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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3111 

To reduce the number of nonessential vehicles purchased and leased by 

the Federal Government, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 16, 2015 

Mr. SALMON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

A BILL 

To reduce the number of nonessential vehicles purchased 

and leased by the Federal Government, 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 ‘‘Domestic Reduction 

5 In Vehicle Expenditure Act’’ or the ‘‘DRIVE Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF THE NUMBER OF NONESSENTIAL 

7 VEHICLES PURCHASED AND LEASED BY THE 

8 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 

9 (a) REVIEW OF NONESSENTIAL VEHICLE PUR10 CHASE.—The Director of the Office of Management and 

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1 Budget, in consultation with the head of the relevant Ex2 ecutive agency, shall complete each of the following: 

3 (1) Determine the total dollar amount obligated 

4 by each Executive agency to purchase civilian vehi5 cles in fiscal year 2010. 

6 (2) Determine the total dollar amount obligated 

7 by each Executive agency to lease civilian vehicles in 

8 fiscal year 2010. 

9 (3) Determine the total number of civilian vehi10 cles purchased by each Executive agency in fiscal 

11 year 2010. 

12 (4) Determine the total number of civilian vehi13 cles leased by each Executive agency in fiscal year 

14 2010. 

15 (5) Determine the total dollar amount that 

16 would be 20 percent less than the dollar amount de17 termined under paragraphs (1) and (2) for each Ex18 ecutive agency. 

19 (b) REDUCTION OF NONESSENTIAL VEHICLE PUR20 CHASE.—For each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020, 

21 each Executive agency may not obligate more than the dol22 lar amount determined under subsection (a)(5) for the Ex23 ecutive agency to purchase or lease civilian vehicles. 

24 (c) SHARING.—The Administrator of General Serv25 ices shall ensure that an Executive agency may share exmstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 cess or unused vehicles with another Executive agency 

2 that may need temporary or long-term use of additional 

3 vehicles through the Federal Fleet Management System. 

4 (d) NATIONAL SECURITY EXCEPTION.—The limits 

5 on the purchase and procurement of vehicles under this 

6 section shall not apply to the purchase or procurement of 

7 any vehicle that has been determined by the President to 

8 be essential for reasons of national security. 

9 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) CIVILIAN VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘civilian ve11 hicle’’ means a vehicle that is not used for purposes 

12 of military combat, the training or deployment of 

13 members of the Armed Forces, or such other uses as 

14 determined by the Director of the Office of Manage15 ment and Budget, in consultation with the Adminis16 trator of General Services. 

17 (2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 

18 agency’’ has the meaning given that term under sec19 tion 105 of title 5, United States Code. 

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