,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dggf ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #cj 7legislative day1 ,october #bi71 #bjbj,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 and ,mr4 ,king7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to reduce the amount provided to agencies that do not comply with reasonable vehicle utilization standards and to establish methods and procedures for evaluating vehicle fleets4 #a4 ,vehicle fleet utilization 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the term ,administrator means the ,administrator of ,general ,services2 7#b7 the term baseline vehicle budget for the vehicle fleet management component means the lesser of-- 7,a7 the sum1 as determined by the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 of-- 7i7 the total dollar amount obligated by the vehicle fleet management component to purchase1 maintain1 and operate vehicles in fiscal year #bjai2 and 7ii7 the total dollar amount obligated by the vehicle fleet management component to lease1 maintain1 and operate vehicles in fiscal year #bjai2 and 7,b7 the annual average1 as determined by the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 of the sum of-- 7i7 the total dollar amount obligated by the vehicle fleet management component to purchase1 maintain1 and operate vehicles during the last #c full fiscal years before the date of enactment of this ,act2 and 7ii7 the total dollar amount obligated by the vehicle fleet management component to lease1 maintain1 and operate vehicles during the last #c full fiscal years before the date of enactment of this ,act2 and 7#c7 the term executive agency means an agency1 as defined under section #eea of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 that is in the executive branch2 7#d7 the term ,government-wide vehicle usage standards means the vehicle usage standards established by the ,administrator under subsection 7b77#a77;,a72 7#e7 the term uniform vehicle fleet methods and procedures means the methods and procedures established by the ,administrator under subsection 7b77#a77;,b72 and 7#f7 the term vehicle fleet management component means the agency1 office1 or component of an executive agency that establishes requirements and manages expenditures with respect to the use of vehicles by officers and employees of the executive agency4 7b7 ,establishment of standards and methods and procedures 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator-- 7,a7 shall establish vehicle usage standards for the executive branch of the ,federal ,government2 and 7,b7 in consultation with the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 shall establish uniform methods and procedures for use by executive agencies-- 7i7 in-- 7,i7 determining the appropriate size of the vehicle fleet of the executive agency2 7,,ii7 determining whether to lease or purchase a vehicle2 7,,iii7 assessing the utilization of vehicles by the executive agency2 and 7,,iv7 documenting a decision to keep a vehicle that does not meet the vehicle utilization criteria2 and 7ii7 that require the vehicle fleet management component of the executive agency to maintain the procedures and the documentation described in clause 7i77,,iv7 in an easily accessible manner4 7#b7 ,contents ,the ,government-wide vehicle usage standards-- 7,a7 shall include annual mileage minimums of #ab1jjj miles for passenger vehicles and #aj1jjj miles for light trucks2 and 7,b7 may include additional standards1 including number of trips per month and number of passengers per month4 7#c7 ,publication ,the ,administrator shall make publicly available the ,government-wide vehicle usage standards1 including documentation requirements and metrics1 and the uniform vehicle fleet methods and procedures4 7c7 ,implementation of standards 7#a7 ,alternative standards 7,a7 ,in general ,an executive agency may establish and implement separate vehicle usage standards for the executive agency4 7,b7 ,review 7i7 ,in general ,any vehicle usage standards implemented by an executive agency as described in subparagraph 7,a7 shall be reviewed annually by the ,administrator to ensure an optimal fleet profile4 7ii7 ,provision of information ,the ,administrator shall establish a process for obtaining information from executive agencies on vehicle utilization before making a determination under subparagraph 7,c74 7,c7 ,reduction in budget for weaker standards 7i7 ,in general ,for any fiscal year for which the ,administrator determines that the vehicle usage standards implemented by an executive agency as described in subparagraph 7,a7 are less stringent than the ,government-wide vehicle usage standards1 the vehicle fleet management component of the executive agency may not obligate for the purchase or lease of vehicles more than the amount equal to #ij percent of the baseline vehicle budget for the vehicle fleet management component4 7ii7 ,appeals process ,the ,director shall provide an appeal process under which an executive agency may appeal a determination under clause 7i7 on the basis that the mission profile of the executive agency requires a less stringent vehicle usage standard4 ,if such an appeal is successful1 the amount that may be obligated for the purchase of lease of vehicles shall not be reduced under clause 7i74 7#b7 ,failure to implement standards ,for any fiscal year for which the ,administrator determines that an executive agency does not have vehicle usage standards in effect1 the vehicle fleet management component of the executive agency may not obligate for the purchase or lease of vehicles more than the amount equal to #hj percent of the baseline vehicle budget for the vehicle fleet management component4 7d7 ,implementation of methods and procedures 7#a7 ,in general ,the head of each executive agency shall ensure that-- 7,a7 the uniform vehicle fleet methods and procedures are implemented by the executive agency1 consistent with internal control standards2 7,b7 supporting documentation is made publicly available regarding-- 7i7 any determination of the appropriate size of the vehicle fleet of the executive agency2 and 7ii7 the justification for any deviation from the ,government-wide vehicle usage standards2 and 7,c7 the vehicle fleet management component of the executive agency maintains the procedures described in subparagraph 7,a7 and the documentation described in subparagraph 7,b7 in an easily accessible manner4 7#b7 ,underutilization review ,the head of each executive agency shall document-- 7,a7 an annual review of the vehicle fleet of the executive agency to identify underutilized vehicles2 and 7,b7 actions taken to remove underutilized vehicles from the vehicle fleet or a justification for the continued use of the underutilized vehicles4 7#c7 ,audits ,not less frequently than once every #b years1 the ,inspector ,general of each executive agency shall-- 7,a7 conduct an audit of the vehicle fleet management practices of the executive agency evaluating compliance with this section2 7,b7 submit to each committee of either ,house of ,congress with jurisdiction of the activities or funding of the executive agency and the ,administrator a report regarding the audit2 and 7,c7 make publicly available a report regarding the audit4