S.Amdt. 1356

1. Adds SEC. 17__. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFACTURING INCENTIVE PROGRAM at the appropriate place in subtitle G of title I

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   Inserted: SEC. 17__. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFACTURING INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

   Inserted: Section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17013) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in subsection (a)--

   Inserted: (A) in paragraph (1)--

   Inserted: (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;

   Inserted: (ii) by striking the paragraph designation and heading and all that follows through "meets--" and inserting the following:

   Inserted: "(1) Advanced technology vehicle.--The term 'advanced technology vehicle' means--

   Inserted: "(A) an ultra efficient vehicle;

   Inserted: "(B) a light duty vehicle that meets--";

   Inserted: (iii) in subparagraph (B)(iii) (as so redesignated), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; or"; and

   Inserted: (iv) by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(C) a medium-duty or heavy-duty vehicle that--

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   Inserted: "(i)(I) is subject to regulations established by the Secretary of Transportation under parts 523, 534, and 535 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); or

   Inserted: "(II) is included in a vehicle type or class that offers opportunities to substantially reduce consumption of conventional motor fuel, as determined by the Secretary by rule; and

   Inserted: "(ii) reduces consumption of conventional motor fuel by 10 percent or greater as compared to model year 2010 medium- and heavy-duty vehicles of a similar vehicle type or class, unless the Secretary determines by rule that--

   Inserted: "(I) the percentage is not achievable for a specific vehicle type or class; and

   Inserted: "(II) an alternative percentage for that vehicle type or class will result in substantial reductions in motor fuel consumption within the United States."; and

   Inserted: (B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:

   Inserted: "(4) Qualifying components.--The term 'qualifying components' means components, systems, or groups of subsystems that the Secretary determines--

   Inserted: "(A) to be designed to improve fuel economy or otherwise substantially reduce consumption of conventional motor fuel; or

   Inserted: "(B) to contribute measurably to the overall improved fuel use of an advanced technology vehicle.";

   Inserted: (2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting "or other vehicle" after "ultra efficient vehicle"; and

   Inserted: (3) in subsection (h)(1)(B), by striking "automobiles, or components of automobiles" and inserting "automobiles or other vehicles, or components of automobiles or other vehicles".

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   Original wording

   At the appropriate place in subtitle G of title I, insert the following:

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