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Calendar No. 199 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2193 

[Report No. 116–95] 

To require the Administrator of General Services to issue guidance to clarify 

that Federal agencies may pay by charge card for the charging of 

Federal electric motor vehicles, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 18, 2019 

Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. PORTMAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 

Reported by Mr. JOHNSON, with amendments 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To require the Administrator of General Services to issue 

guidance to clarify that Federal agencies may pay by 

charge card for the charging of Federal electric motor 

vehicles, 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 ‘‘Charging Helps Agen3 cies Realize General Efficiencies Act’’ or the ‘‘CHARGE 

4 Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. PAYMENT BY CHARGE CARD FOR CHARGING FED6 ERAL ELECTRIC MOTOR VEHICLES. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act— 

8 (1) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad9 ministrator of General Services; 

10 (2) the term ‘‘charge card’’— 

11 (A) means a card, plate, coupon book, or 

12 other credit device existing for the purpose of 

13 obtaining money, property, labor, or services on 

14 credit; and 

15 (A) means a card, plate, coupon book, or 

16 other means existing for the purpose of obtaining 

17 money, property, labor, or services; and 

18 (B) includes— 

19 (i) a card issued under the GSA 

20 SmartPay program; and 

21 (ii) a Fleet Services card; 

22 (3) the term ‘‘covered electric motor vehicle’’ 

23 means a passenger carrier that is— 

24 (A) a passenger motor vehicle; and 

25 (B) an electric motor vehicle; 


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1 (4) the term ‘‘electric motor vehicle’’ has the 

2 meaning given the term in section 601 of the Energy 

3 Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13271); 

4 (5) the term ‘‘electric motor vehicle charging 

5 station’’ means a battery-charging station that per6 mits the transfer of electric energy (by conductive or 

7 inductive means) to a battery or other storage device 

8 in an electric motor vehicle; and 

9 (6) the terms ‘‘Federal agency’’ and ‘‘passenger 

10 carrier’’ have the meanings given those terms in sec11 tion 1344(h) of title 31, United States Code. 

12 (b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the 

13 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 

14 issue guidance to clarify that each Federal agency may, 

15 in accordance with section 1344 of title 31, United States 

16 Code— 

17 (1) charge a covered electric motor vehicle at a 

18 commercial electric motor vehicle charging station; 

19 and 

20 (2) pay for a transaction described in para21 graph (1) with a charge card. 

22 (c) ISSUANCE OF CHARGE CARDS.—Not later than 

23 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad24 ministrator shall issue to each Federal agency a charge 

25 card for each covered electric motor vehicle of the Federal 


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1 agency that may be used by an officer or employee of the 

2 Federal agency to charge pay for charging the covered 

3 motor vehicle in accordance with the guidance issued 

4 under subsection (b). 


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Calendar No. 199 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2193 

[Report No. 116–95] 

A BILL 

To require the Administrator of General Services to 

poses. eral electric motor vehicles, and for other purmay pay by charge card for the charging of Fedissue guidance to clarify that Federal agencies 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 

Reported with amendments 


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