[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5554 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5554
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to ensure that vehicles in
Federal fleets comply with certain low greenhouse gas emission
standards, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 8, 2020
Mr. DeSaulnier introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to ensure that vehicles in
Federal fleets comply with certain low greenhouse gas emission
standards, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Federal Fleet Act of 2020''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL FLEET EMISSION REQUIREMENTS.
(a) In General.--Section 303(f) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992
(42 U.S.C. 13212(f)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by--
(A) striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the
following new subparagraph:
``(A) Covered federal entity.--The term `covered
Federal entity' means any entity that owns, operates,
leases, or otherwise controls or is assigned a Federal
fleet (as such term is defined in subsection
(b)(3)).'';
(B) striking subparagraph (C);
(C) redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph
(C); and
(D) inserting after subparagraph (A) the following
new subparagraph:
``(B) Low greenhouse gas emitting vehicle.--The
term `low greenhouse gas emitting vehicle' means a
light duty or medium duty vehicle that meets, at a
minimum--
``(i) if a model year 2012 through 2016
vehicle, the requirements of the greenhouse gas
emission standards for such vehicle that were
published in the Federal Register by the
Environmental Protection Agency and the
Department of Transportation on May 7, 2010, in
the final rule titled `Light Duty Vehicle
Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate
Average Fuel Economy Standards' (75 Fed. Reg.
25324); or
``(ii) if a model year 2017 or later
vehicle, the requirements of the greenhouse gas
emission standards for such vehicle that were
published in the Federal Register by the
Environmental Protection Agency and the
Department of Transportation on October 15,
2012, in the final rule titled `2017 and Later
Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas
Emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy
Standards' (77 Fed. Reg. 62624).''; and
(2) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Federal
agency'' and inserting ``covered Federal entity'';
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``agency''
each place it appears and inserting ``covered Federal
entity''; and
(C) by striking subparagraph (C).
(b) Guidance.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency shall--
(1) issue guidance identifying the makes and model numbers
of vehicles that are low greenhouse gas emitting vehicles, as
required by section 303(f)(3)(A) of the Energy Policy Act of
1992 (42 U.S.C. 13212(f)(3)(A)); and
(2) in issuing such guidance, utilize the definition of
``low greenhouse gas emitting vehicle'' in section 303(f)(1)(B)
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 13212(f)(1)(B)), as amended by
subsection (a).
(c) Effect on Acquisitions.--The amendments in subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to acquisitions made after the date on which
guidance is issued pursuant to subsection (b).
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