S.Amdt. 5492

1. Adds SEC. 155. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON USE OF TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP MODEL FOR PROCUREMENT OF NONTACTICAL VEHICLES at the end of subtitle E of title I

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   (6) An assessment of the potential impact of the modernization alternatives described in this subsection on life cycle sustainment and sparing contracts, including the impact on international partners.

   Inserted: SEC. 155. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON USE OF TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP MODEL FOR PROCUREMENT OF NONTACTICAL VEHICLES.

   Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:

   Inserted: (1) It is financially prudent for the Department of Defense to procure cost-effective zero-emission vehicles by considering the total cost of ownership (referred to in this section as "TCO") of such vehicles.

   Inserted: (2) A TCO procurement model would account for operating costs of vehicles, including fuel, maintenance, and public health savings.

   Inserted: (3) Use of a TCO procurement model by the Department of Defense in the procurement of nontactical vehicles would maximize cost savings and bolster energy and national security.

   Inserted: (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--

   Inserted: (1) the Department of Defense should calculate and consider the TCO when procuring a nontactical vehicle; and

   Inserted: (2) the Department of Defense, when conducting any action with the Government Services Administration relating to the procurement or requisition of a nontactical vehicle, should--

   Inserted: (A) work with the Department of Energy to develop a TCO procurement model that uses State-wide, regional, and inventory variables to estimate the cost of converting the nontactical vehicle fleet of the Department of Defense to zero-emission vehicles;

   Inserted: (B) submit to Congress a report summarizing such procurement or requisition that, at a minimum, identifies--

   Inserted: (i) types of vehicles by--

   Inserted: (I) size; and

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   Inserted: (II) fuel source; and

   Inserted: (ii) the total estimated cost savings and avoided emissions that result or would have resulted from the purchase or lease of a zero-emission vehicle instead of an internal combustion engine vehicle;

   Inserted: (C) incorporate the TCO procurement model developed under subparagraph (A) into any such procurement or requisition action; and

   Inserted: (D) authorize any exemptions from use of the TCO procurement model developed under subparagraph (A) as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, including by--

   Inserted: (i) authorizing exemptions for certain categories of vehicles, including emergency vehicles or other nontactical vehicles as determined by the Secretary, when a vehicle type is not available for the needed application;

   Inserted: (ii) authorizing exemptions upon finding that a zero-emission vehicle is not a practicable alternative to an internal combustion engine vehicle for a particular use, or for some other compelling reason; and

   Inserted: (iii) developing guidance regarding procedures for requesting such exemptions, including the criteria for evaluating such exemption requests, which should be published on the website of the Department of Defense and given a 30-day period for public review and comment before the Department adopts or revises such guidance.

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   At the end of subtitle E of title I, add the following:

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