SEC. 2. DHS VEHICLE FLEETS. 
Section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 341) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(5), by inserting ‘‘vehicle 
fleets (under subsection (c)),’’ after ‘‘equipment,’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) VEHICLE FLEETS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out responsibil-
ities regarding vehicle fleets pursuant to subsection 
(a)(5), the Under Secretary for Management shall 
be responsible for overseeing and managing vehicle 
fleets throughout the Department. The Under Sec-
retary shall also be responsible for the following: 
‘‘(A) Ensuring that components are in 
compliance with Federal law, Federal regula-
tions, executive branch guidance, and Depart-
ment policy (including issuing guidance relating 
to such) relating to fleet management and use 
of vehicles from home to work. 
‘‘(B) Developing and distributing a stand-
ardized vehicle allocation methodology and fleet 
management plan for components to use to de-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:10 Mar 18, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4785.IH
H4785
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
termine optimal fleet size in accordance with 
paragraph (4). 
‘‘(C) Ensuring that components formally 
document fleet management decisions. 
‘‘(D) Approving component fleet manage-
ment plans, vehicle leases, and vehicle acquisi-
tions. 
‘‘(2) COMPONENT RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
‘‘(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—Each 
component 
head— 
‘‘(i) shall— 
‘‘(I) comply with Federal law, 
Federal regulations, executive branch 
guidance, and Department policy (in-
cluding guidance relating to such) re-
lating to fleet management and use of 
vehicles from home to work; 
‘‘(II) ensure that data related to 
fleet management is accurate and reli-
able; 
‘‘(III) use such data to develop a 
vehicle allocation tool derived by using 
the standardized vehicle allocation 
methodology provided by the Under 
Secretary for Management to deter-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:10 Mar 18, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4785.IH
H4785
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
mine the optimal fleet size for the 
next fiscal year and a fleet manage-
ment plan; and 
‘‘(IV) use vehicle allocation meth-
odologies and fleet management plans 
to develop annual requests for funding 
to support vehicle fleets pursuant to 
paragraph (6); and 
‘‘(ii) may not, except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), lease or acquire new ve-
hicles or replace existing vehicles without 
prior approval from the Under Secretary 
for Management pursuant to paragraph 
(5)(B). 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION
REGARDING
CERTAIN 
LEASING
AND
ACQUISITIONS.—If exigent cir-
cumstances warrant such, a component head 
may lease or acquire a new vehicle or replace an 
existing vehicle without prior approval from the 
Under Secretary for Management. If under exi-
gent circumstances a component head so leases, 
acquires, or replaces a vehicle, such component 
head shall provide to the Under Secretary an 
explanation of such circumstances. 
‘‘(3) ONGOING OVERSIGHT.— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:10 Mar 18, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4785.IH
H4785
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
‘‘(A) QUARTERLY
MONITORING.—In ac-
cordance with paragraph (4), the Under Sec-
retary for Management shall collect, on a quar-
terly basis, information regarding component 
vehicle fleets, including information on fleet 
size, composition, cost, and vehicle utilization. 
‘‘(B) 
AUTOMATED
INFORMATION.—The 
Under Secretary for Management shall seek to 
achieve a capability to collect, on a quarterly 
basis, automated information regarding compo-
nent vehicle fleets, including the number of 
trips, miles driven, hours and days used, and 
the associated costs of such mileage for leased 
vehicles. 
‘‘(C) MONITORING.—The Under Secretary 
for Management shall track and monitor com-
ponent information provided pursuant to sub-
paragraph (A) and, as appropriate, subpara-
graph (B), to ensure that component vehicle 
fleets are the optimal fleet size and cost effec-
tive. The Under Secretary shall use such infor-
mation to inform the annual component fleet 
analyses referred to in paragraph (4). 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL REVIEW OF COMPONENT FLEET 
ANALYSES.— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:10 Mar 18, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4785.IH
H4785
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To determine the opti-
mal fleet size and associated resources needed 
for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 
2018, component heads shall annually submit 
to the Under Secretary for Management a vehi-
cle allocation tool and fleet management plan 
using information described in paragraph 
(3)(A). Such tools and plans may be submitted 
in classified form if a component head deter-
mines that such is necessary to protect oper-
ations or mission requirements. 
‘‘(B) VEHICLE ALLOCATION TOOL.—Each 
component head develop a vehicle allocation tool 
in accordance with subclause (III) of paragraph 
(2)(A)(i) that includes an analysis of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) Vehicle utilization data, including 
the number of trips, miles driven, hours 
and days used, and the associated costs of 
such mileage for leased vehicles, in accord-
ance with such paragraph. 
‘‘(ii) The role of vehicle fleets in sup-
porting mission requirements for each com-
ponent. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:10 Mar 18, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00006
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4785.IH
H4785
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
‘‘(iii) Any other information deter-
mined relevant by such component heads. 
‘‘(C) FLEET MANAGEMENT PLANS.—Com-
ponent heads shall use information described in 
subparagraph (B) to develop a fleet manage-
ment plan for each such component. Such fleet 
management plans shall include the following: 
‘‘(i) A plan for how each such compo-
nent may achieve obtain optimal fleet size 
determined by the vehicle allocation tool 
required under such subparagraph, includ-
ing the elimination of excess vehicles in ac-
cordance with paragraph (5), if applicable. 
‘‘(ii) A cost benefit analysis sup-
porting such plan. 
‘‘(iii) A schedule each such component 
will follow to obtain optimal fleet size. 
‘‘(iv) Any other information deter-
mined relevant by component heads. 
‘‘(D) REVIEW.—The Under Secretary for 
Management shall review and make a deter-
mination on the results of each component’s ve-
hicle allocation tool and fleet management plan 
under this paragraph to ensure each such com-
ponent’s vehicle fleets are the optimal fleet size 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:10 Mar 18, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00007
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4785.IH
H4785
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
and that components are in compliance with ap-
plicable Federal law, Federal regulations, execu-
tive branch guidance, and Department policy 
pursuant to paragraph (2) relating to fleet 
management and use of vehicles from home to 
work. The Under Secretary shall use such tools 
and plans when reviewing annual component re-
quests for vehicle fleet funding in accordance 
with paragraph (6). 
‘‘(5) GUIDANCE TO DEVELOP FLEET MANAGE-
MENT PLANS.—The Under Secretary for Manage-
ment shall provide guidance, pursuant to paragraph 
(1)(B) on how component heads may achieve opti-
mal fleet size in accordance with paragraph (4), in-
cluding processes for the following: 
‘‘(A) Leasing or acquiring additional vehi-
cles or replacing existing vehicles, if determined 
necessary. 
‘‘(B) Disposing of excess vehicles that the 
Under Secretary determines should not be re-
allocated in accordance with clause (iii). 
‘‘(C) Reallocating excess vehicles to other 
components that may need temporary or long- 
term use of additional vehicles. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:10 Mar 18, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00008
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4785.IH
H4785
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
‘‘(6) ANNUAL
REVIEW
OF
VEHICLE
FLEET 
FUNDING REQUESTS.—As part of the annual budget 
process, the Under Secretary for Management shall 
review and make determinations regarding annual 
component requests for funding for vehicle fleets. If 
component heads have not taken steps in further-
ance of achieving optimal fleet size in the prior fiscal 
year pursuant to paragraphs (4) and (5), the Under 
Secretary shall provide rescission recommendations 
to the Committee on Appropriations and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Appropriations 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate regarding such com-
ponent vehicle fleets. 
‘‘(7) ACCOUNTABILITY
FOR
VEHICLE
FLEET 
MANAGEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN NEW VE-
HICLE LEASES AND ACQUISITIONS.—The Under 
Secretary for Management and component 
heads may not approve in any fiscal year begin-
ning with fiscal year 2019 a vehicle lease, ac-
quisition, or replacement request if such compo-
nent heads did not comply in the prior fiscal 
year with paragraph (4). 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:10 Mar 18, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00009
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4785.IH
H4785
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
‘‘(B) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN PERFORM-
ANCE COMPENSATION.—No Department official 
with vehicle fleet management responsibilities 
may receive annual performance compensation 
in pay in any fiscal year beginning with fiscal 
year 2019 if such official did not comply in the 
prior fiscal year with paragraph (4). 
‘‘(C) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN CAR SERV-
ICES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, no senior executive service official of the 
Department whose office has a vehicle fleet may 
receive access to a car service in any fiscal year 
beginning with fiscal year 2019 if such official 
did not comply in the prior fiscal year with 
paragraph (4). 
‘‘(8) MOTOR POOL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary 
for Management may determine the feasibility 
of operating a vehicle motor pool to permit 
components to share vehicles as necessary to 
support mission requirements to reduce the 
number of excess vehicles in the Department. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The determination 
of feasibility of operating a vehicle motor pool 
under subparagraph (A) shall— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:10 Mar 18, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00010
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4785.IH
H4785
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
‘‘(i) include— 
‘‘(I) regions in the United States 
in which multiple components with ve-
hicle fleets are located in proximity to 
one another, or a significant number 
of employees with authorization to use 
vehicles are located; and 
‘‘(II) law enforcement vehicles; 
‘‘(ii) cover the National Capital Re-
gion; and 
‘‘(iii) take into account different mis-
sion requirements. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—The Secretary shall in-
clude in the Department’s next annual perform-
ance report required under current law the re-
sults of the determination under this para-
graph. 
‘‘(9) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) COMPONENT HEAD.—The term ‘com-
ponent head’ means the head of any component 
of the Department with a vehicle fleet. 
‘‘(B) EXCESS VEHICLE.—The term ‘excess 
vehicle’ means any vehicle that is not essential 
to support mission requirements of a compo-
nent. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:10 Mar 18, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00011
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4785.IH
H4785
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS
‘‘(C) OPTIMAL
FLEET
SIZE.—The term 
‘optimal fleet size’ means, with respect to a par-
ticular component, the appropriate number of 
vehicles to support mission requirements of 
such component. 
‘‘(D) VEHICLE FLEET.—The term ‘vehicle 
fleet’ means all owned, commercially leased, or 
Government-leased vehicles of the Department, 
including vehicles used for law enforcement and 
other purposes.’’. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:10 Mar 18, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00012
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H4785.IH
H4785
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with BILLS