(B) 
OTHER
CONSIDERATION.—Persons 
who are appointed under paragraph (1) shall— 
(i) be representative of a broad cross 
sector of— 
(I) explorers, producers, trans-
porters, refiners, wholesale distribu-
tors, and retail sellers in the petro-
leum industry; 
(II) various antitrust perspectives 
within the United States; and 
(III) consumers, fuel-dependent 
businesses, and other interests that 
the Secretary considers necessary to 
ensure a balanced representation of 
perspectives and expertise in the pe-
troleum industry; and 
(ii) provide fresh insights to analyzing 
the causes and impacts of the concentra-
tion of ownership described in subsection 
(b)(1). 
(3) PERIOD
OF
APPOINTMENT
AND
VACAN-
CIES.— 
(A) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.—Members 
shall be appointed not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act and the ap-
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pointment shall be for the life of the Commis-
sion. 
(B) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the 
Commission shall not affect its powers, but 
shall be filled in the same manner as the origi-
nal appointment. 
(4) MEETINGS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
meet at the call of the Chairman. 
(B) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30 
days after the date on which all members of the 
Commission have been appointed, the Commis-
sion shall hold its first meeting. 
(5) CHAIRMAN
AND
VICE
CHAIRMAN.—The 
members of the Commission shall elect a chairman 
and vice chairman from among the members of the 
Commission. 
(6) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 
the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the 
transaction of business. 
(d) FINAL REPORT.— 
(1) 
FINDINGS, 
CONCLUSION, 
AND
REC-
OMMENDATIONS
OF
COMMISSION.—Not later than 
12 months after the date of the initial meeting of 
the Commission, the Commission shall submit to the 
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President and Congress a final report that con-
tains— 
(A) the findings and conclusions of the 
study of the Commission required under sub-
section (b); and 
(B) recommendations for addressing any 
problems identified in such study. 
(2) SEPARATE
VIEWS.—Any member of the 
Commission may submit additional findings and rec-
ommendations as part of the final report. 
(e) POWERS OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) HEARINGS.—The Commission may hold 
such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, 
take such testimony, and receive such evidence as 
the Commission may find advisable to fulfill the re-
quirements of this section. The Commission shall 
hold at least one hearing in Washington, D.C., and 
at least four in a variety of geographic regions of the 
United States. 
(2) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
The Commission may secure directly from any Fed-
eral department or agency such information as the 
Commission considers necessary to carry out the 
provisions of this section. Upon request of the Chair-
man of the Commission, the head of such depart-
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ment or agency shall furnish such information to the 
Commission. 
(3) MAILS.—The Commission may use the 
United States mails in the same manner and under 
the same conditions as other departments and agen-
cies of the Federal Government. 
(f) COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 
(1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Each mem-
ber of the Commission shall be compensated at a 
rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate 
of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code, for each day (including travel time) 
during which such member is engaged in the per-
formance of the duties of the Commission. 
(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the 
Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, includ-
ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates author-
ized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while 
away from their homes or regular places of business 
in the performance of duties of the Commission. 
(3) STAFF.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Chairman of the 
Commission may, without regard to the civil 
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service laws and regulations, appoint and termi-
nate an executive director and such other addi-
tional personnel as may be necessary to enable 
the Commission to perform its duties. The em-
ployment of an executive director shall be sub-
ject to confirmation by the Commission. 
(B) COMPENSATION.—The Chairman of 
the Commission may fix the compensation of 
the executive director and other personnel with-
out regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and 
subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United 
States Code, relating to classification of posi-
tions and General Schedule pay rates, except 
that the rate of pay for the executive director 
and other personnel may not exceed the rate 
payable for level V of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5316 of such title. 
(4) DETAIL
OF
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES.— 
Upon request of the Chairman, the head of any Fed-
eral department or agency may detail any of the per-
sonnel of that department or agency to the Commis-
sion to assist it in carrying out its duties under this 
section. Such detail shall be without reimbursement 
and without interruption or loss of civil service sta-
tus or privilege. 
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(5) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTER-
MITTENT SERVICES.—The Chairman of the Commis-
sion may procure temporary and intermittent serv-
ices under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
Code, at rates for individuals which do not exceed 
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule 
under section 5316 of such title. 
(g) SUPPORT SERVICES.—The Administrator of Gen-
eral Services shall provide to the Commission on a reim-
bursable basis such administrative support services as the 
Commission may request. 
(h) AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 to carry out 
the provisions of this section. 
SEC. 9. INCREASED AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 32902 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1) Subject to paragraph 
(2) of this subsection, the’’ and inserting 
‘‘The’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
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(2) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) in 
order as subsections (k) and (l), and by inserting 
after subsection (h) the following: 
‘‘(i) STANDARDS FOR MODEL YEARS AFTER 2009.— 
The Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe by regula-
tion average fuel economy standards for automobiles man-
ufactured by a manufacturer in model years after model 
year 2009, that shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that the average fuel economy 
achieved by automobiles (including passenger auto-
mobiles) manufactured by a manufacturer in model 
years after 2017 is no less than 37 miles per gallon, 
and in model years after 2022 is no less than 40 
miles per gallon; 
‘‘(2) ensure that improvements to fuel economy 
standards do not degrade the safety of automobiles 
manufactured by a manufacturer; and 
‘‘(3) maximize the retention of jobs in the auto-
mobile manufacturing sector of the United States. 
‘‘(j) SIZED-BASED STANDARDS.—The Secretary may 
establish separate standards for different classes of auto-
mobiles (including passenger automobiles) according to 
size.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is 
further amended— 
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(1) in subsection (c)(1) in the first sentence by 
inserting ‘‘and subsection (i)’’ after ‘‘of this sub-
section’’; and 
(2) in subsection (k) (as redesignated by sub-
section (a)) by striking ‘‘or (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘(g), 
or (i)’’. 
SEC. 10. FUEL ECONOMY OF THE FEDERAL FLEET OF VEHI-
CLES. 
(a) BASELINE AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY.—The head 
of each executive agency shall determine, for each class 
of vehicles that are in the agency’s fleet of vehicles in fiscal 
year 2008, the average fuel economy for all of the vehicles 
in that class that are in the agency’s fleet of vehicles for 
that fiscal year. For the purposes of this section, the aver-
age fuel economy so determined for the agency’s vehicles 
in a class of vehicles shall be the baseline average fuel 
economy for the agency’s fleet of vehicles in that class. 
(b) INCREASE OF AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY.—The 
head of an executive agency shall manage the procurement 
of vehicles in each class of vehicles for that agency in such 
a manner that— 
(1) not later than September 30, 2010, the av-
erage fuel economy of the new vehicles in the agen-
cy’s fleet of vehicles in each class of vehicles is not 
less than three miles per gallon higher than the 
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baseline average fuel economy determined for that 
class; and 
(2) not later than September 30, 2013, the av-
erage fuel economy of the new vehicles in the agen-
cy’s fleet of vehicles in each class of vehicles is not 
less than six miles per gallon higher than the base-
line average fuel economy determined for that class. 
(c) CALCULATION OF AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY.— 
Average fuel economy shall be calculated for the purposes 
of this section in accordance with guidance which the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall prescribe for the implemen-
tation of this section. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) The term ‘‘class of vehicles’’ means a class 
of vehicles for which an average fuel economy stand-
ard is in effect under chapter 329 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 4(1) of the Office of 
Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(1)). 
(3) The term ‘‘new vehicle’’, with respect to the 
fleet of vehicles of an executive agency, means a ve-
hicle procured by or for the agency after September 
30, 2009. 
Æ 
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