119-hr2143

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2143 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2143

 To direct the Administrator of General Services to establish a pilot 
program to sell 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 14, 2025

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

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 A BILL

 To direct the Administrator of General Services to establish a pilot 
program to sell 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 2025''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

 Congress finds the following:

    (1) The General Services Administration fleet management 
 program provides essential vehicle procurement services to 
 Federal agencies, State and local governments, and Tribal 
 organizations at cost-effective prices.

    (2) Expanding access to the vehicle acquisition services of 
 the General Services Administration to the commercial for-hire 
 industry can increase efficiency, reduce costs, and provide for 
 an improved fleet turnover with modern, environmentally-
 friendly vehicles.

SEC. 3. GSA FEDERAL FLEET PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a pilot 
program that does the following:

    (1) In accordance with this section, allows covered small 
 businesses to purchase vehicles through the Federal supply 
 schedules of the General Services Administration.

    (2) Provides the access described in paragraph

    (1) at cost 
 and from the same selection pool as an eligible entity under 
 any of the following:
        (A) Section 502 of title 40, United States Code.
        (B) The Indian Self-Determination and Education 
 Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5329
            (c) ).
            (C) The Tribally Controlled Schools Act (25 U.S.C. 
 13).
            (D) Section 319 of the Public Health Service Act 
 (42 U.S.C. 247d).

    (3) Prohibits a covered small business from purchasing more 
 than 50 vehicles in a fiscal year.

    (b) Terms of Purchase.--To participate in the program a covered 
small business shall agree to the following terms:

    (1) The covered small business shall use each motor vehicle 
 purchased through the program 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.

    (2) If the covered small business 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 the operator paid to the Administrator for the 
 motor vehicle.

    (3) The covered small business 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.
            (c) Reporting and Evaluation.--

    (1) Annual report.--Not later than 12 months after the date 
 of the enactment of this section, and one year thereafter, the 
 Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the progress 
 of the pilot program for the previous 12 months, that includes 
 the following:
        (A) Participation data by covered small businesses.
        (B) Cost savings and operational improvements 
 reported by covered small businesses that participated 
 in the pilot program.
            (C) Environmental impacts, including reductions in 
 vehicle emissions due to fleet modernization.

    (2) Final report.--Not later than the conclusion of the 
 pilot program, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a 
 final report that assesses the effectiveness of the program and 
 provides recommendations on whether to make the program 
 permanent or expand the scope of the program.
            (d) Rulemaking.--The Administrator may issue any rules necessary to 
implement this section.

    (e) Sunset.--The pilot program established pursuant to this section 
shall expire 3 years after the date of the enactment of this section.

    (f) 

=== 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, limousine, shuttle, over-the-road bus, 
 or sedan; 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.

    (5) 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).
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