An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 110-666 to include clarifying language regarding the procurement by a federal agency of alternative or synthetic fuels; would clarify conditions by which DOD and other federal agencies would be allowed to enter into a contract to purchase a generally available fuel, if it is not predominantly an alternative or synthetic fuel. The amendment would also set forth a set of conditions pursuant to these changes.

1. Adds SEC. 335. EXCEPTION TO ALTERNATIVE FUEL PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENT at the end of subtitle D of title III

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. 335. EXCEPTION TO ALTERNATIVE FUEL PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENT.

   Inserted: Section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140; 42 U.S. C. 17142) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) by striking "No Federal agency" and inserting "(a) Requirement.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no Federal agency"; and

   Inserted: (2) by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not prohibit a Federal agency from entering into a contract to purchase a generally available fuel that is not an alternative or synthetic fuel or predominantly produced from a nonconventional petroleum source, if--

   Inserted: "(1) the contract does not specifically require the contractor to provide an alternative or synthetic fuel or fuel from a nonconventional petroleum source;

   Inserted: "(2) the purpose of the contract is not to obtain an alternative or synthetic fuel or fuel from a nonconventional petroleum source; and

   Inserted: "(3) the contract does not provide incentives for a refinery upgrade or expansion to allow a refinery to use or increase its use of fuel from a nonconventional petroleum source.".

   Original wording

   At the end of subtitle D of title III, add the following new section:

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