,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #egj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #ah1 #bjad ,mr4 ,manchin 7for himself1 
,mr4 ,burr1 ,mr4 ,rockefeller1 ,ms4     
,mikulski1 and ,mr4 ,brown7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary  ,,resolution  ,designating  
,october #ag1 #bjad1 as ,national       
,alternative ,fuel ,vehicle ,day4       
,whereas the ,united ,states should     
reduce dependence on foreign oil and    
enhance energy security by creating a   
transportation sector that is less      
dependent on oil2 ,whereas the ,united  
,states should improve air quality in   
the ,united ,states by reducing         
emissions from the millions of motor    
vehicles that operate in the ,united    
,states2 ,whereas the ,united ,states   
should foster national expertise and    
technological advancement in cleaner1   
more energy-efficient alternative fuel  
and advanced technology vehicles2       

,whereas a robust domestic industry for 
alternative fuels and alternative fuel  
and advanced technology vehicles will   
create jobs and increase the            
competitiveness of the ,united ,states  
in the international community2 ,whereas
 the people of the ,united ,states need 
more options for clean and              
energy-efficient transportation2        
,whereas mainstream adoption of         
alternative fuel and advanced technology
 vehicles will produce benefits at the  
local1 national1 and international      
levels2 ,whereas consumers and          
businesses require a better             
understanding of the benefits of        
alternative fuel and advanced technology
 vehicles2 ,whereas first responders    
require proper comprehensive training to
 be fully prepared for any precautionary
 measures that they may need to take    
during incidents and extrications that  
involve alternative fuel and advanced   
technology vehicles2 ,whereas the       
,federal ,government can lead the way   

toward a cleaner and more efficient     
transportation sector by choosing       
alternative fuel and advanced technology
 vehicles for the fleets of the ,federal
 ,government2 and ,whereas ,federal     
support for the adoption of alternative 
fuel and advanced technology vehicles   
can accelerate greater energy           
independence for the ,united ,states1   
improve the environmental security of   
the ,united ,states1 and address global 
climate change3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that the ,senate--  7#a7 designates    
,october #ag1 #bjad1 as ,national       
,alternative ,fuel ,vehicle ,day2  7#b7 
proclaims ,national ,alternative ,fuel  
,vehicle ,day as a day to promote       
programs and activities that will lead  
to the greater use of cleaner1 more     
efficient transportation that uses new  
sources of energy2 and  7#c7 urges the  
people of the ,united ,states to-- 7,a7 
increase personal and commercial use of 
cleaner and more energy-efficient       
alternative fuel and advanced technology

 vehicles2  7,b7 promote public sector  
adoption of cleaner and more            
energy-efficient alternative fuel and   
advanced technology vehicles2 and  7,c7 
encourage the adoption of ,federal      
policies to advance and adopt           
alternative1 advanced1 and emerging     
vehicle and fuel technologies in order  
to reduce the dependence of the ,united 
,states on foreign oil4