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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1304 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1304

 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
  study on the carbon footprint and environmental impacts of electric 
                   vehicles, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 26, 2023

Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Lee, Mr. Marshall, 
 Mr. Sullivan, and Mr. Cruz) introduced the following bill; which was 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public 
                                 Works

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                                 A BILL

 
 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
  study on the carbon footprint and environmental impacts of electric 
                   vehicles, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Directing Independent Research To 
Yield Carbon Assessment Regarding Electric Vehicles Act of 2023'' or 
the ``DIRTY CAR EV Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. STUDY ON CARBON FOOTPRINT AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF AN 
              ELECTRIC VEHICLE ECOSYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, shall conduct a study on the total 
carbon footprint and environmental impact of an electric vehicle 
ecosystem, including--
            (1) the production of batteries used in electric vehicles, 
        including the mining and processing of minerals for those 
        batteries;
            (2) the production, transmission, and distribution of 
        electricity used to charge and power electric vehicles; and
            (3) all other aspects of the production, use, and disposal 
        of electric vehicles, including all minerals necessary for, and 
        components of, electric vehicles.
    (b) Requirement.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a thorough 
analysis of--
            (1) the burden on electric grids across the United States 
        that would result from full adoption of electric vehicles in 
        the United States;
            (2) the costs and implications of building out a national 
        network of charging stations and home charging to support full 
        adoption of electric vehicles in the United States;
            (3) ongoing costs to maintain an electric vehicle ecosystem 
        that supports full adoption of electric vehicles in the United 
        States; and
            (4) the cost implications on repairing and strengthening 
        roads and bridges.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
Congress and make publicly available a report describing the results of 
the study conducted under subsection (a), including the analysis 
conducted under subsection (b).
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