text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Country-of-Origin Labeling for Fuels 
  Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
  
      In this Act:
              (1) Country-of-origin information.--The term ``country-of-
          origin information'' means information regarding each country 
          in which motor vehicle fuel or the components of such fuel were 
          extracted, refined, or otherwise processed.
              (2) Motor vehicle fuel.--The term ``motor vehicle fuel''--
                      (A) means any fuel used to power an automobile, as 
                  defined in section 32901(3) of title 49, United States 
                  Code; and
                      (B) includes alternative fuels, as defined in 
                  section 32901(1) of such title, other than electricity 
                  (including electricity from solar energy).
              (3) Motor vehicle fuel retailer.--The term ``motor vehicle 
          fuel retailer'' means a person in the motor vehicle fuel supply 
          chain who sells motor vehicle fuel to the general public for 
          ultimate consumption.
              (4) Motor vehicle fuel supplier.--The term ``motor vehicle 
          fuel supplier'' means a person in the motor vehicle fuel supply 
          chain other than a motor vehicle fuel retailer.
  
  SEC. 3. STUDY ON IMPLEMENTING COUNTRY-OF-ORIGIN LABELING FOR MOTOR 
                VEHICLE FUEL.
  
      (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
  enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with 
  the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall--
              (1) conduct a study to determine appropriate methods and 
          standards for requiring that--
                      (A) motor vehicle fuel suppliers disclose country-
                  of-origin information with respect to motor vehicle 
                  fuel to the next person in the motor vehicle fuel 
                  supply chain; and
                      (B) motor vehicle retailers disclose such 
                  information to consumers; and
              (2) make recommendations with respect to the most feasible 
          and cost-effective country-of-origin information disclosure 
          requirements that can be imposed on motor vehicle fuel 
          suppliers and motor vehicle fuel retailers.
      (b) Elements of Study.--The study required by subsection (a) shall 
  address the following:
              (1) The extent to which persons at each step in the motor 
          vehicle fuel supply chain have access to country-of-origin 
          information regarding the fuel they sell, and the nature of any 
          such information.
              (2) An assessment of whether such information is adequate--
                      (A) to enable a motor vehicle fuel supplier to 
                  provide country-of-origin information to the next 
                  person in the supply chain; and
                      (B) to enable a motor vehicle fuel retailer to 
                  provide country-of-origin information to consumers, by 
                  displaying that information at fuel pumps or on a 
                  website.
              (3) If the Secretary determines under paragraph (2) that 
          such information is inadequate to enable motor vehicle fuel 
          suppliers or motor vehicle fuel retailers to provide country-
          of-origin information, measures that can be taken to collect 
          adequate information--
                      (A) by the Secretary; and
                      (B) by motor vehicle fuel suppliers and motor 
                  vehicle fuel retailers.
              (4) The feasibility of various country-of-origin 
          information disclosure requirements, including--
                      (A) displaying at each fuel pump the precise 
                  country or countries in which the fuel being dispensed 
                  to each consumer originated; and
                      (B) displaying at each motor vehicle fuel retailer 
                  or on the website of each motor vehicle fuel supplier 
                  or motor vehicle fuel retailer the country or countries 
                  from which the fuel the supplier or retailer (as the 
                  case may be) sells generally originates.
              (5) Such other issues relating to motor vehicle fuel 
          country-of-origin information disclosure requirements as the 
          Secretary considers appropriate.
      (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after completing 
  the study required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to 
  Congress a report that--
              (1) summarizes the results of the study; and
              (2) contains the recommendations required by subsection 
          (a)(2).
  
  SEC. 4. REGULATIONS REQUIRING COUNTRY-OF-ORIGIN INFORMATION DISCLOSURE.
  
      (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after submitting the 
  report required by section 3(c), the Secretary of Energy, in 
  consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
  Agency, shall prescribe regulations requiring disclosure of country-of-
  origin information by motor vehicle fuel suppliers and motor vehicle 
  fuel retailers in accordance with the Secretary's recommendations in 
  the report.
      (b) 70 Percent Threshold.--The regulations required by subsection 
  (a) shall not require the listing of more than one country-of-origin 
  for a fuel blend containing fuel 70 percent or more of which originated 
  in a single country.
  
  SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT.
  
      (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Energy 
  may impose a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 on a person that 
  the Secretary determines, in accordance with section 554 of title 5, 
  United States Code, knowingly violates the regulations prescribed under 
  section 4.
      (b) Requirements With Respect to Imposition of Penalty.--
              (1) Notice.--The Secretary of Energy may not impose a 
          penalty upon a person for violating the regulations prescribed 
          under section 4 unless--
                      (A) the Secretary provides the person with notice 
                  of the violation; and
                      (B) the violation continues for more than 30 days 
                  after the date on which the person received notice 
                  under subparagraph (A).
              (2) Determination of amount of penalty.--In determining the 
          amount of the penalty to be imposed on a person for violating 
          the regulations prescribed under section 4, the Secretary shall 
          consider the severity of the violation, the size of the 
          person's business, and the effect of the penalty on the 
          person's ability to continue in business.
target: Country-of-Origin Labeling for Fuels Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to study and report to Congress with recommendations for appropriate methods and standards for requiring: (1) motor vehicle fuel suppliers to disclose to the next person in the motor vehicle fuel supply chain information regarding each country in which the fuel or any of its components were extracted, refined, or otherwise processed; and (2) motor vehicle retailers to disclose this information to consumers.
  
  Requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations requiring disclosure of country-of-origin information by motor vehicle fuel suppliers and retailers in accordance with such recommendations. Prohibits such regulations, however, from requiring the listing of more than one country-of-origin for a fuel blend containing fuel 70% or more of which originated in a single country.
  
  Authorizes the Secretary to impose a civil penalty of up to $10,000 on any person that knowingly violates such regulations.
feat_title: To require the Secretary of Energy to implement country-of-origin disclosure requirements with respect to motor vehicle fuels, and for other purposes.