by Lawrence Berkeley Labs at the University of 
California-Berkley, estimated that the number of EV 
chargers required to support the accelerated transi-
tion necessary to meet GHG was 8.1 million public 
EV charge points by 2050. 
(5) In August 2020, cumulative U.S. plug-in 
electric vehicle sales reached 1.6 million units. In 
February 2021, 53,247 electric vehicles were sold in 
the United States, a 64.8-percent increase from the 
electric vehicle sales in February 2020. 
(6) However, China and the European Union 
are exceeding the United States in the EV manufac-
turing sector. China is the world leader in total EV 
production and total EV sales; 45 percent of global 
electric vehicles were built and sold in China. China 
also already produces the global majority of pas-
senger EVs (60 percent) and is expected to produce 
65 percent of global lithium-ion batteries by 2021. 
Currently, China has 7 of the 10 largest lithium-ion 
mega-factories by production capacity, while the 
United States only has one. Europe accounted for 
24 percent of the global EV fleet in 2018. In order 
for the United States to remain a competitor in auto 
manufacturing, the U.S. must greatly increase in-
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vestment in the infrastructure necessary for wide 
adoption of EVs. 
(7) Americans demand the freedom to roam 
with their electric vehicle and convenient charging 
opportunities. However, failure to expand access to 
publicly accessible electric vehicle chargers will pre-
vent the wider adoption of electric vehicles and, 
therefore, hinder progress towards a more sustain-
able transportation system. According to a study 
produced by the Michigan Energy Office and Michi-
gan State University, ‘‘limited charging infrastruc-
ture for electric vehicles has been one of the main 
barriers in adopting these vehicles’’. 
(8) Expediting the wider adoption of electric ve-
hicles will require considerable changes to consumer 
behavior, which will not be possible without the cre-
ation of necessary infrastructure. According to a 
study produced by the Transportation Research 
Board and National Research Council, ‘‘adoption 
and diffusion of new innovations can be a long-term, 
complicated process that is especially slow for prod-
ucts that cost tens of thousands of dollars and where 
consumers have questions about infrastructure avail-
ability, resale value, and other variables’’, and ‘‘a 
perception of a lack of public charging infrastructure 
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might hinder [plug-in electric vehicle] deployment.’’. 
Thus, greatly expanding access to publicly accessible 
electric vehicle chargers will be essential to changing 
consumer behavior radically and, accordingly, accel-
erating the wider adoption of electric vehicles. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to estab-
lish a network of electric vehicle charging stations along 
eligible roads so that the United States may lead the world 
in protecting the environment while improving consumer 
experiences. The implementation of this Act will encourage 
the widespread adoption of light-, medium-, and heavy- 
duty electric vehicles by— 
(1) establishing a convenient system of charging 
networks; 
(2) allowing drivers to charge vehicles more 
quickly; and 
(3) ensuring that vehicle charging is equitably 
accessible and reasonably priced, enabling long-dis-
tance travel along eligible roads. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) 
CONTRACTOR.—The 
term 
‘‘contractor’’ 
means a general contractor or other lead or prime 
contractor on a project described in subsection 
(e)(1). 
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(2) ELIGIBLE ROAD.—The term ‘‘eligible road’’ 
means a road that— 
(A) is part of the National Highway Sys-
tem (as such term is defined in section 101 of 
title 23, United States Code); and 
(B) is a public road (as such term is de-
fined in section 101 of title 23, United States 
Code). 
(3) FRONTLINE
AND
VULNERABLE
COMMU-
NITY.—The term ‘‘frontline and vulnerable commu-
nity’’ means a community— 
(A) in an area described in section 301(a) 
of the Public Works and Economic Develop-
ment Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3161(a)); and 
(B) in which climate change, pollution, or 
environmental destruction have exacerbated sys-
temic racial, regional, social, environmental, 
gender, and economic injustices by dispropor-
tionately affecting Black, Brown, and Indige-
nous peoples, other communities of color, mi-
grant communities, deindustrialized commu-
nities, depopulated rural communities, the poor, 
low-income workers, women, the elderly, the 
unhoused, people with disability, or youth. 
(4) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE EVSE.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘publicly 
available EVSE’’ means electric vehicle supply 
equipment and any associated parking spaces 
designated by the property owner or lessee to be 
available to, and accessible by, the public for 
any period of time, including electric vehicle 
supply equipment and associated parking spaces 
if any member of the public can obtain vehic-
ular access to the facility for free or through 
payment of a fee. 
(B) 
EXCLUSION.—The 
term 
‘‘publicly 
available EVSE’’ does not include— 
(i) electric vehicle supply equipment 
and any associated parking spaces in a 
workplace if the electric vehicle supply 
equipment and associated parking spaces 
are clearly marked and operated as avail-
able exclusively to employees or contracted 
drivers; and 
(ii) electric vehicle supply equipment 
and any associated parking spaces that are 
locked behind gates, walls or obstructed in 
any manner to prevent a driver from 
charging their vehicle at a reasonable cost. 
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(5) 
QUALIFIED
ELECTRICIAN.—The 
term 
‘‘qualified electrician’’ means an electrician who has 
completed training under the Electric Vehicle Infra-
structure Training Program and holds a current and 
valid Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Pro-
gram certification. 
(6) RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE.—The term 
‘‘renewable energy source’’ means a renewable 
source of generated energy, including the following: 
(A) Solar, including electricity. 
(B) Wind. 
(C) Ocean, including tidal, wave, current, 
and thermal. 
(D) Geothermal, including electricity and 
heat pumps. 
(E) New hydroelectric generation capacity 
achieved from increased efficiency or additions 
of new capacity— 
(i) at an existing hydroelectric project; 
and 
(ii) that was placed in service on or 
after January 1, 1999. 
(F) Hydrogen used in fuel cells or other 
non-combustion technologies. 
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(G) Thermal energy generated by any of 
the sources described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (F). 
(7) 
SUBCONTRACTOR.—The 
term 
‘‘subcon-
tractor’’ means any person or company, at any tier, 
that performs some or all of the obligations of the 
contractor on a project described in subsection 
(e)(1). 
SEC. 3. NATIONAL NETWORK OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE 
CHARGING 
STATIONS 
ALONG 
ELIGIBLE 
ROADS. 
(a) PLAN.—The Secretary of Transportation, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall devise a 
plan to create a network of publicly available EVSE along 
eligible roads. 
(b) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall 
submit the plan to the Speaker of the House of Represent-
atives, the minority leader of the House of Representa-
tives, the majority leader of the Senate, the minority lead-
er of the Senate, and the chairs and ranking members 
of— 
(1) the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives; 
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(2) the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate; 
(3) the Subcommittee on Transportation, Hous-
ing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 
of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(4) the Subcommittee on Transportation, Hous-
ing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 
of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall 
consider the following in developing the plan: 
(1) The distance between publicly available 
EVSE locations. 
(2) Connections to the electric grid, including 
electric distribution upgrades that account for charg-
ing during peaking periods, alignment with electric 
distribution interconnection processes, and plans for 
the use of renewable energy sources to power charg-
ing and energy storage. 
(3) The ability to incorporate technologies not 
yet invented or technically feasible, or infrastructure 
that can allow the addition of new capabilities and 
functionalities as they become available. 
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(4) The number of publicly available EVSE lo-
cations needed in the network and the number of 
charging stations at each publicly available EVSE 
location, accounting for dense corridors where mul-
tiple stations or a greater number of charging ports 
at the location are necessary and for rural corridors 
where special considerations will need to be made for 
less dense corridors that will still require publicly 
available EVSE placement. 
(5) The placement of publicly available EVSE 
within parking facilities and other locations, includ-
ing recommendations for promoting efficient dwell 
times based on best practices. 
(6) The availability of onsite amenities for vehi-
cle operators, including restrooms or food facilities. 
(7) The long-term operation and maintenance 
of publicly available EVSE, including consideration 
of the need for expanded capacity resulting from in-
creasing demand into the future, to avoid stranded 
assets and protect the investment of public funds in 
that infrastructure. 
(8) A maximum distance for publicly available 
EVSE placement off of eligible roads. 
(9) Existing private as well as national, State, 
local, Tribal, and territorial government electric 
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charging infrastructure incentives and programs, in-
cluding alternative fueling corridor networks. 
(10) Existing labor or labor-management orga-
nizations that promote a skilled workforce to install 
publicly available EVSE with high standards for 
quality and safety. 
(11) Pricing transparency and payment options 
that encourages a consistent, reliable, secure, con-
venient and equal access consumer charging and 
payment experience to all members of the public. 
(12) Publicly available EVSE placement and 
construction in or near frontline and vulnerable com-
munities, provided such placements benefit such 
communities and does not harm or displace commu-
nity members. 
(13) Adequate signage for users to identify 
publicly available EVSE that ensures uniformity in 
providing road users direction to publicly available 
EVSE locations. 
(14) Existing EVSE investments, proposal or 
projects that are complementary towards the deploy-
ment of publicly available EVSE under this Act are 
not precluded by plan development. 
(d) CONSULTATIONS.—In developing the plan, the 
Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Sec-
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retary of Energy, shall consult with stakeholders, includ-
ing the following: 
(1) Federal partners, including the Secretary of 
the Interior and the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) State, local, Tribal, and territorial govern-
ments, including State air quality and utility regu-
lators. 
(3) Metropolitan planning organizations. 
(4) Unionized labor groups. 
(5) Environmental and environmental justice 
organizations. 
(6) Automobile and truck manufacturers. 
(7) Electric utilities. 
(8) Infrastructure providers. 
(9) Technology providers. 
(10) Software and network services providers. 
(11) Infrastructure construction and component 
parts suppliers. 
(12) Multi-State and regional entities. 
(13) Fuel station owners and operators. 
(14) Fleet owners. 
(15) Fleet managers. 
(16) Other relevant stakeholders as identified 
by the Secretary of Transportation. 
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SEC. 4. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD REPORT ON 
FINANCING THE PLACEMENT OF ELECTRIC 
VEHICLE CHARGERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall commission the Transportation Research Board of 
the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study on 
options for financing the placement of publicly available 
EVSE along eligible roads that includes consideration of 
financial instruments, such as a revolving loan fund. 
(b) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress the study commissioned under subsection (a) not 
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF NETWORK OF ELECTRIC VEHI-
CLE CHARGERS ALONG ELIGIBLE ROADS. 
(a) PLAN IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 5 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, using the plan 
developed pursuant to section 3 and the recommendations 
in the report described in section 4, the Secretary of 
Transportation and the Secretary of Energy shall com-
plete the establishment of a national network of publicly 
available EVSE. 
(b) CONSULTATIONS.—In implementing the plan, the 
Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of Energy, shall consult with stakeholders, includ-
ing the following: 
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(1) Federal partners, including the Secretary of 
the Interior and the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) State, local, Tribal, and territorial govern-
ments, including state air quality and utility regu-
lators. 
(3) Metropolitan planning organizations. 
(4) Unionized labor groups. 
(5) Environmental and environmental justice 
organizations. 
(6) Automobile and truck manufacturers. 
(7) Electric utilities. 
(8) Infrastructure providers. 
(9) Technology providers. 
(10) Software and network services providers. 
(11) Infrastructure construction and component 
parts suppliers. 
(12) Multi-State and regional entities. 
(13) Fuel station owners and operators. 
(14) Fleet owners. 
(15) Fleet managers. 
(16) Other relevant stakeholders as identified 
by the Secretary of Energy and Secretary of Trans-
portation. 
(c) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall establish a competi-
tive grant program to award grants to eligible enti-
ties to implement the plan developed in section 3 of 
this Act. 
(2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall 
submit to the Secretary of Transportation an appli-
cation at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretary of Transportation 
shall require. 
(3) PRIORITY.—In selecting grant recipients, 
the Secretary of Transportation shall give priority 
to— 
(A) applications consistent with the plan 
developed pursuant to section 3 of this Act; 
(B) applications located in or near— 
(i) a frontline and vulnerable commu-
nity; or 
(ii) an area identified as having dis-
proportionately high adverse human health 
and environmental impacts on minority 
populations and low-income populations; 
and 
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(C) applications that specify priority em-
ployment of workforce trained and certified by 
labor or joint labor-management organizations 
that promote a skilled workforce to install pub-
licly available EVSE with high standards for 
quality and safety. 
(4) USE
OF
FUNDS.—An entity receiving a 
grant under this subsection shall only use the funds 
in accordance with this paragraph to contract with 
a private entity for acquisition and installation of 
publicly available EVSE that is directly related to 
the charging of light-, medium-, and heavy-duty ve-
hicles. 
(5) FRONTLINE, VULNERABLE, AND DISADVAN-
TAGED COMMUNITIES.—Of the total amounts made 
available to carry out the program for each fiscal 
year under this subsection, not less than 50 percent 
shall be used for eligible projects located in frontline, 
vulnerable, and disadvantaged communities. 
(6) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 
(A) a State; 
(B) a unit of local government; 
(C) a transit agency; 
(D) a port authority; 
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(E) an Indian tribe (as such term is de-
fined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determina-
tion and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5304)); 
(F) a for-profit business enterprise or non- 
profit organization; and 
(G) a group of entities described in sub-
paragraphs (A) through (F). 
(d) REQUIREMENTS.—The following requirements 
apply with respect to the construction of new publicily 
available EVSE along eligible roads: 
(1) 
CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE
PLACE-
MENT.—The distance between publicly available 
EVSE shall be such that— 
(A) a light-, medium-, and heavy-duty elec-
tric vehicle driver starting at any point along an 
eligible road in the continental United States 
can drive to any other point along an eligible 
road within the continental United States with-
out running out of charging power; and 
(B) a light-, medium-, and heavy-duty elec-
tric vehicle driver starting at any point along an 
eligible road within Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto 
Rico can drive to any other point along an eligi-
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ble within that same State or territory without 
running out of charging power. 
(2) CHARGING SPEED.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Charging speed min-
imum standards maybe set by the Secretary of 
Transportation and evaluated every 2 years 
until the feasible speed of charging standard 
meets or exceeds the equivalency of average in-
ternal combustion vehicle refueling times. 
(B) UPDATE.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation may update the minimum standards set 
under paragraph (1) after an evaluation de-
scribed in such subparagraph. In evaluating 
and developing updates to the minimum stand-
ards set under paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
Transportation and the Secretary of Energy 
shall also consider how updated minimum 
standards— 
(i) impact the electric grid; 
(ii) impact the cost to operate a 
charging station; and 
(iii) other criteria as determined by 
the Secretary of Transportation and Sec-
retary of Energy. 
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(3) INTEROPERABILITY.—Federal funds pro-
vided by this Act may not be used to construct any 
publicly available EVSE that has the ability to serve 
vehicle produced by only one vehicle manufacturer. 
(4) AGREEMENT TO MAINTAIN.—Each recipient 
of support under this section shall enter into an 
agreement with the Secretary to maintain the pub-
licly available EVSE for not less than 5 years after 
the date on which the eligible entity receive support. 
(5) PAYMENT
METHODS.—Payment methods 
are implemented that ensure secure, convenient, fair, 
and equal access, such as with credit card readers 
and the display of toll-free calling information for 
credit card payment or support, as well as the pro-
tection of personal privacy and cybersecurity. 
(6) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—Information 
on publicly available EVSE location, station operator 
contact information, number of simultaneous refuel-
ing positions, pricing, and real-time availability shall 
be made publicly available and easily accessible, in-
cluding through applicable mapping applications. 
(7) ADA.—Publicly available EVSE shall be ac-
cessible in compliance with the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). 
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(8) BUY
AMERICA
AND
WAGE
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
(A) BUY
AMERICA.—The construction of 
publicly available EVSE shall prioritize the 
need for high domestic content by observing the 
following Buy America provisions: 
(i) None of the funds appropriated or 
otherwise made available by this Act may 
be used for a project for the construction, 
alteration, maintenance, or repair of pub-
licly available EVSE unless all of the iron, 
steel, and manufactured goods used in the 
project are produced in the United States. 
(ii) Clause (i) shall not apply in any 
case or category of cases in which the head 
of the Federal department or agency in-
volved finds that— 
(I) applying clause (i) would be 
inconsistent with the public interest; 
(II) iron, steel, and the relevant 
manufactured goods are not produced 
in the United States in sufficient and 
reasonably available quantities and of 
a satisfactory quality; or 
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(III) inclusion of iron, steel, and 
manufactured goods produced in the 
United States will increase the cost of 
an overall project by more than 25 
percent. 
(iii) If the head of a Federal depart-
ment or agency determines that it is nec-
essary to waive the application of this sub-
paragraph based on a finding under sub-
paragraph (B), the head of the department 
or agency shall publish in the Federal Reg-
ister a detailed written justification as to 
why the provision is being waived. 
(iv) This paragraph shall be applied in 
a manner consistent with United States 
obligations under international agreements. 
(B) WAGE
RATE
REQUIREMENT.—The 
Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary 
of Energy shall require that each recipient of 
support under this section provide reasonable 
assurance that all laborers and mechanics em-
ployed in the performance of the project for 
which the assistance is provided, including 
those employed by contractors, subcontractors, 
or manufacturers of publicly available EVSE, 
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will be paid wages at rates not less than those 
prevailing on similar work in the locality as de-
termined by the Secretary of Labor in accord-
ance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of part 
A of subtitle II of title 40, United States Code 
(commonly referred to as the ‘‘Davis-Bacon 
Act’’). 
(C) NEUTRALITY
TOWARD
ORGANIZED 
LABOR.—All contractors and subcontractors in 
the performance of a project receiving support 
under this Act shall have— 
(i) an explicit policy of neutrality with 
regard to— 
(I) labor organizing for the em-
ployees of the entity, contractor or 
subcontractor employed in the per-
formance of the eligible project; and 
(II) such employees’ choice to 
form and join labor organizations; and 
(ii) policies that require— 
(I) the posting and maintenance 
of notices in the workplace to such 
employees of their rights under the 
National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 151 et seq.); and 
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(II) that such employees are, at 
the beginning of their employment in 
the 
performance 
of 
the 
eligible 
project, provided notice and informa-
tion regarding the employees’ rights 
under such Act. 
(D) PREFERENCE FOR LOCAL HIRING.— 
The contractor or subcontractor shall have ex-
plicit policies that provide a preference for local 
hiring, consistent with applicable Federal law 
and subject to rules issued by the Secretary of 
Labor. 
(E) EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION.—All con-
tractors and subcontractors in the performance 
of a project receiving support under this Act, 
shall consider an individual performing any 
service in such performance as an employee 
(and not an independent contractor) of the enti-
ty, contractor, or subcontractor, respectively, 
unless— 
(i) the individual is free from control 
and direction in connection with the per-
formance of the service, both under the 
contract for the performance of the service 
and in fact; 
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(ii) the service is performed outside 
the usual course of the business of the en-
tity, contractor, or subcontractor, respec-
tively; and 
(iii) the individual is customarily en-
gaged in an independently established 
trade, occupation, profession, or business 
of the same nature as that involved in such 
service. 
(e) UTILIZATION OF QUALIFIED ELECTRICIANS ON 
ELECTRIC CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
(1) 
REQUIREMENT.—All 
construction 
and 
placement work of publicly available EVSE assisted, 
in whole or in part, under this Act shall be per-
formed entirely by qualified electricians. 
(2) REPORTING.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Prior to commencing 
work on a publicly available EVSE project de-
scribed in subsection (e)(1), the contractor shall 
certify to the recipient of assistance that the 
contractor and all its subcontractors shall com-
ply with the requirements of this subsection. 
(B) PERIODIC
REPORTING.—While the 
project is ongoing, the contractor shall submit 
to the recipient of assistance periodic reports 
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listing the location of the project, name of each 
qualified electrician on the project and the elec-
trician’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Train-
ing Program certification number. 
(C) MAINTENANCE
OF
RECORDS.—The 
contractor and subcontractors shall maintain all 
personnel records relating to the requirements 
of this paragraph for a period of at least 3 
years after final completion of the work. 
(D) SUBMISSION
TO
SECRETARY.—The 
contractor shall immediately submit, upon re-
quest by the Secretary of Transportation or 
Secretary of Energy, the documents described 
in this paragraph. 
(E) FALSE
OR
MISLEADING
INFORMA-
TION.—If a recipient of assistance, Secretary of 
Transportation, or Secretary of Energy deter-
mines that any of the information described in 
this paragraph contains false or misleading in-
formation that was provided knowingly or with 
reckless disregard for the truth, or omits infor-
mation that was omitted knowingly or with 
reckless disregard of the truth, the contractor 
or subcontractor for which the information was 
submitted shall be prohibited from performing 
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work on projects described in subsection (e)(1) 
for a period of five years, and shall be further 
subject to penalties and sanctions, including 
contract termination. 
(F) MISREPRESENTATION OR OMISSION.— 
Any misrepresentation or omission included in 
the reporting required by this paragraph shall 
constitute a false record or statement material 
to a false or fraudulent claim for purposes of 
subchapter III of chapter 37 of title 31, U.S. 
Code. 
(3) ENFORCEMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If a recipient of assist-
ance determines, upon receipt of a complaint or 
its own initiative, that a project described in 
subsection (e)(1) is not being carried out in ac-
cordance with the requirements of this sub-
section, the recipient shall withhold from or re-
quire the payment by the contractor of a pen-
alty, in the amount of not less than $5,000 but 
not more than $10,000, depending on the sever-
ity of the violation and the compliance history 
of the contractor. Such violations shall be 
grounds for contract termination. 
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(B) 
LIABILITY.—Contractors 
shall 
be 
jointly and severally liable for any violation 
committed by a subcontractor under this sub-
section. 
(C) PROHIBITION.—Contractors and sub-
contractors that violate this subsection shall be 
prohibited from performing work on projects 
described in subsection (e)(1) for a period of 5 
years. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated— 
(1) for carrying out section 3, such sums as 
may be necessary, to be available until expended; 
(2) for carrying out section 4, such sums as 
may be necessary, to be available until expended; 
and 
(3) for carrying out section 5, such sums as 
may be necessary, to be available until expended. 
Æ 
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