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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. CON-
NOLLY, and Mrs. LAWRENCE) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred 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. 
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 ‘‘Postal Service Electric 
Fleet Authorization Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION FOR UNITED 
STATES POSTAL SERVICE FOR MODERNIZA-
TION OF POSTAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the United 
States Postal Service $8,000,000,000, to remain available 
until expended, for the acquisition of vehicles and the in-
frastructure required to operate a fleet of electric vehicles. 
Any amounts appropriated under this subsection shall be 
deposited into the Postal Service Fund established under 
section 2003 of title 39, United States Code. 
SEC. 3. ELECTRIC OR ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES FOR 
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE FLEET. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any next generation delivery vehi-
cle purchased by the United States Postal Service using 
the funds appropriated under section 2 shall, to the great-
est extent practicable, be an electric or zero-emission vehi-
cle, and the Postal Service shall ensure that at least 75 
percent of the total number of vehicles purchased using 
such funds shall be electric or zero-emission vehicles. In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘next generation delivery vehi-
cle’’ means a vehicle purchased to replace a right-hand 
drive, long-life vehicle in use by the Postal Service. 
(b) MEDIUM AND HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES.— 
(1) DATE OF ENACTMENT AND 2025.—Between 
the period beginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act and ending on December 31, 2024, not less 
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than 75 percent of the total number of new medium 
or heavy-duty vehicles purchased by the Postal Serv-
ice during such period shall be electric or zero-emis-
sion vehicles. 
(2) AFTER
2029.—Beginning on January 1, 
2030, the Postal Service may not purchase any new 
medium or heavy-duty vehicle that is not an electric 
or zero-emission vehicle. 
(c) COMPLIANCE.—The Postal Service shall comply 
with chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code, (popularly 
known as the Buy American Act) and any applicable Fed-
eral labor or civil rights laws— 
(1) in carrying out subsections (a) and (b); and 
(2) with respect to any vehicle purchased using 
funds appropriated under section 2. 
(d) CHARGING STATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 
2026, the Postal Service shall provide, at each postal 
facility accessible to the public, not less than one 
electric vehicle charging station for use by the public 
or officers and employees of the Postal Service. 
(2) FLEET
OPERATION.—The Postal Service 
shall ensure that adequate charging stations are 
available at Postal Service facilities to keep the 
Postal Service fleet operational. 
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(e) PLAN AND UPDATE.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Postmaster 
General shall submit to the Committee on Oversight and 
Reform of the House of Representatives, the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a plan to carry 
out this section. The Postmaster General shall submit an 
update and progress report on implementing such plan to 
such committees not less than once every two years begin-
ning on the date the plan is submitted under the previous 
sentence and ending on the day that is six years after such 
date. 
(f) CONTINGENT ON APPROPRIATION.—The require-
ments of subsections (a) through (e) of this section shall 
not apply unless the funds authorized under section 2 are 
appropriated. 
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