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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2193 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 26, 2019 

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 

AN ACT 

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 means existing for the purpose of obtain13 ing money, property, labor, or services; and 

14 (B) includes— 

15 (i) a card issued under the GSA 

16 SmartPay program; and 

17 (ii) a Fleet Services card; 

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

19 means a passenger carrier that is— 

20 (A) a passenger motor vehicle; and 

21 (B) an electric motor vehicle; 

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

23 meaning given the term in section 601 of the Energy 

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

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

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1 mits the transfer of electric energy (by conductive or 

2 inductive means) to a battery or other storage device 

3 in an electric motor vehicle; and 

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

5 carrier’’ have the meanings given those terms in sec6 tion 1344(h) of title 31, United States Code. 

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

8 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 

9 issue guidance to clarify that each Federal agency may, 

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

11 Code— 

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

13 commercial electric motor vehicle charging station; 

14 and 

15 (2) pay for a transaction described in para16 graph (1) with a charge card. 

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

18 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad19 ministrator shall issue to each Federal agency a charge 

20 card for each covered electric motor vehicle of the Federal 

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

22 Federal agency to pay for charging the covered motor veVerDate Sep 11 2014 22:20 Nov 26, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2193.RFH S2193

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1 hicle in accordance with the guidance issued under sub2 section (b). 

Passed the Senate November 21, 2019. 

Attest: JULIE E. ADAMS, 

Secretary. 


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