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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3521 

To modernize the fleet of delivery vehicles used by the Postal Service with 

electric or zero-emission vehicles, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 25, 2021 

Mr. LYNCH (for himself, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. CONNOLLY, and Mrs. LAWRENCE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 

A BILL 

To modernize the fleet of delivery vehicles used by the Postal 

Service with electric or zero-emission 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Postal Service Electric 

5 Fleet Authorization Act of 2021’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION FOR UNITED 

2 STATES POSTAL SERVICE FOR MODERNIZA3 TION OF POSTAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 

4 There is authorized to be appropriated to the United 

5 States Postal Service $8,000,000,000, to remain available 

6 until expended, for the acquisition of vehicles and the in7 frastructure required to operate a fleet of electric vehicles. 

8 Any amounts appropriated under this subsection shall be 

9 deposited into the Postal Service Fund established under 

10 section 2003 of title 39, United States Code. 

11 SEC. 3. ELECTRIC OR ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES FOR 

12 UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE FLEET. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Any next generation delivery vehi14 cle purchased by the United States Postal Service using 

15 the funds appropriated under section 2 shall, to the great16 est extent practicable, be an electric or zero-emission vehi17 cle, and the Postal Service shall ensure that at least 75 

18 percent of the total number of vehicles purchased using 

19 such funds shall be electric or zero-emission vehicles. In 

20 this subsection, the term ‘‘next generation delivery vehi21 cle’’ means a vehicle purchased to replace a right-hand 

22 drive, long-life vehicle in use by the Postal Service. 

23 (b) MEDIUM AND HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES.— 

24 (1) DATE OF ENACTMENT AND 2025.—Between 

25 the period beginning on the date of enactment of 

26 this Act and ending on December 31, 2024, not less 


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1 than 75 percent of the total number of new medium 

2 or heavy-duty vehicles purchased by the Postal Serv3 ice during such period shall be electric or zero-emis4 sion vehicles. 

5 (2) AFTER 2029.—Beginning on January 1, 

6 2030, the Postal Service may not purchase any new 

7 medium or heavy-duty vehicle that is not an electric 

8 or zero-emission vehicle. 

9 (c) COMPLIANCE.—The Postal Service shall comply 

10 with chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code, (popularly 

11 known as the Buy American Act) and any applicable Fed12 eral labor or civil rights laws— 

13 (1) in carrying out subsections (a) and (b); and 

14 (2) with respect to any vehicle purchased using 

15 funds appropriated under section 2. 

16 (d) CHARGING STATIONS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 

18 2026, the Postal Service shall provide, at each postal 

19 facility accessible to the public, not less than one 

20 electric vehicle charging station for use by the public 

21 or officers and employees of the Postal Service. 

22 (2) FLEET OPERATION.—The Postal Service 

23 shall ensure that adequate charging stations are 

24 available at Postal Service facilities to keep the 

25 Postal Service fleet operational. 


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1 (e) PLAN AND UPDATE.—Not later than 180 days 

2 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Postmaster 

3 General shall submit to the Committee on Oversight and 

4 Reform of the House of Representatives, the Committee 

5 on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 

6 Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the 

7 House of Representatives and the Senate a plan to carry 

8 out this section. The Postmaster General shall submit an 

9 update and progress report on implementing such plan to 

10 such committees not less than once every two years begin11 ning on the date the plan is submitted under the previous 

12 sentence and ending on the day that is six years after such 

13 date. 

14 (f) CONTINGENT ON APPROPRIATION.—The require15 ments of subsections (a) through (e) of this section shall 

16 not apply unless the funds authorized under section 2 are 

17 appropriated. 

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