[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2773 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2773

     To require the Federal Government to purchase fuel efficient 
                  automobiles, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 9, 2006

  Mrs. Boxer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
     To require the Federal Government to purchase fuel efficient 
                  automobiles, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Government Fleet Fuel Economy Act of 
2006''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL FLEET FUEL ECONOMY.

    Section 32917 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(a) New Vehicles.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        each passenger vehicle purchased, or leased for at least 60 
        consecutive days, by an executive agency after the date of the 
        enactment of the Government Fleet Fuel Economy Act of 2006 
        shall be as fuel efficient as possible.
            ``(2) Waiver.--An executive agency may submit a written 
        request to Congress for a waiver of the requirement under 
        paragraph (1) in an emergency situation.''.
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