Sec. 3. Coordination of electric vehicle safety standards and training
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The Secretary of Energy shall coordinate with the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, acting through the United States Fire Administrator, (referred to in this section as the agency heads )— to aggregate cross-agency research relating to electric vehicles; to align future research and development efforts with respect to electric vehicles; and to plan to effectively deploy electric vehicle training across the United States.
In carrying out subsection (a), the agency heads shall align and coordinate efforts relating to— the research and coordination of safety and testing standards for electric vehicles and the components and infrastructure relating to those vehicles, including— electric vehicles; hybrid vehicles; electric buses; hybrid buses; and components and infrastructure relating to replenishing the on-board sources of power of the vehicles described in subparagraphs
(A)through (D), including batteries, vehicle charging stations, vehicle battery swap stations, and vehicle-related energy storage units; research and development on emergency response provider safety and corresponding best practices; and the delivery of safety training course materials to emergency response providers and second responders. The Secretary of Energy shall produce a technical report on electric vehicles, and batteries, power storage, and power replenishment infrastructure relating to those vehicles, that— documents best practices for consumers, emergency response providers, and second responders in the event of an emergency; identifies gaps in current best practices described in subparagraph (A); and recommends regions of the United States to target for training deployment due to observed increases in the use of electric vehicles. The technical report described in paragraph
(1)shall be updated every 3 years. In producing the technical report, the Secretary of Energy shall— coordinate with the Secretary of Transportation; ensure consultation among, at a minimum, the Vehicle Technologies Office in the Department of Energy, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, and the United States Fire Administration; and solicit input from interested parties, including the UL Fire Safety Research Institute, the National Fire Protection Association, the International Association of Fire Chiefs, the International Association of Fire Fighters, the National Volunteer Fire Council, the North American Fire Training Directors, and the International Society of Fire Service Instructors, for the purpose of incorporating important issues from the emergency responder community that may help shape strategies for developing safety standards, best practices, and effective training materials. Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the coordination or consultation under paragraph (3). The most recent version of the technical report produced under this subsection shall be— publicly available on the website of the Department of Energy and the Department of Transportation; and linked to on the website of the United States Fire Administration.