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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7548 

To direct the Administrator of General Services to establish a program to 

sell surplus Government motor vehicles to certain small businesses that 

provide ground transportation service, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 5, 2024 

Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 

A BILL 

To direct the Administrator of General Services to establish 

a program to sell surplus Government motor vehicles 

to certain small businesses that provide ground transportation service, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Trans5 portation Investment Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO SELL SURPLUS GOVERNMENT MOTOR 

2 VEHICLES TO SMALL BUSINESSES THAT PRO3 VIDE GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICE. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Not later than 

5 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

6 Administrator of General Services shall establish a pro7 gram that offers for purchase one half of the annual inven8 tory of motor vehicles that are surplus property from the 

9 Federal fleet to a covered small business before offering 

10 for purchase to any other buyer. 

11 (b) PRICE.—The Administrator shall sell any such 

12 motor vehicle to a covered small business for the price that 

13 is the lower of the following at the time of sale: 

14 (1) At cost, after deducting any cost of admin15 istering the program and taking into consideration 

16 the depreciation of the motor vehicle. 

17 (2) Open market value. 

18 (c) TYPE OF MOTOR VEHICLE OFFERED.—The Ad19 ministrator shall offer for purchase to a covered small 

20 business the motor vehicles that are the largest and most 

21 recent fuel-efficient models of the motor vehicles that are 

22 surplus property. 

23 (d) TERMS OF PURCHASE.— 

24 (1) OPERATOR AGREEMENT.—To participate in 

25 the program established under subsection (a), the 


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1 operator of a covered small business shall agree to 

2 the following terms: 

3 (A) The operator shall use each motor ve4 hicle that is purchased through the program to 

5 provide ground transportation service. 

6 (B) The operator shall continue to use any 

7 such motor vehicle to provide ground transpor8 tation service for not less than two years after 

9 the purchase of the motor vehicle unless the 

10 motor vehicle becomes unable to operate during 

11 that period. 

12 (C) If the operator sells any such motor 

13 vehicle before the end of the two-year period, 

14 the operator shall reimburse the Administrator 

15 in the amount that is the difference between the 

16 open market value of the motor vehicle and the 

17 amount that the operator paid to the Adminis18 trator for the motor vehicle. 

19 (D) The operator shall donate not less 

20 than one out of every five of such motor vehi21 cles to a local nonprofit organization after the 

22 motor vehicle is no longer used to provide 

23 ground transportation service. 

24 (2) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF VEHICLES THAT MAY

25 BE PURCHASED ANNUALLY.—An operator may not 


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1 purchase through the program established under 

2 subsection (a) more than 50 vehicles in any fiscal 

3 year. 

4 (e) EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN PROPERTY DIS5 POSAL REQUIREMENTS.—The program established under 

6 subsection (a) shall not be subject to— 

7 (1) subchapter IV of chapter 5, title 40, United 

8 States Code; 

9 (2) sections 545, 549, and 553 of title 40, 

10 United States Code; 

11 (3) any other provision of law authorizing the 

12 no-cost conveyance of motor vehicles owned by the 

13 Federal Government; or 

14 (4) any congressional notification requirement 

15 other than that in subsection (f) of this Act. 

16 (f) REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later 

17 than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this sec18 tion, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report 

19 that contains the following: 

20 (1) A review of the program established under 

21 subsection (a). 

22 (2) A recommendation to continue or end the 

23 program. 

24 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis2 trator’’ means the Administrator of General Serv3 ices. 

4 (2) COVERED SMALL BUSINESS.—The term 

5 ‘‘covered small business’’ means a small business 

6 that provides ground transportation service. 

7 (3) GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICE.—The 

8 term ‘‘ground transportation service’’— 

9 (A) means transportation for a passenger 

10 that is provided— 

11 (i) for compensation; and 

12 (ii) in a motor vehicle, including a 

13 taxicab, shuttle, over-the-road bus, or lim14 ousine; and 

15 (B) includes paratransit transportation 

16 and non-emergency medical transportation. 

17 (4) NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPOR18 TATION.—The term ‘‘non-emergency medical trans19 portation’’ means the provision of transportation 

20 services for individuals who require assistance in 

21 traveling to and from medical appointments, treat22 ments, or healthcare facilities, but do not require im23 mediate emergency medical intervention. 

24 (5) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term 

25 ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organization deVerDate Sep 11 2014 04:53 Mar 09, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7548.IH H7548

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1 scribed in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 

2 Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 

3 501(a) of such code. 

4 (6) OVER-THE-ROAD BUS.—The term ‘‘over-the5 road bus’’ has the meaning given that term in sec6 tion 13102 of title 49, United States Code. 

7 (7) SMALL BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘small busi8 ness’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘small busi9 ness concern’’ in section 3 of the Small Business Act 

10 (15 U.S.C. 632). 

11 (8) SURPLUS PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘surplus 

12 property’’ has the meaning given that term in sec13 tion 102 of title 40, United States Code. 

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