[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3807 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3807

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize long-term contracts 
  for the purchase of liquid synthetic or biomass-derived aviation or 
   aviation blend fuels for the Department of Defense, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 20, 2010

Mr. Baucus (for himself and Mr. Tester) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize long-term contracts 
  for the purchase of liquid synthetic or biomass-derived aviation or 
   aviation blend fuels for the Department of Defense, 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 ``American Security and Freedom Fuels 
Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY FOR LONG-TERM CONTRACTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN 
              LIQUID FUELS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Authority.--Subchapter II of chapter 173 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2922h. Liquid fuels: contracts for procurement of synthetic or 
              biomass-derived aviation or aviation blend fuels
    ``(a) Authority To Contract.--The Secretary of Defense may enter 
into one or more contracts for the procurement of fuels described in 
subsection (b) for the Department of Defense.
    ``(b) Covered Fuels.--A fuel described in this subsection is a 
liquid fuel that is suitable for use as an aviation fuel or aviation 
fuel blend and that--
            ``(1) is domestically produced;
            ``(2) is a synthetic fuel or derived from biomass;
            ``(3) is produced in a manner that does not primarily 
        compete with food stocks; and
            ``(4) meets the regulatory standards set forth by the 
        Environmental Protection Agency for renewable fuels standards 
        pursuant to section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
        7545(o)).
    ``(c) Period of Contract.--The period of a contract entered into 
under subsection (a) may not exceed 20 years.
    ``(d) Prohibition on Options.--A contract under subsection (a) may 
not include any options.
    ``(e) Reports on Contracts.--Not later than three years after 
entering into a contract under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report on the contract. The report shall include 
the following:
            ``(1) A description of the performance of the contract, 
        including whether the contract is yielding savings to the 
        Department of Defense when compared with the procurement of 
        fuels that meet the specifications set forth in subsection (c) 
        but are not procured under the authority in subsection (a).
            ``(2) In consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, an 
        assessment whether the contract has stimulated the development 
        of domestic energy infrastructure.
            ``(3) An assessment whether the expanded use of contracts 
        such as the contract could reduce the vulnerability of the 
        Department to disruptions in the global oil supply.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
subchapter II of chapter 173 of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item:

``2922h. Liquid fuels: contracts for procurement of synthetic or 
                            biomass-derived aviation or aviation blend 
                            fuels''.
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