114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4785 

AN ACT 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct 

the Under Secretary for Management of the Department 

of Homeland Security to make certain improvements in 

managing the Department’s vehicle fleet, 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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS Stop Asset and 

3 Vehicle Excess Act’’ or the ‘‘DHS SAVE Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DHS VEHICLE FLEETS. 

5 Section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

6 (6 U.S.C. 341) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a)(5), by inserting ‘‘vehicle 

8 fleets (under subsection (c)),’’ after ‘‘equipment,’’; 

9 (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 

10 subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 

11 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol12 lowing new subsection: 

13 ‘‘(c) VEHICLE FLEETS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out responsibil15 ities regarding vehicle fleets pursuant to subsection 

16 (a)(5), the Under Secretary for Management shall 

17 be responsible for overseeing and managing vehicle 

18 fleets throughout the Department. The Under Sec19 retary shall also be responsible for the following: 

20 ‘‘(A) Ensuring that components are in 

21 compliance with Federal law, Federal regula22 tions, executive branch guidance, and Depart23 ment policy (including issuing guidance relating 

24 to such) relating to fleet management and use 

25 of vehicles from home to work. 
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1 ‘‘(B) Developing and distributing a stand2 ardized vehicle allocation methodology and fleet 

3 management plan for components to use to de4 termine optimal fleet size in accordance with 

5 paragraph (4). 

6 ‘‘(C) Ensuring that components formally 

7 document fleet management decisions. 

8 ‘‘(D) Approving component fleet manage9 ment plans, vehicle leases, and vehicle acquisi10 tions. 

11 ‘‘(2) COMPONENT RESPONSIBILITIES.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Component heads— 

13 ‘‘(i) shall— 

14 ‘‘(I) comply with Federal law, 

15 Federal regulations, executive branch 

16 guidance, and Department policy (in17 cluding guidance relating to such) re18 lating to fleet management and use of 

19 vehicles from home to work; 

20 ‘‘(II) ensure that data related to 

21 fleet management is accurate and reli22 able; 

23 ‘‘(III) use such data to develop a 

24 vehicle allocation tool derived by using 

25 the standardized vehicle allocation 
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1 methodology provided by the Under 

2 Secretary for Management to deter3 mine the optimal fleet size for the 

4 next fiscal year and a fleet manage5 ment plan; and 

6 ‘‘(IV) use vehicle allocation meth7 odologies and fleet management plans 

8 to develop annual requests for funding 

9 to support vehicle fleets pursuant to 

10 paragraph (6); and 

11 ‘‘(ii) may not, except as provided in 

12 subparagraph (B), lease or acquire new ve13 hicles or replace existing vehicles without 

14 prior approval from the Under Secretary 

15 for Management pursuant to paragraph 

16 (5)(B). 

17 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION REGARDING CERTAIN

18 LEASING AND ACQUISITIONS.—If exigent cir19 cumstances warrant such, a component head 

20 may lease or acquire a new vehicle or replace an 

21 existing vehicle without prior approval from the 

22 Under Secretary for Management. If under exi23 gent circumstances a component head so leases, 

24 acquires, or replaces a vehicle, such component 
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1 head shall provide to the Under Secretary an 

2 explanation of such circumstances. 

3 ‘‘(3) ONGOING OVERSIGHT.— 

4 ‘‘(A) QUARTERLY MONITORING.—In ac5 cordance with paragraph (4), the Under Sec6 retary for Management shall collect, on a quar7 terly basis, information regarding component 

8 vehicle fleets, including information on fleet 

9 size, composition, cost, and vehicle utilization. 

10 ‘‘(B) AUTOMATED INFORMATION.—The 

11 Under Secretary for Management shall seek to 

12 achieve a capability to collect, on a quarterly 

13 basis, automated information regarding compo14 nent vehicle fleets, including the number of 

15 trips, miles driven, hours and days used, and 

16 the associated costs of such mileage for leased 

17 vehicles. 

18 ‘‘(C) MONITORING.—The Under Secretary 

19 for Management shall track and monitor com20 ponent information provided pursuant to sub21 paragraph (A) and, as appropriate, subpara22 graph (B), to ensure that component vehicle 

23 fleets are the optimal fleet size and cost effec24 tive. The Under Secretary shall use such infor-
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1 mation to inform the annual component fleet 

2 analyses referred to in paragraph (4). 

3 ‘‘(4) ANNUAL REVIEW OF COMPONENT FLEET

4 ANALYSES.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To determine the opti6 mal fleet size and associated resources needed 

7 for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 

8 2018, component heads shall annually submit 

9 to the Under Secretary for Management a vehi10 cle allocation tool and fleet management plan 

11 using information described in paragraph 

12 (3)(A). Such tools and plans may be submitted 

13 in classified form if a component head deter14 mines that such is necessary to protect oper15 ations or mission requirements. 

16 ‘‘(B) VEHICLE ALLOCATION TOOL.—Com17 ponent heads develop a vehicle allocation tool in 

18 accordance with subclause (III) of paragraph 

19 (2)(A)(i) that includes an analysis of the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(i) Vehicle utilization data, including 

22 the number of trips, miles driven, hours 

23 and days used, and the associated costs of 

24 such mileage for leased vehicles, in accord25 ance with such paragraph. 
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1 ‘‘(ii) The role of vehicle fleets in sup2 porting mission requirements for each com3 ponent. 

4 ‘‘(iii) Any other information deter5 mined relevant by such component heads. 

6 ‘‘(C) FLEET MANAGEMENT PLANS.—Com7 ponent heads shall use information described in 

8 subparagraph (B) to develop a fleet manage9 ment plan for each such component. Such fleet 

10 management plans shall include the following: 

11 ‘‘(i) A plan for how each such compo12 nent may achieve optimal fleet size deter13 mined by the vehicle allocation tool re14 quired under such subparagraph, including 

15 the elimination of excess vehicles in accord16 ance with paragraph (5), if applicable. 

17 ‘‘(ii) A cost benefit analysis sup18 porting such plan. 

19 ‘‘(iii) A schedule each such component 

20 will follow to obtain optimal fleet size. 

21 ‘‘(iv) Any other information deter22 mined relevant by component heads. 

23 ‘‘(D) REVIEW.—The Under Secretary for 

24 Management shall review and make a deter25 mination on the results of each component’s ve-
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1 hicle allocation tool and fleet management plan 

2 under this paragraph to ensure each such com3 ponent’s vehicle fleets are the optimal fleet size 

4 and that components are in compliance with ap5 plicable Federal law, Federal regulations, execu6 tive branch guidance, and Department policy 

7 pursuant to paragraph (2) relating to fleet 

8 management and use of vehicles from home to 

9 work. The Under Secretary shall use such tools 

10 and plans when reviewing annual component re11 quests for vehicle fleet funding in accordance 

12 with paragraph (6). 

13 ‘‘(5) GUIDANCE TO DEVELOP FLEET MANAGE14 MENT PLANS.—The Under Secretary for Manage15 ment shall provide guidance, pursuant to paragraph 

16 (1)(B) on how component heads may achieve opti17 mal fleet size in accordance with paragraph (4), in18 cluding processes for the following: 

19 ‘‘(A) Leasing or acquiring additional vehi20 cles or replacing existing vehicles, if determined 

21 necessary. 

22 ‘‘(B) Disposing of excess vehicles that the 

23 Under Secretary determines should not be re24 allocated under subparagraph (C). 
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1 ‘‘(C) Reallocating excess vehicles to other 

2 components that may need temporary or long3 term use of additional vehicles. 

4 ‘‘(6) ANNUAL REVIEW OF VEHICLE FLEET

5 FUNDING REQUESTS.—As part of the annual budget 

6 process, the Under Secretary for Management shall 

7 review and make determinations regarding annual 

8 component requests for funding for vehicle fleets. If 

9 component heads have not taken steps in further10 ance of achieving optimal fleet size in the prior fiscal 

11 year pursuant to paragraphs (4) and (5), the Under 

12 Secretary shall provide rescission recommendations 

13 to the Committee on Appropriations and the Com14 mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep15 resentatives and the Committee on Appropriations 

16 and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov17 ernmental Affairs of the Senate regarding such com18 ponent vehicle fleets. 

19 ‘‘(7) ACCOUNTABILITY FOR VEHICLE FLEET

20 MANAGEMENT.— 

21 ‘‘(A) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN NEW VE22 HICLE LEASES AND ACQUISITIONS.—The Under 

23 Secretary for Management and component 

24 heads may not approve in any fiscal year begin25 ning with fiscal year 2019 a vehicle lease, ac-
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1 quisition, or replacement request if such compo2 nent heads did not comply in the prior fiscal 

3 year with paragraph (4). 

4 ‘‘(B) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN PERFORM5 ANCE COMPENSATION.—No Department official 

6 with vehicle fleet management responsibilities 

7 may receive annual performance compensation 

8 in pay in any fiscal year beginning with fiscal 

9 year 2019 if such official did not comply in the 

10 prior fiscal year with paragraph (4). 

11 ‘‘(C) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN CAR SERV12 ICES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

13 law, no senior executive service official of the 

14 Department whose office has a vehicle fleet may 

15 receive access to a car service in any fiscal year 

16 beginning with fiscal year 2019 if such official 

17 did not comply in the prior fiscal year with 

18 paragraph (4). 

19 ‘‘(8) MOTOR POOL.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary 

21 for Management may determine the feasibility 

22 of operating a vehicle motor pool to permit 

23 components to share vehicles as necessary to 

24 support mission requirements to reduce the 

25 number of excess vehicles in the Department. 
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1 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The determination 

2 of feasibility of operating a vehicle motor pool 

3 under subparagraph (A) shall— 

4 ‘‘(i) include— 

5 ‘‘(I) regions in the United States 

6 in which multiple components with ve7 hicle fleets are located in proximity to 

8 one another, or a significant number 

9 of employees with authorization to use 

10 vehicles are located; and 

11 ‘‘(II) law enforcement vehicles; 

12 ‘‘(ii) cover the National Capital Re13 gion; and 

14 ‘‘(iii) take into account different mis15 sion requirements. 

16 ‘‘(C) REPORT.—The Secretary shall in17 clude in the Department’s next annual perform18 ance report required under current law the re19 sults of the determination under this para20 graph. 

21 ‘‘(9) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

22 ‘‘(A) COMPONENT HEAD.—The term ‘com23 ponent head’ means the head of any component 

24 of the Department with a vehicle fleet. 
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1 ‘‘(B) EXCESS VEHICLE.—The term ‘excess 

2 vehicle’ means any vehicle that is not essential 

3 to support mission requirements of a compo4 nent. 

5 ‘‘(C) OPTIMAL FLEET SIZE.—The term 

6 ‘optimal fleet size’ means, with respect to a par7 ticular component, the appropriate number of 

8 vehicles to support mission requirements of 

9 such component. 

10 ‘‘(D) VEHICLE FLEET.—The term ‘vehicle 

11 fleet’ means all owned, commercially leased, or 

12 Government-leased vehicles of the Department 

13 or of a component of the Department, as the 

14 case may be, including vehicles used for law en15 forcement and other purposes.’’. 

16 SEC. 3. GAO REPORT AND INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW. 

17 (a) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

18 date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

19 of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 

20 Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 

21 the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

22 Affairs a report on the following: 

23 (1) The status of efforts at achieving a capa24 bility to collect automated information as required 

25 under subsection (c)(3) of section 701 of the Home-
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1 land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341), as added 

2 by section 2 of this Act, and any challenges that re3 main with respect to achieving the capability to col4 lect, assess, and report vehicle fleet (as such term in 

5 defined in subsection (c)(9) of such section 701) 

6 data for the purpose of determining vehicle utiliza7 tion. 

8 (2) The extent to which the Under Secretary 

9 for Management has identified and addressed any 

10 relevant security concerns, including cybersecurity 

11 risks, related to such automation. 

12 (3) The extent to which the Under Secretary 

13 collects, assesses, and reports on vehicle fleet event 

14 data recorder data. 

15 (b) INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW.—The Inspector 

16 General of the Department of Homeland Security shall— 

17 (1) review implementation of subsection (c)(4) 

18 of section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 

19 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341), as added by section 2 of this 

20 Act, for fiscal years 2018 and 2020, and shall pro21 vide, upon request, to the Committee on Homeland 

22 Security of the House of Representatives and the 

23 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

24 Affairs of the Senate information regarding any 

25 such review; and 
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1 (2) submit to the committees specified in para2 graph (1) a report, not later than 6 months after 

3 completion of the second review required under such 

4 paragraph, regarding the effectiveness of such sub5 section with respect to cost avoidance, savings real6 ized, and component operations. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 11, 2016. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4785 

AN ACT 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

ment’s vehicle fleet, and for other purposes. certain improvements in managing the Departthe Department of Homeland Security to make direct the Under Secretary for Management of