,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hifi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bb1      
#bjbb,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new
 ,york introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
develop a comprehensive1 strategic plan 
for ,federal electric vehicle fleet     
battery management1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,strategic ,,ev     
,management ,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,federal
 electric vehicle fleet battery         
management plan  7a7 ,strategic guidance
  7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #b   
years after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,administrator1 in      
consultation with the ,director1 shall  
coordinate with the head of each agency 
to develop a comprehensive1 strategic   
plan for ,federal electric vehicle fleet
 battery management4  7#b7 ,contents    
,the strategic plan required under      
subsection 7a7 shall-- 7,a7 maximize    

both cost and environmental             
efficiencies2 and  7,b7 incorporate--   
7i7 guidelines for optimal charging     
practices that will maximize battery    
longevity and prevent premature         
degradation2  7ii7 guidelines for       
reusing and recycling the batteries of  
retired vehicles2 and  7iii7 any other  
consideration determined appropriate by 
the ,administrator and ,director4  7#c7 
,modification ,the ,administrator1 in   
consultation with the ,director1 may    
periodically update the strategic plan  
required under paragraph 7#a7 as the    
,administrator and ,director may        
determine necessary based on new        
information relating to electric vehicle
 batteries that becomes available4  7#d7
 ,consultation ,in developing the       
strategic plan required under paragraph 
7#a7 the ,administrator1 in consultation
 with the ,director1 may consult with   
appropriate entities1 including the     
following3 7,a7 ,the ,secretary of      
,energy4  7,b7 ,the ,administrator of   

the ,environmental ,protection ,agency4 
7,c7 ,the ,chair of the ,council on     
,environmental ,quality4  7,d7          
,scientists who are studying electric   
vehicle batteries and reuse and         
recycling solutions4  7,e7              
,laboratories1 companies1 colleges1     
universities1 or start-ups engaged in   
battery use1 reuse1 and recycling       
research4  7,f7 ,industries interested  
in electric vehicle battery reuse and   
recycling4  7,g7 ,electric vehicle      
equipment manufacturers and recyclers4  
7,h7 ,any other relevant entity1 as     
determined by the ,administrator and    
,director4  7#e7 ,report  7,a7 ,in      
general ,not later than #c years after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,administrator and the ,director    
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report that  
describes the strategic plan required   
under paragraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,briefing   
,not later than #d years after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      

,administrator and the ,director shall  
brief the appropriate congressional     
committees on the implementation of the 
strategic plan required under paragraph 
7#a7 across agencies4  7b7 ,study of    
,federal fleet vehicles ,not later than 
#b years after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general
 of the ,united ,states shall submit to 
,congress a report on how the costs and 
benefits of operating and maintaining   
electric vehicles in the ,federal fleet 
compare to the costs and benefits of    
operating and maintaining internal      
combustion engine vehicles4  7c7        
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of ,general    
,services4  7#b7 ,agency ,the term      
agency has the meaning given the term in
 section #eea of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7#c7 ,appropriate       
congressional committees ,the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,homeland

 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of
 the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee  
on ,oversight and ,reform of the ,house 
of ,representatives4  7#d7 ,director    
,the term ,director means the ,director 
of the ,office of ,management and       
,budget4