S.Amdt. 5122

1. Adds SEC. ___. OIL CONSERVATION THROUGH ADVANCED VEHICLE BATTERIES FOR HYBRID, PLUG-IN HYBRID AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES at the end of the bill

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   In S. 3268 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (b) Report.--If the Commission decides not to use the procedures described in subsection (a) in a specific instance, not later than 30 days after the date of the decision, the Commission shall submit to Congress a detailed report that describes in each instance the reasons for not using the procedures.

   Inserted: SEC. ___. OIL CONSERVATION THROUGH ADVANCED VEHICLE BATTERIES FOR HYBRID, PLUG-IN HYBRID AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

   Inserted: (a) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: (1) Avanced vehicle battery.--The term "advanced vehicle battery" means an electrochemical energy storage system powered directly by electrical current that provides motive power to an electric vehicle, hybrid electric vehicle, or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.

   Inserted: (2) Electric vehicle.--The term "electric vehicle" means an on-road light-duty or non-road vehicle that uses either an advanced vehicle battery or a fuel cell (as defined in section 803 of the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16152)).

   Inserted: (3) Hybrid electric vehicle.--The term "hybrid electric vehicle" means a new qualified hybrid motor vehicle (as defined in section 30B(d)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).

   Inserted: (4) Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.--The term "plug-in hybrid electric vehicle" means a hybrid electric vehicle that--

   Inserted: (A) draws motive power from a battery with a capacity of at least 4 kilowatt-hours;

   Inserted: (B) can be recharged from an external source of electricity for motive power; and

   Inserted: (C) is a light-, medium-, or heavy-duty motor vehicle or nonroad vehicle (as those terms are defined in section 216 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7550)).

   Inserted: (b) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to conserve oil by aggressively promoting advanced vehicle battery technology and U.S. domestic manufacturing capability necessary for widespread commercial viability of hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and electric vehicles.

   Inserted: (c) Advanced Vehicle Battery Research and Development.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The Secretary shall expand and accelerate research and development efforts for advanced vehicle batteries with an emphasis on lowering costs and increasing abuse tolerance with the appropriate balance of power and energy capacity to meet market requirements.

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   Inserted: (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.

   Inserted: (d) Advanced Vehicle Battery Domestic Manufacturing Process Improvements.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a program to provide grants to improve domestic manufacturing equipment and assembly process capabilities for advanced vehicle batteries and components that--

   Inserted: (A) reduce manufacturing time;

   Inserted: (B) reduce manufacturing energy intensity;

   Inserted: (C) reduce negative environmental impact or byproducts; or

   Inserted: (D) increase spent battery or component recycling.

   Inserted: (2) Inclusion.--The Secretary shall include in the program established under subsection (c) grants to support the development and deployment of domestic high-speed, automated, production-scale advanced vehicle battery and component manufacturing equipment.

   Inserted: (3) Cost sharing.--The Secretary shall require that not less than 20 percent of the cost of a project funded by a grant under this section be provided by a non-Federal source.

   Inserted: (4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.

   Inserted: (e) Advanced Vehicle Battery Domestic Manufacturing Supply Base Expansion.

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a program to provide grants to expand the domestic manufacturing supply base for advanced vehicle batteries, battery cell materials and battery system components.

   Inserted: (2) Use of funds.--The Secretary may provide grants under paragraph (1) to reequip, expand or establish manufacturing facilities in the United States.

   Inserted: (3) Cost sharing.--The Secretary shall require that not less than 20 percent of the cost of a project funded by a grant under this section be provided by a non-Federal source.

   Inserted: (4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $750,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.

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