Electric Vehicles for All Act or the EVs for All Act
This bill requires the Department of Energy to provide grants to eligible entities (i.e., public housing agencies, local governments, and certain non-profit organizations) to facilitate electric vehicle sharing services operated at public housing projects.
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to 
facilitate electric vehicle sharing services operated at public housing 
                   projects, 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 ``Electric Vehicles for All Act'' or 
the ``EVs for All Act''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ELECTRIC VEHICLE SHARING SERVICE GRANT 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall carry out, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development, a program to award, on a competitive 
basis, grants to facilitate electric vehicle sharing services operated 
at public housing projects.
    (b) Eligible Entities.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may award a grant under this 
        section to the following entities:
                    (A) A public housing agency.
                    (B) A local government.
                    (C) A non-profit organization that has entered into 
                an agreement with a public housing agency or local 
                government under which the agency or government agrees 
                to host an electric vehicle sharing service on the 
                property of such agency or government.
            (2) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        this section, an entity specified in paragraph (1) shall submit 
        to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and 
        containing such information as the Secretary determines 
        appropriate.
    (c) Criteria for Grant Awards.--In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall consider the following criteria:
            (1) The capacity of an applicant to operate a proposed 
        electric vehicle sharing service.
            (2) Whether such proposed service would address--
                    (A) the infrastructure needs of the public housing 
                project where such service will be operated; and
                    (B) the transportation needs of the community 
                surrounding such public housing project.
            (3) Whether the applicant has developed a culturally 
        competent community engagement and education plan for outreach 
        regarding such proposed service.
            (4) The economic and operational sustainability of such 
        proposed service.
            (5) Whether the applicant proposes to install networked 
        direct current fast charging equipment in connection with such 
        proposed service.
            (6) Whether the applicant proposes to purchase electric 
        vehicles with respect to which final assembly occurred at a 
        location operating under a collective bargaining agreement.
            (7) Whether the applicant proposes to purchase electric 
        vehicles that--
                    (A) with respect to final assembly, are assembled 
                using component parts that are at least 50 percent 
                domestic content; and
                    (B) are powered by battery cells manufactured in 
                the United States.
            (8) Other criteria as determined appropriate by the 
        Secretary.
    (d) Permitted Grant Uses.--
            (1) In general.--A recipient of a grant awarded under this 
        section may only use grant funds for the following to 
        facilitate an electric vehicle sharing service operated at a 
        public housing project:
                    (A) The purchase of light-duty electric vehicles 
                that are not more than 5 years old.
                    (B) The purchase, installation, and maintenance of 
                electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
                    (C) Community education and outreach with respect 
                to such service.
                    (D) Incentives for residents of the public housing 
                project to use such service, including subsidized 
                fares.
                    (E) Maintenance, repairs, and other costs 
                associated with operating such service, including 
                towing, impound, and driving infraction fines.
                    (F) Monitoring, data collection, and evaluation 
                with respect to such service.
                    (G) Technical assistance relating to the 
                establishment, operation, and evaluation of such 
                service.
            (2) Minimum standards for purchased electric vehicles.--The 
        Secretary shall establish minimum standards relating to 
        functionality and range for electric vehicles eligible to be 
        purchased under paragraph (1)(A).
    (e) Grant Limitations.--
            (1) Availability.--Grant funds awarded under this section 
        shall be available to the recipient of such funds for 
        obligation or expenditure during the 5-year period beginning on 
        the date on which such funds are awarded.
            (2) Maximum amount.--A grant under this section may not be 
        in an amount that exceeds $1,000,000 for each public housing 
        project at which the grant recipient will operate an electric 
        vehicle sharing service.
    (f) Reports.--As a condition of receiving a grant under this 
section, a grant recipient shall submit to the Secretary, before the 
end of each year during which the recipient receives grant amounts, a 
report that--
            (1) describes the activities carried out with such amounts; 
        and
            (2) includes data on--
                    (A) the operating and capital costs for the 
                electric vehicle sharing service facilitated with such 
                amounts;
                    (B) the revenue generated by such service;
                    (C) the daily averages of individual bookings and 
                hours of electric vehicle use for such service;
                    (D) the number of active users of such service;
                    (E) the distance traveled by the electric vehicles 
                of such service;
                    (F) the estimated reduction in greenhouse gas 
                emissions and criteria air pollutants associated with 
                such service; and
                    (G) the results of a survey of customers of such 
                service that provides information on customer 
                preferences, destinations, and other information the 
                Secretary determines appropriate.
    (g) Labor.--
            (1) Contracts for installation of electric vehicle charging 
        infrastructure.--As a condition of receiving a grant under this 
        section, a grant recipient shall ensure, to the greatest extent 
        practicable, that--
                    (A) not less than 40 percent of the employees of 
                any nongovernmental entity that enters into a contract 
                with such recipient, or a subcontract thereof, for the 
                installation of electric vehicle charging 
                infrastructure are--
                            (i) domiciled--
                                    (I) if the installation is carried 
                                out at a location in a major urban 
                                area, not further than 15 miles from 
                                the location of such installation; or
                                    (II) if the installation is not 
                                carried out at a location in a major 
                                urban area, not further than 50 miles 
                                from the location of such installation;
                            (ii) members of the Armed Forces or 
                        veterans;
                            (iii) displaced and unemployed energy 
                        workers;
                            (iv) registered apprentices who have 
                        completed less than 15 percent of the required 
                        hours for the apprenticeship program in which 
                        they are enrolled; or
                            (v) persons who--
                                    (I) were formerly--
                                            (aa) incarcerated in a 
                                        juvenile or adult detention or 
                                        correctional facility; or
                                            (bb) placed on probation, 
                                        community supervision, or in a 
                                        diversion program;
                                    (II) are emancipated from the 
                                foster care system;
                                    (III) have a disability;
                                    (IV) are homeless;
                                    (V) receive public assistance; or
                                    (VI) lack a general education or 
                                high school diploma; and
                    (B) not less than 40 percent of the employees of 
                any such entity hold an Electric Vehicle Infrastructure 
                Training Program certification.
            (2) Wages.--
                    (A) In general.--As a condition of receiving a 
                grant under this section, a grant recipient shall 
                ensure that all laborers and mechanics employed by a 
                nongovernmental entity that enters into a contract for 
                the performance of construction, alteration, or repair 
                work that is facilitated, in whole or in part, by such 
                grant, or a subcontract thereof, are paid wages at 
                rates not less than those prevailing on similar 
                construction, alteration, or repair work in the 
                locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in 
                accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 
                40, United States Code.
                    (B) Labor standards.--With respect to the labor 
                standards in subparagraph (A), the Secretary of Labor 
                shall have the authority and functions set forth in 
                Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 
                5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United 
                States Code.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2022 through 2031.
    (i) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``electric vehicle'' means a vehicle that 
        derives all or part of its power from electricity.
            (2) The term ``electric vehicle charging infrastructure''--
                    (A) means any property, other than a building or 
                the structural components thereof, that is--
                            (i) used to charge electric vehicles;
                            (ii) present at the location where such 
                        vehicles are charged; and
                            (iii) available for use by members of the 
                        general public; and
                    (B) includes any utility service connection, or 
                utility panel upgrade, that is required for the 
                charging of electric vehicles.
            (3) The term ``electric vehicle sharing service'' means a 
        service that--
                    (A) allows an individual to apply for a membership 
                that pre-approves the individual to rent electric 
                vehicles from such service; and
                    (B) permits pre-approved individuals to rent such 
                vehicles for short periods of time.
            (4) The term ``final assembly'' means the process by which 
        a manufacturer produces a new electric vehicle at, or through 
        the use of, a plant, factory, or other place from which the 
        vehicle is delivered to a dealer or importer with all component 
        parts necessary for the mechanical operation of the vehicle 
        included with the vehicle, whether or not the component parts 
        are permanently installed in or on the vehicle.
            (5) The term ``major urban area'' means a metropolitan 
        statistical area within the United States with an estimated 
        population that is greater than or equal to 1,500,000.
            (6) The term ``networked direct current fast charging 
        equipment'' means electric vehicle charging equipment that--
                    (A) provides a direct current power source at a 
                minimum of 50 kilowatts; and
                    (B) is enabled to connect to a network to 
                facilitate data collection and access.
            (7) The term ``registered apprentice'' means a person 
        participating in a program registered pursuant to the Act of 
        August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the ``National 
        Apprenticeship Act''; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 
        et seq.).
            (8) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy.
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EVs for All Act
To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to facilitate electric vehicle sharing services operated at public housing projects, and for other purposes.
EVs for All Act
Electric Vehicles for All Act
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz