40 U.S.C. § 601: Purposes

to establish procedures to ensure safe operation of motor vehicles on Government business; to provide for proper identification of Government motor vehicles; to establish an effective means to limit the use of Government motor vehicles to official purposes; to reduce the number of Government-owned vehicles to the minimum necessary to transact public business; and to provide wherever practicable for centrally operated interagency pools or systems for local transportation of Government personnel and property. “This subtitle may be cited as the ‘Strategic EV Management Act of 2022’. The term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of General Services. The term ‘agency’ has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5 , United States Code. the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; the Committee on Oversight and Reform [now Committee on Oversight and Accountability] of the House of Representatives; the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. The term ‘Director’ means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act [ Dec. 23, 2022 ], the Administrator, in consultation with the Director, shall coordinate with the heads of agencies to develop a comprehensive, strategic plan for Federal electric vehicle fleet battery management. maximize both cost and environmental efficiencies; and guidelines for optimal charging practices that will maximize battery longevity and prevent premature degradation; guidelines for reusing and recycling the batteries of retired vehicles; guidelines for disposing electric vehicle batteries that cannot be reused or recycled; and any other considerations determined appropriate by the Administrator and Director. The Administrator, in consultation with the Director, may periodically update the strategic plan required under subsection (a) as the Administrator and Director may determine necessary based on new information relating to electric vehicle batteries that becomes available. the Secretary of Energy; the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality; scientists who are studying electric vehicle batteries and reuse and recycling solutions; laboratories, companies, colleges, universities, or start-ups engaged in battery use, reuse, and recycling research; industries interested in electric vehicle battery reuse and recycling; electric vehicle equipment manufacturers and recyclers; and any other relevant entities, as determined by the Administrator and Director. Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes the strategic plan required under subsection (a). Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator and the Director shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the implementation of the strategic plan required under subsection (a) across agencies. “Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act [ Dec. 23, 2022 ], the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on how the costs and benefits of operating and maintaining electric vehicles in the Federal fleet compare to the costs and benefits of operating and maintaining internal combustion engine vehicles.”