[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5860 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5860
To expand the advanced technology vehicles manufacturing incentive
program, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 12, 2020
Ms. Brownley of California introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To expand the advanced technology vehicles manufacturing incentive
program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advanced Technology Vehicles
Manufacturing Program Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLES MANUFACTURING INCENTIVE PROGRAM
EXPANSION.
(a) Zero-Emission Vehicles Included.--
(1) In general.--Section 136 of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17013) is amended--
(A) in subsection (d)--
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or in
paragraph (5)'' after ``subsection (b)''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(5) Zero-emission vehicle manufacturing.--The activities
described in this paragraph are an automobile manufacturer,
ultra efficient vehicle manufacturer, or component supplier--
``(A) reequipping, expanding, or establishing a
manufacturing facility in the United States to produce
zero-emission vehicles or qualifying components; or
``(B) performing engineering integration in the
United States for zero-emission vehicles.''; and
(B) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(6) Zero-emission vehicle.--The term `zero-emission
vehicle' means a passenger vehicle that produces zero exhaust
emissions of any criteria pollutant, precursor pollutant, or
greenhouse gas, other than water vapor, in any mode of
operation or condition, as determined by the Administrator.''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Section 136(a) of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17013(a)) is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or
zero-emission vehicles'' after ``advanced
technology vehicles''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
``components or advanced technology vehicles''
and inserting ``components, advanced technology
vehicles, or zero-emissions vehicles''; and
(B) in paragraph (4)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or
zero-emission vehicles'' after ``advanced
technology vehicles''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or
zero-emission vehicles'' after ``advanced
technology vehicles''.
(b) Financial Viability Requirement Modification.--Section
136(d)(3) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42
U.S.C. 17013(d)(3)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``in which, as determined by the
Secretary'' and all that follows through ``the proposed
project;'' and inserting the following: ``for which the
Secretary determines--
``(A) the award recipient--
``(i) has a reasonable prospect of repaying
the principal and interest on the loan;'';
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as clauses
(ii) and (iii), respectively;
(3) in clause (iii), as redesignated, by striking the
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
``(B) the amount of the loan, in combination with
amounts available to the award recipient from other
sources, will be sufficient to carry out the applicable
eligible project; and
``(C) the loan will not be subordinate to other
financing.''.
(c) Rulemaking.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall promulgate regulations to
carry out the amendments made by this section.
SEC. 3. STUDY ON PROGRAM LOANS.
(a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a study on the barriers to the application for, and issuance
of, loans under section 136(d) of the Energy Independence and Security
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17013(d)) and potential changes to reduce such
barriers to increase the number of such loans.
(b) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall provide a briefing to the
relevant congressional committees, as determined by the Comptroller
General, on the study described in subsection (a). At the time of the
briefing, the Comptroller General and such relevant congressional
committees shall jointly determine the date by which the report
described in subsection (c) shall be submitted to Congress and to the
Secretary of Energy.
(c) Report.--Not later than the report submission date determined
under subsection (b), the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress
and to the Secretary of Energy a report on the results of the study
conducted under subsection (a).
(d) Response to Report.--Not later than 180 days after the
Secretary of Energy receives the report under subsection (c), the
Secretary shall, taking into consideration such report and to the
extent authorized by law, promulgate regulations to carry out the
program described in section 136(d) of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17013(d)).
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