[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7548 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7548

To direct the Administrator of General Services to establish a program 
 to sell surplus Government motor vehicles to certain small businesses 
  that provide ground transportation service, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2024

 Mrs. Miller of West Virginia introduced the following bill; which was 
       referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Administrator of General Services to establish a program 
 to sell surplus Government motor vehicles to certain small businesses 
  that provide ground transportation service, 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 ``Small Business Transportation 
Investment Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO SELL SURPLUS GOVERNMENT MOTOR VEHICLES TO SMALL 
              BUSINESSES THAT PROVIDE GROUND TRANSPORTATION SERVICE.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General 
Services shall establish a program that offers for purchase one half of 
the annual inventory of motor vehicles that are surplus property from 
the Federal fleet to a covered small business before offering for 
purchase to any other buyer.
    (b) Price.--The Administrator shall sell any such motor vehicle to 
a covered small business for the price that is the lower of the 
following at the time of sale:
            (1) At cost, after deducting any cost of administering the 
        program and taking into consideration the depreciation of the 
        motor vehicle.
            (2) Open market value.
    (c) Type of Motor Vehicle Offered.--The Administrator shall offer 
for purchase to a covered small business the motor vehicles that are 
the largest and most recent fuel-efficient models of the motor vehicles 
that are surplus property.
    (d) Terms of Purchase.--
            (1) Operator agreement.--To participate in the program 
        established under subsection (a), the operator of a covered 
        small business shall agree to the following terms:
                    (A) The operator shall use each motor vehicle that 
                is purchased through the program to provide ground 
                transportation service.
                    (B) The operator shall continue to use any such 
                motor vehicle to provide ground transportation service 
                for not less than two years after the purchase of the 
                motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle becomes unable 
                to operate during that period.
                    (C) If the operator sells any such motor vehicle 
                before the end of the two-year period, the operator 
                shall reimburse the Administrator in the amount that is 
                the difference between the open market value of the 
                motor vehicle and the amount that the operator paid to 
                the Administrator for the motor vehicle.
                    (D) The operator shall donate not less than one out 
                of every five of such motor vehicles to a local 
                nonprofit organization after the motor vehicle is no 
                longer used to provide ground transportation service.
            (2) Maximum number of vehicles that may be purchased 
        annually.--An operator may not purchase through the program 
        established under subsection (a) more than 50 vehicles in any 
        fiscal year.
    (e) Exemption From Certain Property Disposal Requirements.--The 
program established under subsection (a) shall not be subject to--
            (1) subchapter IV of chapter 5, title 40, United States 
        Code;
            (2) sections 545, 549, and 553 of title 40, United States 
        Code;
            (3) any other provision of law authorizing the no-cost 
        conveyance of motor vehicles owned by the Federal Government; 
        or
            (4) any congressional notification requirement other than 
        that in subsection (f) of this Act.
    (f) Report and Recommendations.--Not later than 5 years after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall submit 
to Congress a report that contains the following:
            (1) A review of the program established under subsection 
        (a).
            (2) A recommendation to continue or end the program.
    (g) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of General Services.
            (2) Covered small business.--The term ``covered small 
        business'' means a small business that provides ground 
        transportation service.
            (3) Ground transportation service.--The term ``ground 
        transportation service''--
                    (A) means transportation for a passenger that is 
                provided--
                            (i) for compensation; and
                            (ii) in a motor vehicle, including a 
                        taxicab, shuttle, over-the-road bus, or 
                        limousine; and
                    (B) includes paratransit transportation and non-
                emergency medical transportation.
            (4) Non-emergency medical transportation.--The term ``non-
        emergency medical transportation'' means the provision of 
        transportation services for individuals who require assistance 
        in traveling to and from medical appointments, treatments, or 
        healthcare facilities, but do not require immediate emergency 
        medical intervention.
            (5) Nonprofit organization.--The term ``nonprofit 
        organization'' means an organization described in section 
        501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from 
        tax under section 501(a) of such code.
            (6) Over-the-road bus.--The term ``over-the-road bus'' has 
        the meaning given that term in section 13102 of title 49, 
        United States Code.
            (7) Small business.--The term ``small business'' has the 
        meaning given the term ``small business concern'' in section 3 
        of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
            (8) Surplus property.--The term ``surplus property'' has 
        the meaning given that term in section 102 of title 40, United 
        States Code.
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