[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 212 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 212

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize long-term contracts 
  for the procurement of certain liquid transportation fuels for the 
                         Department of Defense.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 27, 2011

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 procurement of certain liquid transportation fuels for the 
                         Department of Defense.

    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 ``Freedom Fuels Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY FOR LONG-TERM CONTRACTS FOR PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN 
              LIQUID TRANSPORTATION 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 certain 
              transportation 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 transportation fuel, including jet fuel, that--
            ``(1) meets the requirements of section 526 of the Energy 
        Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17142);
            ``(2) uses a feedstock that is produced within a State; and
            ``(3) is refined, manufactured, or produced in a State.
    ``(c) Period of Contract.--The period of a contract entered into 
under subsection (a) may not exceed 10 years.
    ``(d) Prohibition on Options.--A contract under subsection (a) may 
not include any options that would extend the overall period of the 
contract beyond 10 years.
    ``(e) Reports on Contracts.--Not later than three years after 
entering into a contract under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense 
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 an assessment whether the contract is yielding 
        savings to the Department when compared with the procurement of 
        fuels that meet the requirements referred to in subsection (b) 
        but are not procured under the authority in subsection (a).
            ``(2) In consultation with the Secretary of Energy, an 
        assessment whether the contract has stimulated the development 
        of domestic energy infrastructure, and an assessment whether 
        lengthening the maximum authorized period of contract in 
        subsection (c) would further stimulate the development of 
        domestic energy infrastructure.
            ``(3) An assessment whether the expanded use of contracts 
        as authorized by subsection (a) have reduced, or can reduce, 
        the vulnerability of the Department to disruptions in the 
        global oil supply, and an assessment whether lengthening the 
        maximum authorized period of contract in subsection (c), could 
        further reduce the vulnerability of the Department to such 
        disruptions.
    ``(f) State Defined.--In this section, the term `State'--
            ``(1) means each of the several States; and
            ``(2) includes any land under the jurisdiction of an Indian 
        tribe located in any of the several States.''.
    (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 certain 
                            transportation fuels.''.
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