[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 129, 114th Congress, 1st Session]
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Public Law 114-65
114th Congress

An Act


 
To reduce the operation and maintenance costs associated with the
Federal fleet by encouraging the use of remanufactured parts, 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 ``Federal Vehicle Repair Cost Savings
Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that, in March 2013, the Government Accountability
Office issued a report that confirmed that--
(1) there are approximately 588,000 vehicles in the civilian
Federal fleet;
(2) Federal agencies spent approximately $975,000,000 on
repair and maintenance of the Federal fleet in 2011;
(3) remanufactured vehicle components, such as engines,
starters, alternators, steering racks, and clutches, tend to be
less expensive than comparable new replacement parts; and
(4) the United States Postal Service and the Department of
the Interior both informed the Government Accountability Office
that the respective agencies rely on the use of remanufactured
vehicle components to reduce costs.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act--
(1) the term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given that
term in section 102 of title 40, United States Code; and
(2) the term ``remanufactured vehicle component'' means a
vehicle component (including an engine, transmission,
alternator, starter, turbocharger, steering, or suspension
component) that has been returned to same-as-new, or better,
condition and performance by a standardized industrial process
that incorporates technical specifications (including
engineering, quality, and testing standards) to yield fully
warranted products.
SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT TO USE REMANUFACTURED VEHICLE COMPONENTS.

The head of each Federal agency--
(1) shall encourage the use of remanufactured vehicle
components to maintain Federal vehicles, if using such
components reduces the cost of maintaining the Federal vehicles
while maintaining quality; and

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(2) shall not encourage the use of remanufactured vehicle
components to maintain Federal vehicles, if using such
components--
(A) does not reduce the cost of maintaining Federal
vehicles;
(B) lowers the quality of vehicle performance, as
determined by the employee of the Federal agency
responsible for the repair decision; or
(C) delays the return to service of a vehicle.

Approved October 7, 2015.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 565 (H.R. 1613):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 114-266 (Comm. on Oversight and Government Reform)
accompanying H.R. 1613.
SENATE REPORTS: No. 114-59 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 161 (2015):
June 15, considered and passed Senate.
Sept. 28, considered and passed House.