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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Intermodal Safe Container 
Transportation Act Amendments of 1996''.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 49.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to 
be made to a section or other provision of title 49, United States 
Code.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 5901 is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the 
        definitions in sections 10102 and 13102 of this title apply.'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs 
        (7) and (8), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
        paragraph:
            ``(6) `gross cargo weight' means the weight of the cargo, 
        packaging materials (including ice), pallets, and dunnage.''.

SEC. 4. NOTIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS.

    Section 5902 is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 5902. Notifications and certifications
    ``(a) Prior Notification.--
            ``(1) In general.--If the first carrier to which any loaded 
        container or trailer having a projected gross cargo weight of 
        more than 29,000 pounds is tendered for intermodal 
        transportation is a motor carrier, the person tendering the 
        container or trailer shall give the motor carrier a 
        notification of the projected gross cargo weight and a 
        reasonable description of the contents of the container or 
        trailer before the tendering of the container or trailer. The 
        notification may be transmitted electronically or by telephone.
            ``(2) Applicability.--This subsection applies to any person 
        within the United States who tenders a container or trailer 
        subject to this chapter for intermodal transportation if the 
        first carrier is a motor carrier.
    ``(b) Certification.--
            ``(1) In general.--A person who tenders a loaded container 
        or trailer with an actual gross cargo weight of more than 
        29,000 pounds, to a first carrier for intermodal transportation 
        shall provide a certification of the contents of the container 
        or trailer in writing, or electronically, before or when the 
        container or trailer is so tendered.
            ``(2) Contents of certification.--The certification 
        required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:
                    ``(A) The actual gross cargo weight.
                    ``(B) A reasonable description of the contents of 
                the container or trailer.
                    ``(C) The identity of the certifying party.
                    ``(D) The container or trailer number.
                    ``(E) The date of certification or transfer of data 
                to another document, as provided for in paragraph (3).
            ``(3) Transfer of certification data.--A carrier who 
        receives a certification may transfer the information contained 
        in the certification to another document or to electronic 
        format for forwarding to a subsequent carrier. The person 
        transferring the information shall state on the forwarded 
        document the date on which the data was transferred and the 
        identity of the party who performed the transfer.
            ``(4) Shipping documents.--For purposes of this chapter, a 
        shipping document, prepared by the person tendering a container 
        or trailer to a first carrier, that contains the information 
        required by paragraph (2) meets the requirements of paragraph 
        (1).
            ``(5) Use of `freight all kinds' term.--The term `Freight 
        All Kinds' or `FAK' may not be used for the purpose of 
        certification under this subsection after December 31, 2000, as 
        a description required under paragraph (2)(B) for a trailer or 
        container if the weight of any commodity in the trailer or 
        container equals or exceeds 20 percent of the total weight of 
the contents of the trailer or container. This subsection does not 
prohibit the use of such term after December 31, 2000, for rating 
purposes.
            ``(6) Separate document marking.--If a separate document is 
        used to meet the requirements of paragraph (1), it shall be 
        conspicuously marked `INTERMODAL CERTIFICATION'.
            ``(7) Applicability.--This subsection applies to any 
        person, domestic or foreign, who first tenders a container or 
        trailer subject to this chapter for intermodal transportation 
        within the United States.
    ``(c) Forwarding Certifications to Subsequent Carriers.--
            ``(1) General rule.--A carrier, agent of a carrier, broker, 
        customs broker, freight forwarder, warehouser, or terminal 
        operator shall forward the certification provided under 
        subsection (b) to a subsequent carrier transporting the 
        container or trailer in intermodal transportation before or 
        when the container or trailer is tendered to the subsequent 
        carrier.
            ``(2) Presumption of no certification required.--If no 
        certification is received by the subsequent carrier before or 
        when the container or trailer is being tendered to it, the 
        subsequent carrier may presume that no certification is 
        required.
            ``(3) Limitation on construction of forwarding.--The act of 
        forwarding the certification may not be construed as a 
        verification or affirmation of the accuracy or completeness of 
        the information in the certification.
            ``(4) Liability.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If a person inaccurately 
                transfers the information on the certification or fails 
                to forward the certification to a subsequent carrier, 
                then that person is liable to any person who incurs any 
                bond, fine, penalty, cost (including storage), or 
                interest charge incurred as a result of the inaccurate 
                transfer of information or failure to forward the 
                certification.
                    ``(B) Lien.--A subsequent carrier incurring a bond, 
                fine, penalty, or cost (including storage), or interest 
                charge as a result of the inaccurate transfer of the 
                information or the failure to forward the certification 
                shall have a lien against the contents of the container 
                or trailer under section 5905 in the amount of the 
                bond, fine, penalty, or cost (including storage), or 
                interest charge and all court costs and legal fees 
                incurred by the carrier as a result of such inaccurate 
                transfer or failure.
            ``(5) Notice to leased operators.--If a motor carrier knows 
        that the gross cargo weight of an intermodal container or 
        trailer subject to the certification requirements of subsection 
        (b) would result in a violation of applicable State gross 
        vehicle weight laws--
                    ``(A) a motor carrier must inform the operator of a 
                vehicle which is leased by the vehicle operator to a 
                motor carrier which transports an intermodal container 
                or trailer of the gross cargo weight of the container 
                or trailer as certified to the motor carrier pursuant 
                to subsection (b);
                    ``(B) the notice must be provided to the operator 
                prior to the operator being tendered the container or 
                trailer;
                    ``(C) the notice required by this subsection must 
                be in writing, but may be transmitted electronically;
                    ``(D) the motor carrier shall bear the burden of 
                proof to establish that it tendered the required notice 
                to the operator; and
                    ``(E) if the operator of a leased vehicle 
                transporting a container or trailer subject to this 
                chapter should receive a fine because of a violation of 
                a State's gross vehicle weight laws or regulations and 
                lessee motor carrier cannot establish that it tendered 
                to the operator the notice required by this section, 
                the operator shall be entitled to reimbursement from 
                the motor carrier of the amount of any fine and court 
                costs resulting from the failure of the motor carrier 
                to tender the notice to the operator.
    ``(d) Liability to Owner or Beneficial Owner.--If--
            ``(1) a person inaccurately transfers information on a 
        certification required by subsection (b)(1) or fails to forward 
        a certification to the subsequent carrier;
            ``(2) as a result of the inaccurate transfer of such 
        information or a failure to forward a certification, the 
        subsequent carrier incurs a bond, fine, penalty, or cost 
        (including storage), or interest charge; and
            ``(3) a subsequent carrier exercises its rights to a lien 
        under section 5905,
then that person is liable to the owner or beneficial owner or to any 
other person paying the amount of the lien to the subsequent carrier 
for the amount of the lien and all costs related to the imposition of 
the lien, including court costs and legal fees incurred in connection 
with imposition of the lien.
    ``(e) Nonapplicability.--
            ``(1) Consolidated shipments.--The notification and 
        certification requirements of subsections (a) and (b) do not 
        apply to any intermodal container or trailer containing 
        consolidated shipments loaded by a motor carrier if that motor 
        carrier--
                    ``(A) performs the highway portion of the 
                intermodal movement; or
                    ``(B) assumes the responsibility for any weight-
                related fine or penalty incurred by any other motor 
                carrier that performs a part of the highway 
                transportation.
            ``(2) Intermodal transportation of loaded containers.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subsections (a) and (b) and 
                section 5903(c) do not apply to a carrier when the 
                carrier is transferring a loaded container or trailer 
                to another carrier during intermodal transportation, 
                unless the carrier is also the person tendering the 
                loaded container or trailer to the first carrier.
                    ``(B) Special rule.--A carrier, agent of a carrier, 
                broker, customs broker, freight forwarder, warehouser, 
                or terminal operator is deemed not to be a person 
                tendering a loaded container or trailer to a first 
                carrier under this section, unless the carrier, agent, 
                broker, customs broker, freight forwarder, warehouser, 
                or terminal operator assumes legal responsibility for 
                loading property into the container or trailer.''.

SEC. 5. PROHIBITIONS.

    (a) Providing Erroneous Information.--Section 5903(a) is amended by 
inserting ``, to whom section 5902(b) applies,'' after ``A person''.
    (b) Transporting Prior To Receiving Certification.--Section 5903(b) 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Transporting Prior To Receiving Certification.--
            ``(1) Presumption.--If no certification is received by a 
        motor carrier before or when a loaded intermodal container or 
        trailer is tendered to it, the motor carrier may presume that 
        the gross cargo weight of the container or trailer is less than 
        29,001 pounds.
            ``(2) Copy of certification not required to accompany 
        container or trailer.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this chapter, if a certification is required by section 
        5902(b), a copy of the certification is not required to 
        accompany the intermodal container or trailer.''.
    (c) Unlawful Coercion.--Section 5903(c)(1) is amended by striking 
``10,000 pounds (including packing materials and pallets)'' and 
inserting ``29,000 pounds''.

SEC. 6. LIENS.

    (a) General Rule.--Section 5905(a) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) General Rule.--If a person involved in the intermodal 
transportation of a loaded container or trailer for which a 
certification is required by section 5902(b) of this title is required, 
because of a violation of a State's gross vehicle weight laws or 
regulations, to post a bond or pay a fine, penalty, cost (including 
storage), or interest charge resulting from--
            ``(1) erroneous information provided by the certifying 
        party in the certification to the first carrier in violation of 
        section 5903(a),
            ``(2) the failure of the party required to provide the 
        certification to the first carrier to provide it,
            ``(3) the failure of a person required under section 
        5902(c) to forward the certification to forward it, or
            ``(4) an error occurring in the transfer of information on 
        the certification to another document under section 5902(b)(3) 
        or 5902(c),
then the person posting the bond, or paying any fine, penalty, cost 
(including storage), or interest charge has a lien against the contents 
equal to the amount of the bond, fine, penalty, cost (including 
storage), or interest charge incurred, until the person receives a 
payment of that amount from the owner or beneficial owner of the 
contents or from the person responsible for making or forwarding the 
certification or transferring the information from the certification to 
another document.''.
    (b) Limitations.--Section 5905(b)(1) is amended--
            (1) by inserting after ``the first carrier'' the following: 
        ``or the owner or beneficial owner of the contents''; and
            (2) by striking ``cost, or interest.'' and inserting ``cost 
        (including storage), or interest charge. The lien shall remain 
        in effect until the lien holder has received payment for all 
        costs and expenses as described in subsection (a).''.

SEC. 7. PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.

    Section 5906 is amended by striking ``Sections 5904(a)(2) and 5905 
of this title do'' and insert ``Section 5905 does''.

SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Section 5907 is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 5907. Effective date
    ``This chapter, as amended by the Intermodal Safe Container 
Transportation Act Amendments of 1996, is effective on the date of the 
enactment of such Act. The provisions of this chapter shall be 
implemented 180 days after such date of enactment.''.

SEC. 9. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 59 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:
``Sec. 5908. Relationship to other laws
    ``Nothing in this chapter affects--
            ``(1) chapter 51 (relating to transportation of hazardous 
        material) or the regulations issued under that chapter; or
            ``(2) any State highway weight or size law or regulation 
        applicable to tractor-trailer combinations.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 5907 and inserting the 
following:

``5907. Effective date.
``5908. Relationship to other laws.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 18, 1996.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.
Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Act Amendments of 1996 - Amends Federal transportation law to revise the prior notification requirements for intermodal freight transportation. 
Requires a person who tenders to a first carrier that is a motor carrier (currently, any carrier) a container or trailer with a gross cargo weight of more than 29,000 pounds (currently, 10,000 pounds, including packing material and pallets) for intermodal transportation to give prior notification of the cargo weight and a reasonable description of its contents to the motor carrier. 
Allows such notification to be made by telephone, and allows the required certification of the container or trailer contents to be electronic.  Sets forth administrative and civil penalties for persons who inaccurately transfer certification information.  Makes such a person liable to the owner or beneficial owner for any lien filed by a subsequent carrier that incurred a bond, fine, or other penalty as a result of an inaccurate information transfer or a failure to forward a certification. 
Requires a motor carrier that knows that the gross cargo weight of an intermodal container or trailer violates State vehicle weight laws to give notice to the operator of a leased vehicle that transports such items.  Requires the motor carrier to reimburse the operator of the leased vehicle that are fined because of a violation of a State's gross vehicle weight laws. 
Allows a motor carrier to presume that the gross cargo weight of a container or trailer is under 29,001 pounds if it receives no certification before or when a loaded intermodal container or trailer is tendered to it.  Declares that a copy of a certification is not required to accompany the intermodal container or trailer. 
Prohibits a person from coercing a person transporting a loaded container or trailer having a gross cargo weight of more than 29,000 pounds (currently, 10,000 pounds, including packing materials and pallets) before the required certification is provided. 
Adds to the circumstances giving certain persons a lien against the contents of the container or trailer as a result of a violation of a State's gross vehicle weight laws.  Includes among such circumstances:  (1) failure of the party required to provide certification off gross cargo weight to the first carrier to provide it; (2) failure of the party required to forward such certification to forward it; or (3) error in the transfer of information on the certification to another document.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fuel Efficiency Energy Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Automobile.--Section 32901(a)(3) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``4-wheeled''; and
            (2) by striking ``, and rated at--'' and all that follows 
        and inserting a period.
    (b) Medium-Duty Truck.--Section 32901(a) of such title is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (14), (15), and (16) as 
        paragraphs (15), (16), and (17), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following:
            ``(14) `medium-duty truck' means a truck (as defined in 
        section 30127) with a gross vehicle weight between 10,000 and 
        26,000 pounds.''.
    (c) Passenger Automobile.--Section 32901(a)(17) of such title, as 
redesignated by subsection (b)(1), is amended by striking ``decides by 
regulation--'' and all that follows through the period and inserting 
``determines by regulation, to have a significant feature (except 4-
wheel drive) designed for off-highway operation.''.
    (d) Fuel Economy Information.--Section 32908(a) of such title is 
amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Definitions'' 
        and inserting ``Definition''; and
            (2) by striking ``section--'' and all that follows through 
        ``(2)'' and inserting ``section, the term''.

SEC. 3. ANNUAL INCREASE IN AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS.

    (a) Fuel Efficiency Standards.--
            (1) In general.--Section 32902 of title 49, United States 
        Code, is amended by striking subsections (a) through (c) and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 18 months before the beginning of 
each model year beginning with model year 2012, the Secretary of 
Transportation, shall prescribe, by regulation, average fuel economy 
standards for automobiles manufactured by a manufacturer for that model 
year in accordance with subsection (b). The Secretary of Transportation 
shall prescribe separate average fuel economy standards for different 
classes of automobiles. The Secretary shall establish average fuel 
economy standards for medium-duty trucks that are consistent with the 
projected benefits of hybridization.
    ``(b) Annual Increases in Fuel Economy Standards.--
            ``(1) For model year 2012.--For model year 2012, the 
        average fuel economy standard for each class of automobiles 
        shall be the average combined highway and city miles per gallon 
        performance of all automobiles within that class of automobiles 
        in 2011 (rounded to the nearest \1/10\ mile per gallon).
            ``(2) For model years after model year 2012.--For each 
        model year beginning with model year 2013 and ending with model 
        year 2030, the average fuel economy attained by the fleet of 
        automobiles manufactured or sold in the United States shall be 
        at least 4 percent greater than the average fuel economy 
        standard for the fleet in the previous model year (rounded to 
        the nearest \1/10\ mile per gallon).
    ``(c) Amending Fuel Economy Standards.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), 
        the Secretary of Transportation may prescribe an average fuel 
        economy standard for a class of automobiles in a model year 
        that is lower than the standard required under subsection (b) 
        if the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the 
        National Academy of Sciences, determines that the average fuel 
        economy standard prescribed in accordance with subsections (a) 
        and (b) for that class of automobiles in that model year--
                    ``(A) is not technologically achievable;
                    ``(B) cannot be achieved without materially 
                reducing the overall safety of automobiles manufactured 
                or sold in the United States and no offsetting safety 
                improvements can be practicably implemented for that 
                model year; or
                    ``(C) is shown not to be cost effective.
            ``(2) Maximum standard.--Any average fuel economy standard 
        prescribed for a class of automobiles in a model year under 
        paragraph (1) shall be the maximum standard that--
                    ``(A) is technologically achievable;
                    ``(B) can be achieved without materially reducing 
                the overall safety of automobiles manufactured or sold 
                in the United States; and
                    ``(C) is cost effective.
            ``(3) Considerations in determination of cost 
        effectiveness.--In determining cost effectiveness under 
        paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary of Transportation shall take 
        into account the total value to the United States of reduced 
        petroleum use, including the value of reducing external costs 
        of petroleum use, using a value for such costs equal to 50 
        percent of the value of 1 gallon of gasoline saved or the 
        amount determined in an analysis of the external costs of 
        petroleum use that considers--
                    ``(A) value to consumers;
                    ``(B) economic security;
                    ``(C) national security;
                    ``(D) foreign policy;
                    ``(E) the impact of oil use--
                            ``(i) on sustained cartel rents paid to 
                        foreign suppliers;
                            ``(ii) on long-run potential gross domestic 
                        product due to higher normal-market oil price 
                        levels, including inflationary impacts;
                            ``(iii) on import costs, wealth transfers, 
                        and potential gross domestic product due to 
                        increased trade imbalances;
                            ``(iv) on import costs and wealth transfers 
                        during oil shocks;
                            ``(v) on macroeconomic dislocation and 
                        adjustment costs during oil shocks;
                            ``(vi) on the cost of existing energy 
                        security policies, including the management of 
                        the Strategic Petroleum Reserve;
                            ``(vii) on the timing and severity of the 
                        oil peaking problem;
                            ``(viii) on the risk, probability, size, 
                        and duration of oil supply disruptions;
                            ``(ix) on the strategic behavior of the 
                        Organization of the Petroleum Exporting 
                        Countries and long-run oil pricing;
                            ``(x) on the short term elasticity of 
                        energy demand and the magnitude of price 
                        increases resulting from a supply shock;
                            ``(xi) on oil imports, military costs, and 
                        related security costs, including intelligence, 
                        homeland security, sea lane security and 
                        infrastructure, and other military activities;
                            ``(xii) on oil imports, diplomatic and 
                        foreign policy flexibility, and connections to 
                        geopolitical strife, terrorism, and 
                        international development activities;
                            ``(xiii) all relevant environmental hazards 
                        under the jurisdiction of the Environmental 
                        Protection Agency; and
                            ``(xiv) on well-to-wheels urban and local 
                        air emissions of pollutants and their 
                        uninternalized costs;
                    ``(F) the impact of the oil or energy intensity of 
                the United States economy on the sensitivity of the 
                economy to oil price changes, including the magnitude 
                of gross domestic product losses in response to short 
                term price shocks or long term price increases;
                    ``(G) the impact of United States payments for oil 
                imports on political, economic, and military 
                developments in unstable or unfriendly oil-exporting 
                countries;
                    ``(H) the uninternalized costs of pipeline and 
                storage oil seepage, and for risk of oil spills from 
                production, handling, and transport, and related 
                landscape damage; and
                    ``(I) additional relevant factors, as determined by 
                the Secretary.
            ``(4) Minimum valuation.--When considering the value to 
        consumers of a gallon of gasoline saved, the Secretary of 
        Transportation may not use a value less than the greatest of--
                    ``(A) the average national cost of a gallon of 
                gasoline sold in the United States during the 12-month 
                period ending on the date on which the new fuel economy 
                standard is proposed;
                    ``(B) the most recent weekly estimate by the Energy 
                Information Administration of the Department of Energy 
                of the average national cost of a gallon of gasoline 
                (all grades) sold in the United States; and
                    ``(C) the gasoline prices projected by the Energy 
                Information Administration for the 20-year period 
                beginning in the year following the year in which the 
                standards are established.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Title 49, United States Code, 
        is amended--
                    (A) in section 32902--
                            (i) in subsection (d) by striking 
                        ``subsection (b) or (c) of this section'' and 
                        inserting ``subsection (a), (b), or (c)'';
                            (ii) by striking subsection (f);
                            (iii) in subsection (g)--
                                    (I) by striking ``subsection (a) or 
                                (d)'' and inserting ``this section''; 
                                and
                                    (II) by striking ``(and submit the 
                                amendment to Congress when required 
                                under subsection (c)(2) of this 
                                section)''; and
                            (iv) in subsection (h) by striking 
                        ``subsections (c), (f), and (g) of this 
                        section'' and inserting ``subsections (c) and 
                        (g)'';
                    (B) in section 32903--
                            (i) by striking ``section 32902(b)-(d) of 
                        this title'' each place it occurs and inserting 
                        ``subsections (a) through (d) of section 
                        32902''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (e), by striking 
                        ``section 32902(a) of this title'' and 
                        inserting ``subsections (a) through (d) of 
                        section 32902''; and
                    (C) in section 32904--
                            (i) in subsection (a)--
                                    (I) by striking ``subject to--'' 
                                and all that follows through ``(B) 
                                section 32902(a)-(d) of this title'' 
                                and inserting ``subject to subsections 
                                (a) through (d) of section 32902''; and
                                    (II) by redesignating clauses (i) 
                                and (ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
                                respectively.
    (b) Repeal of Credit for Dual Fueled Automobiles.--
            (1) In general.--Section 32905 of title 49, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Dual Fueled Automobiles.--The Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency shall measure the fuel economy for any 
model of dual fueled automobile manufactured in model year 2012 and any 
model year thereafter, in accordance with section 32904.''; and
                    (B) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
    ``(d) Gaseous Fuel Dual Fueled Automobiles.--The Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency shall measure the fuel economy for 
any model of gaseous fuel dual fueled automobile manufactured in model 
year 2012 and any model year thereafter, in accordance with section 
32904.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 32905 of such title is 
        further amended--
                    (A) by striking subsection (f); and
                    (B) redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as 
                subsections (f) and (g), respectively.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT TO INCREASE PERCENTAGE OF DUAL FUELED AUTOMOBILES.

    Section 32902 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by 
section 3, is further amended by inserting after subsection (e) the 
following:
    ``(f) Requirement for Annual Increase in Duel Fueled Automobiles.--
Each manufacturer shall ensure that the percentage of automobiles 
manufactured by such manufacturer in each of model years 2012 through 
2022 that are dual fueled automobiles is not less than 10 percent 
greater than the percentage of automobiles manufactured by such 
manufacturer in the previous model year that are dual fueled 
automobiles.''.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall--
            (1) take effect on January 1, 2010; and
            (2) apply to automobiles manufactured for model year 2012 
        and for each subsequent model year.
Fuel Efficiency Energy Act of 2007 - Amends corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) provisions to revise the definition of: (1) "automobile" to mean any vehicle that is propelled by fuel, or by alternative fuel, and is manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways (currently, four-wheeled vehicles that are so propelled and manufactured for such use and that are up to 6,000 pounds and certain vehicles between 6,000 and 10,000 pounds); and (2) "passenger automobile" to eliminate the exception for 4-wheel drive automobiles and vehicles weighing more than 6,000 pounds. Defines "medium-duty truck" as a truck with a gross vehicle weight between 10,000 and 26,000 pounds.

Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) prescribe separate increased minimum CAFE standards for different classes of automobiles manufactured beginning for model year 2012, but adds an increase of 4% per year in such standard for model years 2013 through 2030; and (2) establish CAFE standards for medium-duty trucks that are consistent with hybridization beginning for model year 2012.

Revises the calculation of fuel economy standards for dual fueled automobiles and gaseous fuel dual fueled automobiles manufactured in model year 2012 and beyond to require using the same calculation provisions as used for gas or diesel fueled vehicles. Repeals provisions allowing the Department of Transportation (DOT) to extend manufacturing credits for such automobiles.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Buddy System Computer Education 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    It is the purpose of this Act to award demonstration grants to 
develop and expand public-private partnership programs which extend the 
learning experience, via computers, beyond the classroom environment in 
order to--
            (1) enhance learning by providing students with the 
        technological tools and guidance necessary to develop skills 
        critical to educational growth and success in the workplace, 
        including--
                    (A) mastery of fundamental computer technology and 
                applications;
                    (B) improved written and visual communication 
                skills;
                    (C) improved critical thinking and problem solving 
                abilities; and
                    (D) improved ability to work in a collaborative, 
                teamwork-driven environment;
            (2) encourage parental involvement in education and total 
        family use and understanding of computers and 
        telecommunications through at-home applications; and
            (3) established foundations for life-long learning through 
        improvement in education skills and student motivation and 
        attitudes.

SEC. 3. GRANT AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) Grant Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a program of 
        awarding a grant to each of 3 States to enable such States to 
        create a computer-based education project in accordance with 
        the requirements of section 4 for children--(A) grades 4-6; and 
        or (B) middle or junior high school.
            (2) Award basis.--The Secretary shall award grants under 
        this Act on a competitive basis.
            (3) Preference.--In awarding grants under this Act, the 
        Secretary shall give preference to applications--
                    (A) from States that have a demonstrated ability or 
                commitment to computer-based technology education; and
                    (B) describing projects that serve school districts 
                which serve a large number or percentage of 
                economically disadvantaged students.
    (b) Site Selection and Project Implementation.--Site selection and 
implementation of the computer-based education projects assisted under 
this Act shall take place not later than 9 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

    Each State receiving a grant to conduct a computer-based education 
project under this Act shall--
            (1) provide a continuous 4-year computer-based education 
        project to--(A) consecutive groups of 4th, 5th, and 6th (if 
        applicable) grade school students during the period commencing 
        with each such group's entry into 4th grade and ending the 
        summer following each such group's completion of elementary 
        school; and or (B) consecutive groups of middle or junior high 
        school students during the period commencing with each such 
        group's entry into the 1st grade taught at such middle or 
        junior high school and ending the summer following each such 
        groups completion of the last grade taugtht at such middle or 
        junior high school.
            (2) ensure that each student in each of the classes 
        participating in the project shall participate in the project;
            (3) conduct such project in not more than 7 public schools 
        within the State; and
            (4) ensure that each student participating in the project 
        shall have access to a computer--
                    (A) at school during the school year; and
                    (B) at home during the school year and summer.

SEC. 5. APPLICATIONS.

    (a) Application Required.--In order to receive a grant under this 
Act, the chief State school officer of a State shall submit an 
application to the Secretary in such form and containing such 
information as the Secretary may reasonably require. Such application 
shall include an assurance from the State educational agency that the 
State educational agency has made every effort to match on a dollar-
for-dollar basis from private or public sources the funds received 
under this Act, except that no such application shall be penalized or 
denied assistance under this Act on the basis of the failure to provide 
such matching funds.
    (b) Application Period.--States shall be eligible to submit 
applications for assistance under this Act during a 3-month period 
determined by the Secretary.

SEC. 6. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.

    Grant funds under this Act shall be used to provide hardware and 
software components to all sites, and training for classroom teachers 
as well as parents, administrators and technical personnel.

SEC. 7. EVALUATION.

    The Secretary shall evaluate the demonstration program assisted 
under this Act and shall report to the Congress regarding the overall 
effectiveness of such program.

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purpose of this Act, the term ``State'' means each of the 
50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000 for fiscal year 
1994, $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, $5,500,000 for fiscal year 1996, 
and $3,500,000 for fiscal year 1997 to carry out this Act.

Buddy System Computer Education Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award a competitive grant to each of three States to create a computer-based education project for children in grades six through eight. 
Gives preference to applications:  (1) from States with demonstrated ability or commitment to computer-based technology education; and (2) describing projects serving school districts serving a large number or percentage of economically disadvantaged students. 
Requires such projects to:  (1) be provided in a continuous four-year form to consecutive groups of students at the applicable grade levels; (2) be conducted in not more than seven public schools within the State; and (3) ensure each student in such classes participates and has access to a computer at school during the school year and at home during the school year and summer.  Requires the use of grant funds to provide:  (1) hardware and software components to all sites; and (2) training for classroom teachers as well as parents, administrators, and technical personnel. 
Authorizes appropriations.