[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 215 (Tuesday, December 14, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1369]
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      HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT ACCOMPANYING H.R. 4350

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 14, 2021

  Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Madam Speaker, I rise as Congress considers 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 to 
highlight a concern with some language in the House Armed Services 
Committee Report accompanying H.R. 4350 that passed this chamber 
earlier this year, and which I voted to support. Included in the House 
bill's report is direction to the Secretary of Defense to study and 
issue a report on ``DoD Logistics and Potential Benefits of 
Carsharing'' for servicemembers. In carrying out the study, I believe 
the Department of Defense must objectively evaluate not only potential 
benefits, but also potential risks peer-to-peer car-sharing might pose 
to our servicemembers and families. For example, I am concerned about 
potential predatory lending practices to the extent that peer-to-peer 
car-sharing platforms encourage individual vehicle owners to go out and 
acquire vehicles for the sole purpose of renting a small ``fleet'' of 
vehicles on such platforms; the collection and remission of 
transactional sales and excise taxes on behalf of vehicle owners in 
states without laws expressly requiring the platform to do so, which 
could impact a servicemember's tax liability; and, cybersecurity for 
servicemembers or their families' personal and financial data. The 
bottom line is that I believe the Department of Defense, in carrying 
out the study described in the House Armed Services Committee Report 
accompanying H.R. 4350, must consider potential risks, in addition to 
the potential benefits, of peer-to-peer carsharing among our 
servicemembers.

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