Sec. 1825. FUEL CELL AND HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGY STUDY

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## SEC. 1825 FUEL CELL AND HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGY STUDY ###

(a)In General As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences and the National Research Council to carry out a study of fuel cell technologies that provides a budget roadmap for the development of fuel cell technologies and the transition from petroleum to hydrogen in a significant percentage of the vehicles sold by 2020. ###

(b)Requirements In carrying out the study, the National Academy of Sciences and the National Research Council shall— ####

(1)establish as a goal the maximum percentage practicable of vehicles that the National Academy of Sciences and the National Research Council determines can be fueled by hydrogen by 2020; ####

(2)determine the amount of Federal and private funding required to meet the goal established under paragraph (1); ####

(3)determine what actions are required to meet the goal established under paragraph (1); ####

(4)examine the need for expanded and enhanced Federal research and development programs, changes in regulations, grant programs, partnerships between the Federal Government and industry, private sector investments, infrastructure investments by the Federal Government and industry, educational and public information initiatives, and Federal and State tax incentives to meet the goal established under paragraph (1); ####

(5)consider whether other technologies would be less expensive or could be more quickly implemented than fuel cell technologies to achieve significant reductions in carbon dioxide emissions; ####

(6)take into account any reports relating to fuel cell technologies and hydrogen-fueled vehicles, including— #####

(A)the report prepared by the National Academy of Engineering and the National Research Council in 2004 entitled “Hydrogen Economy: Opportunities, Costs, Barriers, and R&D Needs”; and #####

(B)the report prepared by the U.S. Fuel Cell Council in 2003 entitled “Fuel Cells and Hydrogen: The Path Forward”; ####

(7)consider the challenges, difficulties, and potential barriers to meeting the goal established under paragraph (1); and ####

(8)with respect to the budget roadmap— #####

(A)specify the amount of funding required on an annual basis from the Federal Government and industry to carry out the budget roadmap; and #####

(B)specify the advantages and disadvantages to moving toward the transition to hydrogen in vehicles in accordance with the timeline established by the budget roadmap.