I 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Electric Vehicle Charg-
ing Infrastructure for Farmers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The transition to electric vehicles is a crit-
ical step towards reducing global emissions. Accord-
ing to the United States Department of Energy, 
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‘‘electric vehicles produce fewer emissions that con-
tribute to climate change and smog than internal 
combustion vehicles’’. 
(2) Nearly half of all people in the United 
States live in counties with unhealthy levels of ozone 
or particle pollution. Every year, more than 20,000 
people in the United States die prematurely from 
pollution stemming from the transportation sector. 
(3) Demand for publicly accessible electric vehi-
cle chargers continues to grow. The National Renew-
able Energy Laboratory estimates that by 2050, be-
tween 106,000 and 138,000 stations with 343,000 
and 447,000 ports could be needed to meet con-
sumer demand. 
(4) Travel by people who live in rural areas 
constitutes 68 percent of our Nation’s lane miles, 
but such people represent only 19 percent of our Na-
tion’s population. The cost per mile traveled is lower 
for electric vehicles, saving rural drivers thousands 
of dollars over the lifetimes of their vehicles. 
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SEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIP-
MENT EXPENSES FOR FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE UNDER THE RURAL ENERGY FOR 
AMERICA PROGRAM. 
Section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSIST-
ANCE WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN ELECTRIC VEHICLE 
SUPPLY EQUIPMENT EXPENSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide 
financial assistance in accordance with this section 
with respect to expenses for electric vehicle supply 
equipment for light-duty vehicles, for medium-duty 
vehicles, and for heavy-duty vehicles. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIP-
MENT.—The term ‘electric vehicle supply equip-
ment’ 
means 
any 
conductors, 
including 
ungrounded, grounded, and equipment ground-
ing conductors, electric vehicle connectors, at-
tachment plugs, and all other fittings, devices, 
power 
outlets, 
electrical 
equipment, 
or 
apparatuses installed specifically for the pur-
pose of delivering energy to an electric vehicle 
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or to a battery intended to be used in an elec-
tric vehicle. 
‘‘(B) LIGHT-DUTY
ELECTRIC
VEHICLE.— 
The term ‘light-duty electric vehicle’ means a 
vehicle that— 
‘‘(i) derives all of the power of the ve-
hicle from electricity; and 
‘‘(ii) has a gross vehicle weight rating 
of less than 10,000 pounds. 
‘‘(C) MEDIUM-DUTY ELECTRIC VEHICLE.— 
The term ‘medium-duty electric vehicle’ means 
a vehicle that— 
‘‘(i) derives all of the power of the ve-
hicle from electricity; and 
‘‘(ii) has a gross vehicle weight rating 
of— 
‘‘(I) not less than 10,000 pounds; 
and 
‘‘(II) less than 26,000 pounds. 
‘‘(D) HEAVY-DUTY ELECTRIC VEHICLE.— 
The term ‘heavy-duty electric vehicle’ means a 
vehicle that— 
‘‘(i) derives all of the power of the ve-
hicle from electricity; and 
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‘‘(ii) has a gross vehicle weight rating 
of not less than 26,000 pounds.’’. 
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