,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehfj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ab1       
#bjbj,ms4 ,brownley of ,california      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to expand the
 advanced technology vehicles           
manufacturing incentive program1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,advanced     
,technology ,vehicles ,manufacturing    
,program ,reform ,act4  #b4 ,advanced   
,technology ,vehicles ,manufacturing    
,incentive ,program expansion  7a7      
,zero-,emission vehicles included  7#a7 
,in general ,section #acf of the ,energy
 ,independence and ,security ,act of    
#bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agjac7 is         
amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7d7-- 7i7  
in paragraph 7#a71 by inserting or in   
paragraph 7#e7 after subsection 7b72 and
  7ii7 by adding at the end the         
following new paragraph3  7#e7          
,zero-emission vehicle manufacturing    

,the activities described in this       
paragraph are an automobile             
manufacturer1 ultra efficient vehicle   
manufacturer1 or component supplier--   
7,a7 reequipping1 expanding1 or         
establishing a manufacturing facility in
 the ,united ,states to produce         
zero-emission vehicles or qualifying    
components2 or  7,b7 performing         
engineering integration in the ,united  
,states for zero-emission vehicles4  2  
and  7,b7 in subsection 7a71 by adding  
at the end the following new paragraph3 
7#f7 ,zero-emission vehicle ,the term   
zero-emission vehicle means a passenger 
vehicle that produces zero exhaust      
emissions of any criteria pollutant1    
precursor pollutant1 or greenhouse gas1 
other than water vapor1 in any mode of  
operation or condition1 as determined by
 the ,administrator4  4  7#b7           
,conforming amendments ,section #acf7;a7
 of the ,energy ,independence and       
,security ,act of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#agjac7;a77 is amended-- 7,a7 in        

paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 in subparagraph    
7,a71 by inserting or zero-emission     
vehicles after advanced technology      
vehicles2 and  7ii7 in subparagraph     
7,b71 by striking components or advanced
 technology vehicles and inserting      
components1 advanced technology         
vehicles1 or zero-emissions vehicles2   
and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7i7 in    
subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting or      
zero-emission vehicles after advanced   
technology vehicles2 and  7ii7 in       
subparagraph 7,b71 by inserting or      
zero-emission vehicles after advanced   
technology vehicles4  7b7 ,financial    
viability requirement modification      
,section #acf7;d77#c7 of the ,energy    
,independence and ,security ,act of     
#bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agjac7;d77#c77 is 
amended-- 7#a7 by striking in which1 as 
determined by the ,secretary and all    
that follows through the proposed       
project2 and inserting the following3   
for which the ,secretary determines--   
7,a7 the award recipient-- 7i7 has a    

reasonable prospect of repaying the     
principal and interest on the loan2  2  
7#b7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,b7
 and 7,c7 as clauses 7ii7 and 7iii71    
respectively2  7#c7 in clause 7iii71 as 
redesignated1 by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon2 and  
7#d7 by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraphs3  7,b7 the amount of  
the loan1 in combination with amounts   
available to the award recipient from   
other sources1 will be sufficient to    
carry out the applicable eligible       
project2 and  7,c7 the loan will not be 
subordinate to other financing4  4  7c7 
,rulemaking ,not later than #fj days    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,energy shall   
promulgate regulations to carry out the 
amendments made by this section4  #c4   
,study on program loans  7a7 ,study ,the
 ,comptroller ,general of the ,united   
,states shall conduct a study on the    
barriers to the application for1 and    
issuance of1 loans under section        

#acf7;d7 of the ,energy ,independence   
and ,security ,act of #bjjg 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #agjac7;d77 and potential     
changes to reduce such barriers to      
increase the number of such loans4  7b7 
,briefing ,not later than #ahj days     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,comptroller ,general shall   
provide a briefing to the relevant      
congressional committees1 as determined 
by the ,comptroller ,general1 on the    
study described in subsection 7a74 ,at  
the time of the briefing1 the           
,comptroller ,general and such relevant 
congressional committees shall jointly  
determine the date by which the report  
described in subsection 7c7 shall be    
submitted to ,congress and to the       
,secretary of ,energy4  7c7 ,report ,not
 later than the report submission date  
determined under subsection 7b71 the    
,comptroller ,general shall submit to   
,congress and to the ,secretary of      
,energy a report on the results of the  
study conducted under subsection 7a74   

7d7 ,response to report ,not later than 
#ahj days after the ,secretary of       
,energy receives the report under       
subsection 7c71 the ,secretary shall1   
taking into consideration such report   
and to the extent authorized by law1    
promulgate regulations to carry out the 
program described in section #acf7;d7 of
 the ,energy ,independence and ,security
 ,act of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#agjac7;d774