplies as have been manufactured 
in the United States substantially all from arti-
cles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or 
manufactured, as the case may be, in the 
United States; and 
(2) entering into contracts, with respect to any 
area of interest under this Act, that contain a provi-
sion that in the performance of the work of a con-
tractor, subcontractors, material men, or suppliers, 
shall use— 
(A) only such unmanufactured articles, 
materials, and supplies as have been mined or 
produced in the United States; and 
(B) only such manufactured articles, mate-
rials, and supplies as have been manufactured 
in the United States substantially all from arti-
cles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or 
manufactured, as the case may be, in the 
United States. 
SEC. 6. INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE. 
The Secretary, as part of the program established 
pursuant to section 2(a) and in compliance with Federal 
and State laws, shall collect and make publicly available 
information on the cost, performance, and other technical 
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data regarding the deployment and integration of electric 
drive vehicles, charging stations, and Vehicle-to-Grid and 
other grid services, including the reports required under 
section 3(d)(6)(B). The Secretary shall establish rules for 
access to such information in a manner to protect propri-
etary information and to ensure that disclosing entities are 
not placed at a competitive disadvantage. 
SEC. 7. EXEMPTION. 
Activities or services provided by the United States 
Postal Service arising from the program established pur-
suant to section 2(a) shall be exempt from restrictions 
under section 404(e) of title 39, United States Code, and 
any regulation or order promulgated thereunder. 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘aggregator’’ means a inde-
pendent intermediary in the power industry that 
combines and coordinates the power needs of mul-
tiple vehicles during recharging and acts as a liaison 
between a Regional Transmission Operator or Inde-
pendent System Operator and owners of battery 
packs and electric vehicles. 
(2) The term ‘‘charge level set-points and pro-
tocols’’ means guidelines issued by a battery manu-
facturer for the range of charge levels that a battery 
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pack should be operated within in order to attain a 
given number of charge cycles, life duration, or other 
key performance metrics. 
(3) The term ‘‘coordinating entity’’ means the 
entity that receives an award of funds for the area 
of interest under section 3(d)(6). 
(4) The term ‘‘cycle life’’ means the total num-
ber of charge and discharge cycles a rechargeable 
battery cell or pack can sustain before the end of life 
of such battery cell or pack (meaning the battery cell 
or pack is capable of delivering only 80 percent of 
its initial rated ampere-hour capacity). 
(5) The term ‘‘depth of discharge’’ means the 
amount of energy that has been removed from a bat-
tery (or battery pack), typically expressed as a per-
centage of the total capacity of the battery. 
(6) The term ‘‘Electric Vehicle Battery Pack’’ 
means a battery pack that— 
(A) has a maximum nominal voltage be-
tween 300 and 600 volts of direct current; 
(B) is capable of being exchanged with 
other Electric Vehicle Battery Packs within 4 
hours within the given vehicle or powertrain for 
which it is configured; 
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(C) has an advanced-chemistry design and 
an anticipated cycle life without replacement of 
a minimum of 7 years under normal driving 
conditions; 
(D) if lithium-ion, has passed UN safety 
tests prior to deliveries of the test fleet; 
(E) is capable of satisfying the require-
ments under the program established pursuant 
to section 2(a) with respect to a vehicle or 
powertrain for which it is configured; 
(F) is Vehicle-to-Grid Compatible; and 
(G) with respect to a specific powertrain or 
vehicle in the test fleet, is designed to be inter-
changeable and, to the extent practicable is pro-
duced in equal quantities of 3 sizes of 20 kilo-
watt-hours, 30 kilowatt-hours, and 40 kilowatt- 
hours of useful kilowatt-hour capacity, respec-
tively. 
(7) The term ‘‘Environmental Protection Agen-
cy urban driving cycle’’ means a test driving cycle 
incorporating a series of data points representing 
the speed of a vehicle versus time used by the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency to test and measure 
vehicle emissions. 
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(8) The term ‘‘existing United States Postal 
Service Long Life Vehicle’’ means a United States 
Postal Service Long Life Vehicle— 
(A) originally produced by Grumman Al-
lied Industries, Inc.; and 
(B) used in 2009 for postal delivery. 
(9) The term ‘‘50 percent-derated US06 urban 
driving cycle’’ means a test driving cycle in which 
the vehicle speed is 50 percent of that listed in the 
US06 driving cycle for each one second interval. 
(10) The term ‘‘Federal motor vehicle stand-
ards’’ means the standards under part 571 of title 
49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(11) The term ‘‘financial interest’’ means any 
interest in, or affiliation with, an applicant for an 
award of funds under the program established pur-
suant to section 2(a) in the 12 months prior to the 
date of application for such an award of funds. A fi-
nancial interest includes— 
(A) an ownership interest that is more 
than 1 percent of equity or bonds outstanding; 
(B) a loan or other financial arrangement; 
and 
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(C) employment (not including legal or 
consulting services) or arrangements for future 
employment. 
(12) The term ‘‘grid services’’ mean the provi-
sion of services of monetary value to the power grid, 
including— 
(A) regulation; 
(B) quick response emergency power at the 
grid level to prevent cascading shutdowns; 
(C) at the distribution system level, reduc-
ing load at substations and transformers at 
critical times when the grid is overloaded; and 
(D) the balancing of intermittent renew-
able energy sources, such as wind. 
(13) The term ‘‘Independent System Operator’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 3(28) of 
the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796(28)). 
(14) The term ‘‘lifetime energy’’ means the 
total energy available from a battery pack when op-
erated using manufacturer defined depth-of-dis-
charge and charge level set-points and protocols (in-
cluding thermal management) during the period 
from its first use to the charge cycle when the bat-
tery pack can only be charged to 80 percent of its 
nameplate capacity. 
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(15) The term ‘‘nameplate capacity’’ means the 
nominal maximum energy capacity of a battery 
pack. 
(16) The term ‘‘Phase I’’ means the portion of 
the program established pursuant to section 2(a) 
that occurs before Phase II. 
(17) The term ‘‘Phase II’’ means the portion of 
the program established pursuant to section 2(a) re-
quired under section 4, the production, deployment, 
and installation of the vehicles and charging stations 
described in section 4(b), and the reports required 
under section 3(d)(6)(B)(ii). 
(18) The term ‘‘program start date’’ means a 
date designated by the Secretary in consultation 
with the United States Postal Service that is not 
later than 90 days after the date of the first award 
of funds under the program established pursuant to 
section 2(a). 
(19) The term ‘‘qualification’’ means activities 
after the design phase that demonstrate that certain 
requirements are met by a product, including— 
(A) with respect to vehicles produced and 
delivered pursuant to this Act, meeting the 
Federal motor vehicle safety standards that re-
quire crash tests and data analysis; and 
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(B) with respect to lithium ion Electric Ve-
hicle Battery Packs developed and delivered 
pursuant to this Act, passing UN safety tests 
before vehicle deliveries begin. 
(20) The term ‘‘Regional Transmission Organi-
zation’’ has the meaning such term in section 3(27) 
of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796(27)). 
(21) The term ‘‘regulation’’ means, with respect 
to electric energy markets, continuous adjustment of 
and balancing of load and generation in response to 
a real time signal to maintain the grid frequency of 
60 Hertz. 
(22) The term ‘‘right hand drive’’ means, with 
respect to a vehicle, that the driving seat and con-
trols of such vehicle are on the right side of such ve-
hicle. 
(23) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Energy. 
(24) The term ‘‘spinning reserves’’ means avail-
able storage capacity that is infrequently called upon 
to provide power to the power grid in response to a 
real time signal in the event of an unplanned power 
shortage. 
(25) The term ‘‘test fleet’’ means the fleet of 
vehicles delivered pursuant to Phase I. 
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(26) The term ‘‘UN safety tests’’ means the 
protocols and safety standards required for the safe 
transit of dangerous goods, including lithium ion 
batteries, as established by the United Nations 
Transport of Dangerous Goods subcommittee. 
(27) The term ‘‘useful-kilowatt-hour’’ means 
the energy capacity of a battery pack when operated 
within depth of discharge ranges established by the 
manufacturer to achieve cycle life, lifetime energy, 
longevity, and other performance goals of the bat-
tery pack. 
(28) The term ‘‘US06 driving cycle’’ means a 
test driving cycle used by the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency designed to simulate aggressive vehicle 
operation and used in the 5-cycle fuel economy 
measurement that incorporates fuel economy values 
from 5 different emission test cycles to get an over-
all fuel economy estimate to reflect real world driv-
ing. 
(29) The term ‘‘Vehicle-to-Grid’’ means use of 
an electric drive vehicle (battery, fuel cell, or hybrid) 
to provide power to the power grid for various uses 
while the vehicle is parked. 
(30) The term ‘‘Vehicle-to-Grid Compatible’’ 
means— 
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(A) with respect to a Electric Vehicle Bat-
tery Pack delivered under the program estab-
lished pursuant to section 2(a)— 
(i) is capable of recharging from an 
external source of electric energy at a rate 
of at least 15 kilowatts continuous; and 
(ii) is capable of discharging electric 
energy from the vehicle to the power grid 
at a rate of at least 15 kilowatts contin-
uous; and 
(B) with respect to a vehicle delivered 
under the program established pursuant to sec-
tion 2(a)— 
(i) is equipped with an Electric Vehi-
cle Battery Pack that meets the require-
ments under subparagraph (A); 
(ii) is capable of drawing motive 
power from a battery with useful-kilowatt- 
hour capacity of at least 15 kilowatt-hours; 
and 
(iii) is equipped with on-board com-
munications hardware and software that 
allow for the external computer control of 
the direction and rate of battery charging 
and discharging by an aggregator. 
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SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) PHASE I.— 
(1) ALL-ELECTRIC TRUCKS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated $125,000,000 to carry out 
the area of interest under section 3(a)(1). 
(2) NEW
ELECTRIC
UNITED
STATES
POSTAL 
SERVICE
LONG
LIFE
VEHICLES
AND
DERIVATIVE 
ELECTRIC VEHICLES.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated $415,000,000 to carry out the area of 
interest under section 3(a)(2). 
(3) ELECTRIC
DRIVE
POWERTRAINS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $480,000,000 to 
carry out the area of interest under section 3(a)(3), 
with not more than one-fourth of such amount to be 
used for the design, production, and delivery of plug- 
in hybrid electric vehicle powertrains. 
(4) CONVERSION OF EXISTING UNITED STATES 
POSTAL SERVICE LONG LIFE VEHICLES.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated $35,000,000 to carry 
out the area of interest under section 3(a)(4). 
(5) PLUG-IN
HYBRID
ELECTRIC
VEHICLES.— 
There 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$60,000,000 to carry out the area of interest under 
section 3(a)(5). 
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(6) CHARGING STATIONS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated $60,000,000 to carry out the 
area of interest under section 3(a)(6). 
(7) SMART GRID TECHNOLOGY.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated $140,000,000 to carry 
out the area of interest under section 3(a)(7). 
(8) LITHIUM
ION
BATTERY
REPURPOSING.— 
There 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$30,000,000 to carry out the area of interest under 
section 3(a)(8). 
(9) STANDARDS AND SAFETY POLICY.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 to 
carry out the area of interest under section 3(a)(9). 
(10) CHARGE AND USE DATA COLLECTION.— 
There 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$15,000,000 to carry out the area of interest under 
section 3(d)(1). 
(11) CHARGING
AND
VEHICLE-TO-GRID
DATA 
COLLECTION.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated $15,000,000 to carry out the area of interest 
under section 3(d)(2). 
(12) 
ASSESSMENT
OF
MISSION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
$7,500,000 to carry out the area of interest under 
section 3(d)(3). 
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(13) ECONOMIC
AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
IM-
PACTS.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
$7,500,000 to carry out the area of interest under 
section 3(d)(4). 
(14) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry 
out the area of interest under section 3(d)(5). 
(15) COORDINATION, OVERALL
ASSESSMENT, 
AND SUMMARY REPORT ON PHASE I.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 to carry 
out the coordination and report aspects of the area 
of interest under section 3(d)(6). 
(16) ACCELERATED USE TESTING OF BATTERY 
PACKS.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
$20,000,000 to carry out the testing under section 
3(e)(1). 
(17) 
ACCELERATED
USE
TESTING
OF 
POWERTRAINS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated $15,000,000 to carry out the testing under 
section 3(e)(2). 
(18) JOB TRAINING.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated $5,000,000 to the Secretary during 
Phase I for the training of United States Postal 
Service employees for maintenance of postal electric 
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vehicles delivered pursuant to this Act and installa-
tion and maintenance of related infrastructure. 
(19) ADDITIONAL AWARDS.—There are author-
ized to be appropriated $20,000,000 to the Sec-
retary during Phase I, for making additional awards 
of funds, at the discretion of the Secretary, to ad-
dress other related issues, such as cold-weather per-
formance of vehicles and batteries, possible integra-
tion into rural postal deliveries, and in-vehicle en-
hancements. 
(b) PHASE II.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary $450,000,000 for the production 
and delivery of the vehicles and the installation of charg-
ing stations described in section 4(b). 
(c) ADMINISTRATION
AND TRAINING.—From the 
funds appropriated pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), 
in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 in each fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall reimburse the United States Postal 
Service and the Inspector General of the United States 
Postal Service for any costs incurred in administering the 
program established pursuant to section 2(a). 
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