In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.

Example Input: SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF BONDS ISSUED TO FINANCE RENEWABLE ENERGY
RESOURCE FACILITIES AND CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY
FACILITIES AND OTHER SPECIFIED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION
TECHNOLOGIES.

(a) In General.--Section 142(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by striking ''or'' at the end of paragraph (14), by
striking the period at the end of paragraph (15) and inserting a comma,
and by inserting after paragraph (15) the following new paragraphs:
''(16) renewable energy resource facilities,
''(17) conservation and efficiency facilities and projects,
or
''(18) zero emission vehicles and related facilities or
projects.''.
(b) Renewable Energy Resource Facility.--Section 142 of such Code
is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
''(n) Renewable Energy Resource Facilities.--For purposes of
subsection (a)(16)--
''(1) In general.--The term 'renewable energy resource
facility' means--
''(A) any facility used to produce electric or
thermal energy (including a distributed generation
facility) from--
''(i) solar, wind, or geothermal energy,
''(ii) marine and hydrokinetic renewable
energy,
''(iii) incremental hydropower,
''(iv) biomass (as defined in section
203(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42
U.S.C. 15852(b))), or
''(v) landfill gas, or
''(B) any facility or project used for the
manufacture of facilities referred to in subparagraph
(A).
''(2) Definitions.--For purposes of paragraph (1)--
''(A) Geothermal energy.--The term 'geothermal
energy' means energy derived from a geothermal deposit
(within the meaning of section 613(e)(2)) or from
geothermal heat pumps.
''(B) Marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy.--
The term 'marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy' has
the meaning given such term in section 45(c)(10).
''(C) Incremental hydropower.--The term
'incremental hydropower' means additional energy
generated as a result of efficiency improvements or
capacity additions to existing hydropower facilities
made on or after the date of enactment of this
subsection. The term 'incremental hydropower' does not
include additional energy generated as a result of
operational changes not directly associated with
efficiency improvements or capacity additions.''.
(c) Conservation and Efficiency.--Section 142 of such Code is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
''(o) Conservation and Efficiency Facilities and Projects.--For
purposes of subsection (a)(17), the term 'conservation and efficiency
facility and project' means--
''(1) any facility used for the conservation or the
efficient use of energy, including energy efficient
retrofitting of existing buildings, or for the efficient
storage, transmission, or distribution of energy, including any
facility or project designed to implement smart grid
technologies (as described in title XIII of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007, or individual components
of such technologies as listed in section 1301 of such Act),
''(2) any facility used for the conservation of or the
efficient use of water, including--
''(A) any facility or project designed to--
''(i) reduce the demand for water,
''(ii) improve efficiency in use and reduce
losses and waste of water, and
''(iii) improve land management practices
to conserve water, or
''(B) any individual component of a facility or
project referred to in subparagraph (A), or
''(3) any facility or project used for the manufacture of
facilities referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2).
For purposes of paragraph (2)(A), facilities and projects does not
include facilities or projects that store water.''.
(d) Zero Emission Vehicles and Related Facilities or Projects.--
Section 142 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
''(p) Zero Emission Vehicles and Related Facilities or Projects.--
''(1) Zero emission vehicles.--The term 'zero emission
vehicles' means vehicles that have no tailpipe emissions,
evaporative emissions, or onboard emission-control systems that
can deteriorate over time.
''(2) Facilities related to zero emission vehicles.--A
facility or project is related to a zero emission vehicle if
the facility is any real or personal property to be used in the
design, technology transfer, manufacture, production, assembly,
distribution, or service of zero emission vehicles.''.
(e) Coordination With Section 45.--Paragraph (3) of section 45(b)
of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ''Clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall not apply with
respect to (I) any qualified facility that is a renewable energy
resource facility described in section 142(a)(16), (II) any qualified
facility that is a conservation and efficiency facility described in
section 142(a)(17), or (III) any qualified facility that is a zero
emission vehicle and related facility or project described in section
142(a)(18).''.
(f) Coordination With Section 45K.--Subparagraph (A) of section
45K(b)(3) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following
flush sentence: ''Clause (i)(II) shall not apply with respect to (aa)
any qualified facility that is a renewable energy resource facility
described in section 142(a)(16), (bb) any qualified facility that is a
conservation and efficiency facility described section 142(a)(17), or
(cc) any qualified facility that is a zero emission vehicle and related
facility or project described in section 142(a)(18).''.
(g) Coordination With Section 146(g)(3).--Section 146(g)(3) is
amended by striking ''or (15)'' and all that follows through the end of
the paragraph and inserting ''(15), (16), (17), or (18)''.
(h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to obligations issued after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
Example Output: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax exemption of the interest on bonds issued to finance renewable energy resource facilities, conservation and efficiency facilities and projects, and zero emission vehicles and related facilities or projects.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Adults Achieving the American Dream
Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) According to the National Assessment of Adult Literacy,
93 million adults in the United States have limited reading,
writing, and mathematics skills, and 14 percent of adults in
the United States have below basic proficiency in prose
literacy.
(2) According to the United States Census, nearly 16
percent of adults over the age of 25 have not attained a high
school diploma or its equivalent.
(3) According to the United States Census, over 23 million
individuals speak do not speak English well.
(4) An estimated 8 million aliens admitted for lawful
permanent residency are eligible to apply for United States
citizenship.
(5) Recent reports indicate that a majority of Adult
English as a Second Language programs have waiting lists, and
some such programs have dropped waiting lists because of the
extreme demand for English as a second language services.
(6) Only three percent of the 93 million adults who could
benefit from adult education services, English literacy, and
civics education programs actually participate in such services
and programs.
(7) There is a growing and urgent need for additional adult
education, English literacy, and civics education programs for
adults in the United States.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY ACT.

(a) Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education Program.--
Section 203 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (20 U.S.C.
9202) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(19) Integrated english literacy and civics education
programs.--The term 'integrated English literacy and civics
education programs' means programs of instruction designed to
help an individual of limited English proficiency achieve
competence in English through contextualized instruction on the
rights and responsibilities of citizenship, naturalization
procedures, civic participation, and United States history and
government to help such an individual acquire the skills and
knowledge to become an active and informed parent, worker, and
community member.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 205 of such Act (20
U.S.C. 9204) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the
following: '', $650,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $750,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009, $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $950,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011, $1,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, and
$1,200,000,000 for fiscal year 2013''.
(c) Reservation of Funds.--Section 211(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C.
9211(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ''$8,000,000'' and
inserting ''$15,000,000'';
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) by striking ''1.5 percent'' and inserting
''1.25 percent'';
(B) by striking ''$8,000,000'' and inserting
''$12,000,000''; and
(C) by striking ''and'' at the end;
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ''; and''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(4) shall reserve 12 percent of the amount that remains
after reserving and making available funds under paragraphs
(1), (2), and (3) to carry out section 244.''.
(d) National Institute for Literacy.--Section 242(c)(1) of such Act
(20 U.S.C. 9252(c)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)--
(A) by redesignating clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv)
as clauses (iii), (iv), and (v), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after clause (i) the following new
clause:
''(ii) effective practices in the provision
of integrated English literacy and civics
education programs;'';
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (G), (H), and (I) as
subparagraphs (H), (I), and (J), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following new
subparagraph:
''(G) to coordinate and share information with
national organizations and associations that are
interested in integrated English literacy and civics
education programs;''.
(e) National Leadership Activities.--Section 243 of such Act (20
U.S.C. 9253) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting '', and
integrated English literacy and civics education
programs'' before the semicolon at the end; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ''and
integrated English literacy and civics education
programs'' before ''based on scientific evidence'';
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting '', and
integrated English literacy and civics education
programs'' before the semicolon at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (D)(ii), insert ''integrated
English literacy and civics education programs,''
before ''and workplace literacy programs'';
(C) in subparagraph (E)--
(i) in clause (i), insert '', and
integrated English literacy and civics
education programs'' before the semicolon at
the end;
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking ''and''
at the end;
(iii) in clause (iv)--
(I) by inserting ''and section
244'' after ''section 231''; and
(II) by striking the period at the
end and inserting ''; and''; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
''(v) the extent to which integrated
English literacy and civics education programs
carried out under section 244 lead participants
in such programs to increase their civic
participation and, if applicable, lead such
participants to become United States
citizens.''.
(f) Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education.--Chapter 4 of
subtitle A of such Act (20 U.S.C. 9251 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following new section:

''SEC. 244. INTEGRATED ENGLISH LITERACY AND CIVICS EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

''(a) In General.--From funds reserved under section 211(a)(4) for
each fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants to States, from
allocations under subsection (b), for integrated English literacy and
civics education programs.
''(b) Allocations.--
''(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and with
respect to funds described in subsection (a), the Secretary
shall allocate--
''(A) 65 percent to States on the basis of a
State's need for integrated English and civics
education programs, as determined by calculating each
State's share of a ten-year average of the data
compiled by the Office of Immigration Statistics of the
Department of Homeland Security, for immigrants
admitted for lawful permanent residence for the ten
most recent years; and
''(B) 35 percent to the States on the basis of
whether the State experienced growth, as measured by
the average of the three most recent years for which
data compiled by the Office of Immigration Statistics
of the Department of Homeland Security are available,
for immigrants admitted for lawful permanent residence.
''(2) Minimum.--No State shall receive an allocation under
paragraph (1) in an amount that is less than $60,000.''.

SEC. 4. EXPANDING EVEN START FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS.

Section 1002(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 is amended to read as follows:
''(3) Even start.--For the purpose of carrying out subpart
3 of part B, there are authorized to be appropriated
$500,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such sums as may be
necessary for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''.

SEC. 5. RESEARCH IN ADULT EDUCATION.

(a) In General.--Section 133(c)(A) of the Education Sciences Reform
Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9533(c)(A)) is amended by inserting ''education
and'' before ''literacy''.
(b) National Research and Development Center.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Education shall direct
the Commissioner for Education Research of the National Center
for Education Research established pursuant to section 131 of
the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9531) to
establish a national research and development center for adult
education and literacy as described in section 133(c)(A) of
such Act (22 U.S.C. 9533(c)(A)) (as amended by subsection (a)).
(2) Provision for expansion of research.--If, as of the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner has
established a center for adult literacy in accordance with
section 133(c)(A) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002,
the Commissioner shall expand the topic of research of such
center to include adult education, in accordance with the
amendment made by subsection (a).

SEC. 6. IMMIGRANTS TO NEW AMERICANS.

The Secretary of Homeland Security shall transfer to the Secretary
of Education to carry out integrated English literacy and civics
education programs under section 244 of the Adult Education and Family
Literacy Act (as added by section 3(f) of this Act) two percent of all
fees collected under section 218(a)(2) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1188(a)(2)) and two percent of all civil
penalties collected under section 274A(e)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C.
1324a(e)(4)).

SEC. 7. CREDIT FOR EMPLOYER PROVIDED ADULT ENGLISH LITERACY AND BASIC
EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following:

''SEC. 45O. EMPLOYER-PROVIDED ADULT ENGLISH LITERACY AND BASIC
EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

''(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, the credit
determined under this section with respect to any employer for the
taxable year is an amount equal to 20 percent of qualified education
program expenses for the taxable year.
''(b) Limitation.--The amount of the credit determined under
subsection (a) shall not exceed an amount equal to the product of
$1,000 multiplied by the average number of full-time employees of the
employer for the taxable year.
''(c) Qualified Education Program Expenses.--For purposes of this
section--
''(1) In general.--The term 'qualified education program
expenses' means expenses paid or incurred by an employer to
make available qualified education to employees of the
employer, who are individuals of limited English proficiency or
have not received a secondary school diploma, or its recognized
equivalent, or who lack sufficient mastery of basic educational
skills to enable the individuals to function effectively in
society.
''(2) Qualified education.--The term 'qualified education'
means adult education and literacy activities provided--
''(A) by an eligible provider which for the fiscal
year ending during the employer's taxable year receives
Federal funds under section 231 of the Adult Education
and Family Literacy Act for adult education and
literacy activities, or
''(B) in curriculum approved by an eligible agency.
''(3) Other terms defined.--The terms 'individuals of
limited English proficiency', 'eligible provider', 'adult
education and literacy activities', and 'eligible agency' shall
have the respective meanings given to such terms in the Adult
Education and Family Literacy Act.
''(d) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
''(1) Full-time employment.--An employee shall be
considered full-time if such employee is employed at least 30
hours per week for 25 or more calendar weeks in the taxable
year.
''(2) Aggregation rule.--All persons treated as a single
employer under subsection (a) or (b) or section 52, or
subsection (m) or (o) of section 414, shall be treated as one
person.
''(e) Denial of Double Benefit.--No deduction or credit shall be
allowed under any other provision of this chapter for any amount taken
into account in determining the credit under this section.
''(f) Election To Have Credit Not Apply.--A taxpayer may elect (at
such time and in such manner as the Secretary may by regulations
prescribe) to have this section not apply for any taxable year.''.
(b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b)
of section 38 of such Code (relating to current year business credit)
is amended by striking ''plus'' at the end of paragraph (30), by
striking the period at the end of paragraph (31) and inserting '',
plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(32) the adult English literacy and basic education
programs credit determined under section 45O.''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the such Code is amended by
adding at the end the following new item:

''45O. Employer-provided adult English literacy and basic education
programs.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.
Example Output: Adults Achieving the American Dream Act of 2007 - Amends the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act to reauthorize appropriations through FY2013 for adult education and literacy services, including integrated English literacy and civics education programs. Increases the maximum amounts that can be reserved from such funds for: (1) the National Institute for Literacy; and (2) national leadership activities. Reserves an amount for integrated English literacy and civics education programs.

Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to states for integrated English literacy and civics education programs for immigrants admitted for lawful residence in the United States.

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize appropriations for Even Start Family Literacy Programs for FY2008 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years.

Amends the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 to require the establishment of a national research and development center that includes research in adult education.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for employer-provided adult education and literacy programs.

Example Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Automobile Fuel Efficiency
Improvements Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. PHASED INCREASES IN FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS.

(a) Passenger Automobiles.--
(1) Minimum standards.--Subsection (b) of section 32902 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
''(b) Passenger Automobiles.--Except as otherwise provided under
this section, the average fuel economy standard for passenger
automobiles manufactured by a manufacturer in a model year--
''(1) after model year 1984 and before model year 2006
shall be 25 miles per gallon;
''(2) after model year 2005 and before model year 2009
shall be 28 miles per gallon;
''(3) after model year 2008 and before model year 2012
shall be 32 miles per gallon;
''(4) after model year 2011 and before model year 2015
shall be 36 miles per gallon; and
''(5) after model year 2014 shall be 40 miles per
gallon.''.
(2) Higher standards set by regulation.--Subsection (c) of
such section is amended--
(A) in the first sentence of paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ''Subject to paragraph (2)
of this subsection, the'' and inserting
''The''; and
(ii) by striking ''amending the standard''
and inserting ''increasing the standard
otherwise applicable'';
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and
(C) by designating the text composed of the second
and third sentences of paragraph (1) as paragraph (2)
and realigning such paragraph, as so designated, flush
with the left margin.
(b) Non-Passenger Automobiles.--Subsection (a) of such section is
amended--
(1) by striking ''At least 18 months before each model
year,'' and inserting the following:
''(1) The average fuel economy standard applicable for automobiles
(except passenger automobiles) manufactured by a manufacturer in a
model year--
''(A) after model year 1984 and before model year 2006
shall be 17 miles per gallon;
''(B) after model year 2005 and before model year 2009
shall be 19 miles per gallon;
''(C) after model year 2008 and before model year 2012
shall be 21.5 miles per gallon;
''(D) after model year 2011 and before model year 2015
shall be 24.5 miles per gallon; and
''(E) after model year 2014 shall be 27.5 miles per gallon,
except as provided under paragraph (2).
''(2) At least 18 months before the beginning of each model year
after model year 2015,''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(3) If the Secretary does not increase the average fuel economy
standard applicable under paragraph (1)(E) or (2), or applicable to any
class under paragraph (2), within 24 months after the latest increase
in the standard applicable under paragraph (1)(E) or (2), the Secretary
shall submit to Congress a report containing an explanation of the
reasons for not increasing the standard. The report shall be submitted
not later than 90 days after the expiration of the 24-month period.''.

SEC. 3. INCREASED INCLUSIVENESS OF DEFINITIONS OF AUTOMOBILE AND
PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE.

(a) Automobile.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (3) of section 32901(a) of title
49, United States Code, is amended--
(A) by striking ''6,000 pounds'' each place it
appears in subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting
''12,000 pounds''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B)--
(i) by striking ''10,000 pounds'' and
inserting ''14,000 pounds''; and
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ''an
average fuel economy standard'' and all that
follows through ''conservation or''.
(2) Special rule.--Section 32908(a)(1) of such title is
amended by striking ''8,500 pounds'' and inserting ''14,000
pounds''.
(b) Passenger Automobile.--Paragraph (16) of section 32901(a) of
such title is amended to read as follows:
''(16) 'passenger automobile'--
''(A) means, except as provided in subparagraph
(B), an automobile having a gross vehicle weight of
12,000 pounds or less that is designed to be used
principally for the transportation of persons; but
''(B) does not include--
''(i) a vehicle that has a primary load
carrying device or container attached;
''(ii) a vehicle that has a seating
capacity of more than 12 persons;
''(iii) a vehicle that has a seating
capacity of more than 9 persons behind the
driver's seat; or
''(iv) a vehicle that is equipped with a
cargo area of at least 6 feet in interior
length that does not extend beyond the frame of
the vehicle and is an open area or is designed
for use as an open area but is enclosed by a
cap and is not readily accessible directly from
the passenger compartment.''.
(c) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall apply
with respect to automobiles manufactured for model years after the
automobile model year in which this Act is enacted.

SEC. 4. CIVIL PENALTIES.

(a) Increased Penalty for Violations of Fuel Economy Standards.--
Subsection (b) of section 32912 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by inserting ''(1)'' after ''Standards.--'';
(2) by striking ''$5'' and inserting ''the dollar amount
applicable under paragraph (2)'';
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
''(2)(A) The dollar amount referred to in paragraph (1) is $10, as
increased from time to time under subparagraph (B).
''(B) Effective on October 1 of each year, the dollar amount
applicable under subparagraph (A) shall be increased by the percentage
(rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percent) by which the price
index for July of such year exceeds the price index for July of the
preceding year. The amount calculated under the preceding sentence
shall be rounded to the nearest $0.10.
''(C) In this paragraph, the term 'price index' means the Consumer
Price Index for all-urban consumers published monthly by the Department
of Labor.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (c)(1) of such section is
amended--
(1) by striking subparagraph (B); and
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as
subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.
(c) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to automobiles manufactured for model years after
the automobile model year in which this Act is enacted.

SEC. 5. ACCURATE FUEL ECONOMY TESTING.

(a) Biennial Report on Testing Quality.--
(1) Requirement for report.--
(A) In general.--Chapter 329 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
''Sec. 32920. Biennial report on testing quality
''(a) Requirement for Report.--Not later than October 1 of each
odd-numbered year, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to
Congress a report on the quality of the testing for determining
automobile fuel economy under this chapter for all currently available
technologies for autmobiles.
''(b) Content of Report.--The report shall include the following
information:
''(1) An assessment of the accuracy of the fuel economy
determined for automobiles in relation to actual highway and
road vehicle fuel economy.
''(2) A discussion of changes in testing methodology that
are planned to be made, together with an assessment of the
effects that such changes are expected to have on the accuracy
of the measures of automobile fuel economy resulting from the
use of the testing methodology as changed.
''(c) Consultation Requirement.--The Secretary of Transportation
and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall
consult on the preparation of the biennial report under this
section.''.
(B) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at
the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at
the end the following new item:

''32920. Biennial report on testing quality.''.
(2) First report.--The first report under section 32920 of
title 49, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall
be submitted to Congress in 2005.
(b) Improvement of Process for Measuring Fuel Economy.--
(1) Study.--
(A) Requirement for study.--The Secretary of
Transportation shall provide for the John A. Volpe
National Transportation Systems Center to carry out a
study--
(i) to determine what practicable
automobile fuel economy testing process
provides the most accurate measures of actual
automobile fuel economy in highway use, in
urban use, and in combined highway and in urban
use; and
(ii) to compare the average automobile fuel
economy ratings calculated under the testing
process determined under clause (i) for each
category of automobile use described in that
clause with the corresponding automobile fuel
economy ratings calculated under the testing
process in use under chapter 329 of title 49,
United States Code, on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(B) Report.--Not later than two years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to Congress a report on the results of the study
under subparagraph (A). The report shall include the
following:
(i) Determinations.--The determination and
comparisons made under clauses (i) and (ii) of
subparagraph (A).
(ii) Estimate of equivalent fuel economy.--
An estimate of the average adjustment to
automobile fuel economy ratings calculated
under the testing process used for the purposes
of chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code,
as of the date of enactment of this Act that is
needed to conform those ratings closely to the
automobile fuel economy ratings calculated
under the testing process determined most
accurate under subparagraph (A)(i).
(2) Testing procedure revision.--
(A) Requirement for revised procedure.--Not later
than 180 days after the report required under paragraph
(1)(B) is submitted to Congress, the Secretary of
Transportation shall prescribe in regulations--
(i) a revised testing procedure for
accurately measuring the actual automobile fuel
economy of each model of automobile; and
(ii) a requirement that the revised testing
procedure be applied for the purposes of
chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code, to
determine the average fuel economy of the
automobiles manufactured in model years after
model year 2006.
(B) Model for revised procedure.--The testing
procedure prescribed under subparagraph (A) shall be
based on the testing process identified in the report
required under paragraph (1)(B) as providing the most
accurate measures of actual automobile fuel economy.
(3) Comparable adjustment in average fuel economy
standards.--
(A) Requirement for adjustment.--For automobiles
manufactured in model years after model year 2006, the
Secretary of Transportation shall amend each average
fuel economy standard prescribed under section 32902 of
title 49, United States Code, to take into account
improved accuracy in the calculation of automobile fuel
economy that results from use of the revised testing
procedure applied as required under paragraph (2).
(B) Condition.--The Secretary shall ensure that
each average fuel economy standard applied as amended
under subparagraph (A) is at least as stringent as the
corresponding average fuel economy standard that the
Secretary would have applied under section 32902 of
title 49, United States Code, if the fuel economy
testing procedure had not been revised as required
under paragraph (2).

SEC. 6. STANDARDS FOR EXECUTIVE AGENCY AUTOMOBILES.

Section 32917 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (b)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking ''passenger''; and
(ii) by striking ''to achieve'' and all
that follows and inserting ''to achieve--'';
and
(B) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and
inserting the following:
''(A) in the case of non-passenger automobiles, a fleet
average fuel economy for that year of at least the average fuel
economy standard applicable under subsection (a) of section
32902 of this title for the model year that includes January 1
of that fiscal year; and
''(B) in the case of passenger automobiles, a fleet average
fuel economy for that year of at least the average fuel economy
standard applicable under subsection (b) or (c) of such section
for such model year.'';
(2) in paragraph (2) of subsection (b)--
(A) by striking ''Fleet average fuel economy is--''
and inserting ''For the purposes of paragraph (1), the
fleet average fuel economy of non-passenger or
passenger automobiles in a fiscal year is--'';
(B) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) by striking ''passenger automobiles''
and inserting ''the non-passenger automobiles
or passenger automobiles, respectively, that
are''; and
(ii) by striking ''in a fiscal year'' and
inserting ''in such fiscal year''; and
(C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ''such''
after ''the number of''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
''(c) Minimum Number of Exceptionally Fuel-Efficient Vehicles.--The
President shall prescribe regulations that require that--
''(1) at least 20 percent of the passenger automobiles
leased for at least 60 consecutive days or bought by executive
agencies in a fiscal year have a vehicle fuel economy rating
that is at least 5 miles per gallon higher than the average
fuel economy standard applicable to the automobile under
subsection (b) or (c) of section 32902 of this title for the
model year that includes January 1 of that fiscal year; and
''(2) beginning in fiscal year 2009, at least 10,000
vehicles in the fleet of automobiles used by executive agencies
in a fiscal year have a vehicle fuel economy at least 5 miles
per gallon higher than the average fuel economy standards
applicable to such automobiles under section 32902 of this
title for the model year that includes January 1 of that fiscal
year.''.
Example Output:
Automobile Fuel Efficiency Improvements Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal transportation code to phase in an increase in average fuel economy standards: (1) from 25 miles per gallon for passenger automobiles manufactured between model years 1984 and 2006 to 40 miles per gallon for those manufactured after model year 2014; and (2) from 17 miles per gallon for non-passenger automobiles manufactured between model years 1984 and 2006 to 27.5 miles per gallon for those manufactured after model year 2014. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe such standards for non-passenger automobiles at least 18 months before the beginning of each model year after model year 2015.

Revises the definitions of automobile and passenger automobile, increasing the weight standards and seating capacity.

Increases the civil penalties for violations of fuel economy standards.

Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) report biennially to Congress on the quality of the automobile fuel economy testing for all currently available automobile technologies; and (2) provide for the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center to study what practicable automobile fuel economy testing process provides the most accurate measures of actual automobile fuel economy in highway use, in urban use, and in combined highway and in urban use.

Directs the Secretary to prescribe: (1) a revised testing procedure for accurately measuring the actual automobile fuel economy of each automobile model, based on the latter study; and (2) amended average fuel economy standards taking into account improved accuracy in their calculation resulting from use of such procedure.

Amends the Federal transportation code to revise requirements for the fleet average fuel economy standards for U.S. executive agency automobiles, both passenger and non-passenger.

Directs the President to prescribe regulations that require a specified minimum number of exceptionally fuel-efficient vehicles leased or bought by U.S. executive agencies.