H.R. 4056 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4056 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2014 Mr. Peters of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To reduce the operation and maintenance costs associated with the Federal fleet by encouraging the use of remanufactured parts, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Vehicle Repair Cost Savings Act of 2014. 2. Findings The Congress finds that in March 2013 the Government Accountability Office issued a report that confirmed the following: (1) There are approximately 588,000 vehicles in the civilian Federal fleet. (2) Federal agencies spent approximately $975 million on repair and maintenance of these vehicles 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. (4) The United States Postal Service and United States Department of the Interior both informed the Government Accountability Office that they rely on the use of remanufactured vehicle components to reduce costs. 3. Requirement to use remanufactured vehicle components (a) Requirement The head of each Federal agency shall encourage the use of remanufactured vehicle components to maintain Federal vehicles, if using such components reduces the cost while maintaining quality, but not if using such components— (1) does not reduce the cost; (2) lowers the quality of vehicle performance, as determined by the employee of the Federal agency responsible for the repair decision; or (3) delays the return to service of a vehicle. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Federal agency The term Federal agency has the meaning given that term in section 102 of title 40, United States Code. (2) 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.