(2) subjecting whole or partial vehicle platforms 
to fully representative duty cycles and operating con-
ditions; 
(3) developing and demonstrating a range of 
chemistries and configurations for advanced vehicle 
battery manufacturing; and 
(4) developing and demonstrating test cycles for 
new and alternative fuels, and other advanced vehicle 
technologies. 
TITLE II—MEDIUM AND HEAVY 
DUTY 
COMMERCIAL 
AND 
TRANSIT VEHICLES 
SEC. 201. PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in partnership with 
relevant research and development programs in other Fed-
eral agencies, and a range of appropriate industry stake-
holders, shall carry out a program of cooperative research, 
development, demonstration, and commercial application 
activities on advanced technologies for medium- to heavy- 
duty commercial and transit vehicles, including activities 
in the areas of— 
(1) engine efficiency and combustion research; 
(2) on board storage technologies for compressed 
and liquefied natural gas; 
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(3) development and integration of engine tech-
nologies designed for natural gas operation of a vari-
ety of vehicle platforms; 
(4) waste heat recovery and conversion; 
(5) improved aerodynamics and tire rolling re-
sistance; 
(6) energy and space-efficient emissions control 
systems; 
(7) heavy hybrid, hybrid hydraulic, plug-in hy-
brid, and electric platforms, and energy storage tech-
nologies; 
(8) drivetrain optimization; 
(9) friction and wear reduction; 
(10) engine idle and parasitic energy loss reduc-
tion; 
(11) electrification of accessory loads; 
(12) onboard sensing and communications tech-
nologies; 
(13) advanced lightweighting materials and vehi-
cle designs; 
(14) increasing load capacity per vehicle; 
(15) thermal management of battery systems; 
(16) recharging infrastructure; 
(17) complete vehicle modeling and simulation; 
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(18) hydrogen vehicle technologies, including fuel 
cells and internal combustion engines, and hydrogen 
infrastructure; 
(19) retrofitting advanced technologies onto exist-
ing truck fleets; and 
(20) integration of these and other advanced sys-
tems onto a single truck and trailer platform. 
(b) LEADERSHIP.—The Secretary shall appoint a full- 
time Director to coordinate research, development, dem-
onstration, and commercial application activities in 
medium- to heavy-duty commercial and transit vehicle 
technologies. Responsibilities of the Director shall be to— 
(1) improve coordination and develop consensus 
between government agency and industry partners, 
and propose new processes for program management 
and priority setting to better align activities and 
budgets among partners; 
(2) regularly convene workshops, site visits, dem-
onstrations, conferences, investor forums, and other 
events in which information and research findings 
are shared among program participants and inter-
ested stakeholders; 
(3) develop a budget for the Department’s activi-
ties with regard to the interagency program, and pro-
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vide consultation and guidance on vehicle technology 
funding priorities across agencies; 
(4) determine a process for reviewing program 
technical goals, targets, and timetables and, where ap-
plicable, aided by life-cycle impact and cost analysis, 
propose revisions or elimination based on program 
progress, available funding, and rate of technology 
adoption; 
(5) evaluate ongoing activities of the program 
and recommend project modifications, including the 
termination of projects, where applicable; 
(6) recruit new industry participants to the 
interagency program, including truck, trailer, and 
component manufacturers who have not traditionally 
participated in federally sponsored research and tech-
nology development activities; and 
(7) other responsibilities as determined by the 
Secretary, in consultation with interagency and in-
dustry partners. 
(c) REPORTING.—At the end of each fiscal year the 
partnership shall submit to the Secretary and relevant Con-
gressional committees of jurisdiction an annual report de-
scribing activities undertaken in the previous year, active 
industry participants, efforts to recruit new participants, 
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progress of the program in meeting goals and timelines, and 
a strategic plan for funding of activities across agencies. 
SEC. 202. CLASS 8 TRUCK AND TRAILER SYSTEMS DEM-
ONSTRATION. 
The Secretary shall conduct a competitive grant pro-
gram to demonstrate the integration of multiple advanced 
technologies on Class 8 truck and trailer platforms with a 
goal of improving overall freight efficiency, as measured in 
tons and volume of freight hauled or other work perform-
ance-based metrics, by 50 percent, including a combination 
of technologies listed in section 201(a). Applicant teams 
may be comprised of truck and trailer manufacturers, en-
gine and component manufacturers, fleet customers, univer-
sity researchers, and other applicants as appropriate for 
the development and demonstration of integrated Class 8 
truck and trailer systems. 
SEC. 203. TECHNOLOGY TESTING AND METRICS. 
The Secretary, in coordination with the partners of the 
interagency research program described in section 201(a)— 
(1) shall develop standard testing procedures and 
technologies for evaluating the performance of ad-
vanced heavy vehicle technologies under a range of 
representative duty cycles and operating conditions, 
including for heavy hybrid propulsion systems; 
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(2) shall evaluate heavy vehicle performance 
using work performance-based metrics other than 
those based on miles per gallon, including those based 
on units of volume and weight transported for freight 
applications, and appropriate metrics based on the 
work performed by nonroad systems; and 
(3) may construct heavy duty truck and bus test-
ing facilities. 
SEC. 204. NONROAD SYSTEMS PILOT PROGRAM. 
The Secretary shall undertake a pilot program of re-
search, development, demonstration, and commercial appli-
cations of technologies to improve total machine or system 
efficiency for heavy duty nonroad equipment, and shall seek 
opportunities to transfer relevant research findings and 
technologies between the nonroad and on-highway equip-
ment and vehicle sectors. 
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Union Calendar No. 142 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3246 
[Report No. 111–254] 
A BILL 
To provide for a program of research, development, 
demonstration, and commercial application in ve-
hicle technologies at the Department of Energy. 
SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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