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§17504 Agency statements with respect to motor vehicle use

Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VI— - MISCELLANEOUS › Chapter CHAPTER 175— - FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE EXPENDITURE CONTROL › § 17504

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

With each yearly budget request, the head of every executive agency must send a short report on vehicle costs. The report must show last year’s total costs for buying, keeping, leasing, using, and getting rid of vehicles (showing both payment commitments and actual payments), and give estimates for the current and next fiscal year. The agency must also explain why its vehicle needs cannot be met by the government fleet service, a qualified private fleet manager, or any cheaper option. The report must be prepared following the existing rules for these statements.

Full Legal Text

Title 40, §17504

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(a)The head of each executive agency shall include with the appropriation request the agency submits under section 1108 of title 31 for each fiscal year, a statement—
(1)specifying—
(A)the total motor vehicle acquisition, maintenance, leasing, operation, and disposal costs (including obligations and outlays) the agency incurred in the most recently completed fiscal year; and
(B)an estimate of those costs for the fiscal year in which the request is submitted and for the succeeding fiscal year; and
(2)justifying why the existing and any new motor vehicle acquisition, maintenance, leasing, operation, and disposal requirements of the agency cannot be met through the Interagency Fleet Management System the Administrator of General Services operates, a qualified private fleet management firm, or any other method which is less costly to the Federal Government.
(b)The head of each executive agency shall comply with the requirements prescribed under section 17503(b) of this title in preparing each statement required under subsection (a).

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 1750440:903.Pub. L. 99–272, title XV, § 15303, Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 336.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2006—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–284 substituted “With” for “with” in heading.

Reference

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Citation

40 U.S.C. § 17504

Title 40Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73