,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eajg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ae1 #bjad ,ms4
 ,ros-,lehtinen 7for herself1 ,mr4      
,cole1 and ,mr4 ,salmon7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #di1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to reduce the fuel       
economy obligations of automobile       
manufacturers whose fleets contain at   
least #ej percent fuel choice enabling  
vehicles1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,fuel ,choice for ,american         
,prosperity and ,security ,act of #bjad4
  #b4 ,fuel choice enabling             
manufacturers  7a7 ,in general ,chapter 
#cbi of title #di1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  #cbibj4 ,fuel choice    
enabling manufacturers  7a7 ,calculation
 of average fuel economy ,the average   
fuel economy of a fuel choice enabling  
manufacturer is the sum of--  7#a7 the  

average fuel economy of such            
manufacturer determined under section   
#cbijd2 and  7#b7 #d miles per gallon4  
7b7 ,deemed compliance with greenhouse  
gas emission standards ,if a fuel choice
 enabling manufacturer is in compliance 
with all applicable standards prescribed
 under section #cbijb for a model year1 
the automobiles manufactured by such    
manufacturer in such model year are     
deemed to be in compliance with the     
standards for emissions of greenhouse   
gases promulgated under section #bjb7;a7
 of the ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#geba7;a774  7c7 ,definitions ,in this  
section3  7#a7 ,biodiesel ,the term     
biodiesel means diesel fuel which has   
been produced from a non-petroleum      
feedstock and which meets the           
specifications of the ,,astm ,d#fgea-jc 
standard4  7#b7 ,e#he ,the term ,e#he   
means a fuel mixture that contains up to
 #he percent ethanol and meets the      
specifications of the ,,astm ,d#egih    
standard4  7#c7 ,flexible fuel vehicle  

,the term flexible fuel vehicle means a 
vehicle that has been warranted by its  
manufacturer to operate on gasoline1    
,e#he1 and ,m#he4  7#d7 ,fuel choice    
enabling manufacturer ,the term fuel    
choice enabling manufacturer means a    
manufacturer whose total fleet of       
automobiles manufactured in a model year
 for sale in the ,united ,states        
contains at least #ej percent fuel      
choice enabling vehicles4  7#e7 ,fuel   
choice enabling vehicle ,the term fuel  
choice enabling vehicle means an        
automobile that--  7,a7 has been        
warranted by its manufacturer to operate
 on natural gas1 hydrogen1 propane1 or  
biodiesel2  7,b7 is a flexible fuel     
vehicle2  7,c7 is a plug-in electric    
drive vehicle2  7,d7 is propelled solely
 by a fuel cell that can produce power  
without the use of petroleum or a       
petroleum-based fuel2 or  7,e7 is       
propelled solely by something other than
 an internal combustion engine and is   
warranted by its manufacturer to operate

 on something other than petroleum-based
 fuel4  7#f7 ,greenhouse gas ,the term  
greenhouse gas means carbon dioxide1    
nitrous oxide1 methane1                 
hydrofluorocarbons1 perfluorocarbons1   
sulfur hexafluoride1 or any other       
substance subject to regulation under   
section #bjb7;a7 of the ,clean ,air ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #geba7;a77 to address   
climate change4  7#g7 ,m#he ,the term   
,m#he means a fuel mixture that contains
 up to #he percent methanol and meets   
the specifications of the ,,astm ,d#egig
 standard4  7#h7 ,plug-in electric drive
 vehicle ,the term plug-in electric     
drive vehicle has the meaning given such
 term in section #ejh7;a7 of the ,energy
 ,policy ,act of #aiib 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acbeh7;a774  4  7b7 ,average fuel      
economy defined ,paragraph 7#e7 of      
section #cbija7;a7 of title #di1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by   
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 or2  7#b7 by striking means 
average and inserting the following3    

means-- 7,a7 average  2 and  7#c7 by    
adding at the end the following3  7,b7  
in the case of a fuel choice enabling   
manufacturer 7as defined in section     
#cbibj71 average fuel economy determined
 under such section4  4  7c7 ,clerical  
amendment ,the analysis for chapter #cbi
 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by inserting after the item    
relating to section #cbiai the          
following3  #cbibj4 ,fuel choice        
enabling manufacturers4  4  7d7         
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to
 model years beginning with model year  
#bjaf4