,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #aa1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,peters of ,michigan 7for himself  
and ,mr4 ,lankford7 introduced the      
following bill2 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 parts1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,federal ,vehicle   
,repair ,cost ,savings ,act of #bjad4   
#b4 ,findings ,the ,congress finds that 
in ,march #bjac the ,government         
,accountability ,office issued a report 
that confirmed the following3  7#a7     
,there are approximately #ehh1jjj       
vehicles in the civilian ,federal fleet4
  7#b7 ,federal agencies spent          
approximately #ige million on repair and
 maintenance of these vehicles in #bjaa4
  7#c7 ,remanufactured vehicle          

components1 such as engines1 starters1  
alternators1 steering racks1 and        
clutches1 tend to be less expensive than
 comparable new replacement parts4  7#d7
 ,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 costs4  #c4        
,requirement to use remanufactured      
vehicle components  7a7 ,requirement    
,the head of each ,federal agency shall 
encourage the use of remanufactured     
vehicle components to maintain ,federal 
vehicles1 if using such components      
reduces the cost while maintaining      
quality1 but not if using such          
components--  7#a7 does not reduce the  
cost2  7#b7 lowers the quality of       
vehicle performance1 as determined by   
the employee of the ,federal agency     
responsible for the repair decision2 or 
7#c7 delays the return to service of a  
vehicle4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this     

section3  7#a7 ,federal agency ,the term
 ,federal agency has the meaning given  
that term in section #ajb of title #dj1 
,united ,states ,code4  7#b7            
,remanufactured vehicle component ,the  
term remanufactured vehicle component   
means a vehicle component 7including an 
engine1 transmission1 alternator1       
starter1 turbocharger1 steering1 or     
suspension component7 that has been     
returned to same-as-new1 or better1     
condition and performance by a          
standardized industrial process that    
incorporates technical specifications   
7including engineering1 quality1 and    
testing standards7 to yield fully       
warranted products4