Title: ATVM Modernization Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
ATVM Modernization Act
This bill expands eligibility under the Department of Energy's Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program to include certain energy-efficient aircraft.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8933 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8933

 To modernize the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Incentive 
                                program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 10, 2020

 Mr. Cardenas (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Kinzinger, and Mr. Burgess) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To modernize the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Incentive 
                                program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``ATVM Modernization Act''.

SEC. 2. ATVM MODERNIZATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 136(a)(1) of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17013(a)) is amended by striking 
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Advanced technology vehicle.--The term `advanced 
        technology vehicle' means--
                    ``(A) an ultra efficient vehicle or a light duty 
                vehicle that meets--
                            ``(i) the Bin 5 Tier II emission standard 
                        established in regulations issued by the 
                        Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
                        Agency under section 202(i) of the Clean Air 
                        Act (42 U.S.C. 7521(i)), or a lower-numbered 
                        Bin emission standard;
                            ``(ii) any new emission standard in effect 
                        for fine particulate matter prescribed by the 
                        Administrator under that Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et 
                        seq.); and
                            ``(iii) at least 125 percent of the average 
                        base year combined fuel economy for vehicles 
                        with substantially similar attributes; or
                    ``(B) an aircraft (as defined under section 40102 
                of title 49, United States Code) that meets--
                            ``(i) the appropriate and most recent 
                        emission and fuel economy standards established 
                        in regulations issued by the Administrator of 
                        the Environmental Protection Agency, in 
                        consultation with the Administrator of the 
                        Federal Aviation Administration, under section 
                        231(a) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
                        7571(a)); and
                            ``(ii) at least 125 percent of the average 
                        base year fuel economy for aircraft with 
                        substantially similar attributes.''.
    (b) Rulemaking.--The Secretary of Energy shall issue an interim 
final rulemaking updating the ``Advanced Technology Vehicles 
Manufacturing Incentive Program'' interim final rule (73 Fed. Reg. 
66721), as amended and corrected, to reflect the changes made under 
this Act within 120 days of enactment of this Act.
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