Bill Sponsor
House Bill 366
115th Congress(2017-2018)
DHS SAVE Act
Active
Active
Passed Senate on May 2, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 6, 2017
Latest Action
Jun 6, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
366
Congress
115
Policy Area
Emergency Management
Emergency Management
Primary focus of measure is emergency planning; response to civil disturbances, natural and other disasters, including fires; emergency communications; security preparedness.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Pennsylvania
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on January 31, 2017
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H788-789)
Summary

DHS Stop Asset and Vehicle Excess Act or the DHS SAVE Act

This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responsible for overseeing and managing vehicle fleets throughout DHS, including:

  • ensuring that DHS components are in compliance with federal law, executive branch guidance, and DHS policy regarding fleet management and use of vehicles from home to work;
  • developing and distributing a standardized vehicle allocation methodology and fleet management plan;
  • ensuring that components formally document fleet management decisions; and
  • approving component fleet management plans, vehicle leases, and vehicle acquisitions.

The bill lists responsibilities of component heads regarding vehicle fleets, including developing and annually submitting to the Under Secretary a vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan.

The Under Secretary shall:

  • collect, on a quarterly basis, information regarding component vehicle fleets;
  • seek to achieve a capability to collect automated information regarding component vehicle fleets;
  • track and monitor component information, and review each component's vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan, to ensure that component vehicle fleets are the optimal size and are cost effective;
  • provide guidance on how component heads may achieve optimal fleet size; and
  • as part of the annual budget process, review and make determinations regarding annual component requests for vehicle fleet funding.

Beginning with FY2019, the Under Secretary and component heads may not approve a vehicle lease, acquisition, or replacement request, no DHS official with vehicle fleet management responsibilities may receive annual performance compensation in pay, and no senior executive service official of DHS whose office has a vehicle fleet may receive access to a car service, if such officials did not comply with vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan requirements in the prior fiscal year.

The Under Secretary may determine the feasibility of operating a vehicle motor pool to permit components to share vehicles to reduce the number of excess DHS vehicles.

The Governmental Accountability Office must report on:

  • efforts to achieve a capability to collect automated information regarding component vehicle fleets, and
  • the extent to which the Under Secretary addresses security concerns and reports on vehicle fleet event data recorder data.

The Inspector General of DHS shall review implementation of vehicle allocation tool and fleet management plan requirements for FY2018 and FY2020 and report on the effectiveness of such requirements with respect to cost avoidance, savings realized, and component operations.

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