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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7969 
To authorize funding for the purchase of electric or zero-emission vehicles 
for United States Postal Service fleet, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 7, 2020 
Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, and 
Mr. CONNOLLY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To authorize funding for the purchase of electric or zero- 
emission vehicles for United States Postal Service fleet, 
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 Vehicle Mod-
ernization Act’’. 
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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 for the modernization of postal in-
frastructure and operations, including through capital ex-
penditures to purchase delivery vehicles, processing equip-
ment, trailers, and other goods, $25,000,000,000, to re-
main available until expended, of which $6,000,000,000 
shall be for the purchase of vehicles. Any amount appro-
priated under this section shall be deposited into the Post-
al 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.— 
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(1) DATE OF ENACTMENT AND 2030.—Between 
the period beginning on the date of enactment of 
this Act and ending on December 31, 2029, not less 
than 50 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
2039.—Beginning on January 1, 
2040, the Postal Service may not purchase any new 
medium- or heavy-duty vehicle that is not an electric 
or zero-emission vehicle. 
(c) COMPLIANCE.—In carrying out subsections (a) 
and (b), the Postal Service shall comply with chapter 83 
of title 41, United States Code (popularly known as the 
Buy American Act), and any applicable Federal labor or 
civil rights laws. 
(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 
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available at Postal Service facilities to keep the 
Postal Service fleet operational. 
(e) PLAN AND UPDATE.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Postmaster 
General shall submit a plan to carry out this section 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 Commit-
tees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate. The Postmaster General shall submit an 
update and progress report on implementing such plan to 
such committees not less than once every 2 years begin-
ning on the date the plan is submitted under the previous 
sentence and ending on the day that is 6 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 for vehicles under 
section 2 are appropriated. 
(g) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that, as the Postal Service replaces or upgrades its 
fleet of delivery vehicles, the Postal Service should take 
all reasonable steps to ensure that its vehicles are 
equipped with climate control units to protect the health 
and safety of its mail carriers, especially those working 
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in areas of the country that are subject to extreme tem-
peratures. 
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