; sense of Congress (a) Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) In 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reached an historic agreement with State regulators, automakers, the United Auto Workers, and leaders in the environmental community to establish One National Program for Federal standards to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increase corporate average fuel economy (CAFÉ) for light duty vehicles, in cooperation and alignment with the California Air Resources Board (CARB). (2) In 2012, as part of One National Program, EPA established final GHG emission standards for model years 2017 through 2025 and NHTSA established final CAFÉ standards for model years 2017 through 2021 and augural standards for model years 2022 through 2025. (3) The agencies’ standards are based on the specific footprint of vehicles to provide automotive manufacturers flexibility and ensure that consumers have a choice of a full range of vehicle sizes to meet their needs. Under the footprint-based system, small vehicles must meet more stringent standards than large vehicles. (4) A midterm evaluation of the standards for model years 2022 through 2025 concluded that they remain feasible for industry, with multiple pathways for compliance, and are appropriate for achieving the goals of cutting GHG emissions and increasing fuel economy. (5) In January 2017, EPA issued a final determination to maintain the existing GHG emissions standards for model years 2022 through 2025 as prescribed by the 2012 final rule. NHTSA is currently assessing the augural CAFÉ standards proposed for model years 2022 through 2025 and will conduct a rulemaking to prescribe final standards for those years. (6) The final GHG emission standards and augural CAFÉ standards for model years 2022 through 2025 are projected to achieve an average overall fleet-wide emissions target of 173 grams CO 2 per mile and an average overall fleet-wide fuel economy target of