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ures with explicitly stated cost and performance
baselines. The measures shall specify energy effi-
ciency performance goals, with quantifiable 5-year
cost and energy savings target levels, for vehicles,
buildings, and industries, and any other such goals
the Secretary considers appropriate.
(2) SUBSEQUENT
TRANSMITTALS.—The Sec-
retary shall transmit to the Congress, along with the
President’s annual budget request for each fiscal
year after 2007, a report containing—
(A) a description, including quantitative
analysis, of progress in achieving performance
goals transmitted under paragraph (1), as com-
pared to the baselines transmitted under para-
graph (1); and
(B) any amendments to such goals.
(c) PUBLIC INPUT.—The Secretary shall consider ad-
vice from industry, universities, and other interested par-
ties through seeking comments in the Federal Register
and other means before transmitting each report under
subsection (b).
SEC. 923. VEHICLES.
(a) ADVANCED, COST-EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES.—
The Secretary shall conduct a program of research, devel-
opment, demonstration, and commercial application of ad-
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vanced, cost-effective technologies to improve the energy
efficiency and environmental performance of light-duty
and heavy-duty vehicles, including—
(1) hybrid and electric propulsion systems, in-
cluding plug-in hybrid systems;
(2) advanced engines, including combustion en-
gines;
(3) advanced materials, including high strength,
lightweight materials, such as nanostructured mate-
rials, composites, multimaterial parts, carbon fibers,
and materials with high thermal conductivity;
(4) technologies for reduced drag and rolling re-
sistance;
(5) whole-vehicle design optimization to reduce
the weight of component parts and thus increase the
fuel economy of the vehicle, including fiber optics to
replace traditional wiring;
(6) thermoelectric devices that capture waste
heat and convert thermal energy into electricity; and
(7) advanced drivetrains.
(b) LOW-COST HYDROGEN PROPULSION AND INFRA-
STRUCTURE.—The Secretary of Energy shall—
(1) establish a research, development, and dem-
onstration program to determine the feasibility of
using hydrogen propulsion in light-weight vehicles
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and the integration of the associated hydrogen pro-
duction infrastructure using off-the-shelf compo-
nents; and
(2) identify universities and institutions that—
(A) have expertise in researching and test-
ing vehicles fueled by hydrogen, methane, and
other fuels;
(B) have expertise in integrating off-the-
shelf components to minimize cost; and
(C) within two years can test a vehicle
based on an existing commercially available
platform with a curb weight of not less than
2,000 pounds before modifications, that—
(i) operates solely on hydrogen gas;
(ii) can travel a minimum of 300
miles under normal road conditions; and
(iii) uses hydrogen produced from
water using only solar energy.
SEC. 924. BUILDINGS.
(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall conduct a pro-
gram of research, development, demonstration, and com-
mercial application of cost-effective technologies, for new
construction and retrofit, to improve the energy efficiency
and environmental performance of commercial, industrial,
institutional, and residential buildings. The program shall