(4) developing and demonstrating test cycles for 
new and alternative fuels, and other advanced vehi-
cle technologies; 
(5) developing and demonstrating methods to 
charge electric vehicles and connect them to the elec-
tric grid; and 
(6) developing, testing, and demonstrating hy-
drogen and natural gas refueling station tech-
nologies. 
SEC. 105. REPORTING. 
(a) TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act and annu-
ally thereafter through 2020, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report regarding the technologies developed 
as a result of the activities authorized by this title, with 
a particular emphasis on whether the technologies were 
successfully adopted for commercial applications, and if 
so, whether products relying on those technologies are 
manufactured in the United States. 
(b) ADDITIONAL MATTERS.—At the end of each fis-
cal year through 2020 the Secretary shall submit to the 
relevant Congressional committees of jurisdiction an an-
nual report describing activities undertaken in the pre-
vious year under this title, active industry participants, ef-
forts to recruit new participants committed to design, en-
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gineering, and manufacturing of advanced vehicle tech-
nologies in the United States, progress of the program in 
meeting goals and timelines, and a strategic plan for fund-
ing of activities across agencies. 
TITLE II—MEDIUM- AND HEAVY- 
DUTY 
COMMERCIAL 
AND 
TRANSIT VEHICLES 
SEC. 201. PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in partnership 
with relevant research and development programs in other 
Federal agencies, and a range of appropriate industry 
stakeholders, shall carry out a program of cooperative re-
search, development, demonstration, and commercial ap-
plication activities on advanced technologies for medium- 
to heavy-duty commercial, vocational, recreational, and 
transit vehicles, including activities in the areas of— 
(1) engine efficiency and combustion research; 
(2) onboard storage technologies for compressed 
and liquefied natural gas; 
(3) development and integration of engine tech-
nologies designed for natural gas operation of a vari-
ety of vehicle platforms; 
(4) waste heat recovery and conversion; 
(5) improved aerodynamics and tire rolling re-
sistance; 
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(6) energy and space-efficient emissions control 
systems; 
(7) mild hybrid, heavy hybrid, hybrid hydraulic, 
plug-in hybrid, and electric platforms, and energy 
storage technologies; 
(8) drivetrain optimization; 
(9) friction and wear reduction; 
(10) engine idle and parasitic energy loss reduc-
tion; 
(11) electrification of accessory loads; 
(12) onboard sensing and communications tech-
nologies; 
(13) advanced lightweighting materials and ve-
hicle designs; 
(14) increasing load capacity per vehicle; 
(15) thermal management of battery systems; 
(16) recharging infrastructure; 
(17) compressed natural gas infrastructure; 
(18) advanced internal combustion engines; 
(19) complete vehicle and power pack modeling, 
simulation, and testing; 
(20) hydrogen vehicle technologies, including 
fuel cell and hydrogen storage technologies; 
(21) retrofitting advanced technologies onto ex-
isting truck fleets; 
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(22) advanced boosting systems; 
(23) engine down speeding; and 
(24) integration of these and other advanced 
systems onto a single truck and trailer platform. 
(b) REPORTING.—At the end of each fiscal year 
through fiscal year 2020, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress an annual report describing activities under-
taken in the previous year, active industry participants, 
efforts to recruit new participants, progress of the pro-
gram in meeting goals and timelines, and a strategic plan 
for funding of activities across agencies. 
SEC. 202. CLASS 8 TRUCK AND TRAILER SYSTEMS DEM-
ONSTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
competitive grant program to demonstrate the integration 
of multiple advanced technologies on Class 8 truck and 
trailer platforms, including a combination of technologies 
listed in section 201(a). 
(b) APPLICANT TEAMS.—Applicant teams may be 
comprised of truck and trailer manufacturers, engine and 
component manufacturers, fleet customers, university re-
searchers, and other applicants as appropriate for the de-
velopment and demonstration of integrated Class 8 truck 
and trailer systems. 
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SEC. 203. TECHNOLOGY TESTING AND METRICS. 
The Secretary, in coordination with the partners of 
the interagency research program described in section 
201(a)— 
(1) shall develop standard testing procedures 
and technologies for evaluating the performance of 
advanced heavy vehicle technologies under a range of 
representative duty cycles and operating conditions, 
including for heavy hybrid propulsion systems; 
(2) shall evaluate heavy vehicle performance 
using work performance-based metrics other than 
those based on miles per gallon, including those 
based on units of volume and weight transported for 
freight applications, and appropriate metrics based 
on the work performed by nonroad systems; and 
(3) may construct heavy duty truck and bus 
testing facilities. 
SEC. 204. NONROAD SYSTEMS PILOT PROGRAM. 
The Secretary shall undertake a pilot program of re-
search, development, demonstration, and commercial ap-
plications of technologies to improve total machine or sys-
tem efficiency for nonroad mobile equipment including ag-
ricultural, construction, air, and sea port equipment, and 
shall seek opportunities to transfer relevant research find-
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ings and technologies between the nonroad and on-high-
way equipment and vehicle sectors. 
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