,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #haia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #h1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,khanna 7for himself and ,mr4 
,gonzalez of ,ohio7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the            
,administrator of ,general ,services to 
issue guidance to clarify that ,federal 
agencies may pay by charge card for the 
charging of ,federal electric motor     
vehicles1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,charging ,helps ,agencies ,realize 
,general ,efficiencies ,act or the      
,,charge ,act4  #b4 ,payment by charge  
card for charging ,federal electric     
motor vehicles  7a7 ,definitions ,in    
this ,act-- 7#a7 the term ,administrator
 means the ,administrator of ,general   
,services2  7#b7 the term charge card-- 
7,a7 means a card1 plate1 coupon book1  
or other means existing for the purpose 
of obtaining money1 property1 labor1 or 

services2 and  7,b7 includes-- 7i7 a    
card issued under the ,,gsa ,smart,pay  
program2 and  7ii7 a ,fleet ,services   
card2  7#c7 the term covered electric   
motor vehicle means a passenger carrier 
that is-- 7,a7 a passenger motor        
vehicle2 and  7,b7 an electric motor    
vehicle2  7#d7 the term electric motor  
vehicle has the meaning given the term  
in section #fja of the ,energy ,policy  
,act of #aiib 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbga72   
7#e7 the term electric motor vehicle    
charging station means a                
battery-charging station that permits   
the transfer of electric energy 7by     
conductive or inductive means7 to a     
battery or other storage device in an   
electric motor vehicle2 and  7#f7 the   
terms ,federal agency and passenger     
carrier have the meanings given those   
terms in section #acdd7;h7 of title #ca1
 ,united ,states ,code4  7b7 ,guidance  
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         
,administrator shall issue guidance to  

clarify that each ,federal agency may1  
in accordance with section #acdd of     
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code-- 7#a7 
charge a covered electric motor vehicle 
at a commercial electric motor vehicle  
charging station2 and  7#b7 pay for a   
transaction described in paragraph 7#a7 
with a charge card4  7c7 ,issuance of   
charge cards ,not later than #ahj days  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,administrator shall issue to 
each ,federal agency a charge card for  
each covered electric motor vehicle of  
the ,federal agency that may be used by 
an officer or employee of the ,federal  
agency to pay for charging the covered  
motor vehicle in accordance with the    
guidance issued under subsection 7b74