Title: To direct the Secretary of Defense to phase-in zero-emission non-tactical vehicles and reduce the petroleum consumption of the Department of Defense Federal fleet, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to phase in zero-emission non-tactical vehicles and reduce the petroleum consumption of the DOD federal fleet.
DOD must replace non-tactical vehicles ending their service lives with vehicles that are zero-emission. DOD must report on the feasibility of this requirement and may request an exception.
DOD must endeavor to reduce by October 1, 2030, its federal fleet annual petroleum consumption by 50% compared to FY2005 levels. If DOD cannot meet this goal, it must report on technical and practical constraints.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6932 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6932

   To direct the Secretary of Defense to phase-in zero-emission non-
     tactical vehicles and reduce the petroleum consumption of the 
      Department of Defense Federal fleet, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2020

  Mr. Cisneros (for himself and Mr. Rooney of Florida) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Defense to phase-in zero-emission non-
     tactical vehicles and reduce the petroleum consumption of the 
      Department of Defense Federal fleet, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PHASE-IN OF ZERO-EMISSION NON-TACTICAL 
              MOTOR VEHICLES.

    (a) In General.--To the extent practicable, the Secretary of 
Defense shall replace any motor vehicle in use at a military 
installation that reaches the end of its service life with a zero-
emission vehicle.
    (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to 
tactical vehicles designed for use in combat.
    (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a report on the feasibility of carrying out the requirement under this 
section. If the Secretary determines that an exception to the 
requirement is necessary for any military installation, the Secretary 
shall include in the report a request for the exception together with 
the reasons why the exception is necessary.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF PETROLEUM FUEL CONSUMPTION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall take such steps as 
may be necessary to decrease the petroleum fuel consumption of 
Department of Defense Federal fleets, with the goal of a achieving a 50 
percent reduction in annual petroleum consumption by October 1, 2030, 
as compared to the baseline petroleum consumption level during fiscal 
year 2005.
    (b) Report.--If the Secretary determines that the Department is 
unable to meet the goal under subsection (a), not later than on year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services Committees of the Senate and House 
of Representatives a report describing the technical and practical 
reasons why the Department is unable to meet the goal.
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