S.Amdt. 2113
What it does: Adds SEC. 827. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR THE PURCHASE OF SYNTHETIC FUELS at the end of subtitle B of title VIII
Sen. John Thune (R-SD)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 1585
Adds SEC. 827. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR THE PURCHASE OF SYNTHETIC FUELS at the end of subtitle B of title VIII
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. 827. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR THE PURCHASE OF SYNTHETIC FUELS.
Inserted: (a) Multiyear Procurement Authorized.--Chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 826 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:
Inserted: "Sec. 2410r. Multiyear procurement authority: purchase of synthetic fuels
Inserted: "(a) Multiyear Contracts Authorized.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary of Defense may enter into contracts for a period not to exceed 10 years for the purchase of synthetic fuels.
Inserted: "(b) Limitations on Contracts for Periods in Excess of Five Years.--The Secretary may exercise the authority in subsection (a) to enter a contract for a period in excess of five years only if the Secretary determines, on the basis of a business case prepared by the Department of Defense, that--
Inserted: "(1) the proposed purchase of fuels under such contract is cost effective for the Department of Defense; and
Inserted: "(2) it would not be possible to purchase fuels from the source in an economical manner without the use of a contract for a period in excess of five years.
Inserted: "(c) Limitation on Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions.--The Secretary may not purchase synthetic fuels under the authority in subsection (a) unless the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from such fuels are not greater than the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from similar conventional petroleum-based fuels.
Inserted: "(d) Synthetic Fuel Defined.--In this section, the term 'synthetic fuel' means any liquid, gas, or combination thereof that--
Inserted: "(1) can be used as a substitute for petroleum or natural gas (or any derivative thereof, including chemical feedstocks); and
Inserted: "(2) is produced by chemical or physical transformation of domestic sources of energy.".
Inserted: (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 141 of such title, as so amended, is further amended by adding at the end the following new item:
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Inserted: "2410r. Multiyear procurement authority: purchase of synthetic fuels.".
Original wording
At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, add the following:
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As printed
SA 2113. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle B of title VIII, add the following:
SEC. 827. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR THE PURCHASE OF SYNTHETIC FUELS.
(a) Multiyear Procurement Authorized.--Chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 826 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:
“Sec. 2410r. Multiyear procurement authority: purchase of
synthetic fuels
“(a) Multiyear Contracts Authorized.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary of Defense may enter into contracts for a period not to exceed 10 years for the purchase of synthetic fuels.
“(b) Limitations on Contracts for Periods in Excess of Five Years.--The Secretary may exercise the authority in subsection (a) to enter a contract for a period in excess of five years only if the Secretary determines, on the basis of a business case prepared by the Department of Defense, that--
“(1) the proposed purchase of fuels under such contract is cost effective for the Department of Defense; and
“(2) it would not be possible to purchase fuels from the source in an economical manner without the use of a contract for a period in excess of five years.
“(c) Limitation on Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions.--The Secretary may not purchase synthetic fuels under the authority in subsection (a) unless the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from such fuels are not greater than the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from similar conventional petroleum-based fuels.
“(d) Synthetic Fuel Defined.--In this section, the term ‘synthetic fuel' means any liquid, gas, or combination thereof that--
“(1) can be used as a substitute for petroleum or natural gas (or any derivative thereof, including chemical feedstocks); and
“(2) is produced by chemical or physical transformation of domestic sources of energy.”.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 141 of such title, as so amended, is further amended by adding at the end the following new item:
“2410r. Multiyear procurement authority: purchase of synthetic fuels.”.
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Senate amendment submitted
July 11, 2007