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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor
Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF MEDAL.

After September 1, 2001, the President may award, and present in
the name of Congress, a Medal of Valor of appropriate design, with
ribbons and appurtenances, to a public safety officer who is cited by
the Attorney General, upon the recommendation of the Medal of Valor
Review Board, for extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of
duty. The Public Safety Medal of Valor shall be the highest national
award for valor by a public safety officer.

SEC. 3. MEDAL OF VALOR BOARD.

(a) Establishment of Board.--There is established a Medal of Valor
Review Board (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ''Board''),
which shall be composed of 11 members appointed in accordance with
subsection (b) and shall conduct its business in accordance with this
Act.
(b) Membership.--
(1) Members.--The members of the Board shall be individuals
with knowledge or expertise, whether by experience or training,
in the field of public safety, of which--
(A) two shall be appointed by the majority leader
of the Senate;
(B) two shall be appointed by the minority leader
of the Senate;
(C) two shall be appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives;
(D) two shall be appointed by the minority leader
of the House of Representatives; and
(E) three shall be appointed by the President,
including one with experience in firefighting, one with
experience in law enforcement, and one with experience
in emergency services.
(2) Term.--The term of a Board member shall be 4 years.
(3) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the membership of the Board
shall not affect the powers of the Board and shall be filled in
the same manner as the original appointment.
(4) Operation of the board.--
(A) Chairman.--The Chairman of the Board shall be
elected by the members of the Board from among the
members of the Board.
(B) Meetings.--The Board shall conduct its first
meeting not later than 90 days after the appointment of
the last member appointed of the initial group of
members appointed to the Board. Thereafter, the Board
shall meet at the call of the Chairman of the Board.
The Board shall meet not less often than twice each
year.
(C) Voting and rules.--A majority of the members
shall constitute a quorum to conduct business, but the
Board may establish a lesser quorum for conducting
hearings scheduled by the Board. The Board may
establish by majority vote any other rules for the
conduct of the Board's business, if such rules are not
inconsistent with this Act or other applicable law.
(c) Duties.--The Board shall select candidates as recipients of the
Medal of Valor from among those applications received by the National
Medal of Valor Office. Not more often than once each year, the Board
shall present to the Attorney General the name or names of those it
recommends as Medal of Valor recipients. In a given year, the Board
shall not be required to select any recipients but may not select more
than 5 recipients. The Attorney General may in extraordinary cases
increase the number of recipients in a given year. The Board shall set
an annual timetable for fulfilling its duties under this Act.
(d) Hearings.--
(1) In general.--The Board may hold such hearings, sit and
act at such times and places, administer such oaths, take such
testimony, and receive such evidence as the Board considers
advisable to carry out its duties.
(2) Witness expenses.--Witnesses requested to appear before
the Board may be paid the same fees as are paid to witnesses
under section 1821 of title 28, United States Code. The per
diem and mileage allowances for witnesses shall be paid from
funds appropriated to the Board.
(e) Information From Federal Agencies.--The Board may secure
directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the
Board considers necessary to carry out its duties. Upon the request of
the Board, the head of such department or agency may furnish such
information to the Board.
(f) Information To Be Kept Confidential.--The Board shall not
disclose any information which may compromise an ongoing law
enforcement investigation or is otherwise required by law to be kept
confidential.

SEC. 4. BOARD PERSONNEL MATTERS.

(a) Compensation of Members.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph
(2), each member of the Board shall be compensated at a rate equal to
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for
level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5,
United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which
such member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the Board.
(2) All members of the Board who serve as officers or employees of
the United States, a State, or a local government, shall serve without
compensation in addition to that received for those services.
(b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Board shall be allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates
authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57
of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular
places of business in the performance of service for the Board.

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Public safety officer.--The term ''public safety
officer'' means a person serving a public agency, with or
without compensation, as a firefighter, law enforcement
officer, or emergency services officer, as determined by the
Attorney General. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term
''law enforcement officer'' includes a person who is a
corrections or court officer or a civil defense officer.
(2) State.--The term ''State'' means each of the several
States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

SEC. 7. NATIONAL MEDAL OF VALOR OFFICE.

There is established within the Department of Justice a National
Medal of Valor Office. The Office shall provide staff support to the
Board to establish criteria and procedures for the submission of
recommendations of nominees for the Medal of Valor and for the final
design of the Medal of Valor.

SEC. 8. CONFORMING REPEAL.

Section 15 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974
(15 U.S.C. 2214) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following
new subsection (a):
''(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established an honorary award
for the recognition of outstanding and distinguished service by public
safety officers to be known as the Director's Award For Distinguished
Public Safety Service ('Director's Award').'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking paragraph (1); and
(B) by striking ''(2)'';
(3) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and redesignating
subsections (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (c), (d), and (e),
respectively; and
(4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated--
(A) by striking paragraph (1); and
(B) by striking ''(2)''.

SEC. 9. CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.

The Board shall consult with the Institute of Heraldry within the
Department of Defense regarding the design and artistry of the Medal of
Valor. The Board may also consider suggestions received by the
Department of Justice regarding the design of the medal, including
those made by persons not employed by the Department.

Passed the Senate May 14, 2001.

Attest:

Secretary.
107th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 39

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

To provide a national medal for public safety officers who act with
extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty, and for other
purposes.

SOLUTION: Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001 - Allows the President to award, and present in the name of the Congress, a Medal of Valor to a public safety officer cited by the Attorney General, upon the recommendation of the Medal of Valor Review Board, for extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty. Provides that the Public Safety Medal of Valor shall be the highest national award for valor by a public safety officer.Establishes a Medal of Valor Review Board to select candidates to receive the Medal from among applications received by the National Medal of Valor Office. Requires the Board to consult with the Institute of Heraldry in the Department of Defense regarding the design of the Medal.Authorizes appropriations.Establishes within the Department of Justice a National Medal of Valor Office to provide staff support to the Board to establish criteria and procedures for the submission of nominee recommendations for the Medal and for the final design of the Medal.Amends the Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to establish an honorary Director's (Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency) Award for Distinguished Public Safety Service for the recognition of outstanding and distinguished service by public safety officers (repeals provisions regarding the President's Award for Outstanding Public Safety Service and the Secretary of Commerce's Award for Distinguished Public Safety Service).

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. ALEXANDER CREEK VILLAGE RECOGNITION.

The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:

''SEC. 43. ALEXANDER CREEK VILLAGE RECOGNITION.

''(a) Recognition of the Village of Alexander Creek.--Subject to
the limitations of this section and notwithstanding section 1432(d) of
the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96-487)
to the contrary, Alexander Creek, located within Township 15N, Range
7W, Seward Meridian, Alaska, is and shall be recognized as an eligible
Native village under section 11(b)(3) of this Act.
''(b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section, the following
terms apply:
''(1) The term 'agency' includes--
''(A) any instrumentality of the United States;
''(B) any element of an agency; and
''(C) any wholly owned or mixed-owned corporation
of the United States Government identified in chapter
91 of title 31, United States Code.
''(2) The term 'conservation system unit' has the meaning
given that term in the Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act.
''(3) The term 'Alexander Creek' means Alexander Creek
Incorporated, an Alaska Native Group corporation, organized
pursuant to this Act.
''(4) The term 'property' has the meaning given that term
in Public Law 94-204 (43 U.S.C. 1611 note).
''(5) The term 'Region' means Cook Inlet Region
Incorporated, an Alaska Native Regional Corporation, which is
the appropriate Regional Corporation for Alexander Creek under
section 1613(h) of this Act.
''(6) The term 'CIRI Property Account' means the account in
the Treasury established by the Secretary of the Treasury
pursuant to section 12(b) of Public Law 94-204 (43 U.S.C. 1611
note), referred to in that section as the 'Cook Inlet Region,
Incorporated property account'.
''(c) Establishment.--(1) The Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall establish an
account in the Treasury to be known as the 'Alexander Creek account'
which shall be funded in the full amount provided for by this section
within 24 months of the date of enactment of this section
''(2) Funds in the Alexander Creek account shall--
''(A) be available to Alexander Creek for bidding on and
purchasing property sold at public sale, subject to paragraph
(3); and
''(B) remain available until expended.
''(3)(A) Alexander Creek may use funds in the Alexander Creek
account to bid as any other bidder for property in Alaska at any public
sale by an agency and may purchase such property in accordance with
applicable laws and regulations of the agency offering the property for
sale.
''(B) In conducting a transaction described in subparagraph (A), an
agency shall accept, in the same manner as cash, any amount tendered
from the Alexander Creek account. The Secretary of the Treasury shall
adjust the balance of the Alexander Creek account to reflect the
transaction.
''(C) The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of the Interior, shall establish procedures for the following
transactions related to the Alexander Creek account:
''(i) Receipt of deposits.
''(ii) Receipt of deposits into escrow when an escrow is
required for the sale of property.
''(iii) Reinstatement to the Alexander Creek account of any
unused escrow deposits in the event that a sale of property is
not consummated.
''(d) Amount.--(1) The initial balance of the Alexander Creek
account shall be the fair market value as determined by the appraisal
conducted under subsection (g) of the surface estate of the
approximately 61,440 acres of deficiency selections previously made by
Alexander Creek, which comprise the following parcels of land:
''T. 2 T., R. 19 W., secs. 3 and 4.
''T. 2 T., R. 19 W., sec. 10.
''T. 2 T., R. 19 W., secs. 14 and 15.
''T. 3 T., R. 19 W., sec. 30.
''T. 2 T., R. 20 W., secs. 20 through 23.
''T. 3 T., R. 20 W., sec. 10.
''T. 3 T., R. 20 W., sec. 14.
''T. 3 T., R. 20 W., secs. 24 and 25.
''T. 1 T., R. 26 W., sec. 31.
''T. 2 T., R. 27 W., secs. 3 and 4.
''T. 2 T., R. 29 W., secs. 3 through 5.
''T. 2 S., R. 19 W., sec. 18.
''T. 2 S., R. 20 W., secs. 12 and 13.
''T. 2 S., R. 20 W., sec. 24.
''T. 2 S., R. 20 W., secs. 26 and 27.
''T. 2 S., R. 20 W., secs. 33 and 34.
''T. 3 S., R. 23 W., sec. 25.
''T. 6 S., R. 24 W., secs. 1 and 2.
''T. 6 S., R. 24 W., sec. 11.
''T. 6 S., R. 24 W., secs. 18 through 20.
''T. 9 S., R. 27 W., secs. 6 and 7.
''T. 7 S., R. 28 W., sec. 2.
''T. 7 S., R. 28 W., sec. 21.
''T. 7 S., R. 28 W., secs. 28 and 29.
''T. 7 S., R. 28 W., secs. 31 through 33.
''T. 8 S., R. 28 W., secs. 5 through 7.
''T. 9 S., R. 28 W., sec. 1.
''T. 9 S., R. 28 W., sec. 12.
''T. 7 S., R. 29 W., sec. 12.
''T. 8 S., R. 29 W., sec. 1.
''T. 8 S., R. 29 W., secs. 3 and 4.
''T. 8 S., R. 29 W., secs. 8 through 20.
''T. 2 N., R. 20 W., sec. 13.
''T. 1 N., R. 27 W., sec. 8.
''T. 1 N., R. 27 W., sec. 16.
''T. 1 N., R. 27 W., secs. 20 through 23.
''T. 1 N., R. 27 W., sec. 25.
''T. 1 N., R. 27 W., sec. 36.
''T. 1 N., R. 28 W., secs. 1 and 2.
''T. 1 N., R. 28 W., secs. 8 through 11.
''T. 1 N., R. 28 W., secs. 16 through 18.
''T. 3 S., R. 23 W., sec. 8.
''T. 3 S., R. 23 W., sec. 26.
''T. 3 S., R. 23 W., sec. 33.
''T. 6 S., R. 24 W., secs. 27 and 28.
''T. 7 S., R. 28 W., secs. 4 through 7.
''T. 7 S., R. 28 W., secs. 10 and 11.
''T. 7 S., R. 28 W., secs. 14 and 15.
''T. 7 S., R. 28 W., sec. 22.
''T. 8 S., R. 29 W., sec. 5.
''T. 2 N., R. 20 W., sec. 30.
''T. 3 N., R. 20 W., sec. 2.
''T. 3 N., R. 20 W., sec. 13.
''T. 4 N., R. 20 W., sec. 33.
''T. 2 N., R. 27 W., secs. 10 through 12.
''T. 11 N., R. 28 W., secs. 16 through 27.
''T. 2 N., R. 30 W., sec. 12.
''T. 1 S., R. 20 W., sec. 4.
''T. 3 S., R. 23 W., sec. 17.
''T. 3 S., R. 23 W., sec. 28.
''T. 6 S., R. 24 W., sec. 14.
''T. 6 S., R. 24 W., sec. 21.
''T. 6 S., R. 24 W., sec. 26.
''T. 5 S., R. 26 W., secs. 29 and 30.
''T. 7 S., R. 28 W., sec. 1.
''T. 7 S., R. 29 W., sec. 1.
''T. 7 S., R. 29 W., sec. 11.
''T. 7 S., R. 29 W., secs. 14 through 16.
''T. 7 S., R. 29 W., secs. 21 and 22.
''T. 2 N., R. 19 W., sec. 7.
''T. 2 N., R. 19 W., sec. 18.
''(2) The balance of the CIRI Property Account shall be increased
by an amount equal to the fair market value of the subsurface estate of
the approximately 61,440 acres of deficiency selections made by
Alexander Creek, as described in paragraph (1): Provided, That the
value of such subsurface estate shall not be less than 61,440
multiplied by the acre equivalent value of the Region's entitlement
lands under paragraph (2) of the second section of 12(b)(7)(iv) of the
Act of January 2, 1976 (Public Law 94-204). The funds added to the CIRI
Property Account pursuant to this subsection shall be segregated from
all other funds therein by a method to be mutually agreed by CIRI and
the Secretary of the Treasury.
''(e) Land Exchange.--The Secretary of the Interior shall enter
into negotiations with Alexander Creek, no later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, to attempt to conclude, under
the authority of section 22(f), a land exchange to acquire lands not
within any conservation system unit from the State of Alaska or the
Matanuska-Susitna Borough under the same procedures set forth in
section 22(f) to enable Alexander Creek to obtain additional public
lands within Alexander Creek's original withdrawal area in Alaska, as
identified by Alexander Creek. The subsurface to lands conveyed to
Alexander Creek under subsection (d) shall be conveyed, without
consideration, to the Region and shall be treated for all purposes as
subsurface land conveyed to the Region under section 14(f). Any land
exchange to be undertaken pursuant to this subsection must be approved
by Alexander Creek, and must be completed no later than 36 months after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
''(f) Adjustment in Account.--If a conveyance of surface estate is
made to Alexander Creek pursuant to subsection (e), the Alexander Creek
account shall be reduced by the amount of the actual acres conveyed
multiplied by the average value per acre of the surface acres appraised
under subsection (g). If a conveyance of subsurface estate is made to
the Region pursuant to subsection (d), the CIRI Property Account shall
be reduced by the amount of the actual acres conveyed multiplied by the
average value per acre of the subsurface acres appraised under
subsection (g).
''(g) Appraisal.--(1)(A) Subject to subsection (d)(2), the
Secretary shall determine the amount to be deposited into the Alexander
Creek and CIRI Property accounts by separately appraising, on a
reasonable basis, based on all available evidence, the fair market
value, as of the date of the enactment of this section, of the surface
and subsurface of each section selected as a separate parcel and
considering that 'public interest' use may be the highest and best use
of such parcels.
''(B) Alexander Creek and the Region shall each have the
opportunity to present evidence of value to the Secretary solely with
respect to the respective estates involved, comprising surface estate
for Alexander Creek and subsurface estate for the Region. The Secretary
shall provide Alexander Creek and the Region with a preliminary draft
of the appraisal. Alexander Creek and the Region shall have a
reasonable and sufficient opportunity to comment on the appraisal.
''(2) The Secretary shall forward a certified copy of the appraisal
of their separate and respective estates each to Alexander Creek, and
the Region.
''(h) Implementation.--(1) Alexander Creek may assign to any person
or corporation without restriction any or all of the Alexander Creek
account upon written notification to the Secretary of the Treasury and
the Secretary of the Interior. In the event that such an assignment is
made to the Region, on notice from Alexander Creek to the Secretary of
the Treasury and the Secretary of the Interior, and subject to the
written consent of the Region in its sole and absolute discretion, the
amount of such assignment shall be added to or made a part of the CIRI
Property Account, and may be used in the same manner as other funds in
that account.
''(2) Except for such lands as Alexander Creek has received prior
to enactment of this section, and such lands it is entitled to recover
as a Group Corporation, upon completion by the Secretary of the
Interior of the appraisal process pursuant to subsection (g), and
notification to the Secretary from Alexander Creek that Alexander Creek
accepts the results of the appraisal process, Alexander Creek shall be
deemed to have accepted the terms of this section in lieu of any other
land entitlement it could have received as a village pursuant to this
Act, including, without limitation, any lands it would have received
pursuant to section 12(b). Such acceptance shall satisfy all claims
Alexander Creek had or may have had against the United States on the
date of the enactment of this section.
''(3) Any land acquired by Alexander Creek with funds from the
Alexander Creek account shall be deemed to be a conveyance pursuant to
this Act.
''(i) Treatment of Amounts From the Alexander Creek Account.--The
Secretary of the Treasury and the heads of agencies shall administer
sales pursuant to this section in the same manner as is provided for
any other Native village authorized by law as of the date of the
enactment of this section (including the use of similar accounts for
bidding on and purchasing property sold for public sale).
''(j) Limitation on Agents' and Attorneys' Fees.--No more than 2.5
percent of payments received by or on behalf of Alexander Creek under
this section may be paid to or received by any agent or attorney for
services rendered in connection with obtaining such payment, any
contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person who violates this
subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a
fine in the amount provided in title 18, United States Code.
''(k) Shareholder Participation.--Alexander Creek shall notify each
member of the Native village recognized under this section that, upon
the effective date of this provision, such members shall cease to
receive benefits from the Region as at-large shareholders pursuant to
section 7(m), and that all future resource payments from the Region
shall be made to the Village Corporation pursuant to section 7(j). The
Region shall not be liable under any State, Federal or local law, or
under State or Federal common law, for damages arising out of or
related to the cessation of payments to such individuals under section
7(m) pursuant to this section.
''(l) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to--
''(1) limit, alter, violate, breach, or otherwise affect
the rights of any party under a contract, settlement agreement,
or land exchange entered into prior to enactment of this
section between Alexander Creek and any party, or one or more
parties to any contract, settlement, agreement, or land
exchange predicated upon Alexander Creek's Native village
status under this Act; or
''(2) diminish, reduce, or modify the acreage entitlement
to which Alexander Creek became entitled to as a Group
Corporation.''.

SOLUTION: Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to recognize the village of Alexander Creek, Alaska, as eligible for land and benefits under the Act, notwithstanding specified provisions of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.

Establishes in the Treasury the Alexander Creek account and makes the account's funds available to Alexander Creek Incorporated for purchasing property sold at public sale. Increases the existing CIRI Property Account's balance by the subsurface value of Alexander Creek's selections.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate for a land exchange to acquire the surface estate in lands not in any conservation system unit from Alaska or the Mantanuska-Susitna Borough to enable Alexander Creek to obtain additional public lands in Alexander Creek's original withdrawal area in Alaska.

Requires the subsurface estate to the lands conveyed to Alexander Creek to be conveyed to CIRI.

Deems Alexander Creek, on completion (and acceptance by Alexander Creek) of an appraisal, to have accepted the terms of this Act in lieu of any other land entitlement it could have received as a village under ANCSA. Requires that such acceptance satisfy all claims of Alexander Creek against the United States.

Requires Alexander Creek to notify each Alexander Creek member that the members will cease to receive benefits from CIRI as at-large shareholders and that all future resource payments from the Region will be made to the Village Corporation. Relieves CIRI from liability under any state, federal, or local law for damages related to that payment cessation.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Vehicle Efficiency Heightening
Investment Credit to Lift our Economy Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR FLEET VEHICLES.

(a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 45Q the following new section:

''SEC. 45R. FLEET VEHICLES.

''(a) Allowance of Credit.--
''(1) In general.--There shall be allowed as a credit
against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an
amount equal to the applicable amount with respect to each
fleet vehicle placed in service by the taxpayer during the
taxable year.
''(2) Applicable amount.--For purposes of paragraph (1),
the applicable amount is--
''(A) $4,000 for a fleet vehicle which is--
''(i) a passenger automobile that--
''(I) is assembled in the United
States, and
''(II) has a highway label fuel
economy value of 27 miles per gallon or
greater but less than 30 miles per
gallon,
''(ii) a passenger automobile that--
''(I) is assembled in North
America, and
''(II) has a highway label fuel
economy value of 30 miles per gallon or
greater, or
''(iii) a nonpassenger automobile that--
''(I) is assembled in the United
States, and
''(II) has a highway label fuel
economy value of 24 miles per gallon or
greater,
''(B) $5,000 for a fleet vehicle which is--
''(i) a passenger automobile that--
''(I) is assembled in the United
States, and
''(II) has a highway label fuel
economy value of 30 miles per gallon or
greater, or
''(ii) a work truck that is assembled in
the United States and registered by the dealer
as a registered work truck, or
''(C) $3,000 for a fleet vehicle which is--
''(i) a nonpassenger automobile that--
''(I) is assembled in North
America, and
''(II) has a highway label fuel
economy value of 24 miles per gallon or
greater.
''(b) Limitation.--Not more than 15 fleet vehicles may be taken
into account under subsection (a) for a taxable year.
''(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
''(1) Fleet vehicle.--The term 'fleet vehicle' means a
motor vehicle--
''(A) which is a passenger automobile, nonpassenger
automobile, or work truck,
''(B) the original use of which commences with the
taxpayer,
''(C) which is acquired for use or lease by the
taxpayer and not for resale,
''(D) which is property of a character subject to
an allowance for depreciation, and
''(E) which is made by a manufacturer.
''(2) Automobile; passenger automobile; work truck.--The
terms 'automobile', 'passenger automobile', and 'work truck'
have the meanings given such terms in section 32901(a) of title
49, United States Code.
''(3) Nonpassenger automobile.--The term 'nonpassenger
automobile' means an automobile classified as a light truck
under part 523 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and is
not a work truck.
''(4) Highway label fuel economy value.--The term 'highway
label fuel economy value' means the number, expressed in miles
per gallon, centered directly below the words 'Highway MPG' on
the label required to be affixed or caused to be affixed on a
new automobile pursuant to subpart D of part 600 of title 40,
Code of Federal Regulations.
''(5) Motor vehicle.--The term 'motor vehicle' means any
vehicle which is manufactured primarily for use on public
streets, roads, and highways (not including a vehicle operated
exclusively on a rail or rails) and which has at least 4
wheels.
''(d) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
''(1) Related person.--
''(A) In general.--The taxpayer and any person
related to the taxpayer shall be treated as one person.
''(B) Related person defined.--A person
(hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as the
'related person') is related to any other person if--
''(i) the related person bears a
relationship to such person specified in
section 267(b) or section 707(b)(1), or
''(ii) the related person and such person
are engaged in trades or business under common
control (within the meaning of subsections (a)
and (b) of section 52).
For purposes of subparagraph (A), in applying section
267(b) or 707(b)(1), '10 percent' shall be substituted
for '50 percent'.
''(2) Reduction in basis.--For purposes of this subtitle,
the basis of any property for which a credit is allowable under
subsection (a) shall be reduced by the amount of such credit so
allowed.
''(3) Applicable rules.--For purposes of this section,
rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8),
and (9) of section 30B(h) shall apply.
''(e) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any property
purchased after December 31, 2010.''.
(b) Credit To Be Part of Business Credit.--Section 38(b) is amended
by striking ''plus'' at the end of paragraph (34), by striking the
period at the end of paragraph (35) and inserting '', plus'', and by
adding at the end the following:
''(36) the fleet vehicle credit determined under section
45R(a).''.
(c) Basis.--Section 1016(a) of such Code is amended by striking
''and'' at the end of paragraph (36), by striking the period at the end
of paragraph (37) and inserting '', and'', and by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
''(38) to the extent provided in section 45R(d)(2).''.
(d) Conforming Amendments.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 45Q the following new
item:

''Sec. 45R. Fleet vehicles.''.
(e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2008.

SOLUTION:
Vehicle Efficiency Heightening Investment Credit to Lift our Economy Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business-related tax credit for the purchase of up to 15 fleet vehicles in a taxable year. Specifies the credit amount for each fleet vehicle depending upon its fuel economy value. Defines "fleet vehicle" as a passenger automobile, nonpassenger automobile, or work truck. Terminates such credit after 2010.