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— 
(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— 
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(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 
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; 
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(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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Union Calendar No. 202 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1613 
[Report No. 114–266] 
A BILL 
To reduce the operation and maintenance costs as-
sociated with the Federal fleet by encouraging 
the use of remanufactured parts, and for other 
purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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