CHARGE Act

Bill: 116-hr-8191
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2020-09-08
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property

Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles

Transportation costs
Latest action: action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-09-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Charging Helps Agencies Realize General Efficiencies Act or the CHARGE Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the General Services Administration to issue (1) guidance to clarify that federal agencies may use a charge card to pay to charge federal electric motor vehicles at commercial charging stations, and (2) a charge card for such payments to each agency for each of the agency's electric motor vehicles.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8191 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 8, 2020 Mr. Khanna (for himself and Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To require the Administrator of General Services to issue guidance to clarify that Federal agencies may pay by charge card for the charging of Federal electric motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Charging Helps Agencies Realize General Efficiencies Act or the CHARGE Act . 2. Payment by charge card for charging Federal electric motor vehicles (a) Definitions In this Act— (1) the term Administrator means the Administrator of General Services; (2) the term charge card — (A) means a card, plate, coupon book, or other means existing for the purpose of obtaining money, property, labor, or services; and (B) includes— (i) a card issued under the GSA SmartPay program; and (ii) a Fleet Services card; (3) the term covered electric motor vehicle means a passenger carrier that is— (A) a passenger motor vehicle; and (B) an electric motor vehicle; (4) the term electric motor vehicle has the meaning given the term in section 601 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 ( 42 U.S.C. 13271 ); (5) the term electric motor vehicle charging station means a battery-charging station that permits the transfer of electric energy (by conductive or inductive means) to a battery or other storage device in an electric motor vehicle; and (6) the terms Federal agency and passenger carrier have the meanings given those terms in section 1344(h) of title 31, United States Code. (b) Guidance Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue guidance to clarify that each Federal agency may, in accordance with section 1344 of title 31, United States Code— (1) charge a covered electric motor vehicle at a commercial electric motor vehicle charging station; and (2) pay for a transaction described in paragraph (1) with a charge card. (c) Issuance of charge cards Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue to each Federal agency a charge card for each covered electric motor vehicle of the Federal agency that may be used by an officer or employee of the Federal agency to pay for charging the covered motor vehicle in accordance with the guidance issued under subsection (b).