10 U.S.C. § 2922d — Procurement of fuel derived from coal, oil shale, and tar sands

FEDERAL · 10 U.S.C. · Chapter 173

Procurement of fuel derived from coal, oil shale, and tar sands

Current through Pub. L. 119-102

Title 10 — Armed Forces·Ch. 173 — ENERGY SECURITY·Subch. II

(a)Use of Fuel to Meet Department of Defense Needs.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop a strategy to use fuel produced, in whole or in part, from coal, oil shale, and tar sands (referred to in this section as a "covered fuel") that are extracted by either mining or in-situ methods and refined or otherwise processed in the United States in order to assist in meeting the fuel requirements of the Department of Defense when the Secretary determines that it is in the national interest.

(b)Authority to Procure.—The Secretary of Defense may enter into one or more contracts or other agreements (that meet the requirements of this section) to procure a covered fuel to meet one or more fuel requirements of the Department of Defense.

(c)Clean Fuel Requirements.—A covered fuel may be procured un

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(a) Use of Fuel to Meet Department of Defense Needs.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop a strategy to use fuel produced, in whole or in part, from coal, oil shale, and tar sands (referred to in this section as a "covered fuel") that are extracted by either mining or in-situ methods and refined or otherwise processed in the United States in order to assist in meeting the fuel requirements of the Department of Defense when the Secretary determines that it is in the national interest.
(b) Authority to Procure.—The Secretary of Defense may enter into one or more contracts or other agreements (that meet the requirements of this section) to procure a covered fuel to meet one or more fuel requirements of the Department of Defense.
(c) Clean Fuel Requirements.—A covered fuel may be procured under subsection (b) only if the covered fuel meets such standards for clean fuel produced from domestic sources as the Secretary of Defense shall establish for purposes of this section in consultation with the Department of Energy.
(d) Multiyear Contract Authority.—Subject to applicable provisions of law, any contract or other agreement for the procurement of covered fuel under subsection (b) may be for one or more years at the election of the Secretary of Defense.
(e) Fuel Source Analysis.—In order to facilitate the procurement by the Department of Defense of covered fuel under subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may carry out a comprehensive assessment of current and potential locations in the United States for the supply of covered fuel to the Department.

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History

(Added Pub. L. 109–58, title III, §369(q)(1), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 733, §2398a; renumbered §2922d, Pub. L. 109–364, div. B, title XXVIII, §2851(b)(2), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2494; Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, §1075(b)(48), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4371.)

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Amendments
2011—Subsecs. (b), (d). Pub. L. 111–383 substituted "one or more" for "1 or more" wherever appearing.
2006—Pub. L. 109–364 renumbered section 2398a of this title as this section.