DHS SAVE Act

Bill: 115-hr-366
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4]
Introduced: 2017-01-06
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft

Congressional oversight

Department of Homeland Security

Employee performance

Federal officials

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government information and archives

Government studies and investigations

Motor vehicles

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-06
text: Signed by President.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>DHS Stop Asset and Vehicle Excess Act or the DHS SAVE Act</strong></p> <p> This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responsible for overseeing and managing vehicle fleets throughout DHS, including:</p> <ul> <li>ensuring that DHS components are in compliance with federal law, executive branch guidance, and DHS policy regarding fleet management and use of vehicles from home to work;</li> <li>developing and distributing a standardized vehicle allocation methodology and fleet management plan;</li> <li>ensuring that components formally document fleet management decisions; and </li> <li>approving component fleet management plans, vehicle leases, and vehicle acquisitions.</li> </ul> <p>The bill lists responsibilities of component heads regarding vehicle fleets, including developing and annually submitting to the Under Secretary a vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan.</p> <p>The Under Secretary shall:</p> <ul> <li> collect, on a quarterly basis, information regarding component vehicle fleets;</li> <li> seek to achieve a capability to collect automated information regarding component vehicle fleets; </li> <li> track and monitor component information, and review each component's vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan, to ensure that component vehicle fleets are the optimal size and are cost effective; </li> <li>provide guidance on how component heads may achieve optimal fleet size; and </li> <li>as part of the annual budget process, review and make determinations regarding annual component requests for vehicle fleet funding.</li> </ul> <p>Beginning with FY2019, the Under Secretary and component heads may not approve a vehicle lease, acquisition, or replacement request, no DHS official with vehicle fleet management responsibilities may receive annual performance compensation in pay, and no senior executive service official of DHS whose office has a vehicle fleet may receive access to a car service, if such officials did not comply with vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan requirements in the prior fiscal year.</p> <p>The Under Secretary may determine the feasibility of operating a vehicle motor pool to permit components to share vehicles to reduce the number of excess DHS vehicles.</p> <p>The Governmental Accountability Office must report on:</p> <ul> <li>efforts to achieve a capability to collect automated information regarding component vehicle fleets, and </li> <li>the extent to which the Under Secretary addresses security concerns and reports on vehicle fleet event data recorder data.</li> </ul> <p>The Inspector General of DHS shall review implementation of vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan requirements for FY2018 and FY2020 and report on the effectiveness of such requirements with respect to cost avoidance, savings realized, and component operations.</p>

action_date: 2017-01-31
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><strong>DHS Stop Asset and Vehicle Excess Act or the DHS SAVE Act</strong></p> <p> (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responsible for overseeing and managing vehicle fleets throughout DHS, including:</p> <ul> <li>ensuring that DHS components are in compliance with federal law, executive branch guidance, and DHS policy regarding fleet management and use of vehicles from home to work;</li> <li>developing and distributing a standardized vehicle allocation methodology and fleet management plan;</li> <li>ensuring that components formally document fleet management decisions; and </li> <li>approving component fleet management plans, vehicle leases, and vehicle acquisitions.</li> </ul> <p>The bill lists responsibilities of component heads regarding vehicle fleets, including developing and annually submitting to the Under Secretary a vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan.</p> <p>The Under Secretary shall:</p> <ul> <li> collect, on a quarterly basis, information regarding component vehicle fleets;</li> <li> seek to achieve a capability to collect automated information regarding component vehicle fleets; </li> <li> track and monitor component information, and review each component's vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan, to ensure that component vehicle fleets are the optimal size and are cost effective; </li> <li>provide guidance on how component heads may achieve optimal fleet size; and </li> <li>as part of the annual budget process, review and make determinations regarding annual component requests for vehicle fleet funding.</li> </ul> <p>Beginning with FY2019, the Under Secretary and component heads may not approve a vehicle lease, acquisition, or replacement request, no DHS official with vehicle fleet management responsibilities may receive annual performance compensation in pay, and no senior executive service official of DHS whose office has a vehicle fleet may receive access to a car service, if such officials did not comply with vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan requirements in the prior fiscal year.</p> <p>The Under Secretary may determine the feasibility of operating a vehicle motor pool to permit components to share vehicles to reduce the number of excess DHS vehicles.</p> <p>(Sec. 3) The Governmental Accountability Office must report on:</p> <ul> <li>efforts to achieve a capability to collect automated information regarding component vehicle fleets, and </li> <li>the extent to which the Under Secretary addresses security concerns and reports on vehicle fleet event data recorder data.</li> </ul> <p>The Inspector General of DHS shall review implementation of vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan requirements for FY2018 and FY2020 and report on the effectiveness of such requirements with respect to cost avoidance, savings realized, and component operations.</p>

action_date: 2017-04-24
action_desc: Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
text: <p><strong>DHS Stop Asset and Vehicle Excess Act or the DHS SAVE Act</strong></p> <p> (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responsible for overseeing and managing vehicle fleets throughout DHS, including:</p> <ul> <li>ensuring that DHS components are in compliance with federal law, executive branch guidance, and DHS policy regarding fleet management and use of vehicles from home to work;</li> <li>developing and distributing a standardized vehicle allocation methodology and fleet management plan;</li> <li>ensuring that components formally document fleet management decisions; and </li> <li>approving component fleet management plans, vehicle leases, and vehicle acquisitions.</li> </ul> <p>The bill lists responsibilities of component heads regarding vehicle fleets, including developing and annually submitting to the Under Secretary a vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan.</p> <p>The Under Secretary shall:</p> <ul> <li> collect, on a quarterly basis, information regarding component vehicle fleets;</li> <li> seek to achieve a capability to collect automated information regarding component vehicle fleets; </li> <li> track and monitor component information, and review each component's vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan, to ensure that component vehicle fleets are the optimal size and are cost effective; </li> <li>provide guidance on how component heads may achieve optimal fleet size; and </li> <li>as part of the annual budget process, review and make determinations regarding annual component requests for vehicle fleet funding.</li> </ul> <p>Beginning with FY2019, the Under Secretary and component heads may not approve a vehicle lease, acquisition, or replacement request, no DHS official with vehicle fleet management responsibilities may receive annual performance compensation in pay, and no senior executive service official of DHS whose office has a vehicle fleet may receive access to a car service, if such officials did not comply with vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan requirements in the prior fiscal year.</p> <p>The Under Secretary may determine the feasibility of operating a vehicle motor pool to permit components to share vehicles to reduce the number of excess DHS vehicles.</p> <p>(Sec. 3) The Inspector General of DHS shall: (1) conduct a review of implementation of vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan requirements for FY2019, which shall include analysis of the effectiveness of such requirements with respect to cost avoidance, savings realized, and component operations; and (2) upon request, provide to specified congressional committees information regarding such review.</p>

action_date: 2017-05-02
action_desc: Passed Senate amended
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on April 24, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p><strong>DHS Stop Asset and Vehicle Excess Act or the DHS SAVE Act</strong></p> <p> (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responsible for overseeing and managing vehicle fleets throughout DHS, including:</p> <ul> <li>ensuring that DHS components are in compliance with federal law, executive branch guidance, and DHS policy regarding fleet management and use of vehicles from home to work;</li> <li>developing and distributing a standardized vehicle allocation methodology and fleet management plan;</li> <li>ensuring that components formally document fleet management decisions; and </li> <li>approving component fleet management plans, vehicle leases, and vehicle acquisitions.</li> </ul> <p>The bill lists responsibilities of component heads regarding vehicle fleets, including developing and annually submitting to the Under Secretary a vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan.</p> <p>The Under Secretary shall:</p> <ul> <li> collect, on a quarterly basis, information regarding component vehicle fleets;</li> <li> seek to achieve a capability to collect automated information regarding component vehicle fleets; </li> <li> track and monitor component information, and review each component's vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan, to ensure that component vehicle fleets are the optimal size and are cost effective; </li> <li>provide guidance on how component heads may achieve optimal fleet size; and </li> <li>as part of the annual budget process, review and make determinations regarding annual component requests for vehicle fleet funding.</li> </ul> <p>Beginning with FY2019, the Under Secretary and component heads may not approve a vehicle lease, acquisition, or replacement request, no DHS official with vehicle fleet management responsibilities may receive annual performance compensation in pay, and no senior executive service official of DHS whose office has a vehicle fleet may receive access to a car service, if such officials did not comply with vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan requirements in the prior fiscal year.</p> <p>The Under Secretary may determine the feasibility of operating a vehicle motor pool to permit components to share vehicles to reduce the number of excess DHS vehicles.</p> <p>(Sec. 3) The Inspector General of DHS shall: (1) conduct a review of implementation of vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan requirements for FY2019, which shall include analysis of the effectiveness of such requirements with respect to cost avoidance, savings realized, and component operations; and (2) upon request, provide to specified congressional committees information regarding such review.</p>

action_date: 2017-06-06
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on April 24, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p><strong>DHS Stop Asset and Vehicle Excess Act or the DHS SAVE Act</strong></p> <p> (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responsible for overseeing and managing vehicle fleets throughout DHS, including:</p> <ul> <li>ensuring that DHS components are in compliance with federal law, executive branch guidance, and DHS policy regarding fleet management and use of vehicles from home to work;</li> <li>developing and distributing a standardized vehicle allocation methodology and fleet management plan;</li> <li>ensuring that components formally document fleet management decisions; and </li> <li>approving component fleet management plans, vehicle leases, and vehicle acquisitions.</li> </ul> <p>The bill lists responsibilities of component heads regarding vehicle fleets, including developing and annually submitting to the Under Secretary a vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan.</p> <p>The Under Secretary shall:</p> <ul> <li> collect, on a quarterly basis, information regarding component vehicle fleets;</li> <li> seek to achieve a capability to collect automated information regarding component vehicle fleets; </li> <li> track and monitor component information, and review each component's vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan, to ensure that component vehicle fleets are the optimal size and are cost effective; </li> <li>provide guidance on how component heads may achieve optimal fleet size; and </li> <li>as part of the annual budget process, review and make determinations regarding annual component requests for vehicle fleet funding.</li> </ul> <p>Beginning with FY2019, the Under Secretary and component heads may not approve a vehicle lease, acquisition, or replacement request, no DHS official with vehicle fleet management responsibilities may receive annual performance compensation in pay, and no senior executive service official of DHS whose office has a vehicle fleet may receive access to a car service, if such officials did not comply with vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan requirements in the prior fiscal year.</p> <p>The Under Secretary may determine the feasibility of operating a vehicle motor pool to permit components to share vehicles to reduce the number of excess DHS vehicles.</p> <p>(Sec. 3) The Inspector General of DHS shall: (1) conduct a review of implementation of vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan requirements for FY2019, which shall include analysis of the effectiveness of such requirements with respect to cost avoidance, savings realized, and component operations; and (2) upon request, provide to specified congressional committees information regarding such review.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 366 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security to make certain improvements in managing the Department’s vehicle fleet, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DHS Stop Asset and Vehicle Excess Act or the DHS SAVE Act . 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 following new subsection: (c) Vehicle fleets (1) In general In carrying out responsibilities 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 Secretary shall also be responsible for the following: (A) Ensuring that components are in compliance with Federal law, Federal regulations, executive branch guidance, and Department policy (including associated guidance) relating to fleet management and use of vehicles from home to work. (B) Developing and distributing a standardized vehicle allocation methodology and fleet management plan for components to use to determine optimal fleet size in accordance with paragraph (4). (C) Ensuring that components formally document fleet management decisions. (D) Approving component fleet management plans, vehicle leases, and vehicle acquisitions. (2) Component responsibilities (A) In general Component heads— (i) shall— (I) comply with Federal law, Federal regulations, executive branch guidance, and Department policy (including associated guidance) relating to fleet management and use of vehicles from home to work; (II) ensure that data related to fleet management is accurate and reliable; (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 determine the optimal fleet size for the next fiscal year and a fleet management plan; and (IV) use vehicle allocation methodologies 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 vehicles 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 circumstances 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 such exigent 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 (A) Quarterly monitoring In accordance with paragraph (4), the Under Secretary for Management shall collect, on a quarterly 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 component 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 component information provided pursuant to subparagraph (A) and, as appropriate, subparagraph (B), to ensure that component vehicle fleets are the optimal fleet size and cost effective. The Under Secretary shall use such information to inform the annual component fleet analyses referred to in paragraph (4). (4) Annual review of component fleet analyses (A) In general To determine the optimal 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 vehicle 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 determines that such is necessary to protect operations or mission requirements. (B) Vehicle allocation tool Component heads develop a vehicle allocation tool in accordance with subclause (III) of paragraph (2)(A)(i) that includes an analysis of the following: (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 accordance with such paragraph. (ii) The role of vehicle fleets in supporting mission requirements for each component. (iii) Any other information determined relevant by such component heads. (C) Fleet management plans Component heads shall use information described in subparagraph (B) to develop a fleet management plan for each such component. Such fleet management plans shall include the following: (i) A plan for how each such component may achieve optimal fleet size determined by the vehicle allocation tool required under such subparagraph, including the elimination of excess vehicles in accordance with paragraph (5), if applicable. (ii) A cost benefit analysis supporting such plan. (iii) A schedule each such component will follow to obtain optimal fleet size. (iv) Any other information determined relevant by component heads. (D) Review The Under Secretary for Management shall review and make a determination on the results of each component’s vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan under this paragraph to ensure each such component’s vehicle fleets are the optimal fleet size and that components are in compliance with applicable Federal law, Federal regulations, executive branch guidance, and Department policy (including associated guidance) 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 requests for vehicle fleet funding in accordance with paragraph (6). (5) Guidance to develop fleet management plans The Under Secretary for Management shall provide guidance, pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) on how component heads may achieve optimal fleet size in accordance with paragraph (4), including processes for the following: (A) Leasing or acquiring additional vehicles or replacing existing vehicles, if determined necessary. (B) Disposing of excess vehicles that the Under Secretary determines should not be reallocated under subparagraph (C). (C) Reallocating excess vehicles to other components that may need temporary or long-term use of additional vehicles. (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 furtherance 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 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate regarding such component vehicle fleets. (7) Accountability for vehicle fleet management (A) Prohibition on certain new vehicle leases and acquisitions The Under Secretary for Management and component heads may not approve in any fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2019 a vehicle lease, acquisition, or replacement request if such component heads did not comply in the prior fiscal year with paragraph (4). (B) Prohibition on certain performance 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 services 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— (i) include— (I) regions in the United States in which multiple components with vehicle 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 Region; and (iii) take into account different mission requirements. (C) Report The Secretary shall include in the Department’s next annual performance report required under current law the results of the determination under this paragraph. (9) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Component head The term component 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 component. (C) Optimal fleet size The term optimal fleet size means, with respect to a particular 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 or of a component of the Department, as the case may be, including vehicles used for law enforcement and other purposes. . 3. GAO report and Inspector General review (a) GAO report Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the following: (1) The status of efforts at achieving a capability to collect automated information as required under subsection (c)(3) of section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 341 ), as added by section 2 of this Act, and any challenges that remain with respect to achieving the capability to collect, assess, and report vehicle fleet (as such term in defined in subsection (c)(9) of such section 701) data for the purpose of determining vehicle utilization. (2) The extent to which the Under Secretary for Management has identified and addressed any relevant security concerns, including cybersecurity risks, related to such automation. (3) The extent to which the Under Secretary collects, assesses, and reports on vehicle fleet event data recorder data. (b) Inspector General review The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall— (1) review implementation of subsection (c)(4) of section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 341 ), as added by section 2 of this Act, for fiscal years 2018 and 2020, and shall provide, upon request, to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate information regarding any such review; and (2) submit to the committees specified in paragraph (1) a report, not later than 6 months after completion of the second review required under such paragraph, regarding the effectiveness of such subsection with respect to cost avoidance, savings realized, and component operations.

Passed the House of Representatives January 31, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 366 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 6, 2017 Mr. Perry (for himself, Mr. McCaul , and Mrs. Watson Coleman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security to make certain improvements in managing the Department’s vehicle fleet, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DHS Stop Asset and Vehicle Excess Act or the DHS SAVE Act . 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 following new subsection: (c) Vehicle fleets (1) In general In carrying out responsibilities 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 Secretary shall also be responsible for the following: (A) Ensuring that components are in compliance with Federal law, Federal regulations, executive branch guidance, and Department policy (including associated guidance) relating to fleet management and use of vehicles from home to work. (B) Developing and distributing a standardized vehicle allocation methodology and fleet management plan for components to use to determine optimal fleet size in accordance with paragraph (4). (C) Ensuring that components formally document fleet management decisions. (D) Approving component fleet management plans, vehicle leases, and vehicle acquisitions. (2) Component responsibilities (A) In general Component heads— (i) shall— (I) comply with Federal law, Federal regulations, executive branch guidance, and Department policy (including associated guidance) relating to fleet management and use of vehicles from home to work; (II) ensure that data related to fleet management is accurate and reliable; (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 determine the optimal fleet size for the next fiscal year and a fleet management plan; and (IV) use vehicle allocation methodologies 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 vehicles 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 circumstances 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 such exigent 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 (A) Quarterly monitoring In accordance with paragraph (4), the Under Secretary for Management shall collect, on a quarterly 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 component 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 component information provided pursuant to subparagraph (A) and, as appropriate, subparagraph (B), to ensure that component vehicle fleets are the optimal fleet size and cost effective. The Under Secretary shall use such information to inform the annual component fleet analyses referred to in paragraph (4). (4) Annual review of component fleet analyses (A) In general To determine the optimal 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 vehicle 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 determines that such is necessary to protect operations or mission requirements. (B) Vehicle allocation tool Component heads develop a vehicle allocation tool in accordance with subclause (III) of paragraph (2)(A)(i) that includes an analysis of the following: (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 accordance with such paragraph. (ii) The role of vehicle fleets in supporting mission requirements for each component. (iii) Any other information determined relevant by such component heads. (C) Fleet management plans Component heads shall use information described in subparagraph (B) to develop a fleet management plan for each such component. Such fleet management plans shall include the following: (i) A plan for how each such component may achieve optimal fleet size determined by the vehicle allocation tool required under such subparagraph, including the elimination of excess vehicles in accordance with paragraph (5), if applicable. (ii) A cost benefit analysis supporting such plan. (iii) A schedule each such component will follow to obtain optimal fleet size. (iv) Any other information determined relevant by component heads. (D) Review The Under Secretary for Management shall review and make a determination on the results of each component’s vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan under this paragraph to ensure each such component’s vehicle fleets are the optimal fleet size and that components are in compliance with applicable Federal law, Federal regulations, executive branch guidance, and Department policy (including associated guidance) 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 requests for vehicle fleet funding in accordance with paragraph (6). (5) Guidance to develop fleet management plans The Under Secretary for Management shall provide guidance, pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) on how component heads may achieve optimal fleet size in accordance with paragraph (4), including processes for the following: (A) Leasing or acquiring additional vehicles or replacing existing vehicles, if determined necessary. (B) Disposing of excess vehicles that the Under Secretary determines should not be reallocated under subparagraph (C). (C) Reallocating excess vehicles to other components that may need temporary or long-term use of additional vehicles. (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 furtherance 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 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate regarding such component vehicle fleets. (7) Accountability for vehicle fleet management (A) Prohibition on certain new vehicle leases and acquisitions The Under Secretary for Management and component heads may not approve in any fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2019 a vehicle lease, acquisition, or replacement request if such component heads did not comply in the prior fiscal year with paragraph (4). (B) Prohibition on certain performance 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 services 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— (i) include— (I) regions in the United States in which multiple components with vehicle 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 Region; and (iii) take into account different mission requirements. (C) Report The Secretary shall include in the Department’s next annual performance report required under current law the results of the determination under this paragraph. (9) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Component head The term component 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 component. (C) Optimal fleet size The term optimal fleet size means, with respect to a particular 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 or of a component of the Department, as the case may be, including vehicles used for law enforcement and other purposes. . 3. GAO report and Inspector General review (a) GAO report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the following: (1) The status of efforts at achieving a capability to collect automated information as required under subsection (c)(3) of section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 341 ), as added by section 2 of this Act, and any challenges that remain with respect to achieving the capability to collect, assess, and report vehicle fleet (as such term in defined in subsection (c)(9) of such section 701) data for the purpose of determining vehicle utilization. (2) The extent to which the Under Secretary for Management has identified and addressed any relevant security concerns, including cybersecurity risks, related to such automation. (3) The extent to which the Under Secretary collects, assesses, and reports on vehicle fleet event data recorder data. (b) Inspector General review The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall— (1) review implementation of subsection (c)(4) of section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 341 ), as added by section 2 of this Act, for fiscal years 2018 and 2020, and shall provide, upon request, to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate information regarding any such review; and (2) submit to the committees specified in paragraph (1) a report, not later than six months after completion of the second review required under such paragraph, regarding the effectiveness of such subsection with respect to cost avoidance, savings realized, and component operations.

tv_txt: IIB 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 366 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 1, 2017 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security to make certain improvements in managing the Department’s vehicle fleet, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DHS Stop Asset and Vehicle Excess Act or the DHS SAVE Act . 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 following new subsection: (c) Vehicle fleets (1) In general In carrying out responsibilities 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 Secretary shall also be responsible for the following: (A) Ensuring that components are in compliance with Federal law, Federal regulations, executive branch guidance, and Department policy (including associated guidance) relating to fleet management and use of vehicles from home to work. (B) Developing and distributing a standardized vehicle allocation methodology and fleet management plan for components to use to determine optimal fleet size in accordance with paragraph (4). (C) Ensuring that components formally document fleet management decisions. (D) Approving component fleet management plans, vehicle leases, and vehicle acquisitions. (2) Component responsibilities (A) In general Component heads— (i) shall— (I) comply with Federal law, Federal regulations, executive branch guidance, and Department policy (including associated guidance) relating to fleet management and use of vehicles from home to work; (II) ensure that data related to fleet management is accurate and reliable; (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 determine the optimal fleet size for the next fiscal year and a fleet management plan; and (IV) use vehicle allocation methodologies 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 vehicles 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 circumstances 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 such exigent 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 (A) Quarterly monitoring In accordance with paragraph (4), the Under Secretary for Management shall collect, on a quarterly 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 component 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 component information provided pursuant to subparagraph (A) and, as appropriate, subparagraph (B), to ensure that component vehicle fleets are the optimal fleet size and cost effective. The Under Secretary shall use such information to inform the annual component fleet analyses referred to in paragraph (4). (4) Annual review of component fleet analyses (A) In general To determine the optimal 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 vehicle 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 determines that such is necessary to protect operations or mission requirements. (B) Vehicle allocation tool Component heads develop a vehicle allocation tool in accordance with subclause (III) of paragraph (2)(A)(i) that includes an analysis of the following: (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 accordance with such paragraph. (ii) The role of vehicle fleets in supporting mission requirements for each component. (iii) Any other information determined relevant by such component heads. (C) Fleet management plans Component heads shall use information described in subparagraph (B) to develop a fleet management plan for each such component. Such fleet management plans shall include the following: (i) A plan for how each such component may achieve optimal fleet size determined by the vehicle allocation tool required under such subparagraph, including the elimination of excess vehicles in accordance with paragraph (5), if applicable. (ii) A cost benefit analysis supporting such plan. (iii) A schedule each such component will follow to obtain optimal fleet size. (iv) Any other information determined relevant by component heads. (D) Review The Under Secretary for Management shall review and make a determination on the results of each component’s vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan under this paragraph to ensure each such component’s vehicle fleets are the optimal fleet size and that components are in compliance with applicable Federal law, Federal regulations, executive branch guidance, and Department policy (including associated guidance) 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 requests for vehicle fleet funding in accordance with paragraph (6). (5) Guidance to develop fleet management plans The Under Secretary for Management shall provide guidance, pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) on how component heads may achieve optimal fleet size in accordance with paragraph (4), including processes for the following: (A) Leasing or acquiring additional vehicles or replacing existing vehicles, if determined necessary. (B) Disposing of excess vehicles that the Under Secretary determines should not be reallocated under subparagraph (C). (C) Reallocating excess vehicles to other components that may need temporary or long-term use of additional vehicles. (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 furtherance 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 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate regarding such component vehicle fleets. (7) Accountability for vehicle fleet management (A) Prohibition on certain new vehicle leases and acquisitions The Under Secretary for Management and component heads may not approve in any fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2019 a vehicle lease, acquisition, or replacement request if such component heads did not comply in the prior fiscal year with paragraph (4). (B) Prohibition on certain performance 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 services 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— (i) include— (I) regions in the United States in which multiple components with vehicle 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 Region; and (iii) take into account different mission requirements. (C) Report The Secretary shall include in the Department’s next annual performance report required under current law the results of the determination under this paragraph. (9) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Component head The term component 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 component. (C) Optimal fleet size The term optimal fleet size means, with respect to a particular 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 or of a component of the Department, as the case may be, including vehicles used for law enforcement and other purposes. . 3. GAO report and Inspector General review (a) GAO report Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the following: (1) The status of efforts at achieving a capability to collect automated information as required under subsection (c)(3) of section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 341 ), as added by section 2 of this Act, and any challenges that remain with respect to achieving the capability to collect, assess, and report vehicle fleet (as such term in defined in subsection (c)(9) of such section 701) data for the purpose of determining vehicle utilization. (2) The extent to which the Under Secretary for Management has identified and addressed any relevant security concerns, including cybersecurity risks, related to such automation. (3) The extent to which the Under Secretary collects, assesses, and reports on vehicle fleet event data recorder data. (b) Inspector General review The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall— (1) review implementation of subsection (c)(4) of section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 341 ), as added by section 2 of this Act, for fiscal years 2018 and 2020, and shall provide, upon request, to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate information regarding any such review; and (2) submit to the committees specified in paragraph (1) a report, not later than 6 months after completion of the second review required under such paragraph, regarding the effectiveness of such subsection with respect to cost avoidance, savings realized, and component operations.

Passed the House of Representatives January 31, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 41 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 366 [Report No. 115–32] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 1, 2017 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs April 24, 2017 Reported by Mr. Johnson , with amendments Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic AN ACT To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security to make certain improvements in managing the Department’s vehicle fleet, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DHS Stop Asset and Vehicle Excess Act or the DHS SAVE Act . 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 following new subsection: (c) Vehicle fleets (1) In general In carrying out responsibilities 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 Secretary shall also be responsible for the following: (A) Ensuring that components are in compliance with Federal law, Federal regulations, executive branch guidance, and Department policy (including associated guidance) relating to fleet management and use of vehicles from home to work. (B) Developing and distributing a standardized vehicle allocation methodology and fleet management plan for components to use to determine optimal fleet size in accordance with paragraph (4). (C) Ensuring that components formally document fleet management decisions. (D) Approving component fleet management plans, vehicle leases, and vehicle acquisitions. (2) Component responsibilities (A) In general Component heads— (i) shall— (I) comply with Federal law, Federal regulations, executive branch guidance, and Department policy (including associated guidance) relating to fleet management and use of vehicles from home to work; (II) ensure that data related to fleet management is accurate and reliable; (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 determine the optimal fleet size for the next fiscal year and a fleet management plan; and (IV) use vehicle allocation methodologies 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 vehicles 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 circumstances 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 such exigent 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 (A) Quarterly monitoring In accordance with paragraph (4), the Under Secretary for Management shall collect, on a quarterly 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 component 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 component information provided pursuant to subparagraph (A) and, as appropriate, subparagraph (B), to ensure that component vehicle fleets are the optimal fleet size and cost effective. The Under Secretary shall use such information to inform the annual component fleet analyses referred to in paragraph (4). (4) Annual review of component fleet analyses (A) In general To determine the optimal 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 vehicle 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 determines that such is necessary to protect operations or mission requirements. (B) Vehicle allocation tool Component heads shall develop a vehicle allocation tool in accordance with subclause (III) of paragraph (2)(A)(i) that includes an analysis of the following: (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 accordance with such paragraph. (ii) The role of vehicle fleets in supporting mission requirements for each component. (iii) Any other information determined relevant by such component heads. (C) Fleet management plans Component heads shall use information described in subparagraph (B) to develop a fleet management plan for each such component. Such fleet management plans shall include the following: (i) A plan for how each such component may achieve optimal fleet size determined by the vehicle allocation tool required under such subparagraph, including the elimination of excess vehicles in accordance with paragraph (5), if applicable. (ii) A cost benefit analysis supporting such plan. (iii) A schedule each such component will follow to obtain optimal fleet size. (iv) Any other information determined relevant by component heads. (D) Review The Under Secretary for Management shall review and make a determination on the results of each component’s vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan under this paragraph to ensure each such component’s vehicle fleets are the optimal fleet size and that components are in compliance with applicable Federal law, Federal regulations, executive branch guidance, and Department policy (including associated guidance) 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 requests for vehicle fleet funding in accordance with paragraph (6). (5) Guidance to develop fleet management plans The Under Secretary for Management shall provide guidance, pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) , on how component heads may achieve optimal fleet size in accordance with paragraph (4), including processes for the following: (A) Leasing or acquiring additional vehicles or replacing existing vehicles, if determined necessary. (B) Disposing of excess vehicles that the Under Secretary determines should not be reallocated under subparagraph (C). (C) Reallocating excess vehicles to other components that may need temporary or long-term use of additional vehicles. (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 furtherance 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 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate regarding such component vehicle fleets. (7) Accountability for vehicle fleet management (A) Prohibition on certain new vehicle leases and acquisitions The Under Secretary for Management and component heads may not approve in any fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2019 a vehicle lease, acquisition, or replacement request if such component heads did not comply in the prior fiscal year with paragraph (4). (B) Prohibition on certain performance 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 services 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— (i) include— (I) regions in the United States in which multiple components with vehicle 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 Region; and (iii) take into account different mission requirements. (C) Report The Secretary shall include in the Department’s next annual performance report required under current law the results of the determination under this paragraph. (9) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Component head The term component 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 component. (C) Optimal fleet size The term optimal fleet size means, with respect to a particular 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 or of a component of the Department, as the case may be, including vehicles used for law enforcement and other purposes. . 3. GAO report and Inspector General review (a) GAO report Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the following: (1) The status of efforts at achieving a capability to collect automated information as required under subsection (c)(3) of section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 341 ), as added by section 2 of this Act, and any challenges that remain with respect to achieving the capability to collect, assess, and report vehicle fleet (as such term in defined in subsection (c)(9) of such section 701) data for the purpose of determining vehicle utilization. (2) The extent to which the Under Secretary for Management has identified and addressed any relevant security concerns, including cybersecurity risks, related to such automation. (3) The extent to which the Under Secretary collects, assesses, and reports on vehicle fleet event data recorder data. (b) Inspector General review The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall— (1) review implementation of subsection (c)(4) of section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 341 ), as added by section 2 of this Act, for fiscal years 2018 and 2020, and shall provide, upon request, to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate information regarding any such review; and (2) submit to the committees specified in paragraph (1) a report, not later than 6 months after completion of the second review required under such paragraph, regarding the effectiveness of such subsection with respect to cost avoidance, savings realized, and component operations. 3. Inspector General review The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall— (1) conduct a review of the implementation of subsection (c)(4) of section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 341 ), as added by section 2 of this Act, for fiscal year 2019, which shall include analysis of the effectiveness of such subsection (c)(4) with respect to cost avoidance, savings realized, and component operations; and (2) provide, upon request, to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives information regarding the review required under paragraph (1).

April 24, 2017 Reported with amendments

tv_txt: 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H.R. 366 In the Senate of the United States, May 2, 2017. Amendments:

That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 366) entitled An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security to make certain improvements in managing the Department’s vehicle fleet, and for other purposes. , do pass with the following (1) On page 6, line 17, insert shall after heads. (2) On page 12, strike line 16 through page 14, and insert: 3. Inspector General review The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall— (1) conduct a review of the implementation of subsection (c)(4) of section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 341 ), as added by section 2 of this Act, for fiscal year 2019, which shall include analysis of the effectiveness of such subsection (c)(4) with respect to cost avoidance, savings realized, and component operations; and (2) provide, upon request, to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives information regarding the review required under paragraph (1).

Secretary

tv_txt: I One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen H. R. 366 AN ACT To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security to make certain improvements in managing the Department’s vehicle fleet, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DHS Stop Asset and Vehicle Excess Act or the DHS SAVE Act . 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 following new subsection: (c) Vehicle fleets (1) In general In carrying out responsibilities 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 Secretary shall also be responsible for the following: (A) Ensuring that components are in compliance with Federal law, Federal regulations, executive branch guidance, and Department policy (including associated guidance) relating to fleet management and use of vehicles from home to work. (B) Developing and distributing a standardized vehicle allocation methodology and fleet management plan for components to use to determine optimal fleet size in accordance with paragraph (4). (C) Ensuring that components formally document fleet management decisions. (D) Approving component fleet management plans, vehicle leases, and vehicle acquisitions. (2) Component responsibilities (A) In general Component heads— (i) shall— (I) comply with Federal law, Federal regulations, executive branch guidance, and Department policy (including associated guidance) relating to fleet management and use of vehicles from home to work; (II) ensure that data related to fleet management is accurate and reliable; (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 determine the optimal fleet size for the next fiscal year and a fleet management plan; and (IV) use vehicle allocation methodologies 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 vehicles 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 circumstances 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 such exigent 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 (A) Quarterly monitoring In accordance with paragraph (4), the Under Secretary for Management shall collect, on a quarterly 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 component 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 component information provided pursuant to subparagraph (A) and, as appropriate, subparagraph (B), to ensure that component vehicle fleets are the optimal fleet size and cost effective. The Under Secretary shall use such information to inform the annual component fleet analyses referred to in paragraph (4). (4) Annual review of component fleet analyses (A) In general To determine the optimal 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 vehicle 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 determines that such is necessary to protect operations or mission requirements. (B) Vehicle allocation tool Component heads shall develop a vehicle allocation tool in accordance with subclause (III) of paragraph (2)(A)(i) that includes an analysis of the following: (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 accordance with such paragraph. (ii) The role of vehicle fleets in supporting mission requirements for each component. (iii) Any other information determined relevant by such component heads. (C) Fleet management plans Component heads shall use information described in subparagraph (B) to develop a fleet management plan for each such component. Such fleet management plans shall include the following: (i) A plan for how each such component may achieve optimal fleet size determined by the vehicle allocation tool required under such subparagraph, including the elimination of excess vehicles in accordance with paragraph (5), if applicable. (ii) A cost benefit analysis supporting such plan. (iii) A schedule each such component will follow to obtain optimal fleet size. (iv) Any other information determined relevant by component heads. (D) Review The Under Secretary for Management shall review and make a determination on the results of each component’s vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan under this paragraph to ensure each such component’s vehicle fleets are the optimal fleet size and that components are in compliance with applicable Federal law, Federal regulations, executive branch guidance, and Department policy (including associated guidance) 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 requests for vehicle fleet funding in accordance with paragraph (6). (5) Guidance to develop fleet management plans The Under Secretary for Management shall provide guidance, pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) on how component heads may achieve optimal fleet size in accordance with paragraph (4), including processes for the following: (A) Leasing or acquiring additional vehicles or replacing existing vehicles, if determined necessary. (B) Disposing of excess vehicles that the Under Secretary determines should not be reallocated under subparagraph (C). (C) Reallocating excess vehicles to other components that may need temporary or long-term use of additional vehicles. (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 furtherance 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 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate regarding such component vehicle fleets. (7) Accountability for vehicle fleet management (A) Prohibition on certain new vehicle leases and acquisitions The Under Secretary for Management and component heads may not approve in any fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2019 a vehicle lease, acquisition, or replacement request if such component heads did not comply in the prior fiscal year with paragraph (4). (B) Prohibition on certain performance 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 services 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— (i) include— (I) regions in the United States in which multiple components with vehicle 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 Region; and (iii) take into account different mission requirements. (C) Report The Secretary shall include in the Department’s next annual performance report required under current law the results of the determination under this paragraph. (9) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Component head The term component 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 component. (C) Optimal fleet size The term optimal fleet size means, with respect to a particular 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 or of a component of the Department, as the case may be, including vehicles used for law enforcement and other purposes. . 3. Inspector General review The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall— (1) conduct a review of the implementation of subsection (c)(4) of section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 341 ), as added by section 2 of this Act, for fiscal year 2019, which shall include analysis of the effectiveness of such subsection (c)(4) with respect to cost avoidance, savings realized, and component operations; and (2) provide, upon request, to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives information regarding the review required under paragraph (1).

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.