I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6564 
To promote the oil independence of the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 21, 2010 
Mr. INSLEE (for himself and Mr. CASTLE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition 
to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture, the Budget, Science and Technology, Oversight and Government 
Reform, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To promote the oil independence of the United States, 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. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Oil Independence for a Stronger America Act of 2010’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
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TITLE I—NATIONAL ENERGY SECURITY PROGRAM 
Sec. 101. National Energy Security Program. 
Sec. 102. National Energy Security Council. 
TITLE II—VEHICLE FUEL ECONOMY 
Sec. 201. Fuel efficiency standards and greenhouse gas emissions limitations. 
TITLE III—ELECTRIC VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT 
Sec. 301. Findings. 
Sec. 302. Definitions. 
Sec. 303. National electric drive vehicle deployment program. 
Sec. 304. National assessment and plan. 
Sec. 305. Technical assistance. 
Sec. 306. Workforce training. 
Sec. 307. Targeted electric drive vehicle deployment communities program. 
Sec. 308. Modifications to tax credits. 
Sec. 309. Qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle refueling property bonds. 
Sec. 310. Utility planning for plug-in electric drive vehicles. 
Sec. 311. Federal fleets. 
Sec. 312. Advanced Batteries for Tomorrow Prize. 
Sec. 313. Research and development program. 
Sec. 314. Study on the supply of raw materials. 
Sec. 315. Plug-in electric drive vehicle technical advisory committee. 
Sec. 316. Plug-in electric drive vehicle interagency task force. 
Sec. 317. Prohibition on disposing of advanced batteries in landfills. 
Sec. 318. Loan guarantees. 
Sec. 319. Model updating building codes, permitting and inspection processes, 
and zoning or parking rules. 
Sec. 320. Credit for grid-interactive plug-in vehicles. 
Sec. 321. Study on the collection, preservation, and access to data collected 
from plug-in electric drive vehicles. 
TITLE IV—TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—Transportation Options for Families and Businesses 
Sec. 401. Oil savings and greenhouse gas emission reductions through transpor-
tation efficiency. 
Sec. 402. Investing in transportation greenhouse gas emission reduction pro-
grams. 
Sec. 403. Commuter benefits equity. 
Subtitle B—Freight Transportation 
Sec. 411. Freight transportation goal and plan. 
Sec. 412. Freight rail congestion grants. 
Sec. 413. Rail electrification study. 
TITLE V—ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION FUELS 
Subtitle A—Advanced Biofuels 
Sec. 501. Allowance of investment tax credit for advanced biofuel facilities. 
Sec. 502. Grants for advanced biofuel facility property. 
Sec. 503. Inclusion of algae-based biofuel in definition of cellulosic biofuel. 
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Sec. 504. Extension of next generation biofuel producer credit. 
Sec. 505. Modification of special allowance for next generation biofuel plant 
property. 
Sec. 506. Extension of incentives for biodiesel and renewable diesel. 
Sec. 507. Extension of alcohol fuels tax credits. 
Sec. 508. Excise tax credits and outlay payments for alternative fuel and alter-
native fuel mixtures. 
Subtitle B—Powering Vehicles With Natural Gas 
Sec. 511. Credit for qualified natural gas motor vehicles. 
Sec. 512. Natural gas vehicle bonds. 
Sec. 513. Incentives for manufacturing facilities producing vehicles fueled by 
compressed or liquified natural gas. 
Sec. 514. Best management practices. 
Sec. 515. Study of increasing natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas vehicles 
in Federal fleet. 
TITLE VI—HEATING OIL AND PROPANE CONSERVATION 
Sec. 601. Energy efficiency improvements for heating oil, propane, and ker-
osene use in homes and commercial buildings. 
Sec. 602. Renewable biomass thermal energy for commercial buildings. 
TITLE VII—ENERGY GRANTS IN LIEU OF TAX CREDIT 
Sec. 701. Extension of grants for specified energy property in lieu of tax cred-
its. 
Sec. 702. Expansion of grants for specified energy property in lieu of tax cred-
its. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 
National Energy Security Council established by sec-
tion 102. 
(3) NATIONAL OIL INDEPENDENCE GOAL.—The 
term ‘‘national oil independence goal’’ means the na-
tional oil independence goal established under sec-
tion 101(c). 
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(4) NATIONAL OIL INDEPENDENCE PLAN.—The 
term ‘‘national oil independence plan’’ means the na-
tional oil independence plan established under sec-
tion 101(d). 
TITLE I—NATIONAL ENERGY 
SECURITY PROGRAM 
SEC. 101. NATIONAL ENERGY SECURITY PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Executive Office of the President the national energy secu-
rity program. 
(b) MISSION.—The mission of the national energy se-
curity program shall be to coordinate the activities and 
policies of the Federal Government to ensure, to the max-
imum extent practicable, that the United States meets— 
(1) goals for reducing oil dependence, oil im-
ports, and oil consumption; and 
(2) other energy policy goals, including goals 
for— 
(A) enhancing the competitiveness of the 
United States in clean energy technology; 
(B) strengthening clean energy technology 
manufacturing in the United States; 
(C) reducing greenhouse gas emissions; 
and 
(D) reducing other environmental impacts. 
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(c) NATIONAL OIL INDEPENDENCE GOAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), it 
is the goal of the United States to reduce oil con-
sumption by 8,000,000 barrels per day by calendar 
year 2030 (as compared to the rate of oil consump-
tion projected for calendar year 2030 as of the date 
of enactment of this Act). 
(2) ADJUSTMENTS.—The President, in con-
sultation with the Council— 
(A) may adjust the goal established under 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) shall ensure that the goal represents 
the maximum practicable oil savings achievable, 
taking into account other benefits of reducing 
oil consumption (including economic, security, 
and environmental benefits) and costs or other 
economic effects. 
(d) NATIONAL OIL INDEPENDENCE PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President, in coordina-
tion with the Council and the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget, shall— 
(A) develop a national oil independence 
plan that describes programs and activities that 
will be implemented to meet or exceed the na-
tional oil independence goal; 
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(B) submit the national oil independence 
plan to Congress not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(C) submit an updated national oil inde-
pendence plan to Congress every 2 years there-
after. 
(2) REVIEW OF FEDERAL POLICIES, PROGRAMS, 
AND AUTHORITIES.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the President, in 
coordination with the Council and the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget, shall review 
existing programs and authorities of the Federal 
Government and other applicable policies (including 
tax policies) to determine— 
(A)(i) which programs, authorities, or poli-
cies could be used to accelerate reductions in oil 
dependence; and 
(ii) the manner by which the programs, au-
thorities, or policies could be used to maximize 
reductions in oil dependence; and 
(B)(i) which programs, authorities, or poli-
cies have the effect of increasing oil consump-
tion and oil dependence or otherwise create bar-
riers to reducing oil consumption and oil de-
pendence; and 
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(ii) the manner by which the programs, au-
thorities, or policies— 
(I) have the effect of encouraging oil 
consumption or oil dependence or otherwise 
create barriers to reducing oil consumption 
and oil dependence; and 
(II) could be modified or eliminated to 
help meet the goal of reducing oil con-
sumption and oil dependence. 
(3) CONTENTS.—At a minimum, the national 
oil independence plan shall— 
(A) cover implementation of the measures 
and programs established by this Act; 
(B) describe the results and conclusions of 
the review conducted under paragraph (2); 
(C) as appropriate, include— 
(i) the use of programs, authorities, 
or policies described in paragraph (2)(A); 
and 
(ii) if existing authority allows, pro-
posals to modify or eliminate programs, 
authorities, or policies described in para-
graph (2)(B); 
(D) include recommendations to Congress 
for legislation that would further— 
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(i) promote reductions in oil consump-
tion and oil dependence; 
(ii) reduce barriers to reducing oil 
consumption and oil dependence; and 
(iii) help meet the energy policy goals 
of the United States; 
(E) include a timetable for achieving the 
national oil independence goal, including in-
terim targets on not less than a biennial basis; 
(F) a plan for coordinating actions across 
the Federal Government, including measures 
established under this Act, to ensure, to the 
maximum extent practicable, that the national 
oil independence goal is met; and 
(G) a timeline for issuing rules, Executive 
orders, or other policy instruments that will im-
plement the recommendations contained the na-
tional oil independence plan. 
(e) ANNUAL REQUESTS TO CONGRESS.—When sub-
mitting annual budget requests to Congress, the President 
shall include— 
(1) requests for sufficient funding for such pro-
grams as are necessary to meet the national oil inde-
pendence goal; 
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(2) requests for additional authority or changes 
to existing laws or authorities to implement the na-
tional oil independence plan; and 
(3) a report on the oil consumption and imports 
of the United States relative to the national oil inde-
pendence goal and the interim targets and timelines 
established in the national oil independence plan. 
SEC. 102. NATIONAL ENERGY SECURITY COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Executive Office of the President a National Energy Secu-
rity Council. 
(b) MISSION.—The mission of the Council shall be 
to assist and advise the President in— 
(1) setting and meeting the national oil inde-
pendence goal; 
(2) developing the national oil independence 
plan and the requests described in section 101(e); 
(3) coordinating the policies, programs, and ac-
tivities of the Federal program in order to imple-
ment the national oil independence plan and meet 
the national oil independence goal; and 
(4) ensuring that policy decisions and programs 
are consistent with the energy policy goals of the 
United States. 
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TITLE II—VEHICLE FUEL 
ECONOMY 
SEC. 201. FUEL EFFICIENCY STANDARDS AND GREEN-
HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS LIMITATIONS. 
(a) AUTOMOBILES.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation, pursuant to the authority provided under chapter 
329 of title 49, United States Code, and the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, using the au-
thority provided under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 
et seq.), shall promulgate joint regulations establishing 
fuel efficiency standards and greenhouse gas emissions 
limitations for each class of automobiles subject to regula-
tions under such chapter and manufactured for each of 
model years 2017 through 2030 to maximize reductions 
in oil consumption and greenhouse gas emissions con-
sistent with the criteria under those authorities. 
(b) FUEL ECONOMY AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMIS-
SIONS FOR NONROAD VEHICLES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Transportation and the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency shall promulgate joint 
regulations establishing fuel efficiency standards and 
greenhouse gas emissions limitations for nonroad ve-
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hicles to maximize reductions in oil consumption and 
greenhouse gas emissions. 
(2) NONROAD VEHICLES.—The nonroad vehi-
cles described in paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) passenger and freight rail engines; 
(B) boat and other marine engines; and 
(C) off-highway construction vehicles. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The standards and lim-
itations established under paragraph (1) shall take 
effect not earlier than 2 years after the date on 
which the applicable regulations are promulgated. 
(4) REVISIONS
AND
UPDATES
TO
STAND-
ARDS.—The Secretary of Transportation and the 
Administrator shall establish a timeline for updating 
the standards and limitations established under 
paragraph (1) to maximize reductions in oil con-
sumption and greenhouse gas emissions. 
TITLE III—ELECTRIC VEHICLE 
DEPLOYMENT 
SEC. 301. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) the United States is the largest consumer of 
petroleum in the world, consuming 19,500,000 bar-
rels per day of petroleum products during 2008; 
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(2) high and volatile international oil prices rep-
resent a significant and ongoing threat to the eco-
nomic and national security of the United States; 
(3) many of the nations on which the United 
States relies for petroleum supplies or that signifi-
cantly affect the world petroleum market share nei-
ther the national interest nor the values of the 
United States; 
(4) the United States imports more than 50 
percent of the petroleum needs of the country each 
day; 
(5) in 2008, the net deficit of the United States 
in petroleum trade amounted to more than 
$380,000,000,000, or nearly 60 percent of the total 
trade deficit; 
(6) the transportation sector of the United 
States accounts for over two-thirds of total national 
petroleum consumption and is 94 percent reliant on 
petroleum; 
(7) the electrification of the transportation sec-
tor represents a direct pathway to significant reduc-
tion in petroleum dependence, because passenger 
cars and light trucks account for more than 60 per-
cent of the transportation petroleum demand and 
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more than 40 percent of total petroleum demand in 
the United States; 
(8) the electrification of the transportation sec-
tor promotes national energy security because the 
electric power sector uses a diverse range of domes-
tic electricity generation sources; 
(9) electric drive vehicles, when running on elec-
tric power, produce no tailpipe emissions; 
(10) the deployment of 700,000 plug-in electric 
drive vehicles would result in a petroleum savings of 
approximately 10,000,000 barrels per year compared 
to the annual petroleum consumption as of the date 
of enactment of this Act; 
(11) in 2030, the United States could feasibly 
deploy more than 100,000,000 plug-in electric drive 
vehicles, which would result in a petroleum savings 
of more than 1,000,000,000 barrels of petroleum per 
year and greenhouse gas reductions of over 
300,000,000 tons of carbon dioxide compared to the 
annual petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas 
emissions as of the date of enactment of this Act; 
and 
(12) a targeted deployment program for plug-in 
electric drive vehicles that is focused on competi-
tively selected deployment communities— 
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(A) is a critical component of a com-
prehensive effort to speed plug-in electric drive 
vehicle penetration rates; 
(B) will contribute to the larger national 
effort to deploy plug-in electric drive vehicles; 
(C) will inform best practices for the wide- 
scale deployment of plug-in electric drive vehi-
cles; and 
(D) will substantially reduce the oil con-
sumption of the United States. 
SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘Executive agency’’ in sec-
tion 105 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 
‘‘charging infrastructure’’ means any property (not 
including a building) if the property is used for the 
recharging of motor vehicles propelled by electricity, 
including electrical panel upgrades, wiring, conduit, 
trenching, pedestals, and related equipment. 
(3) 
COMMITTEE.—The 
term 
‘‘Committee’’ 
means the Plug-in Electric Drive Vehicle Technical 
Advisory Committee established by section 315. 
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(4) DEPLOYMENT COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘de-
ployment community’’ means a community selected 
by the Secretary to be part of the targeted plug-in 
electric drive vehicles deployment communities pro-
gram under section 307. 
(5) ELECTRIC
DRIVE
VEHICLE.—The term 
‘‘electric drive vehicle’’ means a vehicle that— 
(A)(i) is— 
(I) a light-duty vehicle (as the 
term is defined in section 86.1803–01 
of title 40, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, as in effect as of the date of en-
actment of this Act) that draws mo-
tive power from a battery with a ca-
pacity of at least 4 kilowatt-hours; 
(II) a heavy-duty vehicle (as the 
term is defined in section 86.1803–01 
of title 40, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, as in effect as of the date of en-
actment of this Act) with a gross vehi-
cle weight rating greater than 8,500 
pounds and less than 14,000 pounds 
that draws motive power from a bat-
tery with a capacity of at least 8 kilo-
watt-hours; 
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(III) a heavy-duty vehicle (as the 
term is defined in section 86.1803–01 
of title 40, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, as in effect as of the date of en-
actment of this Act) with a gross vehi-
cle weight rating greater than 14,000 
pounds and less than 33,000 pounds 
that draws motive power from a bat-
tery with a capacity of at least 15 kil-
owatt-hours; or 
(IV) a heavy-duty vehicle (as the 
term is defined in section 86.1803–01 
of title 40, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, as in effect as of the date of en-
actment of this Act) with a gross vehi-
cle weight rating greater than 33,000 
pounds that draws motive power from 
a battery with a capacity of at least 
20 kilowatt-hours; and 
(ii) can be recharged from an external 
source of electricity for motive power; or 
(B) is a motor vehicle (as the term is de-
fined in section 216 of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7550)) that draws motive power from a 
fuel cell (as the term is defined in section 803 
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of the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Act of 
2005 (42 U.S.C. 16152)). 
(6) ELECTRIC
UTILITY.—The term ‘‘electric 
utility’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
3 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978 (16 U.S.C. 2602). 
(7) FEDERAL-AID SYSTEM OF HIGHWAYS.—The 
term ‘‘Federal-aid system of highways’’ means a 
highway system described in section 103 of title 23, 
United States Code. 
(8) PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘plug-in elec-
tric drive vehicle’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 131(a)(5) of the Energy Inde-
pendence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 
17011(a)(5)). 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘plug-in elec-
tric drive vehicle’’ includes— 
(i) a low speed plug-in electric drive 
vehicles that meet the Federal Motor Vehi-
cle Safety Standards described in section 
571.500 of title 49, Code of Federal Regu-
lations (or successor regulations); and 
(ii) any other motor vehicles that can 
be recharged from an external source of 
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motive power and that is authorized to 
travel on the Federal-aid system of high-
ways. 
(9) PRIZE.—The term ‘‘Prize’’ means the Ad-
vanced Batteries for Tomorrow Prize established by 
section 312. 
(10) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Energy. 
(11) TASK FORCE.—The term ‘‘Task Force’’ 
means the Plug-in Electric Drive Vehicle Inter-
agency Task Force established by section 316. 
SEC. 303. NATIONAL ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE DEPLOY-
MENT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established within the 
Department of Energy a national plug-in electric drive ve-
hicle deployment program for the purpose of assisting in 
the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles. 
(b) GOALS.—The goals of the national program de-
scribed in subsection (a) include— 
(1) the reduction and displacement of petro-
leum use by accelerating the deployment of plug-in 
electric drive vehicles in the United States; 
(2) the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions 
by accelerating the deployment of plug-in electric 
drive vehicles in the United States; 
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(3) the facilitation of the rapid deployment of 
plug-in electric drive vehicles; 
(4) the achievement of significant market pene-
trations by plug-in electric drive vehicles nationally; 
(5) the establishment of models for the rapid 
deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles nation-
ally, including models for the deployment of residen-
tial, private, and publicly available charging infra-
structure; 
(6) the increase of consumer knowledge and ac-
ceptance of plug-in electric drive vehicles; 
(7) the encouragement of the innovation and in-
vestment necessary to achieve mass market deploy-
ment of plug-in electric drive vehicles; 
(8) the facilitation of the integration of plug-in 
electric drive vehicles into electricity distribution sys-
tems and the larger electric grid while maintaining 
grid system performance and reliability; 
(9) the provision of technical assistance to com-
munities across the United States to prepare for 
plug-in electric drive vehicles; and 
(10) the support of workforce training across 
the United States relating to plug-in electric drive 
vehicles. 
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(c) DUTIES.—In carrying out this title, the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) provide technical assistance to State, local, 
and tribal governments that want to create deploy-
ment programs for plug-in electric drive vehicles in 
the communities over which the governments have 
jurisdiction; 
(2) perform national assessments of the poten-
tial deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles; 
(3) synthesize and disseminate data from the 
deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles; 
(4) develop best practices for the successful de-
ployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles; 
(5) carry out workforce training under section 
306; 
(6) establish the targeted plug-in electric drive 
vehicle deployment communities program under sec-
tion 307; and 
(7) in conjunction with the Task Force, make 
recommendations to Congress and the President on 
methods to reduce the barriers to plug-in electric 
drive vehicle deployment. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter, 
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees 
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of Congress a report on the progress made in imple-
menting the national program described in subsection (a) 
that includes— 
(1) a description of the progress made by— 
(A) the technical assistance program under 
section 305; and 
(B) the workforce training program under 
section 306; and 
(2) any updated recommendations of the Sec-
retary for changes in Federal programs to promote 
the purposes of this title. 
(e) NATIONAL
INFORMATION
CLEARINGHOUSE.— 
The Secretary shall make available to the public, in a 
timely manner, information regarding— 
(1) the cost, performance, usage data, and tech-
nical data regarding plug-in electric drive vehicles 
and associated infrastructure, including information 
from the deployment communities established under 
section 307; and 
(2) any other educational information that the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
period of fiscal years 2011 through 2016, there are au-
thorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 to carry out sec-
tions 303 through 305. 
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SEC. 304. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AND PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall carry 
out a national assessment and develop a national plan for 
plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment that includes— 
(1) an assessment of the maximum feasible de-
ployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles by 2020 
and 2030; 
(2) the establishment of national goals for mar-
ket penetration of plug-in electric drive vehicles by 
2020 and 2030; 
(3) a plan for integrating the successes and 
barriers to deployment identified by the deployment 
communities program established under section 307 
to prepare communities across the Nation for the 
rapid deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles; 
(4) a plan for providing technical assistance to 
communities across the United States to prepare for 
plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment; 
(5) a plan for quantifying the reduction in pe-
troleum consumption and the net impact on green-
house gas emissions due to the deployment of plug- 
in electric drive vehicles; and 
(6) in consultation with the Task Force, any 
recommendations to the President and to Congress 
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for changes in Federal programs (including laws, 
regulations, and guidelines)— 
(A) to better promote the deployment of 
plug-in electric drive vehicles; and 
(B) to reduce barriers to the deployment of 
plug-in electric drive vehicles. 
(b) UPDATES.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of development of the plan described in subsection (a), and 
not less frequently than once every 2 years thereafter, the 
Secretary shall use market data and information from the 
targeted plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment commu-
nities program established under section 307 and other 
relevant data to update the plan to reflect real world mar-
ket conditions. 
SEC. 305. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE, LOCAL, AND 
TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this title, the 
Secretary shall provide, at the request of a Gov-
ernor, mayor, county executive, or other appropriate 
official (or the designee of such an official), technical 
assistance to a State, local, or tribal government to 
assist with the deployment of plug-in electric drive 
vehicles. 
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(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The technical assistance 
described in paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) training on codes and standards for 
building and safety inspectors; 
(B) training on best practices for expe-
diting permits and inspections; 
(C) education and outreach on frequently 
asked questions relating to the various types of 
plug-in electric drive vehicles and associated in-
frastructure, battery technology, and disposal; 
and 
(D) the dissemination of information re-
garding best practices for the deployment of 
plug-in electric drive vehicles. 
(3) PRIORITY.—In providing technical assist-
ance under this subsection, the Secretary shall give 
priority to— 
(A) communities that have established 
public and private partnerships, including part-
nerships comprised of— 
(i) elected and appointed officials 
from each of the participating State, local, 
and tribal governments; 
(ii) relevant generators and distribu-
tors of electricity; 
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(iii) public utility commissions; 
(iv) departments of public works and 
transportation; 
(v) owners and operators of property 
that will be essential to the deployment of 
a sufficient level of publicly available 
charging infrastructure (including pri-
vately-owned parking lots or structures 
and commercial entities with public access 
locations); 
(vi) plug-in electric drive vehicle man-
ufacturers or retailers; 
(vii) third-party providers of charging 
infrastructure or services; 
(viii) owners of any major fleet that 
will participate in the program; 
(ix) as appropriate, owners and opera-
tors of regional electric power distribution 
and transmission facilities; and 
(x) other existing community coali-
tions recognized by the Department of En-
ergy; 
(B) communities that, as determined by 
the Secretary, have best demonstrated that the 
public is likely to embrace plug-in electric drive 
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vehicles, giving particular consideration to com-
munities that— 
(i) have documented waiting lists to 
purchase plug-in electric drive vehicles; 
(ii) have developed projections of the 
quantity of plug-in electric drive vehicles 
supplied to dealers; and 
(iii) have assessed the quantity of 
charging infrastructure installed or for 
which permits have been issued; 
(C) communities that have shown a com-
mitment to serving diverse consumer charging 
infrastructure needs, including the charging in-
frastructure needs for single-family and multi-
family housing and public and privately owned 
commercial infrastructure; and 
(D) communities that have established reg-
ulatory and educational efforts to facilitate con-
sumer acceptance of electric drive vehicles, in-
cluding by— 
(i) adopting (or being in the process 
of adopting) streamlined permitting and 
inspections processes for residential charg-
ing infrastructure; and 
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(ii) providing customer informational 
resources, including providing plug-in elec-
tric drive information on community or 
other Web sites. 
(4) BEST PRACTICES.—The Secretary shall col-
lect and disseminate information to State, local, and 
tribal governments creating plans to deploy plug-in 
electric drive vehicles on best practices (including 
codes and standards) that uses data from— 
(A) the program established by section 
307; 
(B) the activities carried out by the Task 
Force; and 
(C) existing academic and industry studies 
of the factors that contribute to the successful 
deployment of new technologies, particularly 
studies relating to alternative fueled vehicles. 
(5) GRANTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a program to provide grants to State, 
local, and tribal governments to assist the gov-
ernments— 
(i) in preparing a community deploy-
ment plan under section 307; and 
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(ii) in preparing and implementing 
programs that support the deployment of 
plug-in electric drive vehicles. 
(B) APPLICATION.—A State, local, or trib-
al government that seeks to receive a grant 
under this paragraph shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application for the grant at such 
time, in such form, and containing such infor-
mation as the Secretary may prescribe. 
(C) USE OF FUNDS.—A State, local, or 
tribal government receiving a grant under this 
paragraph shall use the funds— 
(i) to develop a community deploy-
ment plan that shall be submitted to the 
next available competition under section 
307; and 
(ii) to carry out activities that encour-
age the deployment of plug-in electric drive 
vehicles, including— 
(I) planning for and installing 
charging infrastructure, particularly 
to develop and demonstrate diverse 
and cost-effective planning, installa-
tion, and operations options for de-
ployment of single family and multi-
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family residential, workplace, and 
publicly available charging infrastruc-
ture; 
(II) updating building, zoning, or 
parking codes and permitting or in-
spection processes; 
(III) workforce training, includ-
ing the training of permitting offi-
cials; 
(IV) public education described 
in the proposed marketing plan; 
(V) shifting State, local, or tribal 
government fleets to plug-in electric 
drive vehicles, at a rate in excess of 
the existing alternative fueled fleet ve-
hicles acquisition requirements for 
Federal 
fleets 
under 
section 
303(b)(1)(D) of the Energy Policy 
Act 
of 
1992 
(42 
U.S.C. 
13212(b)(1)(D)); and 
(VI) any other activities, as de-
termined to be necessary by the Sec-
retary. 
(D) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall de-
velop and publish criteria for the selection of 
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technical assistance grants, including require-
ments for the submission of applications under 
this paragraph. 
(E) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as are necessary to carry out 
this paragraph. 
(b) UPDATING MODEL BUILDING CODES, PERMIT-
TING
AND INSPECTION PROCESSES, AND ZONING
OR 
PARKING RULES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
consultation with the American Society of Heating, 
Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, the 
International Code Council, and any other organiza-
tions that the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate, shall develop and publish guidance for— 
(A) model building codes for the inclusion 
of separate circuits for charging infrastructure, 
as appropriate, in new construction and major 
renovations of private residences, buildings, or 
other structures that could provide publicly 
available charging infrastructure; 
(B) model construction permitting or in-
spection processes that allow for the expedited 
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installation of charging infrastructure for pur-
chasers of plug-in electric drive vehicles (includ-
ing a permitting process that allows a vehicle 
purchaser to have charging infrastructure in-
stalled not later than 1 week after a request); 
and 
(C) model zoning, parking rules, or other 
local ordinances that— 
(i) facilitate the installation of pub-
licly available charging infrastructure, in-
cluding commercial entities that provide 
public access to infrastructure; and 
(ii) allow for access to publicly avail-
able charging infrastructure. 
(2) OPTIONAL ADOPTION.—An applicant for se-
lection for technical assistance under this section or 
as a deployment community under section 307 shall 
not be required to use the model building codes, per-
mitting and inspection processes, or zoning, parking 
rules, or other ordinances included in the report 
under paragraph (1). 
(3) SMART GRID INTEGRATION.—In developing 
the model codes or ordinances described in para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall consider smart grid 
integration. 
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SEC. 306. WORKFORCE TRAINING. 
(a) MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Committee and the Task Force, shall 
award grants to institutions of higher education and 
other qualified training and education institutions 
for the establishment of programs to provide train-
ing and education for vocational workforce develop-
ment through centers of excellence. 
(2) PURPOSE.—Training funded under this 
subsection shall be intended to ensure that the work-
force has the necessary skills needed to work on and 
maintain plug-in electric drive vehicles and the infra-
structure required to support plug-in electric drive 
vehicles. 
(3) SCOPE.—Training funded under this sub-
section shall include training for— 
(A) first responders; 
(B) electricians and contractors who will 
be installing infrastructure; 
(C) engineers; 
(D) code inspection officials; and 
(E) dealers and mechanics. 
(b) DESIGN.—The Secretary shall award grants to 
institutions of higher education and other qualified train-
ing and education institutions for the establishment of 
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programs to provide training and education in designing 
plug-in electric drive vehicles and associated components 
and infrastructure to ensure that the United States can 
lead the world in this field. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $150,000,000 to carry out 
this section. 
SEC. 307. TARGETED ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE DEPLOY-
MENT COMMUNITIES PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established within 
the national electric drive deployment program es-
tablished under section 303 a targeted electric drive 
vehicle deployment communities program (referred 
to in this section as the ‘‘Program’’). 
(2) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the 
Program, the Secretary shall coordinate and supple-
ment, not supplant, any ongoing plug-in electric 
drive deployment activities under section 131 of the 
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 
U.S.C. 17011). 
(3) PHASE 1.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a competitive process to select phase 1 
deployment communities for the Program. 
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(B) ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—In selecting 
participants for the Program under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall only consider applica-
tions submitted by State, tribal, or local govern-
ment entities (or groups of State, tribal, or 
local government entities). 
(C) SELECTION.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall select the phase 1 deployment com-
munities under this paragraph. 
(D) TERMINATION.—Phase 1 of the Pro-
gram shall be carried out for a 3-year period 
beginning on the date funding under this title 
is first provided to the deployment community. 
(4) PHASE 2.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report that analyzes the suc-
cess of phase 1 and, if, based on the phase 1 anal-
ysis, the Secretary determines that a phase 2 pro-
gram is warranted, makes recommendations and de-
scribes a plan for phase 2, including— 
(A) recommendations regarding— 
(i) the number of additional deploy-
ment communities that should be selected; 
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(ii) the manner in which criteria for 
selection should be updated; 
(iii) the manner in which incentive 
structures for phase 2 deployment should 
be changed; and 
(iv) whether other forms of onboard 
energy storage for electric drive vehicles, 
such as fuel cells, should be included in 
phase 2; and 
(B) a request for appropriations to imple-
ment phase 2 of the Program. 
(b) GOALS.—The goals of the Program are— 
(1) to facilitate the rapid deployment of plug- 
in electric drive vehicles, including— 
(A) the deployment of 400,000 plug-in 
electric drive vehicles in phase 1 in the deploy-
ment communities selected under paragraph 
(2); 
(B) the near-term achievement of signifi-
cant market penetration in deployment commu-
nities; and 
(C) the achievement of significant market 
penetration nationally; 
(2) to establish models for the rapid deployment 
of plug-in electric drive vehicles nationally, including 
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for the deployment of single-family and multifamily 
residential, workplace, and publicly available charg-
ing infrastructure; 
(3) to increase consumer knowledge and accept-
ance of plug-in electric drive vehicles; 
(4) to encourage the innovation and investment 
necessary to achieve mass market deployment of 
plug-in electric drive vehicles; 
(5) to demonstrate the integration of plug-in 
electric drive vehicles into electricity distribution sys-
tems and the larger electric grid while maintaining 
or improving grid system performance and reli-
ability; 
(6) to demonstrate protocols and communica-
tion standards that facilitate vehicle integration into 
the grid and provide seamless charging for con-
sumers traveling through multiple utility distribution 
systems; 
(7) to investigate differences among deployment 
communities and to develop best practices for imple-
menting vehicle electrification in various commu-
nities, including best practices for planning for and 
facilitating the construction of residential, work-
place, and publicly available infrastructure to sup-
port plug-in electric drive vehicles; 
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(8) to collect comprehensive data on the pur-
chase and use of plug-in electric vehicles, including 
charging profile data at unit and aggregate levels, to 
inform best practices for rapidly deploying plug-in 
electric drive vehicles in other locations, including 
for the installation of charging infrastructure; 
(9) to reduce and displace petroleum use and 
reduce greenhouse gas emissions by accelerating the 
deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles in the 
United States; and 
(10) to increase domestic manufacturing capac-
ity and commercialization in a manner that will es-
tablish the United States as a world leader in plug- 
in electric drive vehicle technologies. 
(c) PHASE 1 DEPLOYMENT COMMUNITY SELECTION 
CRITERIA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure, 
to the maximum extent practicable, that selected de-
ployment communities in phase 1 serve as models of 
deployment for various communities across the 
United States. 
(2) 
SELECTION.—In 
selecting 
communities 
under this section, the Secretary— 
(A) shall ensure, to the maximum extent 
practicable, that— 
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(i) the combination of selected com-
munities is diverse in population density, 
demographics, urban and suburban com-
position, typical commuting patterns, cli-
mate, and type of utility (including inves-
tor-owned, publicly owned, cooperatively 
owned, distribution-only, and vertically in-
tegrated utilities); 
(ii) the combination of selected com-
munities is diverse in geographic distribu-
tion, and at least 1 deployment community 
is located in each Petroleum Administra-
tion for Defense District; 
(iii) at least 1 community selected has 
a population of less than 125,000; 
(iv) grants are of a sufficient amount 
such that each deployment community will 
achieve significant market penetration; and 
(v) the deployment communities are 
representative of other communities across 
the United States; 
(B) is encouraged to select a combination 
of deployment communities that includes mul-
tiple models or approaches for deploying plug- 
in electric drive vehicles that the Secretary be-
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lieves are reasonably likely to be effective, in-
cluding multiple approaches to the deployment 
of charging infrastructure; 
(C) in addition to the criteria described in 
subparagraph (A), may give preference to appli-
cants proposing a greater non-Federal cost 
share; and 
(D) when considering deployment commu-
nity plans, shall take into account previous De-
partment of Energy and other Federal invest-
ments to ensure that the maximum domestic 
benefit from Federal investments is realized. 
(3) CRITERIA.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
and not later than 90 days after the date on 
which any subsequent amounts are appro-
priated for the Program, the Secretary shall 
publish criteria for the selection of deployment 
communities that include requirements that ap-
plications be submitted by a State, tribal, or 
local government entity (or groups of State, 
tribal, or local government entities). 
(B) APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
criteria published by the Secretary under sub-
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paragraph (A) shall include application require-
ments that, at a minimum, include— 
(i) goals for— 
(I) the number of plug-in electric 
drive vehicles to be deployed in the 
community; 
(II) the expected percentage of 
light-duty vehicle sales that would be 
sales of plug-in electric drive vehicles; 
and 
(III) the adoption of plug-in elec-
tric drive vehicles (including medium- 
or heavy-duty vehicles) in private and 
public fleets during the 3-year dura-
tion of the Program; 
(ii) data that demonstrate that—— 
(I) the public is likely to embrace 
plug-in electric drive vehicles, which 
may include— 
(aa) the quantity of plug-in 
electric drive vehicles purchased; 
(bb) the number of individ-
uals on a waiting list to purchase 
a plug-in electric drive vehicle; 
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(cc) projections of the quan-
tity of plug-in electric drive vehi-
cles supplied to dealers; and 
(dd) any assessment of the 
quantity of charging infrastruc-
ture installed or for which per-
mits have been issued; and 
(II) automobile manufacturers 
and dealers will be able to provide and 
service the targeted number of plug-in 
electric drive vehicles in the commu-
nity for the duration of the program; 
(iii) clearly defined geographic bound-
aries of the proposed deployment area; 
(iv) a community deployment plan for 
the deployment of plug-in electric drive ve-
hicles, charging infrastructure, and serv-
ices in the deployment community; 
(v) assurances that a majority of the 
vehicle deployments anticipated in the plan 
will be for personal vehicles authorized to 
travel on the United States Federal-aid 
system of highways, and secondarily, pri-
vate, or public sector plug-in electric drive 
fleet vehicles, but may also include— 
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(I) medium- and heavy-duty hy-
brid vehicles; 
(II) low speed plug-in electric 
drive vehicles that meet Federal 
Motor Vehicle Safety Standards de-
scribed in section 571.500 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations; and 
(III) any other plug-in electric 
drive vehicle authorized to travel on 
the United States Federal-aid system 
of highways; and 
(vi) any other merit-based criteria, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
(4) COMMUNITY
DEPLOYMENT
PLANS.—Plans 
for the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles 
shall include— 
(A) a proposed level of cost sharing in ac-
cordance with subsection (d)(2)(C); 
(B) documentation demonstrating a sub-
stantial partnership with relevant stakeholders, 
including— 
(i) a list of stakeholders that in-
cludes— 
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(I) elected and appointed officials 
from each of the participating State, 
local, and tribal governments; 
(II) all relevant generators and 
distributors of electricity; 
(III) State utility regulatory au-
thorities; 
(IV) departments of public works 
and transportation; 
(V) owners and operators of 
property that will be essential to the 
deployment of a sufficient level of 
publicly available charging infrastruc-
ture (including privately owned park-
ing lots or structures and commercial 
entities with public access locations); 
(VI) plug-in electric drive vehicle 
manufacturers or retailers; 
(VII) third-party providers of 
residential, private, and publicly avail-
able charging infrastructure or serv-
ices; 
(VIII) owners of any major fleet 
that will participate in the program; 
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(IX) as appropriate, owners and 
operators of regional electric power 
distribution and transmission facili-
ties; and 
(X) as appropriate, other existing 
community coalitions recognized by 
the Department of Energy; 
(ii) evidence of the commitment of the 
stakeholders to participate in the partner-
ship; 
(iii) a clear description of the role and 
responsibilities of each stakeholder; and 
(iv) a plan for continuing the engage-
ment and participation of the stakeholders, 
as appropriate, throughout the implemen-
tation of the deployment plan; 
(C) a description of the number of plug-in 
electric drive vehicles anticipated to be plug-in 
electric drive personal vehicles and the number 
of plug-in electric drive vehicles anticipated to 
be privately owned fleet or public fleet vehicles; 
(D) a plan for deploying residential, pri-
vate, and publicly available charging infrastruc-
ture, including— 
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(i) an assessment of the number of 
consumers who will have access to private 
residential charging infrastructure in sin-
gle-family or multifamily residences; 
(ii) options for accommodating plug-in 
electric drive vehicle owners who are not 
able to charge vehicles at their place of 
residence; 
(iii) an assessment of the number of 
consumers who will have access to work-
place charging infrastructure; 
(iv) a plan for ensuring that the 
charging infrastructure be able to send and 
receive the information needed to interact 
with the grid and be compatible with smart 
grid technologies to the extent feasible; 
(v) an estimate of the number and 
dispersion of publicly and privately owned 
charging stations that will be publicly or 
commercially available; 
(vi) an estimate of the quantity of 
charging infrastructure that will be pri-
vately funded or located on private prop-
erty; and 
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(vii) a description of equipment to be 
deployed, including assurances that, to the 
maximum extent practicable, equipment to 
be deployed will meet open, nonproprietary 
standards for connecting to plug-in electric 
drive vehicles that are either— 
(I) commonly accepted by indus-
try at the time the equipment is being 
acquired; or 
(II) meet the standards developed 
by the Director of the National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology 
under section 1305 of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 
2007 (42 U.S.C. 17385); 
(E) a plan for effective marketing of and 
consumer education relating to plug-in electric 
drive vehicles, charging services, and infrastruc-
ture; 
(F) descriptions of updated building codes 
(or a plan to update building codes before or 
during the grant period) to include charging in-
frastructure or dedicated circuits for charging 
infrastructure, as appropriate, in new construc-
tion and major renovations; 
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(G) descriptions of updated construction 
permitting or inspection processes (or a plan to 
update construction permitting or inspection 
processes) to allow for expedited installation of 
charging infrastructure for purchasers of plug- 
in electric drive vehicles, including a permitting 
process that allows a vehicle purchaser to have 
charging infrastructure installed in a timely 
manner; 
(H) descriptions of updated zoning, park-
ing rules, or other local ordinances as are nec-
essary to facilitate the installation of publicly 
available charging infrastructure and to allow 
for access to publicly available charging infra-
structure, as appropriate; 
(I) a plan to ensure that each resident in 
a deployment community who purchases and 
registers a new plug-in electric drive vehicle 
throughout the duration of the deployment com-
munity receives a minimum of $2,500 in con-
sumer benefits, in addition to any Federal in-
centives, that may include— 
(i) a rebate of part of the purchase 
price of the vehicle; 
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(ii) reductions in sales taxes or reg-
istration fees; 
(iii) rebates or reductions in the costs 
of permitting, purchasing, or installing 
home plug-in electric drive vehicle charging 
infrastructure; and 
(iv) rebates or reductions in State or 
local toll road access charges; 
(J) additional consumer benefits, such as 
preferred parking spaces or single-rider access 
to high-occupancy vehicle lanes for plug-in elec-
tric drive vehicles; 
(K) a proposed plan for making necessary 
utility and grid upgrades, including economi-
cally sound and cybersecure information tech-
nology upgrades and employee training, and a 
plan for recovering the cost of the upgrades; 
(L) a description of utility, grid operator, 
or third-party charging service provider, policies 
and plans for accommodating the deployment of 
plug-in electric drive vehicles, including— 
(i) rate structures or provisions and 
billing protocols for the charging of plug- 
in electric drive vehicles; 
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(ii) analysis of potential impacts to 
the grid; 
(iii) plans for using information tech-
nology or third-party aggregators— 
(I) to minimize the effects of 
charging on peak loads; 
(II) to enhance reliability; and 
(III) to provide other grid bene-
fits; 
(iv) plans for working with smart grid 
technologies or third-party aggregators for 
the purposes of smart charging and for al-
lowing 2-way communication and elec-
tricity movement; 
(M) a deployment timeline; 
(N) a plan for monitoring and evaluating 
the implementation of the plan, including 
metrics for assessing the success of the deploy-
ment and an approach to updating the plan, as 
appropriate; and 
(O) a description of the manner in which 
any grant funds applied for under subsection 
(d) will be used and the proposed local cost 
share for the funds; 
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(P) a plan to ensure that transmission and 
distribution infrastructure investment costs are 
minimized for utility customers; 
(Q) a plan to encourage vehicle charging 
during off peak hours and to minimize the need 
for new electrical generating capacity builds; 
and 
(R) a plan to maximize the use of renew-
able energy in plug-in electric vehicle charging. 
(d) PHASE 1 APPLICATIONS AND GRANTS.— 
(1) APPLICATIONS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 150 
days after the date of publication by the Sec-
retary of the selection criteria described in sub-
section (c)(3), any State, tribal, or local govern-
ment, or group of State, tribal, or local govern-
ments, may apply to the Secretary to become a 
deployment community. 
(B) JOINT SPONSORSHIP.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—An application sub-
mitted under subparagraph (A) may be 
jointly sponsored by electric utilities, auto-
mobile manufacturers, technology pro-
viders, carsharing companies or organiza-
tions, third-party plug-in electric drive ve-
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hicle service providers, or other appro-
priated entities. 
(ii) DISBURSEMENT
OF
GRANTS.—A 
grant provided under this subsection shall 
only be disbursed to a State, tribal, or 
local government, or group of State, tribal, 
or local governments, regardless of whether 
the application is jointly sponsored under 
clause (i). 
(2) GRANTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In each application, the 
applicant may request up to $250,000,000 in fi-
nancial assistance from the Secretary to fund 
projects in the deployment community. 
(B) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Funds provided 
through a grant under this paragraph may be 
used to help implement the plan for the deploy-
ment of plug-in electric drive vehicles included 
in the application, including— 
(i) planning for and installing charg-
ing infrastructure, including offering addi-
tional incentives as described in subsection 
(c)(4)(I); 
(ii) updating building codes, zoning or 
parking rules, or permitting or inspection 
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processes as described in subparagraphs 
(F), (G), and (H) of subsection (c)(4); 
(iii) reducing the cost and increasing 
the consumer adoption of plug-in electric 
drive vehicles through incentives as de-
scribed in subsection (c)(4)(I); 
(iv) 
workforce 
training, 
including 
training of permitting officials; 
(v) public education and marketing 
described in the proposed marketing plan; 
(vi) shifting State, tribal, or local gov-
ernment fleets to plug-in electric drive ve-
hicles, at a rate in excess of the existing al-
ternative fueled fleet vehicle acquisition re-
quirements for Federal fleets under section 
303(b)(1)(D) of the Energy Policy Act of 
1992 (42 U.S.C. 13212(b)(1)(D)); and 
(vii) necessary utility and grid up-
grades 
as 
described 
in 
subsection 
(c)(4)(K); 
(C) COST-SHARING.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—A grant provided 
under this paragraph shall be subject to a 
minimum non-Federal cost-sharing re-
quirement of 20 percent. 
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(ii) 
NON-FEDERAL
SOURCES.—The 
Secretary shall— 
(I) determine the appropriate 
cost share for each selected applicant; 
and 
(II) require that not less than 20 
percent of the cost of an activity fund-
ed by a grant under this paragraph be 
provided by a non-Federal source. 
(iii) REDUCTION.—The Secretary may 
reduce or eliminate the cost-sharing re-
quirement described in clause (i), as the 
Secretary determines to be necessary. 
(iv) CALCULATION
OF
AMOUNT.—In 
calculating the amount of the non-Federal 
share under this section, the Secretary— 
(I) may include allowable costs in 
accordance with the applicable cost 
principles, including— 
(aa) cash; 
(bb) personnel costs; 
(cc) the value of a service, 
other resource, or third-party in- 
kind contribution determined in 
accordance with the applicable 
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circular of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget; 
(dd) indirect costs or facili-
ties and administrative costs; or 
(ee) 
any 
funds 
received 
under the power program of the 
Tennessee Valley Authority or 
any Power Marketing Adminis-
tration (except to the extent that 
such funds are made available 
under an annual appropriation 
Act); 
(II) shall include contributions 
made by State, tribal, or local govern-
ment entities and private entities; and 
(III) shall not include— 
(aa) revenues or royalties 
from the prospective operation of 
an activity beyond the time con-
sidered in the grant; 
(bb) proceeds from the pro-
spective sale of an asset of an ac-
tivity; or 
(cc) other appropriated Fed-
eral funds. 
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(v) 
REPAYMENT
OF
FEDERAL 
SHARE.—The Secretary shall not require 
repayment of the Federal share of a cost- 
shared activity under this section as a con-
dition of providing a grant. 
(vi) TITLE TO PROPERTY.—The Sec-
retary may vest title or other property in-
terests acquired under projects funded 
under this Act in any entity, including the 
United States. 
(3) SELECTION.—Not later than 120 days after 
the application deadline established under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall announce the names of the 
deployment communities selected under this sub-
section. 
(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Committee, shall— 
(A) determine what data will be required 
to be collected by participants in deployment 
communities and submitted to the Department 
to allow for analysis of the deployment commu-
nities; 
(B) provide for the protection of consumer 
privacy, as appropriate; and 
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(C) develop metrics to determine the suc-
cess of the deployment communities. 
(2) PROVISION OF DATA.—As a condition of 
participation in the Program, a deployment commu-
nity shall provide any data identified by the Sec-
retary under paragraph (1). 
(3) REPORTS.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act and again after the 
completion of the Program, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress a report that contains— 
(A) a description of the status of— 
(i) the deployment communities and 
the implementation of the deployment plan 
of each deployment community; 
(ii) the rate of vehicle manufacturing 
deployment and market penetration of 
plug-in electric drive vehicles; and 
(iii) the deployment of residential and 
publicly available infrastructure; 
(B) a description of the challenges experi-
enced and lessons learned from the program to 
date, including the activities described in sub-
paragraph (A); and 
(C) an analysis of the data collected under 
this subsection. 
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(f) PROPRIETARY
INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
shall, as appropriate, provide for the protection of propri-
etary information and intellectual property rights. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,000,002,000. 
(h) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 166(b)(5) 
of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Before 
September 30, 2009, the State’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
State’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘Before 
September 30, 2009, the State’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
State’’. 
SEC. 308. MODIFICATIONS TO TAX CREDITS. 
(a) CREDIT FOR NEW QUALIFIED PLUG-IN ELEC-
TRIC DRIVE MOTOR VEHICLES.— 
(1) TRANSFERABILITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of sec-
tion 30D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) REFUNDABLE PERSONAL CREDIT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 
title, in the case of a qualified deployment com-
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munity taxpayer, the credit allowed under sub-
section (a) for any taxable year (determined 
after application of paragraph (1) and without 
regard to paragraph (2)(B)) shall be treated as 
a credit allowable under subpart C for such tax-
able year (and not allowed under subsection 
(a)), and paragraph (2) shall not apply to such 
credit. 
‘‘(B) QUALIFIED
DEPLOYMENT
COMMU-
NITY
TAXPAYER.—For purposes of subpara-
graph (A), the term ‘qualified deployment com-
munity taxpayer’ means a taxpayer— 
‘‘(i) who purchases a new qualified 
plug-in electric drive motor vehicle to 
which paragraph (1) does not apply, and 
‘‘(ii) who resides within, and registers 
such vehicle in, a deployment community 
selected by the Secretary under the Tar-
geted Electric Vehicles Deployment Com-
munities Program under section 307 of the 
Oil Independence for a Stronger America 
Act of 2010. 
For purposes of the preceding sentence, such a 
deployment community shall only be treated as 
a deployment community after the date on 
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which such community is so selected (without 
regard to the date on which any funds under 
such Act are provided with respect to such com-
munity) and before the date on which Phase 1 
of such program terminates. 
‘‘(C) 
REFUNDABLE
CREDIT
MAY
BE 
TRANSFERRED.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—A qualified de-
ployment community taxpayer may, in con-
nection with the purchase of a new quali-
fied plug-in electric drive motor vehicle, 
transfer any refundable credit described in 
subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(I) to any person who is in the 
trade or business of selling new quali-
fied plug-in electric drive motor vehi-
cles and who sold such vehicle to the 
taxpayer, or 
‘‘(II) to any person who is in the 
trade or business of financing the 
sales of new qualified plug-in electric 
drive motor vehicles and who financed 
the taxpayer’s purchase of such vehi-
cle. 
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‘‘(ii) DISCLOSURE.—A qualified de-
ployment community taxpayer may trans-
fer a refundable credit described in sub-
paragraph (A) to a person described in 
clause (i)(I) only if such person clearly dis-
closes to such taxpayer, through the use of 
a window sticker attached to the new 
qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehi-
cle— 
‘‘(I) the amount of the refund-
able credit described in subparagraph 
(A) with respect to such vehicle, and 
‘‘(II) a notification that the tax-
payer will not be eligible for any cred-
it under any other section of this title 
with respect to such vehicle unless the 
taxpayer elects not to have this sec-
tion apply with respect to such vehi-
cle. 
‘‘(iii) CERTIFICATION.—A transferee 
of a refundable credit described in sub-
paragraph (A) may not claim such credit 
unless such claim is accompanied by a cer-
tification to the Secretary that the trans-
feree reduced the price the taxpayer paid 
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or the balance due to the financier, which-
ever is applicable, for the new qualified 
plug-in electric drive motor vehicle by the 
entire amount of such refundable credit. 
‘‘(iv) CONSENT REQUIRED FOR REV-
OCATION.—Any transfer under clause (i) 
may be revoked only with the consent of 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(v) SPECIAL RULE FOR BULK PUR-
CHASERS.—A qualified deployment com-
munity taxpayer who purchases 10 or more 
new qualified plug-in electric drive motor 
vehicles during the taxable year may trans-
fer a refundable credit described in sub-
paragraph (A) to any person. 
‘‘(vi) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary 
may prescribe such regulations as nec-
essary— 
‘‘(I) to ensure that any refund-
able credit described in clause (i) is 
claimed once and not retransferred by 
a transferee, and 
‘‘(II) to provide a mechanism by 
which the transferee may claim and 
receive the credit within 3 months of 
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the sale of the new qualified plug-in 
electric drive motor vehicle.’’. 
(B) DISPLAY OF CREDIT INFORMATION.— 
Section 32908(b)(1) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(E) and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and 
(G); and 
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(D) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) the amount of the new qualified plug- 
in electric drive motor vehicle credit allowable 
with respect to the sale of the automobile under 
section 30D of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (26 U.S.C. 30D).’’. 
(2) INCREASED CREDIT FOR TAXPAYERS IN DE-
PLOYMENT COMMUNITIES.—Subsection (f) of section 
30D of such Code is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) INCREASED
CREDIT
FOR
TAXPAYERS
IN 
DEPLOYMENT
COMMUNITIES.—In the case of a 
qualified deployment community taxpayer (within 
the meaning of subsection (c)(3)(B)), subsection 
(b)(2) shall be applied by substituting ‘$5,000’ for 
‘$2,500’.’’. 
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(3) INCREASED
PER
MANUFACTURER
CAP.— 
Paragraph (2) of section 30D(e) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘200,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘300,000’’. 
(4) EXTENSION
AND
MODIFICATION
OF
NEW 
QUALIFIED HYBRID MOTOR VEHICLE CREDIT.— 
(A) EXTENSION.—Paragraph (3) of sec-
tion 30B(k) of such Code is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘December 31, 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2016’’. 
(B) QUALIFIED
INCREMENTAL
HYBRID 
COST.—Clause (iii) of section 30B(d)(2)(B) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘does not ex-
ceed—’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘does 
not exceed— 
‘‘(I) $15,000, if such vehicle has 
a gross vehicle weight rating of not 
more than 14,000 pounds, 
‘‘(II) $30,000, if such vehicle has 
a gross vehicle weight rating of more 
than 14,000 pounds but not more 
than 26,000 pounds, 
‘‘(III) $60,000, if such vehicle 
has a gross vehicle weight rating of 
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more than 26,000 pounds but not 
more than 33,000 pounds, and 
‘‘(IV) $100,000, if such vehicle 
has a gross vehicle weight rating of 
more than 33,000 pounds.’’. 
(C) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE FOR HEAVY 
TRUCKS ACHIEVING 20 PERCENT INCREASE IN 
CITY
FUEL
ECONOMY.—Clause (ii) of section 
30B(d)(2)(B) of such Code is amended by re-
designating subclauses (I), (II), and (III) as 
subclauses (II), (III), and (IV), respectively, 
and by inserting before subclause (II) (as so re-
designated) the following new subclause: 
‘‘(I) 10 percent in the case of a vehicle to 
which clause (iii)(IV) applies if such vehicle 
achieves an increase in city fuel economy rel-
ative to a comparable vehicle of at least 20 per-
cent but less than 30 percent.’’. 
(D) DOLLAR LIMITATION.—Subparagraph 
(B) of section 30B(d)(2) of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(vi) LIMITATION.—The amount al-
lowed as a credit under subsection (a)(3) 
with respect to a vehicle by reason of 
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clause (i) of this subparagraph shall not 
exceed $24,000.’’. 
(E) HEAVY
ELECTRIC
VEHICLES.—Para-
graph (3) of section 30B(d) of such Code is 
amended by redesignating subparagraphs (B), 
(C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and 
(E), respectively, and by inserting after sub-
paragraph (A) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) HEAVY ELECTRIC VEHICLES.—In the 
case of a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rat-
ing of not less than 8,500 pounds, the term 
‘new qualified hybrid motor vehicle’ includes a 
motor vehicle— 
‘‘(i) which draws propulsion energy 
exclusively from a rechargeable energy 
storage system, and 
‘‘(ii) which meets the requirements of 
clauses (iii), (v), (vi), and (vii) of subpara-
graph (A).’’. 
(F) CREDITS
MAY
BE
TRANSFERRED.— 
Subsection (d) of section 30B of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) TRANSFERABILITY OF CREDIT.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A taxpayer who places 
in service any vehicle may transfer the credit al-
lowed under this subsection with respect to 
such vehicle through an assignment to the seller 
of such vehicle. Such transfer may be revoked 
only with the consent of the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall 
prescribe such regulations as necessary to en-
sure that any credit transferred under subpara-
graph (A) is claimed once and not reassigned 
by such other person.’’. 
(b) CREDIT FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE RE-
FUELING PROPERTY.— 
(1) EXTENSION
OF
INCREASED
CREDIT
FOR 
ELECTRICITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (6) of sec-
tion 30C(e) of such Code is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘DURING
2009
AND 
2010’’ in the heading and inserting ‘‘DUR-
ING CERTAIN TAXABLE YEARS’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and before January 
1, 2011’’; 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘, which is placed in 
service before January 1, 2011 (before 
January 1, 2017, in the case of property 
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(3) TRANSFERABILITY
OF
CREDIT.—Section 
30C(e) of such Code, as amended by paragraph (2), 
is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(8) TRANSFERABILITY OF CREDIT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A person who places 
any qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling 
property in service may transfer the credit 
under this section through an assignment to 
any other person. Such transfer may be revoked 
only with the consent of the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION.—A transferee of a 
credit described in subparagraph (A) may not 
claim such credit unless such claim is accom-
panied by a certification to the Secretary that 
the transferee reduced the price the transferor 
paid for the qualified alternative fuel vehicle re-
fueling property by the entire amount of such 
credit. 
‘‘(C) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall 
prescribe such regulations as necessary to en-
sure that the credit transferred under subpara-
graph (A) is claimed once and not reassigned 
by such other person.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 309. QUALIFIED PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE MOTOR VE-
HICLE REFUELING PROPERTY BONDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 54A(d) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(D); 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) a qualified plug-in electric drive 
motor vehicle refueling property bond,’’. 
(b) QUALIFIED PURPOSE.—Subparagraph (C) of sec-
tion 54A(d)(2) of such Code is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (iv); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause 
(v) and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(vi) in the case of a qualified plug- 
in electric drive motor vehicle refueling 
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property bond, a purpose specified in sec-
tion 54G(a)(1).’’. 
(c) BONDS ALLOWED.—Subpart I of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 54G. QUALIFIED PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE MOTOR 
VEHICLE REFUELING PROPERTY BONDS. 
‘‘(a) QUALIFIED PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE MOTOR 
VEHICLE REFUELING PROPERTY BOND.—For purposes 
of this subpart, the term ‘qualified plug-in electric drive 
motor vehicle refueling property bond’ means any bond 
issued as part of an issue if— 
‘‘(1) 100 percent of the available project pro-
ceeds of such issue are to be used for capital expend-
itures incurred by a qualified issuer for 1 or more 
qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle refuel-
ing properties, 
‘‘(2) the bond is issued by a qualified issuer, 
and 
‘‘(3) the issuer designates such bond for pur-
poses of this section. 
‘‘(b) REDUCED CREDIT AMOUNT.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (2) of section 54A(b), the annual credit deter-
mined with respect to any qualified plug-in electric drive 
motor vehicle refueling property bond is 70 percent of the 
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amount which would (but for this subsection) otherwise 
be determined under such paragraph with respect to such 
bond. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION
ON AMOUNT
OF BONDS DES-
IGNATED.—The maximum aggregate face amount of 
bonds which may be designated under subsection (a) by 
any issuer shall not exceed the limitation amount allocated 
to such issuer under subsection (e). 
‘‘(d) NATIONAL LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF BONDS 
DESIGNATED.—There is a national qualified plug-in elec-
tric drive motor vehicle refueling property bond limitation 
of $1,000,000,000. 
‘‘(e) ALLOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall make allo-
cations of the amount of the national qualified plug-in 
electric drive motor vehicle refueling property bond limita-
tion described in subsection (d) among purposes described 
in subsection (a)(1) in such manner as the Secretary de-
termines appropriate. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED
PLUG-IN
ELECTRIC
DRIVE 
MOTOR VEHICLE REFUELING PROPERTY.—The term 
‘qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle refuel-
ing property’ means any qualified alternative fuel ve-
hicle refueling property (within the meaning of sec-
tion 30C) which relates to electricity. 
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‘‘(2) QUALIFIED ISSUER.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘qualified 
issuer’ means a public power provider, a cooper-
ative electric company, or a governmental body. 
‘‘(B) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—With 
respect to any issue, the term ‘qualified issuer’ 
shall not include any entity to which a credit 
under section 30C is allowed for the taxable 
year in which such issue is issued. 
‘‘(C) GOVERNMENTAL
BODY.—The term 
‘governmental body’ means any State or Indian 
tribal government, or any political subdivision 
thereof. 
‘‘(D) PUBLIC
POWER
PROVIDER.—The 
term ‘public power provider’ means a State util-
ity that has a service obligation to end-users or 
to a distribution utility (within the meaning of 
section 217 of the Federal Power Act, as in ef-
fect on the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion). 
‘‘(E) COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC COMPANY.— 
The term ‘cooperative electric company’ means 
a mutual or cooperative electric company de-
scribed in section 501(c)(12) or an organization 
described in section 1381(a)(2)(C).’’. 
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(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart I of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of 
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 54G. Qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle refueling property 
bonds.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) shall apply to obligations 
issued after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(f) LOAN GUARANTEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1705 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16516) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(4) Charging infrastructure and networks of 
charging infrastructure for plug-in drive electric ve-
hicles, if such charging infrastructure will be oper-
ational prior to December 31, 2016.’’; and 
(B) by striking subsection (e) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(e) SUNSET.—The authority to enter into guaran-
tees under this section shall expire on September 30, 
2011, except that for projects described in subsection 
(a)(4), the authority to enter into guarantees shall expire 
on December 31, 2016.’’. 
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SEC. 310. UTILITY PLANNING FOR PLUG-IN ELECTRIC 
DRIVE VEHICLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Public Utility Regulatory 
Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 111(d) (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)), by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(20) PLUG-IN
ELECTRIC
DRIVE
VEHICLE 
PLANNING.— 
‘‘(A) UTILITY PLAN FOR PLUG-IN ELEC-
TRIC DRIVE VEHICLES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each electric util-
ity shall develop a plan to support the use 
of plug-in electric drive vehicles, including 
medium- and heavy-duty hybrid electric ve-
hicles in the service area of the electric 
utility. 
‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—A plan under 
clause (i) shall investigate— 
‘‘(I) various levels of potential 
penetration of plug-in electric drive 
vehicles in the utility service area; 
‘‘(II) the potential impacts that 
the various levels of penetration and 
charging scenarios (including charging 
rates and daily hours of charging) 
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would have on generation, distribution 
infrastructure, and the operation of 
the transmission grid; and 
‘‘(III) the role of third parties in 
providing 
reliable 
and 
economical 
charging services. 
‘‘(iii) WAIVER.—An electric utility 
that determines that the electric utility will 
have no meaningful penetration of plug-in 
electric drive vehicles during the 5-year pe-
riod beginning on the date of enactment of 
this paragraph may petition the Secretary 
to waive clause (i) for 5 years. 
‘‘(iv) UPDATES.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Each electric 
utility shall update the plan of the 
electric utility every 5 years. 
‘‘(II) RESUBMISSION
OF
WAIV-
ER.—An electric utility that received a 
waiver under clause (iii) and wants 
the waiver to continue after the expi-
ration of the waiver shall resubmit the 
waiver. 
‘‘(v) EXEMPTION.—If the Secretary 
determines that a plan required by a State 
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regulatory authority meets the require-
ments of this paragraph, the Secretary 
may accept that plan and exempt the elec-
tric utility submitting the plan from the re-
quirements of clause (i). 
‘‘(B) 
SUPPORT
REQUIREMENTS.—Each 
State regulatory authority (in the case of each 
electric utility for which the authority has rate-
making authority) and each nonregulated utility 
shall— 
‘‘(i) participate in any local plan for 
the deployment of recharging infrastruc-
ture in communities located in the foot-
print of the authority or utility; 
‘‘(ii) require that charging infrastruc-
ture deployed be interoperable with prod-
ucts of all auto manufacturers to the max-
imum extent practicable; and 
‘‘(iii) consider adopting minimum re-
quirements for deployment of electrical 
charging infrastructure and other appro-
priate requirements necessary to support 
the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles. 
‘‘(C) COST RECOVERY.—Each State regu-
latory authority (in the case of each electric 
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utility for which the authority has ratemaking 
authority) and each nonregulated utility may 
consider whether, and to what extent, to allow 
cost recovery for plans and implementation of 
plans.’’; 
(2) in section 112(b) (16 U.S.C. 2622(b), by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7)(A) Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this paragraph, each State regu-
latory authority (with respect to each electric utility 
for which it has ratemaking authority) and each 
nonregulated utility shall commence the consider-
ation referred to in section 111, or set a hearing 
date for consideration, with respect to the standards 
established by paragraph (20) of section 111(d). 
‘‘(B) Not later than 3 years after the date of 
the enactment of this paragraph, each State regu-
latory authority (with respect to each electric utility 
for which it has ratemaking authority), and each 
nonregulated electric utility, shall complete the con-
sideration, and shall make the determination, re-
ferred to in section 111 with respect to the stand-
ards established by paragraph (20) of section 
111(d).’’; 
(3) in section 112(c) (16 U.S.C. 2622(c))— 
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(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Each 
State’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State’’; 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘In 
the case’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) SPECIFIC STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(A) NET
METERING
AND
FOSSIL
FUEL 
GENERATION EFFICIENCY.—In the case’’; 
(C) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘In 
the case’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) TIME-BASED METERING AND COMMU-
NICATIONS.—In the case’’; 
(D) in the fourth sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘In the case’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(C) INTERCONNECTION.—In the case’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘paragraph (15)’’ and 
inserting 
‘‘paragraph 
(15) 
of 
section 
111(d)’’; 
(E) in the fifth sentence, by striking ‘‘In 
the case’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(D) INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLANNING, 
RATE DESIGN MODIFICATIONS, SMART GRID IN-
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VESTMENTS, SMART
GRID
INFORMATION.—In 
the case’’; and 
(F) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE 
PLANNING.—In the case of the standards estab-
lished by paragraph (20) of section 111(d), the 
reference contained in this subsection to the 
date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed 
to be a reference to the date of enactment of 
that paragraph.’’; and 
(4) in section 112(d) (16 U.S.C. 2622(d)), in 
the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘(19)’’ and inserting ‘‘(20)’’. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Technical Advisory Committee, shall 
convene a group of utility stakeholders, charging in-
frastructure providers, third-party aggregators, and 
others, as appropriate, to discuss and determine the 
potential models for the technically and logistically 
challenging issues involved in using electricity as a 
fuel for vehicles, including— 
(A) accommodation for billing for charging 
a plug-in electric drive vehicle, both at home 
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and at publicly available charging infrastruc-
ture; 
(B) plans for anticipating vehicle to grid 
applications that will allow batteries in cars as 
well as banks of batteries to be used for grid 
storage, ancillary services provision, and backup 
power; 
(C) integration of plug-in electric drive ve-
hicles with smart grid, including protocols and 
standards, necessary equipment, and informa-
tion technology systems; and 
(D) any other barriers to installing suffi-
cient and appropriate charging infrastructure. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and biennially there-
after, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report that includes infor-
mation on— 
(A) the issues and model solutions de-
scribed in paragraph (1); and 
(B) any other issues that the Task Force 
and Secretary determine to be appropriate 
SEC. 311. FEDERAL FLEETS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Electricity consumed by Federal 
agencies to fuel plug-in electric drive vehicles— 
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(1) is an alternative fuel (as defined in section 
301 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
13218)); and 
(2) shall be accounted for under Federal fleet 
management reporting requirements, not under Fed-
eral building management reporting requirements. 
(b) ASSESSMENT AND REPORT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 
3 years thereafter, the Federal Energy Management Pro-
gram and the General Services Administration, in con-
sultation with the Task Force, shall complete an assess-
ment of Federal Government fleets, including the Postal 
Service and the Department of Defense, and submit a re-
port to Congress that describes— 
(1) for each Federal agency, which types of ve-
hicles the agency uses that would or would not be 
suitable for near-term and medium-term conversion 
to plug-in electric drive vehicles, taking into account 
the types of vehicles for which plug-in electric drive 
vehicles could provide comparable functionality and 
lifecycle costs; 
(2) how many plug-in electric drive vehicles 
could be deployed by the Federal Government in 5 
years and in 10 years, assuming that plug-in electric 
drive vehicles are available and are purchased when 
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new vehicles are needed or existing vehicles are re-
placed; 
(3) the estimated cost to the Federal Govern-
ment for vehicle purchases under paragraph (2) for 
each fiscal year; and 
(4) a description of any updates to the assess-
ment and plan based on new market data. 
(c) INVENTORY AND DATA COLLECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the assess-
ment and report under subsection (b), the Federal 
Energy Management Program, in consultation with 
the General Services Administration, shall— 
(A) develop an information request for 
each agency that operates a fleet of at least 20 
motor vehicles; and 
(B) establish guidelines for each agency to 
use in developing a plan to deploy plug-in elec-
tric drive vehicles. 
(2) AGENCY
RESPONSES.—Each agency that 
operates a fleet of at least 20 motor vehicles shall— 
(A) collect information on the vehicle fleet 
of the agency in response to the information re-
quest described in paragraph (1); and 
(B) develop a plan to deploy plug-in elec-
tric drive vehicles. 
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(3) ANALYSIS
OF
RESPONSES.—The Federal 
Energy Management Program shall— 
(A) analyze the information submitted by 
each agency under paragraph (2); 
(B) approve or suggest amendments to the 
plan of each agency to ensure that the plan is 
consistent with the goals and requirements of 
this title; and 
(C) submit a plan to Congress and the 
General Services Administration to be used in 
developing the pilot program described in sub-
section (e). 
(d) BUDGET REQUEST.—Each agency of the Federal 
Government shall include plug-in electric drive vehicle pur-
chases identified in the report under subsection (b) in the 
budget of the agency to be included in the budget of the 
United States Government submitted by the President 
under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code. 
(e) PILOT PROGRAM TO DEPLOY PLUG-IN ELECTRIC 
DRIVE VEHICLES IN THE FEDERAL FLEET.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of Gen-
eral Services shall acquire plug-in electric drive vehi-
cles and the requisite charging infrastructure to be 
deployed in a range of locations in the Federal fleet 
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during the 5-year period beginning on the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(2) DATA COLLECTION.—The Administrator of 
General Services shall collect data regarding— 
(A) the cost, performance, and use of plug- 
in electric drive vehicles in the Federal fleet; 
(B) the deployment and integration of 
plug-in electric drive vehicles in the Federal 
fleet; and 
(C) the contribution of plug-in electric 
drive vehicles in the Federal fleet toward reduc-
ing the use of fossil fuels and greenhouse gas 
emissions. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 6 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
General Services shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report that— 
(A) describes the status of plug-in electric 
drive vehicles in the Federal fleet; and 
(B) includes an analysis of the data col-
lected under this subsection. 
(4) PUBLIC WEB SITE.—The Federal Energy 
Management Program shall maintain and regularly 
update a publicly available Web site that provides in-
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formation on the status of plug-in electric vehicles in 
the Federal fleet. 
(f) ACQUISITION PRIORITY.—Section 507(g) of the 
Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13257(g)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) PRIORITY.—The Secretary, to the max-
imum extent practicable, shall prioritize the acquisi-
tion of plug-in electric drive vehicles (as defined in 
section 131(a) of the Energy Independence and Se-
curity Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011(a)) over non-
electric alternative fueled vehicles.’’. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for the Federal Government 
to pay for incremental costs to purchase or lease plug- 
in electric drive vehicles and the requisite charging infra-
structure for Federal fleets $25,000,000. 
SEC. 312. ADVANCED BATTERIES FOR TOMORROW PRIZE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, as part of the program de-
scribed in section 1008 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
(42 U.S.C. 16396), the Secretary shall establish the Ad-
vanced Batteries for Tomorrow Prize to competitively 
award cash prizes in accordance with this section to ad-
vance the research, development, demonstration, and com-
mercial application of a 500-mile vehicle battery. 
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(b) BATTERY SPECIFICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for the Prize, 
a battery submitted by an entrant shall be— 
(A) able to power a plug-in electric drive 
vehicle authorized to travel on the United 
States Federal-aid system of highways for at 
least 500 miles before recharging; 
(B) of a size that would not be cost-prohib-
itive or create space constraints, if mass-pro-
duced; and 
(C) cost-effective (measured in cost per kil-
owatt hour), if mass-produced. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Committee, shall es-
tablish any additional battery specifications that the 
Secretary and the Committee determine to be nec-
essary. 
(c) PRIVATE FUNDS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) 
and notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United 
States Code, the Secretary may accept, retain, and 
use funds contributed by any person, government 
entity, or organization for purposes of carrying out 
this subsection— 
(A) without further appropriation; and 
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(B) without fiscal year limitation. 
(2) RESTRICTION ON PARTICIPATION.—An enti-
ty providing private funds for the Prize may not 
participate in the competition for the Prize. 
(d) TECHNICAL REVIEW.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Committee, shall establish a technical 
review committee composed of non-Federal officers to re-
view data submitted by Prize entrants under this section 
and determine whether the data meets the prize specifica-
tions described in subsection (b). 
(e) THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary 
may select, on a competitive basis, a third party to admin-
ister awards provided under this section. 
(f) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for an award under 
this section— 
(1) in the case of a private entity, the entity 
shall be incorporated in and maintain a primary 
place of business in the United States; and 
(2) in the case of an individual (whether par-
ticipating as a single individual or in a group), the 
individual shall be a citizen or lawful permanent 
resident of the United States. 
(g) AWARD AMOUNTS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 
funds to carry out this section, the amount of the 
Prize shall be $10,000,000. 
(2) BREAKTHROUGH ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS.— 
In addition to the award described in paragraph (1), 
the Secretary, in consultation with the technical re-
view committee established under subsection (d), 
may award cash prizes, in amounts determined by 
the Secretary, in recognition of breakthrough 
achievements in research, development, demonstra-
tion, and commercial application of— 
(A) activities described in subsection (b); 
or 
(B) advances in battery durability, energy 
density, and power density. 
(h) 500–MILE BATTERY AWARD FUND.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Treasury of the United States a fund to be 
known as the ‘‘500-mile Battery Fund’’ (referred to 
in this section as the ‘‘Fund’’), to be administered 
by the Secretary, to be available without fiscal year 
limitation and subject to appropriation, to award 
amounts under this section. 
(2) TRANSFERS
TO
FUND.—The Fund shall 
consist of— 
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(A) such amounts as are appropriated to 
the Fund under subsection (i); and 
(B) such amounts as are described in sub-
section (c) and that are provided for the Fund. 
(3) PROHIBITION.—Amounts in the Fund may 
not be made available for any purpose other than a 
purposes described in subsection (a). 
(4) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after the end of each fiscal year beginning with 
fiscal year 2012, the Secretary shall submit a 
report on the operation of the Fund during the 
fiscal year to— 
(i) the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and of the 
Senate; 
(ii) the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate; and 
(iii) the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(B) CONTENTS.—Each report shall in-
clude, for the fiscal year covered by the report, 
the following: 
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(i) A statement of the amounts depos-
ited into the Fund. 
(ii) A description of the expenditures 
made from the Fund for the fiscal year, in-
cluding the purpose of the expenditures. 
(iii) Recommendations for additional 
authorities to fulfill the purpose of the 
Fund. 
(iv) A statement of the balance re-
maining in the Fund at the end of the fis-
cal year. 
(5) SEPARATE
APPROPRIATIONS
ACCOUNT.— 
Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (35) and 
(36) as paragraphs (36) and (37), respectively; 
(B) by redesignating the second paragraph 
(33) (relating to obligational authority and out-
lays requested for homeland security) as para-
graph (35); and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(38) a separate statement for the 500-mile 
Battery Fund established under section 8(h) of the 
‘Oil Independence for a Stronger America Act of 
2010’, which shall include the estimated amount of 
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deposits into the Fund, obligations, and outlays from 
the Fund.’’. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated— 
(1) $10,000,000 to carry out subsection (g)(1); 
and 
(2) $1,000,000 to carry out subsection (g)(2). 
SEC. 313. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Committee, shall establish a program 
to fund research and development in advanced bat-
teries, plug-in electric drive vehicle components, 
plug-in electric drive vehicle infrastructure, and 
other technologies supporting the development, man-
ufacture, and deployment of plug-in electric drive ve-
hicles and charging infrastructure. 
(2) USE OF FUNDS.—The program may include 
funding for— 
(A) the development of low-cost, smart- 
charging and vehicle-to-grid connectivity tech-
nology; 
(B) the benchmarking and assessment of 
open software systems using nationally estab-
lished evaluation criteria; 
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(C) new technologies in electricity storage 
for vehicles; and 
(D) new financing or business models that 
will help reduce the initial costs of energy stor-
age components or ownership costs for vehicles. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report describing the status of 
the program described in paragraph (1). 
(b) SECONDARY USE APPLICATIONS PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Committee, shall carry out a research, 
development, and demonstration program that builds 
upon any work carried out under section 915 of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16195) and— 
(A) identifies possible uses of a vehicle bat-
tery after the useful life of the battery in a ve-
hicle has been exhausted; 
(B) assesses the potential for markets for 
uses described in subparagraph (A) to develop, 
as well as any barriers to the development of 
the markets; 
(C) identifies the infrastructure, tech-
nology, and equipment needed to manage the 
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charging activity of the batteries used in sta-
tionary sources; and 
(D) identifies the potential uses of a vehi-
cle battery— 
(i) with the most promise for market 
development; and 
(ii) for which market development 
would be aided by a demonstration project. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
an initial report on the findings of the program de-
scribed in paragraph (1), including recommendations 
for stationary energy storage and other potential ap-
plications for batteries used in plug-in electric drive 
vehicles. 
(c) SECONDARY USE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Based on the results of the 
program described in subsection (b), the Secretary, 
in consultation with the Committee, shall develop 
guidelines for projects that demonstrate the sec-
ondary uses of vehicle batteries. 
(2) PUBLICATION OF GUIDELINES.—Not later 
than 30 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall— 
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(A) publish the guidelines described in 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) solicit applications for funding for 
demonstration projects. 
(3) GRANT
PROGRAM.—Not later than 38 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall select proposals for grant funding 
under this section, based on an assessment of which 
proposals are mostly likely to contribute to the devel-
opment of a secondary market for batteries. 
(d) MATERIALS RECYCLING STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Committee, shall carry out a study on 
the recycling of materials from plug-in electric drive 
vehicles and the batteries used in plug-in electric 
drive vehicles. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
report on the findings of the study described in 
paragraph (1). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,530,000,000, including— 
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(1) $1,500,000,000 for use in conducting the 
program described in subsection (a) for fiscal years 
2011 through 2020; 
(2) $5,000,000 for use in conducting the pro-
gram described in subsection (b) for fiscal years 
2011 through 2016; 
(3) $25,000,000 for use in providing grants de-
scribed in subsection (c) for fiscal years 2011 
through 2020; and 
(4) $5,000,000 for use in conducting the study 
described in subsection (d) for fiscal years 2011 
through 2013. 
SEC. 314. STUDY ON THE SUPPLY OF RAW MATERIALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, in 
consultation with the Secretary and the Task Force, shall 
conduct a study that— 
(1) identifies the raw materials needed for the 
manufacture of plug-in electric drive vehicles, bat-
teries, and other components for plug-in electric 
drive vehicles, and for the infrastructure needed to 
support plug-in electric drive vehicles; 
(2) describes the primary or original sources 
and known reserves and resources of those raw ma-
terials; 
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(3) assesses, in consultation with the National 
Academy of Sciences, the degree of risk to the man-
ufacture, maintenance, deployment, and use of plug- 
in electric drive vehicles associated with the supply 
of those raw materials; and 
(4) identifies pathways to securing reliable and 
resilient supplies of those raw materials. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall submit to Congress a report that describes the re-
sults of the study. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
$1,500,000. 
SEC. 315. PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE TECHNICAL 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Plug-in 
Electric Drive Vehicle Technical Advisory Committee to 
advise the Secretary on the programs and activities under 
this Act. 
(b) MISSION.—The mission of the Committee shall 
be to advise the Secretary on technical matters, includ-
ing— 
(1) the priorities for research and development; 
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(2) means of accelerating the deployment of 
safe, economical, and efficient plug-in electric drive 
vehicles for mass market adoption; 
(3) the development and deployment of charg-
ing infrastructure; 
(4) the development of uniform codes, stand-
ards, and safety protocols for plug-in electric drive 
vehicles and charging infrastructure; and 
(5) reporting on the competitiveness of the 
United States in plug-in electric drive vehicle and in-
frastructure research, manufacturing, and deploy-
ment. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) MEMBERS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Committee shall 
consist of not less than 12, but not more than 
25, members. 
(B) 
REPRESENTATION.—The 
Secretary 
shall appoint the members to Committee from 
among representatives of— 
(i) domestic industry; 
(ii) institutions of higher education; 
(iii) professional societies; 
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(iv) Federal, State, and local govern-
mental agencies (including the National 
Laboratories); and 
(v) financial, transportation, labor, en-
vironmental, or other appropriate organiza-
tions, as the Secretary determines to be 
necessary. 
(2) TERMS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term of a Com-
mittee member shall not be longer than 3 years. 
(B) STAGGERED
TERMS.—The Secretary 
may appoint members to the Committee for dif-
fering term lengths to ensure continuity in the 
functioning of the Committee. 
(C) REAPPOINTMENTS.—A member of the 
Committee whose term is expiring may be re-
appointed. 
(3) CHAIRPERSON.—The Committee shall have 
a chairperson, who shall be elected by and from the 
members. 
(d) REVIEW.—The Committee shall review and make 
recommendations to the Secretary on the implementation 
of programs and activities under this title. 
(e) RESPONSE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall consider 
and may adopt any recommendation of the Com-
mittee under subsection (c). 
(2) BIENNIAL REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act and 
every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report describing any new recommenda-
tions of the Committee. 
(B) CONTENTS.—The report shall in-
clude— 
(i) a description of the manner in 
which the Secretary has implemented or 
plans to implement the recommendations 
of the Committee; or 
(ii) an explanation of the reason that 
a recommendation of the Committee has 
not been implemented. 
(C) TIMING.—The report described in this 
paragraph shall be submitted by the Secretary 
at the same time the President submits the 
budget proposal for the Department of Energy 
to Congress. 
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(f) COORDINATION.—The Committee shall hold joint 
annual meetings with the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Tech-
nical Advisory Committee established by section 807 of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16156) to help co-
ordinate the work and recommendations of the Commit-
tees. 
(g) SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall provide to the 
Committee the resources necessary to carry out this sec-
tion, as determined to be necessary by the Secretary. 
SEC. 316. PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE INTER-
AGENCY TASK FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the President shall establish 
the Plug-in Electric Drive Vehicle Interagency Task 
Force, to be chaired by the Secretary and which shall con-
sist of at least 1 representative from each of— 
(1) the Office of Science and Technology Policy; 
(2) the Council on Environmental Quality; 
(3) the Department of Energy; 
(4) the Department of Transportation; 
(5) the Department of Defense; 
(6) the Department of Commerce (including the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology); 
(7) the Environmental Protection Agency; 
(8) the General Services Administration; and 
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(9) any other Federal agencies that the Presi-
dent determines to be appropriate. 
(b) MISSION.—The mission of the Task Force shall 
be to ensure awareness, coordination, and integration of 
the activities of the Federal Government relating to elec-
tric drive vehicles, including— 
(1) plug-in electric drive vehicle research and 
development (including necessary components); 
(2) the development of widely accepted smart- 
grid standards and protocols for charging infrastruc-
ture; 
(3) the relationship of plug-in electric drive ve-
hicle charging practices to electric utility regulation; 
(4) the relationship of plug-in electric drive ve-
hicle deployment to system reliability and security; 
(5) the general deployment of plug-in electric 
drive vehicles in the Federal, State, and local gov-
ernments and for private use; 
(6) the development of uniform codes, stand-
ards, and safety protocols for plug-in electric drive 
vehicles and charging infrastructure; and 
(7) the alignment of international plug-in elec-
tric drive vehicle standards. 
(c) ACTIVITIES.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, 
the Task Force may— 
(A) organize workshops and conferences; 
(B) issue publications; and 
(C) create databases. 
(2) MANDATORY ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out 
this section, the Task Force shall— 
(A) foster the exchange of generic, non-
proprietary information and technology among 
industry, academia, and the Federal Govern-
ment; 
(B) integrate and disseminate technical 
and other information made available as a re-
sult of the programs and activities under this 
title; 
(C) support education about plug-in elec-
tric drive vehicles; 
(D) monitor, analyze, and report on the ef-
fects of plug-in electric drive vehicle deployment 
on the environment and public health, including 
air emissions from vehicles and electricity gen-
erating units; and 
(E) review and report on— 
(i) opportunities to use Federal pro-
grams (including laws, regulations, and 
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guidelines) to promote the deployment of 
plug-in electric drive vehicles; and 
(ii) any barriers to the deployment of 
plug-in electric drive vehicles, including 
barriers that are attributable to Federal 
programs (including laws, regulations, and 
guidelines). 
(d) AGENCY COOPERATION.—A Federal agency— 
(1) shall cooperate with the Task Force; and 
(2) provide, on request of the Task Force, ap-
propriate assistance in carrying out this section, in 
accordance with applicable Federal laws (including 
regulations). 
SEC. 317. PROHIBITION ON DISPOSING OF ADVANCED BAT-
TERIES IN LANDFILLS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF ADVANCED BATTERY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In this section, the term 
‘‘advanced battery’’ means a battery that is a sec-
ondary (rechargeable) electrochemical energy storage 
device that has enhanced energy capacity. 
(2) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘advanced bat-
tery’’ does not include— 
(A) a primary (nonrechargeable) battery; 
or 
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(B) a lead-acid battery that is used to 
start or serve as the principal electrical power 
source for a plug-in electric drive vehicle. 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—An advanced battery from a 
plug-in electric drive vehicle shall be disposed of in accord-
ance with the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 
et seq.) (commonly known as the ‘‘Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act of 1976’’). 
SEC. 318. LOAN GUARANTEES. 
(a) LOAN GUARANTEES FOR ADVANCED BATTERY 
PURCHASES FOR USE IN STATIONARY APPLICATIONS.— 
Subtitle B of title I of the Energy Independence and Secu-
rity Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 137. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR ADVANCED BATTERY 
PURCHASES. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY.—The 
term ‘qualified automotive battery’ means a battery 
that— 
‘‘(A) has at least 4 kilowatt hours of bat-
tery capacity; and 
‘‘(B) is designed for use in qualified plug- 
in electric drive motor vehicles but is purchased 
for nonautomotive applications. 
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‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) an original equipment manufacturer; 
‘‘(B) an electric utility; 
‘‘(C) any provider of range extension infra-
structure; or 
‘‘(D) any other qualified entity, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) LOAN GUARANTEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall guar-
antee loans made to eligible entities for the aggre-
gate purchase of not less than 200 qualified auto-
motive batteries in a calendar year that have a total 
minimum power rating of 1 megawatt and use ad-
vanced battery technology. 
‘‘(2) RESTRICTION.—As a condition of receiving 
a loan guarantee under this section, an entity pur-
chasing qualified automotive batteries with loan 
funds guaranteed under this section shall comply 
with the provisions of the Buy American Act (41 
U.S.C. 10a et seq.). 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promulgate 
such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section. 
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‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$50,000,000.’’. 
(b) LOAN GUARANTEES
FOR CHARGING INFRA-
STRUCTURE.—Section 1705(a) of the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16516(a)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(4) Charging infrastructure and networks of 
charging infrastructure for plug-in drive electric ve-
hicles, if the charging infrastructure will be oper-
ational prior to December 31, 2016.’’. 
SEC. 319. MODEL UPDATING BUILDING CODES, PERMIT-
TING AND INSPECTION PROCESSES, AND 
ZONING OR PARKING RULES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop 
and publish— 
(1) model building codes for the inclusion of 
separate circuits for charging infrastructure, as ap-
propriate, in new construction and major renova-
tions of private residences, buildings, or other struc-
tures that could provide publicly available charging 
infrastructure; 
(2) model construction permitting or inspection 
processes that allow for the expedited installation of 
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charging infrastructure for purchasers of electric 
drive vehicles (including a permitting process that 
allows a vehicle purchaser to have charging infra-
structure installed the same day a vehicle is pur-
chased); and 
(3) model zoning, parking rules, or other local 
ordinances that— 
(A) facilitate the installation of publicly 
available charging infrastructure; and 
(B) allow for access to publicly available 
charging infrastructure. 
(b) OPTIONAL ADOPTION.—An applicant for selec-
tion as a deployment community under section 303 shall 
not be required to use the model building codes, permit-
ting and inspection processes, or zoning, parking rules, or 
other ordinances described in the report published under 
subsection (a). 
(c) SMART GRID INTEGRATION.—In developing the 
model codes or ordinances described in subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall take into account smart grid integration. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000. 
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SEC. 320. CREDIT FOR GRID-INTERACTIVE PLUG-IN VEHI-
CLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart B of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 30E. QUALIFIED GRID-INTERACTIVE PLUG-IN VEHI-
CLES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be allowed as a cred-
it against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable 
year an amount equal to the lesser of— 
‘‘(1) 50 percent of the cost of any qualified 
grid-interactive plug-in vehicle placed in service by 
the taxpayer during the taxable year, or 
‘‘(2) $25,000. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF QUALIFIED GRID- 
INTERACTIVE PLUG-IN VEHICLES.—No credit shall be al-
lowed with respect to any qualified grid-interactive plug- 
in vehicle placed in service after the calendar quarter in 
which the number of qualified grid-interactive vehicles 
placed in service in the United States after the date of 
the enactment of this section is at least 6,000. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION WITH OTHER CREDITS.— 
‘‘(1) BUSINESS CREDIT TREATED AS PART OF 
GENERAL BUSINESS CREDIT.—So much of the credit 
which would be allowed under subsection (a) for any 
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taxable year (determined without regard to this sub-
section) that is attributable to property of a char-
acter subject to an allowance for depreciation shall 
be treated as a credit listed in section 38(b) for such 
taxable year (and not allowed under subsection (a)). 
‘‘(2) PERSONAL CREDIT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 
title, the credit allowed under subsection (a) for 
any taxable year (determined after application 
of paragraph (1)) shall be treated as a credit 
allowable under subpart A for such taxable 
year. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION BASED ON AMOUNT OF 
TAX.—In the case of a taxable year to which 
section 26(a)(2) does not apply, the credit al-
lowed under subsection (a) for any taxable year 
(determined after application of paragraph (1)) 
shall not exceed the excess of— 
‘‘(i) the sum of the regular tax liabil-
ity (as defined in section 26(b)) plus the 
tax imposed by section 55, over 
‘‘(ii) the sum of the credits allowable 
under subpart A (other than this section 
and sections 25D, 30, and 30D) and sec-
tion 27 for the taxable year. 
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‘‘(d) QUALIFIED GRID-INTERACTIVE PLUG-IN VEHI-
CLE.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘qualified 
grid-interactive plug-in vehicle’ means any vehicle— 
‘‘(1) which— 
‘‘(A) is made by a manufacturer and origi-
nally placed in service by the taxpayer, or 
‘‘(B) has been modified to meet the re-
quirements of paragraphs (3) and (4) by a 
qualified vehicle converter and originally placed 
in service as a modified vehicle by the taxpayer, 
‘‘(2) which is acquired for use or lease by the 
taxpayer and not for resale, 
‘‘(3) which is propelled to a significant extent 
by an electric motor which draws electricity from a 
traction battery which— 
‘‘(A) has not less than 20 kilowatt hours 
of traction battery storage, and 
‘‘(B) has not less than 12 kilowatt hours 
of charging and discharging power capability at 
240 volts, 
‘‘(4) which has hardware and software in place 
on the vehicle necessary to allow a qualified 
aggregator to control battery charging from and dis-
charging to the electrical grid, and 
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‘‘(5) with respect to which the taxpayer has en-
tered into a contract or agreement with a qualified 
aggregator to provide grid services for not less than 
3 years. 
‘‘(e) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this 
section— 
‘‘(1) MANUFACTURER.—The term ‘manufac-
turer’ has the meaning given such term under sec-
tion 30B. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
VEHICLE
CONVERTER.—The 
term ‘qualified vehicle converter’ means any person 
who is in the trade or business of installing electric 
drive or grid interface components in existing vehi-
cles. 
‘‘(3) 
QUALIFIED
AGGREGATOR.—The 
term 
‘qualified aggregator’ means any person who— 
‘‘(A) is in the trade or business of control-
ling multiple qualified grid-interactive plug-in 
vehicles to provide valuable grid services and 
paying owners of those vehicles for the ability 
to control charging and discharging of vehicle 
battery storage systems to the grid, and 
‘‘(B) is either— 
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‘‘(i) an Independent System Operator 
as defined in section 3 of the Federal 
Power Act (16 U.S.C. 796), 
‘‘(ii) a Regional Transmission Organi-
zation as defined in such section 3, 
‘‘(iii) a load-serving entity, or 
‘‘(iv) an independent company who ac-
cumulates grid services from a collection of 
qualified grid-interactive plug-in vehicles. 
‘‘(4) LOAD-SERVING ENTITY.—The term ‘load- 
serving entity’ means an electricity distribution com-
pany or utility company that provides distribution 
and energy services for electricity and electric cus-
tomer services. 
‘‘(f) SPECIAL RULES.— 
‘‘(1) BASIS REDUCTION.—For purposes of this 
subtitle, the basis of any property for which a credit 
is allowable under subsection (a) shall be reduced by 
the amount of such credit so allowed. 
‘‘(2) NO DOUBLE BENEFIT.— 
‘‘(A) COORDINATION
WITH
CREDIT
FOR 
NEW
QUALIFIED
PLUG-IN
ELECTRIC
VEHI-
CLES.—No credit shall be allowed under sub-
section (a) with respect to any vehicle for which 
a credit is allowed under section 30D. 
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‘‘(B) OTHER PROVISIONS.—The amount of 
any deduction or credit (other than the credit 
allowed under section 30D) allowable under this 
chapter for a new qualified grid-interactive 
plug-in vehicle shall be reduced by the amount 
of credit allowed under subsection (a) for such 
vehicle. 
‘‘(3) PROPERTY USED OUTSIDE UNITED STATES 
NOT QUALIFIED.—No credit shall be allowable under 
subsection (a) with respect to any property referred 
to in section 50(b)(1). 
‘‘(4) RECAPTURE.—The Secretary shall, by reg-
ulations, provide for recapturing the benefit of any 
credit allowable under subsection (a) with respect to 
any property which ceases to be property eligible for 
such credit. 
‘‘(5) ELECTION
NOT
TO
TAKE
CREDIT.—No 
credit shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any 
vehicle if the taxpayer elects to not have this section 
apply to such vehicle. 
‘‘(g) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to 
property placed in service after December 31, 2015.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 38(a) of such Code is amended by 
striking ‘‘plus’’ at the end of paragraph (35), by 
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striking the period at the end of paragraph (36) and 
inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(37) the portion of the qualified grid-inter-
active plug-in vehicle credit to which section 
30E(c)(1) applies.’’. 
(2) Section 1016(a) of such Code is amended 
by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (36), by 
striking the period at the end of paragraph (37) and 
inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(38) to the extent provided in section 
30E(f)(1).’’. 
(3) Section 6501(m) of such Code is amended 
by inserting ‘‘30E(f)(5),’’ after ‘‘30D(e)(4),’’. 
(4) The table of sections for subpart B of part 
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘Sec. 30E. Qualified grid-interactive plug-in vehicles.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 321. STUDY ON THE COLLECTION, PRESERVATION, 
AND ACCESS TO DATA COLLECTED FROM 
PLUG-IN ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Committee, shall enter into an agreement 
with the National Academy of Sciences under which the 
Academy shall conduct a study that— 
(1) identifies— 
(A) the data that may be collected from 
plug-in electric drive vehicles, including data on 
the location, charging patterns, and usage of 
plug-in electric drive vehicles; 
(B) the scientific, economic, commercial, 
security, and historic potential of the data de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); and 
(C) any laws or regulations that relate to 
the data described in subparagraph (A); and 
(2) analyzes and provides recommendations on 
matters that include procedures, technologies, and 
rules relating to the collection, storage, and preser-
vation of the data described in paragraph (1)(A). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 15 months after the 
date of an agreement between the Secretary and the Acad-
emy under subsection (a), the National Academy of 
Sciences shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
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Congress a report that describes the results of the study 
under subsection (a). 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000. 
TITLE IV—TRANSPORTATION 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—Transportation Options 
for Families and Businesses 
SEC. 401. OIL SAVINGS AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION 
REDUCTIONS 
THROUGH 
TRANSPORTATION 
EFFICIENCY. 
(a) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.—Part 
A of title II of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 220. OIL SAVINGS AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION 
REDUCTIONS 
THROUGH 
TRANSPORTATION 
EFFICIENCY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Transportation (referred to in 
this section as the ‘Secretary’), shall promulgate, and up-
date from time to time, regulations to establish— 
‘‘(1) national transportation-related goals for 
reducing oil consumption and greenhouse gas emis-
sions that are commensurate with the emission re-
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duction targets established under the Oil Independ-
ence for a Stronger America Act of 2010 and the 
amendments made by that Act; 
‘‘(2) standardized models and related methods, 
to be used by States, metropolitan planning organi-
zations, and air quality agencies to address oil sav-
ings and emission reduction goals, including— 
‘‘(A) the development of surface transpor-
tation-related oil savings and greenhouse gas 
emission reduction targets pursuant to sections 
134 and 135 of title 23, and sections 5303 and 
5304 of title 49, United States Code; 
‘‘(B) the assessment of projected surface 
transportation-related 
oil 
consumption 
and 
greenhouse gas emissions from transportation 
strategies; 
‘‘(C) the assessment of projected surface 
transportation-related 
oil 
consumption 
and 
greenhouse gas emissions from State and re-
gional transportation plans; 
‘‘(D) the establishment of surface trans-
portation-related oil consumption and green-
house gas emission baselines at national, State, 
and regional levels; and 
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‘‘(E) the measurement and assessment of 
actual surface transportation-related oil con-
sumption and emissions to assess progress to-
ward achievement of oil savings and emission 
targets at the State and regional levels; 
‘‘(3) methods for collection of data on transpor-
tation-related oil consumption and greenhouse gas 
emissions; and 
‘‘(4) publication and distribution of successful 
strategies employed by States, Indian tribes, metro-
politan planning organizations, and other entities to 
reduce transportation-related oil consumption and 
greenhouse gas emissions. 
‘‘(b) ROLE
OF
DEPARTMENT
OF
TRANSPOR-
TATION.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Admin-
istrator, shall promulgate, and update from time to time, 
regulations— 
‘‘(1) to improve the ability of transportation 
planning models and tools, including travel demand 
models, to address oil consumption and greenhouse 
gas emissions; 
‘‘(2) to assess projected surface transportation- 
related travel activity and transportation strategies 
from State and regional transportation plans; and 
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‘‘(3) to update transportation planning require-
ments and approval of transportation plans as nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(c) CONSULTATION
AND
MODELS.—In promul-
gating the regulations, the Administrator and the Sec-
retary— 
‘‘(1) shall consult with States, Indian tribes, 
metropolitan planning organizations, and air quality 
agencies; 
‘‘(2) may use existing models and methodolo-
gies if the models and methodologies are widely con-
sidered to reflect the best practicable modeling or 
methodological approach for assessing actual and 
projected transportation-related oil consumption and 
greenhouse gas emissions from transportation plans 
and projects; and 
‘‘(3) shall consider previously developed plans 
that were based on models and methodologies for re-
ducing oil consumption and greenhouse gas emis-
sions in applying those regulations to the first ap-
provals after promulgation. 
‘‘(d) TIMING.—The Administrator and the Secretary 
shall— 
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‘‘(1) publish proposed regulations under sub-
sections (a) and (b) not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this section; and 
‘‘(2) promulgate final regulations under sub-
sections (a) and (b) not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this section. 
‘‘(e) ASSESSMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At least every 6 years after 
promulgating final regulations under subsections (a) 
and (b), the Administrator and the Secretary shall 
jointly assess current and projected progress in re-
ducing national transportation-related oil consump-
tion and greenhouse gas emissions. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The assessment shall— 
‘‘(A) examine the contributions to emission 
reductions attributable to— 
‘‘(i) improvements in vehicle effi-
ciency; 
‘‘(ii) greenhouse gas performance of 
transportation fuels; 
‘‘(iii) reductions in vehicle miles trav-
eled; 
‘‘(iv) changes in consumer demand 
and use of transportation management sys-
tems; and 
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‘‘(v) any other greenhouse gas-related 
transportation policies enacted by Con-
gress; and 
‘‘(B) include an analysis of the impact of 
the investments made by each State and metro-
politan planning organization through the appli-
cable statewide transportation improvement 
program and transportation improvement pro-
gram, respectively, over the most recent 6-year 
period on reducing transportation-related green-
house gas emissions and oil consumption. 
‘‘(3) STATE
DEPARTMENTS
OF
TRANSPOR-
TATION.—The Secretary shall issue guidance to es-
tablish procedures for State departments of trans-
portation to collect and report the data required for 
the Secretary to carry out the assessment. 
‘‘(4) RESULTS
OF
ASSESSMENT.—The Sec-
retary and the Administrator shall consider— 
‘‘(A) the results of the assessment con-
ducted under this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) based on those results, whether tech-
nical or other updates to regulations required 
under this section and sections 134 and 135 of 
title 23, and sections 5303 and 5304 of title 49, 
United States Code, are necessary.’’. 
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