‘‘(ii) provide for, to the extent fea-
sible, the ability for each electric drive ve-
hicle to be identified individually and to be 
associated with its owner’s electric utility 
account, regardless of the location that the 
vehicle is plugged in, for purposes of ap-
propriate billing for any electric energy re-
quired to charge the vehicle’s batteries as 
well as any crediting for electric energy 
provided to the electric utility from the ve-
hicle’s batteries; and 
‘‘(iii) review the determination made 
in response to paragraph (14) of this sub-
section in light of this paragraph, including 
whether time-of-use pricing should be em-
ployed to enable the use of electric drive 
vehicles to contribute to meeting peak-load 
and ancillary service power needs. 
‘‘(E) DEFINITION OF ‘ELECTRIC DRIVE VE-
HICLE’.—For purposes of this paragraph, the 
term ‘electric drive vehicle’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 2(3) of the Electric 
Drive Vehicle Deployment Act of 2010.’’. 
(b) COMPLIANCE.— 
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(1) TIME LIMITATIONS.—Section 112(b) of the 
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 2622(b)) is amended by adding the following 
at the end thereof: 
‘‘(7)(A) Not later than 3 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 4 years after the date of 
enactment of the 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).’’. 
(2) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—Section 112(c) of 
the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 2622(c)) is amended by adding the fol-
lowing at the end: ‘‘In the case of the standards es-
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tablished 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 ref-
erence to the date of enactment of such paragraph.’’. 
(3) PRIOR STATE ACTIONS.—Section 112(d) of 
the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 2622(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘(19)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(20)’’ before ‘‘of section 111(d)’’. 
SEC. 7. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) SECONDARY USE APPLICATIONS AND RECYCLING 
STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct 
a study on secondary use applications of electric 
drive vehicle batteries. Such study shall include— 
(A) a survey of the uses, challenges, costs, 
and benefits associated with secondary uses of 
batteries no longer suitable for use in electric 
drive vehicles (such as utility regulation services 
and home storage); and 
(B) a survey of technologies, challenges, 
costs, and benefits associated with the recycling 
of electric drive vehicle batteries. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
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submit to Congress a report describing the results of 
the study conducted pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(b) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a competitively awarded, peer reviewed grant 
program of research, development, demonstration, 
and commercial application of advanced batteries 
with vehicle applications, qualified electric drive vehi-
cle components, and qualified electric drive infra-
structure. 
(2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that the program established under paragraph 
(1) is coordinated with other applicable advanced 
battery, qualified electric drive component, and 
qualified electric drive infrastructure research and 
development activities conducted by the Department 
of Energy, with efforts to minimize duplication of 
such activities. 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary may 
award grants to carry out the program established 
under paragraph (1) to institutions of higher edu-
cation, national laboratories, and other entities the 
Secretary determines appropriate. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
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this subsection $167,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2011 through 2016. 
SEC. 8. STUDY ON SUPPLY OF RAW MATERIALS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior, in con-
sultation with the Secretary, shall conduct a study to— 
(1) identify the raw materials needed for the 
manufacture of electric drive vehicles, qualified elec-
tric drive vehicle components, and qualified electric 
drive vehicle infrastructure; 
(2) describe the primary or original sources of 
raw materials described in paragraph (1) in the 
United States, as of the date of enactment of this 
Act, and known reserves and resources of such ma-
terials; and 
(3) assess the ability of the United States to se-
cure reliable and resilient supplies of raw materials 
described in paragraph (1) to manufacture, deploy, 
and maintain a fleet of electric drive vehicles. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall submit to Congress a report describing the results 
of the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a). 
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SEC. 9. FEDERAL FLEETS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, elec-
tric energy consumed by agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment to fuel electric drive vehicles— 
(1) is alternative fuel (as defined in section 301 
of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
13211)); 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 at the 
completion of phase I of the program established under 
section 3(a)(1), the Federal Energy Management Program 
and the General Services Administration shall complete an 
assessment of motor vehicle fleets operated by agencies of 
the Federal Government and submit a report to Congress 
that describes— 
(1) for each agency of the Federal Government, 
the types of vehicles the agency uses that may or 
may not be suitable for near-term and medium-term 
conversion to electric drive vehicles, taking into ac-
count the types of vehicles for which electric drive 
vehicles could provide comparable functionality and 
lifecycle costs; 
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(2) how many electric drive vehicles could be 
deployed by each agency of the Federal Government 
in 5 years and in 10 years, assuming that electric 
drive vehicles are available and are purchased when 
new vehicles are needed or existing vehicles are re-
placed; and 
(3) the estimated cost to the Federal Govern-
ment for vehicle purchases pursuant to paragraph 
(2) for each fiscal year. 
(c) BUDGET REQUEST.—For each fiscal year that be-
gins after one year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, each agency of the Federal Government shall include 
electric drive vehicle purchases 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. 
(d) PILOT PROGRAM TO DEPLOY ELECTRIC DRIVE 
VEHICLES IN THE FEDERAL FLEET.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of General Services shall acquire 1,000 electric drive 
vehicles to be deployed in a range of locations in 
motor vehicle fleets operated by Federal agencies. 
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(2) DATA COLLECTION.—The Administrator of 
General Services shall collect data regarding— 
(A) the cost, performance, and use of elec-
tric drive vehicles in motor vehicle fleets oper-
ated by Federal agencies; 
(B) the deployment and integration of elec-
tric drive vehicles in motor vehicle fleets oper-
ated by Federal agencies; and 
(C) the contribution of electric drive vehi-
cles in motor vehicle fleets operated by Federal 
agencies toward reducing the use of fossil fuels 
and greenhouse gas emissions. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
General Services shall submit to Congress a report 
that— 
(A) describes the status of electric drive 
vehicles in motor vehicle fleets operated by Fed-
eral agencies; and 
(B) includes an analysis of the data col-
lected under this subsection. 
SEC. 10. ELECTRIC DRIVE COMPONENT AND INFRASTRUC-
TURE MANUFACTURING LOAN PROGRAM. 
(a) DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and subject to the 
availability of appropriated funds, the Secretary 
shall carry out a program to provide a total of not 
more than $5,000,000,000 in loans to eligible indi-
viduals and entities (as determined by the Secretary 
and including qualified electric drive vehicle compo-
nent suppliers and qualified electric drive vehicle in-
frastructure suppliers) for the costs of activities de-
scribed in subsection (b). The loans shall be made 
through the Federal Financing Bank, with the full 
faith and credit of the United States Government on 
the principal and interest. The full credit subsidy 
shall be paid by the Secretary using appropriated 
funds. 
(2) APPLICATION.—An applicant for a loan 
under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary 
an application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may 
require, including a written assurance that— 
(A) all laborers and mechanics employed 
by contractors or subcontractors during con-
struction, alteration, or repair that is financed, 
in whole or in part, by a loan under this section 
shall be paid wages at rates not less than those 
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prevailing on similar construction in the local-
ity, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in 
accordance with sections 3141 through 3144, 
3146, and 3147 of title 40, United States Code; 
and 
(B) the Secretary of Labor shall, with re-
spect to the labor standards described in this 
paragraph, have the authority and functions set 
forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 
1950 (5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 
40, United States Code. 
(3) SELECTION OF ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—The 
Secretary shall select eligible projects to receive 
loans under this subsection in cases in which, as de-
termined by the Secretary, the loan recipient— 
(A) is financially viable without the receipt 
of additional Federal funding associated with 
the proposed project; 
(B) will provide sufficient information to 
the Secretary for the Secretary to ensure that 
the funds are expended efficiently and effec-
tively; and 
(C) has met such other criteria as may be 
established and published by the Secretary. 
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(4) RATES, 
TERMS, 
AND
REPAYMENT
OF 
LOANS.—A loan provided under this subsection— 
(A) shall have an interest rate that, as of 
the date on which the loan is made, is equal to 
the cost of funds to the Department of the 
Treasury for obligations of comparable matu-
rity; 
(B) shall have a term equal to the lesser 
of— 
(i) the projected life, in years, of the 
eligible project to be carried out using 
funds from the loan, as determined by the 
Secretary; or 
(ii) 25 years; 
(C) may be subject to a deferral in repay-
ment for not more than 5 years after the date 
on which the eligible project carried out using 
funds from the loan first begins operations, as 
determined by the Secretary; and 
(D) shall be made by the Federal Financ-
ing Bank. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A loan provided under sub-
section (a) may be used by the loan recipient to pay the 
costs of— 
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(1) reequipping, expanding, or establishing a 
manufacturing facility in the United States to 
produce— 
(A) qualified electric drive vehicle infra-
structure; or 
(B) qualified electric drive vehicle compo-
nents; and 
(2) engineering integration performed in the 
United States of qualified electric drive vehicle com-
ponents. 
(c) FEES.—Administrative costs shall be no more 
than $100,000 or 10 basis points of the loan. 
(d) PRIORITY.— 
(1) CRITERIA.—In selecting loan recipients 
from among eligible applicants, the Secretary shall 
give preference to proposals that— 
(A) are most likely to be successful; and 
(B) are located in local markets that have 
the greatest need for the manufacturing facility. 
(2) 
EXISTING
FACILITIES.—The 
Secretary 
shall, in making loans to manufacturers that have 
existing facilities, give priority to those facilities that 
are oldest or have been in existence for at least 20 
years. Such facilities may currently be sitting idle. 
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(e) SET ASIDE FOR SMALL MANUFACTURERS AND 
COMPONENT SUPPLIERS.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF COVERED FIRM.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘covered firm’’ means a firm 
that— 
(A) employs less than 500 individuals; and 
(B) manufactures qualified electric drive 
vehicle infrastructure or qualified electric drive 
vehicle components. 
(2) SET ASIDE.—Of the amount of funds that 
are used to make loans for each fiscal year under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall use not less than 
25 percent to make loans to covered firms or con-
sortia led by a covered firm. 
(f) APPOINTMENT AND PAY OF PERSONNEL.— 
(1) The Secretary may use direct hiring author-
ity pursuant to section 3304(a)(3) of title 5, United 
States Code, to appoint such professional and ad-
ministrative personnel as the Secretary determines 
necessary to the discharge of the Secretary’s func-
tions under this section. 
(2) The rate of pay for a person appointed pur-
suant to paragraph (1) shall not exceed the max-
imum rate payable for GS–15 of the General Sched-
ule under chapter 53 of such title. 
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(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 
2011 through 2016. 
SEC. 11. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR ADVANCED BATTERY 
PURCHASES FOR USE IN STATIONARY APPLI-
CATIONS. 
Subtitle B of title I of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17011 et seq.) is amend-
ed 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 5 kilowatt-hours of trac-
tion battery capacity; and 
‘‘(B) is designed for use in electric drive 
vehicles but is purchased for nonautomotive and 
dual-purpose applications. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) an original equipment manufacturer; 
‘‘(B) an electric utility; 
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‘‘(C) any provider of qualified electric drive 
vehicle infrastructure (as such term is defined 
in section 2(8) of the Electric Drive Vehicle De-
ployment Act of 2010); or 
‘‘(D) any other qualified entity, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) LOAN GUARANTEES.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a program to provide guarantees of loans made to 
eligible entities by private institutions for the purchase, 
by such an eligible entity, of at least 500 qualified auto-
motive batteries in a calendar year that use advanced bat-
tery technology. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may provide a 
loan guarantee under subsection (b) to an applicant if— 
‘‘(1) without a loan guarantee, credit is not 
available to the applicant under reasonable terms or 
conditions sufficient to finance the purchase of 
qualified automotive batteries described in sub-
section (b); 
‘‘(2) the prospective earning power of the appli-
cant and the character and value of the security 
pledged provide a reasonable assurance of repayment 
of the loan to be guaranteed in accordance with the 
terms of the loan; and 
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‘‘(3) the loan bears interest at a rate deter-
mined by the Secretary to be reasonable, taking into 
account the current average yield on outstanding ob-
ligations of the United States with remaining peri-
ods of maturity comparable to the maturity of the 
loan. 
‘‘(d) MATURITY.—A loan guaranteed under sub-
section (b) shall have a maturity of not more than 20 
years. 
‘‘(e) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The loan agreement 
for a loan guaranteed under subsection (b) shall provide 
that no provision of the loan agreement may be amended 
or waived without the consent of the Secretary. 
‘‘(f) ASSURANCE
OF REPAYMENT.—The Secretary 
shall require that an applicant for a loan guarantee under 
subsection (b) provide an assurance of repayment in the 
form of a performance bond, insurance, collateral, or other 
means acceptable to the Secretary in an amount equal to 
not less than 20 percent of the amount of the loan. 
‘‘(g) GUARANTEE FEE.—The recipient of a loan 
guarantee under subsection (b) shall pay the Secretary an 
amount determined by the Secretary to be sufficient to 
cover the administrative costs of the Secretary relating to 
the loan guarantee. 
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‘‘(h) FULL FAITH AND CREDIT.—The full faith and 
credit of the United States is pledged to the payment of 
all guarantees made under this section. Any such guar-
antee made by the Secretary shall be conclusive evidence 
of the eligibility of the loan for the guarantee with respect 
to principal and interest. The validity of the guarantee 
shall be incontestable in the hands of a holder of the guar-
anteed loan. 
‘‘(i) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promulgate 
such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$300,000,000 for fiscal years 2011 through 2016.’’. 
Æ 
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