,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bjb  #aadth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#afac  ,report ,no4 #aad-bff  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march 
#be1 #bjae ,mr4 ,huizenga of ,michigan  
7for himself and ,mr4 ,ashford7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,government ,reform      
,september #bd1 #bjae ,additional       
sponsors3 ,mrs4 ,brooks of ,indiana1    
,mr4 ,messer1 ,mrs4 ,miller of          
,michigan1 ,mr4 ,byrne1 ,mr4 ,long1 ,mr4
 ,stewart1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1 ,mr4 
,rokita1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4 ,issa1 ,mr4   
,pittenger1 ,mr4 ,benishek1 ,mr4        
,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of ,pennsylvania1   
,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania1 and ,mrs4 
,walorski  ,september #bd1 #bjae        
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed  ,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 #bjae4   
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds that1 in  
,march #bjac1 the ,government           
,accountability ,office issued a report 
that confirmed that--  7#a7 there are   
approximately #ehh1jjj vehicles in the  
civilian ,federal fleet2  7#b7 ,federal 
agencies spent approximately            
#ige1jjj1jjj on repair and maintenance  
of the ,federal fleet in #bjaa2  7#c7   
remanufactured vehicle components1 such 
as engines1 starters1 alternators1      
steering racks1 and clutches1 tend to be
 less expensive than comparable new     
replacement parts2 and  7#d7 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 costs4  #c4
 ,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 the  

term ,federal agency has the meaning    
given that term in section #ajb of title
 #dj1 ,united ,states ,code2 and  7#b7  
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  #d4          
,requirement to use remanufactured      
vehicle components ,the head of each    
,federal agency--  7#a7 shall encourage 
the use of remanufactured vehicle       
components to maintain ,federal         
vehicles1 if using such components      
reduces the cost of maintaining the     
,federal vehicles while maintaining     
quality2 and  7#b7 shall not encourage  
the use of remanufactured vehicle       

components to maintain ,federal         
vehicles1 if using such components--    
7,a7 does not reduce the cost of        
maintaining ,federal vehicles2  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  ,september #bd1 #bjae         
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed