123STA T . 2 874PUBLIC LA W 111 – 8 5—O CT. 28 , 2 0 0 9ofc o nstru ct i on w or k fin a nc ed inw h o l eorin p art by a loan g uaran - teed under this title shall be paid wages at rates not less than those pre v ailing on pro j ects of a character si m ilar in the locality as determined by the S ecretary of L abor in accordance with sub- chapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40,U nited States C ode .W ith respect to the labor standards in this subsection, the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and functions set forth in R eorga- ni z ation P lan N umbered 14 of 1 95 0 (6 4 Stat. 1 2 6 7; 5 U.S.C. A pp. ) and section 3145 of title 40, United States Code. ’ ’. S EC . 311. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to make a grant allocation, discretionary grant award, discretionary contract award, O ther T ransaction Agreement, or to issue a letter of intent totaling in e x cess of $ 1,000,000, or to announce publicly the intention to make such an award, including a contract covered by the F ederal Ac q uisition Regulation, unless the Secretary of E nergy notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the H ouse of Representatives at least 3 full business days in advance of making such an award or issuing such a letter
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d, That if the Secretary of the D epartment of Energy determines that compliance with this section would pose a substantial risk to human life, health, or safety, an award may be made without notification and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives shall be notified not later than 5 full business days after such an award is made or letter issued. SEC. 312. (a) U LTRA E F F I CIE N TVE H ICLE S . — Section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17013) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘ ‘an ultra efficient vehicle or’’ after ‘‘means’’; and ( B ) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(5) ULTRA EFFICIENT V EHICLE.—The term ‘ultra efficient vehicle’ means a fully closed compartment vehicle designed to carry at least 2 adult passengers that achieves— ‘‘(A) at least 75 miles per gallon while operating on gasoline or diesel fuel; ‘‘(B) at least 75 miles per gallon equivalent while oper- ating as a hybrid electric-gasoline or electric-diesel vehicle; or ‘‘(C) at least 75 miles per gallon equivalent while oper- ating as a fully electric vehicle.’’; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by inserting ‘‘, ultra efficient vehicle manufactur- ers,’’ after ‘‘automobile manufacturers’’; (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (A); (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘or’’; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ‘‘(C) ultra efficient vehicles; and’’; and (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, ultra efficient vehicles,’’ after ‘‘qualifying vehicles’’; Defin i t i o n . Dete rm in a tion. G rant s . C ontra c ts. N otifications. Dea dl ines.
