,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djdg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ag1 #bjae 
,mr4 ,engel 7for himself1 ,ms4          
,ros-,lehtinen1 ,mr4 ,israel1 and ,mr4  
,cole7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend chapter #cbi of title #di1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 to ensure that new      
vehicles enable fuel competition so as  
to reduce the strategic importance of   
oil to the ,united ,states4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,open ,fuel ,act of #bjae4  #b4 ,open   
fuel requirement for motor vehicles     
,chapter #cbi of title #di1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after section #cbije the following new  
section3  #cbije;,a4 ,open fuel         
requirement for motor vehicles4  7a7    
,requirements ,except as provided in    
subsection 7c71 each manufacturer's     
fleet of covered vehicles for a         
particular model year shall be comprised

 of--  7#a7 not less than #cj percent   
qualified vehicles beginning in model   
year #bjah2 and  7#b7 not less than #ej 
percent qualified vehicles beginning in 
model year #bjai and each subsequent    
year4  7b7 ,additional definitions ,as  
used in this section-- 7#a7 the term    
covered vehicle means a passenger       
automobile1 and includes a light-duty   
motor vehicle2  7#b7 the term qualified 
vehicle means covered vehicle that--    
7,a7 has been warranted by its          
manufacturer to operate on natural gas1 
hydrogen1 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   
produces power without the use of       
petroleum or a petroleum-based fuel2 or 
7,e7 is propelled solely by something   
other than an internal combustion       
engine1 and produces power without the  
use of petroleum or a petroleum-based   
fuel2  7#c7 the term flexible fuel      
vehicle means a vehicle that has been   

warranted by its manufacturer to operate
 on gasoline1 ,e#he1 and ,m#he2  7#d7   
the term ,e#he means a fuel mixture     
containing up to #he percent ethanol and
 meets the standards of ,,astm ,d#egih2 
7#e7 the term ,m#he means a fuel mixture
 containing up to #he percent methanol  
and meets the standards of ,,astm       
,d#egig2  7#f7 the term biodiesel means 
diesel fuel which has been produced from
 a non-petroleum feedstock and which    
meets the standards of ,,astm           
,d#fgea-jc2  7#g7 the term plug-in      
electric drive vehicle has the meaning  
given such term in section #ejh7;a77#e7 
of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #aiib    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbeh7;a77#e772 and     
7#h7 the term light-duty motor vehicle  
means a light-duty truck or light-duty  
vehicle as such terms are defined in    
section #baf7g7 of the ,clean ,air ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #geej7g77 of less than or
 equal to #h1ejj pounds gross vehicle   
weight rating4  7c7 ,temporary          
,exemption from ,requirements  7#a7     

,application ,a manufacturer may request
 an exemption from the requirement      
described in subsection 7a7 by          
submitting an application to the        
,secretary1 at such time1 in such       
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary may require by        
regulation4 ,each such application shall
 specify the models1 lines1 and types of
 automobiles affected4  7#b7 ,evaluation
 ,after evaluating an application       
received from a manufacturer1 the       
,secretary may at any time1 under such  
terms and conditions1 and to such extent
 as the ,secretary considers            
appropriate1 temporarily exempt1 or     
renew the exemption of1 a light-duty    
motor vehicle from the requirement      
described in subsection 7a7 if the      
,secretary determines that unavoidable  
events not under the control of the     
manufacturer prevent the manufacturer of
 such automobile from meeting its       
required production volume of qualified 
automobiles1 including--  7,a7 a        

disruption in the supply of any         
component required for compliance with  
the regulations2 or  7,b7 a disruption  
in the use and installation by the      
manufacturer of such component4  7#c7   
,consolidation ,the ,secretary may      
consolidate applications received from  
multiple manufacturers under            
subparagraph 7,a7 if they are of a      
similar nature4  7#d7 ,conditions ,any  
exemption granted under paragraph 7#b7  
shall be conditioned upon the           
manufacturer's commitment to recall the 
exempted automobiles for installation of
 the omitted components within a        
reasonable time proposed by the         
manufacturer and approved by the        
,secretary after such components become 
available in sufficient quantities to   
satisfy both anticipated production and 
recall volume requirements4  7#e7       
,notice ,the ,secretary shall publish in
 the ,federal ,register-- 7,a7 notice of
 each application received from a       
manufacturer2  7,b7 notice of each      

decision to grant or deny a temporary   
exemption2 and  7,c7 the reasons for    
granting or denying such exemptions4    
7d7 ,rulemaking ,not later than #a year 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall promulgate   
regulations as necessary to carry out   
this section4  4