,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abgc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #be1      
#bjag,mr4 ,blunt 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,stabenow1 ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1 ,mr4      
,moran1 ,mr4 ,peters1 and ,mr4 ,young7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
chapter #cbi of title #di1 ,united      
,states ,code1 relating to average fuel 
economy standards for automobiles4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,fuel ,economy ,harmonization ,act4 
#b4 ,credits for exceeding average fuel 
economy standards ,section #cbijc of    
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7
 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 and   
7#b7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71    
respectively2  7,b7 in the matter       
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 as         
redesignated1 by striking ,when and     
inserting the following3  7#a7 ,in      

general ,when  2  7,c7 in paragraph     
7#a77;,b71 as redesignated1 by striking 
paragraph 7#a7 and inserting            
subparagraph 7,a712 and  7,d7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7#b7 ,model  
years #bjaf through #bjba               
,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a77;,b71   
beginning with model year #bjaf and     
ending with model year #bjba1 a         
manufacturer may apply any credits      
earned after model year #bjji pursuant  
to paragraph 7#a71 which have not been  
applied pursuant to paragraph 7#a77;,a71
 to any model year beginning after the  
model year for which the credits are    
earned4  2  7#b7 in subsection          
7b77#b77;,b71 by striking subsection    
7a77#a7 of this section and inserting   
subsection 7a77#a77;,a72 and  7#c7 in   
subsection 7g7--  7,a7 in paragraph     
7#c7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by     
striking #bjaa and inserting #bjaj2     
7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking  
#bjag1 #a4e miles per gallon2 and and   
inserting #bjaf1 #a4e miles per gallon22

 and  7iii7 by striking subparagraph    
7,c7 and inserting the following3  7,c7 
for model years #bjag and #bjah1 #b4j   
miles per gallon2  7,d7 for model years 
#bjai through #bjba1 #d4j miles per     
gallon2 and  7,e7 for model year #bjbb  
and subsequent model years1 #f4j miles  
per gallon4  2 and  7,b7 in paragraph   
7#e71 by striking #bjaj and inserting   
#bjji4  #c4 ,calculation of average fuel
 economy ,section #cbijd7;a7 of title   
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
7#c7 ,for model years #bjab through     
#bjbe1 if requested by a manufacturer1  
the average fuel economy calculated by  
the ,administrator for the              
manufacturer's passenger and            
nonpassenger automobiles shall include  
off-cycle technology fuel economy       
credits equivalent to the credits       
calculated by the ,administrator for the
 off-cycle technology under the         
,administrator's vehicle emissions      
standards for the same or closest model 

year1 provided that the technology has a
 direct impact upon improving fuel      
economy performance4  4