[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 21, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4918-S4919]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5519. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 10__. ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE AT 
                   GSA FACILITIES OR CAMPUSES.

       (a) Annual Goals.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General 
     Services (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Administrator'') shall develop--
       (1) annual goals for the deployment of zero-emission 
     vehicle infrastructure, including electric vehicle supply 
     equipment, at facilities or campuses of the General Services 
     Administration (referred to in this section as ``GSA 
     facilities or campuses'') such that by December 31, 2030, not 
     less than 90 percent of GSA facilities or campuses with 200 
     or more daily employees and visitors offer zero-emission 
     vehicle charging or fueling infrastructure; and
       (2) guidance to ensure progress towards the annual goals 
     developed under paragraph (1).
       (b) Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall prepare a 
     detailed plan--
       (1) to achieve the goals developed under subsection (a)(1); 
     and
       (2) that--
       (A) identifies particular GSA facilities or campuses as 
     priority facilities or campuses, as applicable, at which to 
     achieve those goals, including by considering--
       (i) demand for zero-emission vehicle charging and fueling;
       (ii) locations of zero-emission vehicle fleets of the 
     General Services Administration and tenant Federal agencies;
       (iii) locations relevant to State zero-emission vehicle 
     charging and fueling needs;
       (iv) geographical gaps in zero-emission vehicle charging 
     infrastructure;
       (v) availability of incentives; and
       (vi) other factors, as determined by the Administrator; and
       (B) includes a requirement that all applicable electric 
     vehicle supply equipment at GSA facilities or campuses is 
     certified under the Energy Star program established by 
     section 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6294a).
       (c) Inclusion in Projects.--To the maximum extent 
     practicable, the Administrator shall ensure that appropriate 
     zero-emission

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     vehicle infrastructure, including electric vehicle supply 
     equipment and zero-emission vehicle fueling infrastructure, 
     is included in, with respect to a GSA facility or campus--
       (1) any prospectus for a construction, alteration, or lease 
     project;
       (2) any prospectus for an alteration of a leased building;
       (3) any contract for parking lot paving or repaving; and
       (4) any other appropriate project, as determined by the 
     Administrator.
       (d) Funding.--The Administrator may use amounts made 
     available under section 60504 of Public Law 117-169 (commonly 
     known as the ``Inflation Reduction Act'')--
       (1) to achieve the zero-emission vehicle infrastructure 
     goals developed under subsection (a)(1), including through 
     carrying out projects in support of those goals; and
       (2) for the cost of any additional employees, contractors, 
     and training needed to support those goals.
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