An amendment numbered 16 printed in House Report 109-49 to authorize a total of $3 billion over ten years for a program to encourage the domestic production of hybrid and advanced vehicle diesel vehicles by providing grants to manufacturers and incentives to customers to purchase such vehicles.

In title VII, subtitle B, part 1, add at the end the following new section:

SEC. 713. EFFICIENT HYBRID AND ADVANCED DIESEL VEHICLES.

(a) Program.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish a program to encourage domestic production and sales of efficient hybrid and advanced diesel vehicles. The program shall include grants to domestic automobile manufacturers to--

(1) encourage production of efficient hybrid and advanced diesel vehicles; and

(2) provide consumer incentives, including discounts and rebates, for the purchase of efficient hybrid and advanced diesel vehicles.

(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for carrying out this section $300,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2015.