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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1613 
To reduce the operation and maintenance costs associated with the Federal 
fleet by encouraging the use of remanufactured parts, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2015 
Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan (for himself and Mr. ASHFORD) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform 
A BILL 
To reduce the operation and maintenance costs associated 
with the Federal fleet by encouraging the use of remanu-
factured parts, 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 Vehicle Repair 
Cost Savings Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that, in March 2013, the Government 
Accountability Office issued a report that confirmed 
that— 
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(1) there are approximately 588,000 vehicles in 
the civilian Federal fleet; 
(2) Federal 
agencies 
spent 
approximately 
$975,000,000 on repair and maintenance of the 
Federal fleet in 2011; 
(3) remanufactured vehicle components, such as 
engines, starters, alternators, steering racks, and 
clutches, tend to be less expensive than comparable 
new replacement parts; and 
(4) the United States Postal Service and the 
Department of the Interior both informed the Gov-
ernment Accountability Office that the respective 
agencies rely on the use of remanufactured vehicle 
components to reduce costs. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘Federal agency’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 102 of title 40, United 
States Code; and 
(2) the term ‘‘remanufactured vehicle compo-
nent’’ means a vehicle component (including an en-
gine, transmission, alternator, starter, turbocharger, 
steering, or suspension component) that has been re-
turned to same-as-new, or better, condition and per-
formance by a standardized industrial process that 
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incorporates technical specifications (including engi-
neering, quality, and testing standards) to yield 
fully-warranted products. 
SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT TO USE REMANUFACTURED VEHI-
CLE COMPONENTS. 
The head of each Federal agency— 
(1) shall encourage the use of remanufactured 
vehicle components to maintain Federal vehicles, if 
using such components reduces the cost of maintain-
ing the Federal vehicles while maintaining quality; 
and 
(2) shall not encourage the use of remanufac-
tured vehicle components to maintain Federal vehi-
cles, if using such components— 
(A) does not reduce the cost of maintain-
ing Federal vehicles; 
(B) lowers the quality of vehicle perform-
ance, as determined by the employee of the 
Federal agency responsible for the repair deci-
sion; or 
(C) delays the return to service of a vehi-
cle. 
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