To raise consumer awareness of ethanol-fueled vehicles.

SA 634. Mr. DAYTON (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Coleman,
Mr. Harkin, Mr. Bingaman, and Mr. Salazar) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 605 proposed by Mr. Inhofe to
the bill H.R. 3, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway
safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title I, insert the following:

SEC. 1623. IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN ALTERNATIVE FUELED
VEHICLES.

(a) In General.--Section 32908 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsection
(f) and (g), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new
subsection:
``(e) Identification of Certain Alternative Fueled
Vehicles.--A manufacturer shall affix, or have affixed, to
each dual fueled automobile manufactured by the manufacturer
(including each light duty truck) that may be operated on the
alternative fuel described in section 32901(a)(1)(D)--
``(1) a permanent label inside the automobile's fuel door
compartment that--
``(A) meets the requirements of the regulations prescribed
by the Administrator for such label; and
``(B) states that the automobile may be operated on the
alternative fuel described in section 32901(a)(1)(D) and
identifies such alternative fuel; and
``(2) a temporary label to the window or windshield of the
automobile that--
``(A) meets the requirements of the regulations prescribed
by the Administrator for such label; and
``(B) identifies the automobile as capable of operating on
such alternative fuel.''.
(b) Regulations.--Not later than March 1, 2006, the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall
promulgate regulations--
(1) for the label referred to in paragraph (1) of section
32908(e) of title 49, United States Code, as amended by
subsection (a), that describe--
(A) the language that shall be set out on the label,
including a statement that the vehicle is capable of
operating on a mixture of 85 percent ethanol blended with
gasoline; and
(B) the appropriate size and color of the font of such
language so that it is conspicuous to the individual
introducing fuel into the vehicle; and
(2) for the temporary window or windshield label referred
to in paragraph (2) of such section 32908(e), that--
(A) prohibit the label from being removed by any seller
prior to the final sale of the vehicle to a consumer; and
(B) describe the specifications of the label, including
that the label shall be--
(i) prominently displayed and conspicuous on the vehicle;
and
(ii) separate from any other window or windshield sticker,
decal, or label.
(c) Compliance.--
(1) In general.--A manufacturer shall be required to comply
with the requirements of section 32908(e) of title 49, United
State Code, as amended by subsection (a), for a vehicle that
is manufactured for a model year after model year 2006.
(2) Model year defined.--In this subsection, the term
``model year'' shall have the meaning given such term in
section 32901(a) of such title.
(d) Violations.--
(1) In general.--Section 32908(f) of title 49, United
States Code, as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by
inserting ``or (e)'' after ``subsection (b)''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 32911(a) of such title
is amended by inserting ``32908(e),'' after ``32908(b),''.
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