[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 427 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 427

 To reduce the number of nonessential vehicles purchased and leased by 
            the Federal Government, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 10, 2015

   Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. King) 
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 reduce the number of nonessential vehicles purchased and leased by 
            the Federal Government, 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 ``Domestic Reduction In Vehicle 
Expenditure and Lowering Emissions from State Sources Act of 2015'' or 
the ``DRIVE LESS Act''.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF THE NUMBER OF NONESSENTIAL VEHICLES PURCHASED AND 
              LEASED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

    (a) Review of Nonessential Vehicle Purchase.--The Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the head of the 
relevant Executive agency, shall complete each of the following:
            (1) Determine the total dollar amount obligated by each 
        Executive agency to purchase civilian vehicles in fiscal year 
        2010.
            (2) Determine the total dollar amount obligated by each 
        Executive agency to lease civilian vehicles in fiscal year 
        2010.
            (3) Determine the total number of civilian vehicles 
        purchased by each Executive agency in fiscal year 2010.
            (4) Determine the total number of civilian vehicles leased 
        by each Executive agency in fiscal year 2010.
            (5) Determine the total dollar amount that would be 20 
        percent less than the dollar amount determined under paragraphs 
        (1) and (2) for each Executive agency.
    (b) Reduction of Nonessential Vehicle Purchase.--For each of fiscal 
years 2016 through 2020, each Executive agency may not obligate more 
than the dollar amount determined under subsection (a)(5) for the 
Executive agency to purchase or lease civilian vehicles.
    (c) Sharing.--The Administrator of General Services shall ensure 
that an Executive agency may share excess or unused vehicles with 
another Executive agency that may need temporary or long-term use of 
additional vehicles through the Federal Fleet Management System.
    (d) National Security Exception.--The limits on the purchase and 
procurement of vehicles under this section shall not apply to the 
purchase or procurement of any vehicle that has been determined by the 
President to be essential for reasons of national security.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Civilian vehicle.--The term ``civilian vehicle'' means 
        a vehicle that is not used for purposes of military combat, the 
        training or deployment of members of the Armed Forces, or such 
        other uses as determined by the Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget, in consultation with the Administrator 
        of General Services.
            (2) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has 
        the meaning given that term under section 105 of title 5, 
        United States Code.
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