I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7548 
To direct the Administrator of General Services to establish a program to 
sell surplus Government motor vehicles to certain small businesses that 
provide ground transportation service, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2024 
Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of General Services to establish 
a program to sell surplus Government motor vehicles 
to certain small businesses that provide ground transpor-
tation 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 ‘‘Small Business Trans-
portation Investment Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO SELL SURPLUS GOVERNMENT MOTOR 
VEHICLES TO SMALL BUSINESSES THAT PRO-
VIDE GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Not later than 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of General Services shall establish a pro-
gram that offers for purchase one half of the annual inven-
tory of motor vehicles that are surplus property from the 
Federal fleet to a covered small business before offering 
for purchase to any other buyer. 
(b) PRICE.—The Administrator shall sell any such 
motor vehicle to a covered small business for the price that 
is the lower of the following at the time of sale: 
(1) At cost, after deducting any cost of admin-
istering the program and taking into consideration 
the depreciation of the motor vehicle. 
(2) Open market value. 
(c) TYPE OF MOTOR VEHICLE OFFERED.—The Ad-
ministrator shall offer for purchase to a covered small 
business the motor vehicles that are the largest and most 
recent fuel-efficient models of the motor vehicles that are 
surplus property. 
(d) TERMS OF PURCHASE.— 
(1) OPERATOR AGREEMENT.—To participate in 
the program established under subsection (a), the 
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operator of a covered small business shall agree to 
the following terms: 
(A) The operator shall use each motor ve-
hicle that is purchased through the program to 
provide ground transportation service. 
(B) The operator shall continue to use any 
such motor vehicle to provide ground transpor-
tation service for not less than two years after 
the purchase of the motor vehicle unless the 
motor vehicle becomes unable to operate during 
that period. 
(C) If the operator sells any such motor 
vehicle before the end of the two-year period, 
the operator shall reimburse the Administrator 
in the amount that is the difference between the 
open market value of the motor vehicle and the 
amount that the operator paid to the Adminis-
trator for the motor vehicle. 
(D) The operator shall donate not less 
than one out of every five of such motor vehi-
cles to a local nonprofit organization after the 
motor vehicle is no longer used to provide 
ground transportation service. 
(2) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF VEHICLES THAT MAY 
BE PURCHASED ANNUALLY.—An operator may not 
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purchase through the program established under 
subsection (a) more than 50 vehicles in any fiscal 
year. 
(e) EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN PROPERTY DIS-
POSAL REQUIREMENTS.—The program established under 
subsection (a) shall not be subject to— 
(1) subchapter IV of chapter 5, title 40, United 
States Code; 
(2) sections 545, 549, and 553 of title 40, 
United States Code; 
(3) any other provision of law authorizing the 
no-cost conveyance of motor vehicles owned by the 
Federal Government; or 
(4) any congressional notification requirement 
other than that in subsection (f) of this Act. 
(f) REPORT
AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later 
than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report 
that contains the following: 
(1) A review of the program established under 
subsection (a). 
(2) A recommendation to continue or end the 
program. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of General Serv-
ices. 
(2) COVERED
SMALL
BUSINESS.—The term 
‘‘covered small business’’ means a small business 
that provides ground transportation service. 
(3) GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICE.—The 
term ‘‘ground transportation service’’— 
(A) means transportation for a passenger 
that is provided— 
(i) for compensation; and 
(ii) in a motor vehicle, including a 
taxicab, shuttle, over-the-road bus, or lim-
ousine; and 
(B) includes paratransit transportation 
and non-emergency medical transportation. 
(4) 
NON-EMERGENCY
MEDICAL
TRANSPOR-
TATION.—The term ‘‘non-emergency medical trans-
portation’’ means the provision of transportation 
services for individuals who require assistance in 
traveling to and from medical appointments, treat-
ments, or healthcare facilities, but do not require im-
mediate emergency medical intervention. 
(5) NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organization de-
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scribed in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 
501(a) of such code. 
(6) OVER-THE-ROAD BUS.—The term ‘‘over-the- 
road bus’’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 13102 of title 49, United States Code. 
(7) SMALL BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘small busi-
ness’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘small busi-
ness concern’’ in section 3 of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 632). 
(8) SURPLUS PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘surplus 
property’’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 102 of title 40, United States Code. 
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