S. 1711 IS – PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO ADDITIONAL VEHICLES
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Section 5323(u)(1) – Definitions
In this section:
- The terms ‘covered entity’, ‘covered individual’, ‘covered nation’, ‘covered vehicle’, and ‘electric power train’ have the meanings given those terms in section 5323(u)(1) of title 49, United States Code.
Section 5323(u)(2) – Definitions
The term ‘covered funding’ means any appropriations made available to the Department, other than funds made available under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code.
Section 5323(u)(3) – Definitions
The term ‘Department’ means the Department of Transportation.
Section 5323(u)(4) – Definitions
The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Transportation.
Section 4 – Prohibitions Relating to Additional Vehicles
(a) Definitions.
- In this section:
- The terms ‘covered entity’, ‘covered individual’, ‘covered nation’, ‘covered vehicle’, and ‘electric power train’ have the meanings given those terms in section 5323(u)(1) of title 49, United States Code.
- The term ‘covered funding’ means any appropriations made available to the Department, other than funds made available under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code.
(b) Prohibition.
- In general.
- The Department may not award, obligate, allocate, or expend covered funding
- for the procurement of a covered vehicle by the Department or any other agency or person;
- for the construction, installation, or maintenance of infrastructure to fuel or charge a covered vehicle that is a bus, if the applicable covered vehicle is procured under a contract or subcontract executed on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
- List of covered entities.
- In general.
- The United States Trade Representative, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary, shall make publicly available, including on a publicly accessible website, a list of covered entities that produce or provide
- covered vehicles to which the prohibition under paragraph (1) applies; or
- electric power trains the incorporation of which into a covered vehicle would render the covered vehicle subject to the prohibition under that paragraph.
- Update.
- The United States Trade Representative shall update the list required under subparagraph (A)
- (i) based on information provided to the United States Trade Representative by
- (ii) not less frequently than
- once every 90 days during the 180-day period beginning on the date of initial publication of the list under that subparagraph;
- annually thereafter.
- In general.
- Exception.
The Department may procure a covered vehicle or construct, install, or maintain infrastructure to fuel or charge a covered vehicle for purposes of
- The inspection or investigation of a motor vehicle or equipment;
- Motor vehicle safety research, development, or testing.
(c) Severability.
If any provision of this section, or the application of this section to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, the remainder of this section, and the application of the provision to any other person or circumstance, shall not be affected.