,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ag1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,engel 7= himself1 ,ms4            
,ros-,leht951 ,mr4 ,israel1 & ,mr4      
,cole7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d *apt] #cbi
 ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to   
ensure t new vehicles enable fuel       
competition s z to r$uce ! /rategic     
importance ( oil to ! ,unit$ ,/ates4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,op5 ,fuel ,act ( #bjae4  #b4 ,op5    
fuel requirem5t = motor vehicles ,*apt] 
#cbi ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #cbije !
 foll[+ new section3  #cbije;,a4 ,op5   
fuel requirem5t = motor vehicles4  7a7  
,requirem5ts ,except z provid$ 9        
subsection 7c71 ea* manufactur]'s fleet 
( cov]$ vehicles = a p>ticul> model ye> 
%all be compris$ (--  7#a7 n less ?an   
#cj p]c5t qualifi$ vehicles beg9n+ 9    
model ye> #bjah2 &  7#b7 n less ?an #ej 

p]c5t qualifi$ vehicles beg9n+ 9 model  
ye> #bjai & ea* subsequ5t ye>4  7b7     
,additional def9itions ,z us$ 9 ?is     
section-- 7#a7 ! t]m cov]$ vehicle means
 a pass5g] automobile1 & includes a     
light-duty motor vehicle2  7#b7 ! t]m   
qualifi$ vehicle means cov]$ vehicle t--
 7,a7 has be5 w>rant$ by its manufactur]
 to op]ate on natural gas1 hydrog51 or  
biodiesel2  7,b7 is a flexible fuel     
vehicle2  7,c7 is a plug-9 electric     
drive vehicle2  7,d7 is propell$ solely 
by a fuel cell t produces p[] )\t ! use 
( petroleum or a petroleum-bas$ fuel2 or
  7,e7 is propell$ solely by some?+ o!r 
?an an int]nal combu/ion eng9e1 &       
produces p[] )\t ! use ( petroleum or a 
petroleum-bas$ fuel2  7#c7 ! t]m        
flexible fuel vehicle means a vehicle t 
has be5 w>rant$ by its manufactur] to   
op]ate on gasol9e1 ,e#he1 & ,m#he2  7#d7
 ! t]m ,e#he means a fuel mixture       
conta9+ up to #he p]c5t e?anol & meets !
 /&>ds ( ,,a/m ,d#egih2  7#e7 ! t]m     
,m#he means a fuel mixture conta9+ up to

 #he p]c5t me?anol & meets ! /&>ds (    
,,a/m ,d#egig2  7#f7 ! t]m biodiesel    
means diesel fuel :i* has be5 produc$ f 
a non-petroleum fe$/ock & :i* meets !   
/&>ds ( ,,a/m ,d#fgea-jc2  7#g7 ! t]m   
plug-9 electric drive vehicle has !     
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section            
#ejh7;a77#e7 ( ! ,en]gy ,policy ,act (  
#aiib 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbeh7;a77#e772 & 
7#h7 ! t]m light-duty motor vehicle     
means a light-duty truck or light-duty  
vehicle z su* t]ms are def9$ 9 section  
#baf7g7 ( ! ,clean ,air ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #geej7g77 ( less ?an or equal 
to #h1ejj p\nds gross vehicle weight    
rat+4  7c7 ,tempor>y ,exemption f       
,requirem5ts  7#a7 ,application ,a      
manufactur] may reque/ an exemption f ! 
requirem5t describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 by 
submitt+ an application to ! ,secret>y1 
at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*   
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require by  
regulation4 ,ea* su* application %all   
specify ! models1 l9es1 & types (       
automobiles affect$4  7#b7 ,evaluation  

,aft] evaluat+ an application receiv$ f 
a manufactur]1 ! ,secret>y may at any   
"t1 "u su* t]ms & conditions1 & to su*  
ext5t z ! ,secret>y consid]s            
appropriate1 tempor>ily exempt1 or r5ew 
! exemption (1 a light-duty motor       
vehicle f ! requirem5t describ$ 9       
subsection 7a7 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t
 unavoidable ev5ts n "u ! control ( !   
manufactur] prev5t ! manufactur] ( su*  
automobile f meet+ its requir$          
production volume ( qualifi$            
automobiles1 includ+--  7,a7 a          
disruption 9 ! supply ( any compon5t    
requir$ = compliance ) ! regulations2 or
  7,b7 a disruption 9 ! use &           
in/allation by ! manufactur] ( su*      
compon5t4  7#c7 ,consolidation ,!       
,secret>y may consolidate applications  
receiv$ f multiple manufactur]s "u      
subp>agraph 7,a7 if !y are ( a simil>   
nature4  7#d7 ,conditions ,any exemption
 grant$ "u p>agraph 7#b7 %all be        
condition$ ^u ! manufactur]'s commitm5t 
to recall ! exempt$ automobiles =       

in/allation ( ! omitt$ compon5ts )9 a   
reasonable "t propos$ by ! manufactur] &
 approv$ by ! ,secret>y aft] su*        
compon5ts become available 9 suffici5t  
quantities to satisfy bo? anticipat$    
production & recall volume requirem5ts4 
7#e7 ,notice ,! ,secret>y %all publi% 9 
! ,f$]al ,regi/]-- 7,a7 notice ( ea*    
application receiv$ f a manufactur]2    
7,b7 notice ( ea* decision to grant or  
d5y a tempor>y exemption2 &  7,c7 !     
reasons = grant+ or d5y+ su* exemptions4
  7d7 ,rulemak+ ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y %all promulgate regulations z 
necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4  4