[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5653 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5653

 To prohibit Federal agencies from purchasing or leasing new vehicles 
      that are not zero-emission vehicles, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 17, 2020

  Ms. Brownley of California introduced the following bill; which was 
           referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit Federal agencies from purchasing or leasing new vehicles 
      that are not zero-emission vehicles, 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 ``Green Federal Fleet Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE PURCHASE OR LEASE OF VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT 
              ZERO-EMISSIONS VEHICLES BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
except as provided in paragraph (2), the head of a Federal agency may 
not purchase or lease a non-tactical passenger vehicle from a non-
Federal entity unless that vehicle is a zero-emission vehicle.
    (b) Exemption.--The head of a Federal agency may purchase or lease 
a non-tactical passenger vehicle from a non-Federal entity that is not 
a zero-emission vehicle if the head determines that, with respect to a 
particular circumstance, using a zero-emission vehicle will not be 
technically feasible.
    (c) Application.--The prohibition established under subsection (a) 
shall not apply with respect to purchases made and leases entered into 
before the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Zero-emission vehicle.--The term ``zero-emission 
        vehicle'' means a passenger vehicle that produces zero exhaust 
        emissions of any criteria pollutant, precursor pollutant, or 
        greenhouse gas, other than water vapor, in any mode of 
        operation or condition, as determined by the Administrator.
            (2) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal Agency'' means an 
        establishment in the legislative, judicial, or executive branch 
        of the Federal Government.
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