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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3963 
To provide for the upgrade of the vehicle fleet of the United States Postal 
Service, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 29, 2014 
Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself and Mr. CONNOLLY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the upgrade of the vehicle fleet of the United 
States Postal Service, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Federal Leadership 
in Energy Efficient Transportation Act of 2014’’ or the 
‘‘FLEET Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are to provide for the up-
grade of the vehicle fleet of the United States Postal Serv-
ice, to improve mail delivery services to benefit customers 
and the environment, to increase savings by reducing 
maintenance or other costs, and to set benchmarks to 
maximize fuel economy and reduce emissions for the Post-
al fleet with the goal of making the Postal Service a na-
tional leader in efficiency and technology innovation. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO ENERGY SAVINGS PER-
FORMANCE CONTRACTS. 
Section 804(4) of the National Energy Conservation 
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287c(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(c) in the case of a contract in which the 
United States Postal Service is a party— 
‘‘(i) the purchase or lease of low emis-
sion and fuel efficient vehicles; 
‘‘(ii) a measure to upgrade a vehicle 
owned, operated, leased, or otherwise con-
trolled by or assigned to the United States 
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Postal Service to increase average fuel 
economy and reduce the emissions of car-
bon dioxide of such vehicle; or 
‘‘(iii) the construction of infrastruc-
ture, including electric vehicle charging 
stations, to support vehicles described in 
clauses (i) and (ii).’’. 
SEC. 4. UPGRADE OF POSTAL FLEET. 
(a) POSTAL FLEET REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) MOTOR VEHICLE STANDARDS.—The Post-
master General shall develop guidelines for con-
tracted vehicles and vehicles purchased or leased for 
use by the Postal Service, that, at a minimum, pro-
vide— 
(A) for light-duty vehicles— 
(i) that emissions of carbon dioxide 
comply with applicable standards developed 
by the Environmental Protection Agency 
under title II of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7521 et seq.) and may not exceed, 
on average, 250 grams per mile; and 
(ii) to meet applicable average fuel 
economy standards developed by the Na-
tional Highway Traffic Safety Administra-
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tion under chapter 329 of title 49, United 
States Code, of 34.1 miles per gallon; and 
(B) for medium-duty and heavy-duty vehi-
cles, that comply with applicable standards— 
(i) for emissions of carbon dioxide de-
veloped by the Environmental Protection 
Agency under title II of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.); and 
(ii) for average fuel economy devel-
oped by the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration under chapter 329 
of title 49, United States Code. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.—The standards described 
in paragraph (1) shall apply to contracted vehicles 
and vehicles purchased or leased for use by the Post-
al Service after the date that is 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(3) REDUCTION IN CONSUMPTION OF PETRO-
LEUM
PRODUCTS.—The Postmaster General shall 
reduce the total consumption of petroleum products 
by vehicles in the Postal fleet by a minimum of 2 
percent annually through the end of fiscal year 
2025, relative to the baseline established for fiscal 
year 2005. 
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(b) REPLACING VEHICLES WITHIN
THE POSTAL 
FLEET.—The Postmaster General shall conduct a cost- 
benefit analysis of vehicles in the Postal fleet to determine 
if the cost to maintain any such vehicle outweighs the ben-
efit or savings of replacing the vehicle. 
(c) 
ROUTE
REQUIREMENTS.—To 
inform 
and 
prioritize purchases, the Postmaster General shall review 
and identify Postal delivery routes to determine if motor 
vehicles used on such routes can be replaced with tech-
nologies that increase average fuel economy or reduce 
emissions of carbon dioxide. 
(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The Postmaster 
General shall submit a report to Congress— 
(1) not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, that contains a plan to achieve 
the requirements of subsection (a) and recommenda-
tions for vehicle body design specifications for vehi-
cles purchased for the Postal fleet that would in-
crease average fuel economy and reduce emissions of 
carbon dioxide of any such vehicle; and 
(2) annually, that describes— 
(A) the progress in meeting the annual 
target described in subsection (a)(3); and 
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(B) any changes to Postal delivery routes 
or vehicle purchase strategies made pursuant to 
subsection (c). 
(e) RESTRICTIONS.—To meet the requirements of 
this Act, the Postmaster General may not— 
(1) reduce the frequency of delivery of mail to 
fewer than 6 days each week; 
(2) close post offices or postal distribution fa-
cilities; 
(3) take any action that would restrict or di-
minish a collective bargaining agreement or elimi-
nate or reduce any employee benefits; or 
(4) enter into a contract with a private com-
pany to perform duties that, as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act, are performed by bargaining unit 
employees. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act the following definitions apply: 
(1) CONTRACTED
VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘con-
tracted vehicle’’— 
(A) means any motor vehicle used in car-
rying out a contract for surface mail delivery 
pursuant to section 5005(a)(3) of title 39, 
United States Code; and 
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(B) does not include any motor vehicle 
used in carrying out a contract for surface mail 
delivery pursuant to sections 406 and 407 of 
such title. 
(2) MOTOR VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘motor vehi-
cle’’ means any self-propelled vehicle designed for 
transporting persons or property on a street or high-
way. 
(3) POSTAL
DELIVERY
ROUTE.—The term 
‘‘Postal delivery route’’ means the transportation 
route for surface mail delivery. 
(4) POSTAL FLEET.—The term ‘‘Postal fleet’’ 
means any vehicle that is owned, operated, leased, or 
otherwise controlled by or assigned to the Postal 
Service. 
(5) POSTAL SERVICE.—The term ‘‘Postal Serv-
ice’’ means the United States Postal Service. 
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