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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6662 

To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to facilitate 

electric vehicle sharing services operated at public housing projects, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 9, 2022 

Ms. BARRAGA ́N (for herself, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. CLARKE of New 

York, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. CARSON, Ms. TITUS, Ms. 

JAYAPAL, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. GALLEGO, 

Mr. KILMER, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. LIEU, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. GOMEZ, 

Mr. LEVIN of California, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. COSTA, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. RYAN, and Mr. HUFFMAN) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition 

to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to 

be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 

concerned 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to facilitate electric vehicle sharing services operated at public housing projects, 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 ‘‘Electric Vehicles for 

5 All Act’’ or the ‘‘EVs for All Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ELECTRIC VEHICLE 

2 SHARING SERVICE GRANT PROGRAM. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 

4 the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 

5 carry out, in coordination with the Secretary of Transpor6 tation and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop7 ment, a program to award, on a competitive basis, grants 

8 to facilitate electric vehicle sharing services operated at 

9 public housing projects. 

10 (b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award a 

12 grant under this section to the following entities: 

13 (A) A public housing agency. 

14 (B) A local government. 

15 (C) A non-profit organization that has en16 tered into an agreement with a public housing 

17 agency or local government under which the 

18 agency or government agrees to host an electric 

19 vehicle sharing service on the property of such 

20 agency or government. 

21 (2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 

22 grant under this section, an entity specified in para23 graph (1) shall submit to the Secretary an applica24 tion in such form, at such time, and containing such 

25 information as the Secretary determines appropriate. 


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1 (c) CRITERIA FOR GRANT AWARDS.—In awarding 

2 grants under this section, the Secretary shall consider the 

3 following criteria: 

4 (1) The capacity of an applicant to operate a 

5 proposed electric vehicle sharing service. 

6 (2) Whether such proposed service would ad7 dress— 

8 (A) the infrastructure needs of the public 

9 housing project where such service will be oper10 ated; and 

11 (B) the transportation needs of the com12 munity surrounding such public housing 

13 project. 

14 (3) Whether the applicant has developed a cul15 turally competent community engagement and edu16 cation plan for outreach regarding such proposed 

17 service. 

18 (4) The economic and operational sustainability 

19 of such proposed service. 

20 (5) Whether the applicant proposes to install 

21 networked direct current fast charging equipment in 

22 connection with such proposed service. 

23 (6) Whether the applicant proposes to purchase 

24 electric vehicles with respect to which final assembly 


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1 occurred at a location operating under a collective 

2 bargaining agreement. 

3 (7) Whether the applicant proposes to purchase 

4 electric vehicles that— 

5 (A) with respect to final assembly, are as6 sembled using component parts that are at least 

7 50 percent domestic content; and 

8 (B) are powered by battery cells manufac9 tured in the United States. 

10 (8) Other criteria as determined appropriate by 

11 the Secretary. 

12 (d) PERMITTED GRANT USES.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—A recipient of a grant 

14 awarded under this section may only use grant 

15 funds for the following to facilitate an electric vehi16 cle sharing service operated at a public housing 

17 project: 

18 (A) The purchase of light-duty electric ve19 hicles that are not more than 5 years old. 

20 (B) The purchase, installation, and main21 tenance of electric vehicle charging infrastruc22 ture. 

23 (C) Community education and outreach 

24 with respect to such service. 


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1 (D) Incentives for residents of the public 

2 housing project to use such service, including 

3 subsidized fares. 

4 (E) Maintenance, repairs, and other costs 

5 associated with operating such service, includ6 ing towing, impound, and driving infraction 

7 fines. 

8 (F) Monitoring, data collection, and eval9 uation with respect to such service. 

10 (G) Technical assistance relating to the es11 tablishment, operation, and evaluation of such 

12 service. 

13 (2) MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PURCHASED

14 ELECTRIC VEHICLES.—The Secretary shall establish 

15 minimum standards relating to functionality and 

16 range for electric vehicles eligible to be purchased 

17 under paragraph (1)(A). 

18 (e) GRANT LIMITATIONS.— 

19 (1) AVAILABILITY.—Grant funds awarded 

20 under this section shall be available to the recipient 

21 of such funds for obligation or expenditure during 

22 the 5-year period beginning on the date on which 

23 such funds are awarded. 

24 (2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—A grant under this 

25 section may not be in an amount that exceeds 


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1 $1,000,000 for each public housing project at which 

2 the grant recipient will operate an electric vehicle 

3 sharing service. 

4 (f) REPORTS.—As a condition of receiving a grant 

5 under this section, a grant recipient shall submit to the 

6 Secretary, before the end of each year during which the 

7 recipient receives grant amounts, a report that— 

8 (1) describes the activities carried out with such 

9 amounts; and 

10 (2) includes data on— 

11 (A) the operating and capital costs for the 

12 electric vehicle sharing service facilitated with 

13 such amounts; 

14 (B) the revenue generated by such service; 

15 (C) the daily averages of individual book16 ings and hours of electric vehicle use for such 

17 service; 

18 (D) the number of active users of such 

19 service; 

20 (E) the distance traveled by the electric ve21 hicles of such service; 

22 (F) the estimated reduction in greenhouse 

23 gas emissions and criteria air pollutants associ24 ated with such service; and 


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1 (G) the results of a survey of customers of 

2 such service that provides information on cus3 tomer preferences, destinations, and other in4 formation the Secretary determines appropriate. 

5 (g) LABOR.— 

6 (1) CONTRACTS FOR INSTALLATION OF ELEC7 TRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE.—As a 

8 condition of receiving a grant under this section, a 

9 grant recipient shall ensure, to the greatest extent 

10 practicable, that— 

11 (A) not less than 40 percent of the employ12 ees of any nongovernmental entity that enters 

13 into a contract with such recipient, or a sub14 contract thereof, for the installation of electric 

15 vehicle charging infrastructure are— 

16 (i) domiciled— 

17 (I) if the installation is carried 

18 out at a location in a major urban 

19 area, not further than 15 miles from 

20 the location of such installation; or 

21 (II) if the installation is not car22 ried out at a location in a major 

23 urban area, not further than 50 miles 

24 from the location of such installation; 


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1 (ii) members of the Armed Forces or 

2 veterans; 

3 (iii) displaced and unemployed energy 

4 workers; 

5 (iv) registered apprentices who have 

6 completed less than 15 percent of the re7 quired hours for the apprenticeship pro8 gram in which they are enrolled; or 

9 (v) persons who— 

10 (I) were formerly— 

11 (aa) incarcerated in a juve12 nile or adult detention or correc13 tional facility; or 

14 (bb) placed on probation, 

15 community supervision, or in a 

16 diversion program; 

17 (II) are emancipated from the 

18 foster care system; 

19 (III) have a disability; 

20 (IV) are homeless; 

21 (V) receive public assistance; or 

22 (VI) lack a general education or 

23 high school diploma; and 

24 (B) not less than 40 percent of the em25 ployees of any such entity hold an Electric VeVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:35 Feb 15, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6662.IH H6662

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1 hicle Infrastructure Training Program certifi2 cation. 

3 (2) WAGES.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of re5 ceiving a grant under this section, a grant re6 cipient shall ensure that all laborers and me7 chanics employed by a nongovernmental entity 

8 that enters into a contract for the performance 

9 of construction, alteration, or repair work that 

10 is facilitated, in whole or in part, by such grant, 

11 or a subcontract thereof, are paid wages at 

12 rates not less than those prevailing on similar 

13 construction, alteration, or repair work in the 

14 locality as determined by the Secretary of 

15 Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of 

16 chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code. 

17 (B) LABOR STANDARDS.—With respect to 

18 the labor standards in subparagraph (A), the 

19 Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and 

20 functions set forth in Reorganization Plan 

21 Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. 

22 App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United 

23 States Code. 


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1 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

3 $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2031. 

4 (i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) The term ‘‘electric vehicle’’ means a vehicle 

6 that derives all or part of its power from electricity. 

7 (2) The term ‘‘electric vehicle charging infra8 structure’’— 

9 (A) means any property, other than a 

10 building or the structural components thereof, 

11 that is— 

12 (i) used to charge electric vehicles; 

13 (ii) present at the location where such 

14 vehicles are charged; and 

15 (iii) available for use by members of 

16 the general public; and 

17 (B) includes any utility service connection, 

18 or utility panel upgrade, that is required for the 

19 charging of electric vehicles. 

20 (3) The term ‘‘electric vehicle sharing service’’ 

21 means a service that— 

22 (A) allows an individual to apply for a 

23 membership that pre-approves the individual to 

24 rent electric vehicles from such service; and 


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1 (B) permits pre-approved individuals to 

2 rent such vehicles for short periods of time. 

3 (4) The term ‘‘final assembly’’ means the proc4 ess by which a manufacturer produces a new electric 

5 vehicle at, or through the use of, a plant, factory, or 

6 other place from which the vehicle is delivered to a 

7 dealer or importer with all component parts nec8 essary for the mechanical operation of the vehicle in9 cluded with the vehicle, whether or not the compo10 nent parts are permanently installed in or on the ve11 hicle. 

12 (5) The term ‘‘major urban area’’ means a met13 ropolitan statistical area within the United States 

14 with an estimated population that is greater than or 

15 equal to 1,500,000. 

16 (6) The term ‘‘networked direct current fast 

17 charging equipment’’ means electric vehicle charging 

18 equipment that— 

19 (A) provides a direct current power source 

20 at a minimum of 50 kilowatts; and 

21 (B) is enabled to connect to a network to 

22 facilitate data collection and access. 

23 (7) The term ‘‘registered apprentice’’ means a 

24 person participating in a program registered pursu25 ant to the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly 


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1 known as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’; 50 

2 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.). 

3 (8) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

4 of Energy. 

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