,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #badc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ad1          
#bjbe,mrs4 ,miller of ,west ,virginia   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,government ,reform  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct the ,administrator of
 ,general ,services to establish a pilot
 program to sell motor vehicles to      
certain small businesses that provide   
ground transportation service1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,small         
,business ,transportation ,investment   
,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,general 
,services ,administration fleet         
management program provides essential   
vehicle procurement services to ,federal
 agencies1 ,state and local governments1
 and ,tribal organizations at           
cost-effective prices4  7#b7 ,expanding 
access to the vehicle acquisition       
services of the ,general ,services      

,administration to the commercial       
for-hire industry can increase          
efficiency1 reduce costs1 and provide   
for an improved fleet turnover with     
modern1 environmentally-friendly        
vehicles4  #c4 ,,gsa ,federal fleet     
pilot program  7a7 ,establishment ,not  
later than #fj days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,administrator shall establish a pilot  
program that does the following3 7#a7   
,in accordance with this section1 allows
 covered small businesses to purchase   
vehicles through the ,federal supply    
schedules of the ,general ,services     
,administration4  7#b7 ,provides the    
access described in paragraph 7#a7 at   
cost and from the same selection pool as
 an eligible entity under any of the    
following3 7,a7 ,section #ejb of title  
#dj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7,b7 ,the  
,indian ,self-,determination and        
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #ecbi7;c774  7,c7 ,the        
,tribally ,controlled ,schools ,act 7#be

 ,u4,s4,c4 #ac74  7,d7 ,section #cai of 
the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d74  7#c7 ,prohibits a   
covered small business from purchasing  
more than #ej vehicles in a fiscal year4
  7b7 ,terms of purchase ,to participate
 in the program a covered small business
 shall agree to the following terms3    
7#a7 ,the covered small business shall  
use each motor vehicle purchased through
 the program to provide ground          
transportation service for not less than
 two years after the purchase of the    
motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle  
becomes unable to operate during that   
period4  7#b7 ,if the covered small     
business sells any such motor vehicle   
before the end of the two-year period1  
the operator shall reimburse the        
,administrator in the amount that is the
 difference between the open market     
value of the motor vehicle and the      
amount the operator paid to the         
,administrator for the motor vehicle4   
7#c7 ,the covered small business shall  

donate not less than one out of every   
five of such motor vehicles to a local  
nonprofit organization after the motor  
vehicle is no longer used to provide    
ground transportation service4  7c7     
,reporting and evaluation  7#a7 ,annual 
report ,not later than #ab months after 
the date of the enactment of this       
section1 and one year thereafter1 the   
,administrator shall submit to ,congress
 a report on the progress of the pilot  
program for the previous #ab months1    
that includes the following3 7,a7       
,participation data by covered small    
businesses4  7,b7 ,cost savings and     
operational improvements reported by    
covered small businesses that           
participated in the pilot program4  7,c7
 ,environmental impacts1 including      
reductions in vehicle emissions due to  
fleet modernization4  7#b7 ,final report
 ,not later than the conclusion of the  
pilot program1 the ,administrator shall 
submit to ,congress a final report that 
assesses the effectiveness of the       

program and provides recommendations on 
whether to make the program permanent or
 expand the scope of the program4  7d7  
,rulemaking ,the ,administrator may     
issue any rules necessary to implement  
this section4  7e7 ,sunset ,the pilot   
program established pursuant to this    
section shall expire #c years after the 
date of the enactment of this section4  
7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of ,general    
,services4  7#b7 ,covered small business
 ,the term covered small business means 
a small business that provides ground   
transportation service4  7#c7 ,ground   
transportation service ,the term ground 
transportation service-- 7,a7 means     
transportation for a passenger that is  
provided-- 7i7 for compensation2 and    
7ii7 in a motor vehicle1 including a    
taxicab1 limousine1 shuttle1            
over-the-road bus1 or sedan2 and  7,b7  
includes paratransit transportation and 
non-emergency medical transportation4   

7#d7 ,non-emergency medical             
transportation ,the term non-emergency  
medical transportation means the        
provision of transportation services for
 individuals who require assistance4    
7#e7 ,small business ,the term small    
business has the meaning given the term 
small business concern in section #c of 
the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
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