S.Amdt. 5470

SA 5470. Mr. PORTMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 5194 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill H.R. 5376, to
provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike section 70002 and insert the following:

SEC. 70002. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE CLEAN FLEETS.

(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise
available, there is appropriated to the United States Postal
Service for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be deposited into the
Postal Service Fund established under section 2003 of title
39, United States Code--
(1) $1,290,000,000, to remain available through September
30, 2031, for the purchase of zero-emission delivery vehicles
with respect to which the requirements described in
paragraphs (1), (2)(A), and (3)(A) of subsection (b) are
satisfied; and
(2) $1,710,000,000, to remain available through September
30, 2031, for the purchase, design, and installation of the
requisite infrastructure to support zero-emission delivery
vehicles at facilities that the United States Postal Service
owns or leases from non-Federal entities.

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(b) Requirements.--
(1) Final assembly requirement.--The requirement described
in this paragraph is that final assembly of the vehicle
occurs in North America.
(2) Critical minerals requirement.--
(A) In general.--The requirement described in this
subparagraph with respect to a vehicle is that, with respect
to the battery from which the electric motor of such vehicle
draws electricity, the percentage of the value of the
applicable critical minerals (as defined in section 45X(c)(6)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by section
13502(a) of this Act) contained in such battery that were--
(i) extracted or processed in the United States;
(ii) extracted or processed in any country with which the
United States has a free trade agreement in effect; or
(iii) recycled in North America,
is equal to or greater than the applicable percentage.
(B) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of subparagraph
(A), the applicable percentage shall be--
(i) in the case of a vehicle placed in service before
January 1, 2024, 40 percent;
(ii) in the case of a vehicle placed in service during
calendar year 2024, 50 percent;
(iii) in the case of a vehicle placed in service during
calendar year 2025, 60 percent;
(iv) in the case of a vehicle placed in service during
calendar year 2026, 70 percent; and
(v) in the case of a vehicle placed in service after
December 31, 2026, 80 percent.
(3) Battery component requirement.--
(A) In general.--The requirement described in this
subparagraph with respect to a vehicle is that, with respect
to the battery from which the electric motor of such vehicle
draws electricity, the percentage of the value of the
components contained in such battery that were manufactured
or assembled in North America is equal to or greater than the
applicable percentage.
(B) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of subparagraph
(A), the applicable percentage shall be--
(i) in the case of a vehicle placed in service before
January 1, 2024, 50 percent;
(ii) in the case of a vehicle placed in service during
calendar year 2024 or 2025, 60 percent;
(iii) in the case of a vehicle placed in service during
calendar year 2026, 70 percent;
(iv) in the case of a vehicle placed in service during
calendar year 2027, 80 percent;
(v) in the case of a vehicle placed in service during
calendar year 2029, 90 percent; and
(vi) in the case of a vehicle placed in service after
December 31, 2028, 100 percent.
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