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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4785 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 17, 2016 

Mr. PERRY (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, and Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

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


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1 SEC. 2. DHS VEHICLE FLEETS. 

2 Section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 

3 (6 U.S.C. 341) is amended— 

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

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

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

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

8 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol9 lowing new subsection: 

10 ‘‘(c) VEHICLE FLEETS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out responsibil12 ities regarding vehicle fleets pursuant to subsection 

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

14 be responsible for overseeing and managing vehicle 

15 fleets throughout the Department. The Under Sec16 retary shall also be responsible for the following: 

17 ‘‘(A) Ensuring that components are in 

18 compliance with Federal law, Federal regula19 tions, executive branch guidance, and Depart20 ment policy (including issuing guidance relating 

21 to such) relating to fleet management and use 

22 of vehicles from home to work. 

23 ‘‘(B) Developing and distributing a stand24 ardized vehicle allocation methodology and fleet 

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1 termine optimal fleet size in accordance with 

2 paragraph (4). 

3 ‘‘(C) Ensuring that components formally 

4 document fleet management decisions. 

5 ‘‘(D) Approving component fleet manage6 ment plans, vehicle leases, and vehicle acquisi7 tions. 

8 ‘‘(2) COMPONENT RESPONSIBILITIES.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each component 

10 head— 

11 ‘‘(i) shall— 

12 ‘‘(I) comply with Federal law, 

13 Federal regulations, executive branch 

14 guidance, and Department policy (in15 cluding guidance relating to such) re16 lating to fleet management and use of 

17 vehicles from home to work; 

18 ‘‘(II) ensure that data related to 

19 fleet management is accurate and reli20 able; 

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

22 vehicle allocation tool derived by using 

23 the standardized vehicle allocation 

24 methodology provided by the Under 

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1 mine the optimal fleet size for the 

2 next fiscal year and a fleet manage3 ment plan; and 

4 ‘‘(IV) use vehicle allocation meth5 odologies and fleet management plans 

6 to develop annual requests for funding 

7 to support vehicle fleets pursuant to 

8 paragraph (6); and 

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

10 subparagraph (B), lease or acquire new ve11 hicles or replace existing vehicles without 

12 prior approval from the Under Secretary 

13 for Management pursuant to paragraph 

14 (5)(B). 

15 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION REGARDING CERTAIN

16 LEASING AND ACQUISITIONS.—If exigent cir17 cumstances warrant such, a component head 

18 may lease or acquire a new vehicle or replace an 

19 existing vehicle without prior approval from the 

20 Under Secretary for Management. If under exi21 gent circumstances a component head so leases, 

22 acquires, or replaces a vehicle, such component 

23 head shall provide to the Under Secretary an 

24 explanation of such circumstances. 

25 ‘‘(3) ONGOING OVERSIGHT.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) QUARTERLY MONITORING.—In ac2 cordance with paragraph (4), the Under Sec3 retary for Management shall collect, on a quar4 terly basis, information regarding component 

5 vehicle fleets, including information on fleet 

6 size, composition, cost, and vehicle utilization. 

7 ‘‘(B) AUTOMATED INFORMATION.—The 

8 Under Secretary for Management shall seek to 

9 achieve a capability to collect, on a quarterly 

10 basis, automated information regarding compo11 nent vehicle fleets, including the number of 

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

13 the associated costs of such mileage for leased 

14 vehicles. 

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

16 for Management shall track and monitor com17 ponent information provided pursuant to sub18 paragraph (A) and, as appropriate, subpara19 graph (B), to ensure that component vehicle 

20 fleets are the optimal fleet size and cost effec21 tive. The Under Secretary shall use such infor22 mation to inform the annual component fleet 

23 analyses referred to in paragraph (4). 

24 ‘‘(4) ANNUAL REVIEW OF COMPONENT FLEET

25 ANALYSES.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To determine the opti2 mal fleet size and associated resources needed 

3 for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 

4 2018, component heads shall annually submit 

5 to the Under Secretary for Management a vehi6 cle allocation tool and fleet management plan 

7 using information described in paragraph 

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

9 in classified form if a component head deter10 mines that such is necessary to protect oper11 ations or mission requirements. 

12 ‘‘(B) VEHICLE ALLOCATION TOOL.—Each 

13 component head develop a vehicle allocation tool 

14 in accordance with subclause (III) of paragraph 

15 (2)(A)(i) that includes an analysis of the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(i) Vehicle utilization data, including 

18 the number of trips, miles driven, hours 

19 and days used, and the associated costs of 

20 such mileage for leased vehicles, in accord21 ance with such paragraph. 

22 ‘‘(ii) The role of vehicle fleets in sup23 porting mission requirements for each com24 ponent. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) Any other information deter2 mined relevant by such component heads. 

3 ‘‘(C) FLEET MANAGEMENT PLANS.—Com4 ponent heads shall use information described in 

5 subparagraph (B) to develop a fleet manage6 ment plan for each such component. Such fleet 

7 management plans shall include the following: 

8 ‘‘(i) A plan for how each such compo9 nent may achieve obtain optimal fleet size 

10 determined by the vehicle allocation tool 

11 required under such subparagraph, includ12 ing the elimination of excess vehicles in ac13 cordance with paragraph (5), if applicable. 

14 ‘‘(ii) A cost benefit analysis sup15 porting such plan. 

16 ‘‘(iii) A schedule each such component 

17 will follow to obtain optimal fleet size. 

18 ‘‘(iv) Any other information deter19 mined relevant by component heads. 

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

21 Management shall review and make a deter22 mination on the results of each component’s ve23 hicle allocation tool and fleet management plan 

24 under this paragraph to ensure each such com25 ponent’s vehicle fleets are the optimal fleet size 


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1 and that components are in compliance with ap2 plicable Federal law, Federal regulations, execu3 tive branch guidance, and Department policy 

4 pursuant to paragraph (2) relating to fleet 

5 management and use of vehicles from home to 

6 work. The Under Secretary shall use such tools 

7 and plans when reviewing annual component re8 quests for vehicle fleet funding in accordance 

9 with paragraph (6). 

10 ‘‘(5) GUIDANCE TO DEVELOP FLEET MANAGE11 MENT PLANS.—The Under Secretary for Manage12 ment shall provide guidance, pursuant to paragraph 

13 (1)(B) on how component heads may achieve opti14 mal fleet size in accordance with paragraph (4), in15 cluding processes for the following: 

16 ‘‘(A) Leasing or acquiring additional vehi17 cles or replacing existing vehicles, if determined 

18 necessary. 

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

20 Under Secretary determines should not be re21 allocated in accordance with clause (iii). 

22 ‘‘(C) Reallocating excess vehicles to other 

23 components that may need temporary or long24 term use of additional vehicles. 


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1 ‘‘(6) ANNUAL REVIEW OF VEHICLE FLEET

2 FUNDING REQUESTS.—As part of the annual budget 

3 process, the Under Secretary for Management shall 

4 review and make determinations regarding annual 

5 component requests for funding for vehicle fleets. If 

6 component heads have not taken steps in further7 ance of achieving optimal fleet size in the prior fiscal 

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

9 Secretary shall provide rescission recommendations 

10 to the Committee on Appropriations and the Com11 mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep12 resentatives and the Committee on Appropriations 

13 and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov14 ernmental Affairs of the Senate regarding such com15 ponent vehicle fleets. 

16 ‘‘(7) ACCOUNTABILITY FOR VEHICLE FLEET

17 MANAGEMENT.— 

18 ‘‘(A) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN NEW VE19 HICLE LEASES AND ACQUISITIONS.—The Under 

20 Secretary for Management and component 

21 heads may not approve in any fiscal year begin22 ning with fiscal year 2019 a vehicle lease, ac23 quisition, or replacement request if such compo24 nent heads did not comply in the prior fiscal 

25 year with paragraph (4). 


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1 ‘‘(B) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN PERFORM2 ANCE COMPENSATION.—No Department official 

3 with vehicle fleet management responsibilities 

4 may receive annual performance compensation 

5 in pay in any fiscal year beginning with fiscal 

6 year 2019 if such official did not comply in the 

7 prior fiscal year with paragraph (4). 

8 ‘‘(C) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN CAR SERV9 ICES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

10 law, no senior executive service official of the 

11 Department whose office has a vehicle fleet may 

12 receive access to a car service in any fiscal year 

13 beginning with fiscal year 2019 if such official 

14 did not comply in the prior fiscal year with 

15 paragraph (4). 

16 ‘‘(8) MOTOR POOL.— 

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

18 for Management may determine the feasibility 

19 of operating a vehicle motor pool to permit 

20 components to share vehicles as necessary to 

21 support mission requirements to reduce the 

22 number of excess vehicles in the Department. 

23 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The determination 

24 of feasibility of operating a vehicle motor pool 

25 under subparagraph (A) shall— 


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1 ‘‘(i) include— 

2 ‘‘(I) regions in the United States 

3 in which multiple components with ve4 hicle fleets are located in proximity to 

5 one another, or a significant number 

6 of employees with authorization to use 

7 vehicles are located; and 

8 ‘‘(II) law enforcement vehicles; 

9 ‘‘(ii) cover the National Capital Re10 gion; and 

11 ‘‘(iii) take into account different mis12 sion requirements. 

13 ‘‘(C) REPORT.—The Secretary shall in14 clude in the Department’s next annual perform15 ance report required under current law the re16 sults of the determination under this para17 graph. 

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

19 ‘‘(A) COMPONENT HEAD.—The term ‘com20 ponent head’ means the head of any component 

21 of the Department with a vehicle fleet. 

22 ‘‘(B) EXCESS VEHICLE.—The term ‘excess 

23 vehicle’ means any vehicle that is not essential 

24 to support mission requirements of a compo25 nent. 


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1 ‘‘(C) OPTIMAL FLEET SIZE.—The term 

2 ‘optimal fleet size’ means, with respect to a par3 ticular component, the appropriate number of 

4 vehicles to support mission requirements of 

5 such component. 

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

7 fleet’ means all owned, commercially leased, or 

8 Government-leased vehicles of the Department, 

9 including vehicles used for law enforcement and 

10 other purposes.’’. 

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