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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6390 

To make financial assistance under the Rural Energy for America program 

available with respect to certain electric vehicle supply equipment expenses. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 12, 2022 

Ms. SPANBERGER (for herself and Mr. RICE of South Carolina) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To make financial assistance under the Rural Energy for 

America program available with respect to certain electric 

vehicle supply equipment expenses. 

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 ‘‘Electric Vehicle Charg5 ing Infrastructure for Farmers Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 The Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) The transition to electric vehicles is a crit9 ical step towards reducing global emissions. Accord10 ing to the United States Department of Energy, 


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1 ‘‘electric vehicles produce fewer emissions that con2 tribute to climate change and smog than internal 

3 combustion vehicles’’. 

4 (2) Nearly half of all people in the United 

5 States live in counties with unhealthy levels of ozone 

6 or particle pollution. Every year, more than 20,000 

7 people in the United States die prematurely from 

8 pollution stemming from the transportation sector. 

9 (3) Demand for publicly accessible electric vehi10 cle chargers continues to grow. The National Renew11 able Energy Laboratory estimates that by 2050, be12 tween 106,000 and 138,000 stations with 343,000 

13 and 447,000 ports could be needed to meet con14 sumer demand. 

15 (4) Travel by people who live in rural areas 

16 constitutes 68 percent of our Nation’s lane miles, 

17 but such people represent only 19 percent of our Na18 tion’s population. The cost per mile traveled is lower 

19 for electric vehicles, saving rural drivers thousands 

20 of dollars over the lifetimes of their vehicles. 


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1 SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIP2 MENT EXPENSES FOR FINANCIAL ASSIST3 ANCE UNDER THE RURAL ENERGY FOR 

4 AMERICA PROGRAM. 

5 Section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest6 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107) is amended by adding 

7 at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(g) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSIST9 ANCE WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN ELECTRIC VEHICLE

10 SUPPLY EQUIPMENT EXPENSES.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide 

12 financial assistance in accordance with this section 

13 with respect to expenses for electric vehicle supply 

14 equipment for light-duty vehicles, for medium-duty 

15 vehicles, and for heavy-duty vehicles. 

16 ‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection: 

17 ‘‘(A) ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIP18 MENT.—The term ‘electric vehicle supply equip19 ment’ means any conductors, including 

20 ungrounded, grounded, and equipment ground21 ing conductors, electric vehicle connectors, at22 tachment plugs, and all other fittings, devices, 

23 power outlets, electrical equipment, or 

24 apparatuses installed specifically for the pur25 pose of delivering energy to an electric vehicle 


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1 or to a battery intended to be used in an elec2 tric vehicle. 

3 ‘‘(B) LIGHT-DUTY ELECTRIC VEHICLE.— 

4 The term ‘light-duty electric vehicle’ means a 

5 vehicle that— 

6 ‘‘(i) derives all of the power of the ve7 hicle from electricity; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) has a gross vehicle weight rating 

9 of less than 10,000 pounds. 

10 ‘‘(C) MEDIUM-DUTY ELECTRIC VEHICLE.— 

11 The term ‘medium-duty electric vehicle’ means 

12 a vehicle that— 

13 ‘‘(i) derives all of the power of the ve14 hicle from electricity; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) has a gross vehicle weight rating 

16 of— 

17 ‘‘(I) not less than 10,000 pounds; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(II) less than 26,000 pounds. 

20 ‘‘(D) HEAVY-DUTY ELECTRIC VEHICLE.— 

21 The term ‘heavy-duty electric vehicle’ means a 

22 vehicle that— 

23 ‘‘(i) derives all of the power of the ve24 hicle from electricity; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) has a gross vehicle weight rating 

2 of not less than 26,000 pounds.’’. 

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