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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 817 
To provide for the establishment of a working group to identify and advance 
the development and use of alternative sources for motor vehicle fuels. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2007 
Mr. PRICE of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide for the establishment of a working group to 
identify and advance the development and use of alter-
native sources for motor vehicle fuels. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Finding the Ultimate 
Energy Lifeline Act of 2007’’ or the ‘‘FUEL Act of 
2007’’. 
SEC. 2. WORKING GROUP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The President shall select not 
less than 12 and not more than 25 individuals to serve 
on a working group to identify for the President strategies 
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and methods to reduce consumption of foreign oil to less 
than 25 percent of total United States motor vehicle fuel 
consumption not later than 2015. The working group 
shall— 
(1) identify alternative sources for motor vehicle 
fuels; 
(2) recommend appropriate Federal actions for 
the development and use of such alternative sources; 
(3) assess the effectiveness of the Federal ac-
tions carried out as described in paragraph (2); and 
(4) provide appropriate coordination of Federal 
efforts. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—Individuals selected under sub-
section (a) shall be representative of domestic industry, 
academia, professional societies, government agencies, 
Federal laboratories, previous advisory panels, and finan-
cial, environmental, and other appropriate organizations. 
(c) TERMS.—The term of a member of the working 
group shall be not more than 3 years. The President shall 
appoint members in a manner that allows the terms of 
the members serving at any time to expire at intervals so 
as to ensure continuity in the functioning of the working 
group. A member of the working group whose term is ex-
piring may be reappointed. 
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(d) CHAIRPERSON.—The working group shall have a 
chairperson, who shall be appointed by the President. 
(e) SUPPORT.—The Secretary of Energy shall pro-
vide resources necessary for the working group to carry 
out its responsibilities. 
(f) REPORTS.—Not later than 6 months after the 
working group is appointed under subsection (a), and at 
least every 6 months thereafter, the working group shall 
transmit to the Congress a report on its activities. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of En-
ergy such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
years 2009 through 2016, for purposes of this section. 
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