S.Amdt. 3034

SA 3034. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2262, to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the beginning of title V, insert the following:

SEC. 5___. FEDERAL VEHICLE REPAIR COST SAVINGS.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that, in March 2013, the Government Accountability Office issued a report that confirmed that--

(1) there are approximately 588,000 vehicles in the civilian Federal fleet;

(2) Federal agencies spent approximately $975,000,000 on repair and maintenance of the Federal fleet in 2011;

(3) remanufactured vehicle components, such as engines, starters, alternators, steering racks, and clutches, tend to be less expensive than comparable new replacement parts; and

(4) the United States Postal Service and the Department of the Interior both informed the Government Accountability Office that the respective agencies rely on the use of remanufactured vehicle components to reduce costs.

(b) Requirement to Use Remanufactured Vehicle Components.--

(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:

(A) Federal agency.--The term “Federal agency” has the meaning given that term in section 102 of title 40, United States Code.

(B) Remanufactured vehicle component.--The term “remanufactured vehicle component” means a vehicle component (including an engine, transmission, alternator, starter, turbocharger, steering, or suspension component) that has been returned to same-as-new, or better, condition and performance by a standardized industrial process that incorporates technical specifications (including engineering, quality, and testing standards) to yield fully warranted products.

(2) Requirement.--The head of each Federal agency shall encourage the use of remanufactured vehicle components to maintain Federal vehicles--

(A) if using those components reduces the cost while maintaining quality; but

(B) not if using those components--

(i) does not reduce the cost of maintaining Federal vehicles;

(ii) lowers the quality of vehicle performance, as determined by the employee of the Federal agency responsible for the repair decision; or

(iii) delays the return to service of a vehicle.