S.Amdt. 5432

1. Rewrites page 216, line 15 through page 221, line 3

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   Removes page 216, line 15 through page 221, line 3 of the printed bill. See that page

   Inserted: (a) Multiyear Contracts Authorized.--The head of an agency may enter into contracts or agreements for the acquisition of alternative or synthetic fuels, if such contracts or agreements are--

   Inserted: (1) for a term of not more than 25 years;

   Inserted: (2) at a price that is competitive, throughout the term of the contract or agreement concerned, with the market price of petroleum-derived fuel of similar quality; and

   Inserted: (3) for a fuel that has lower lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions when compared to the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of conventional petroleum-based fuels that are used in the same application;

   Inserted: (b) Determination of Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions.--In the case of a contract or agreement under subsection (a) for an alternative fuel or synthetic fuel, the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production and combustion of the fuel supplied under such contract or agreement shall be considered to be less than such emissions for the equivalent conventional fuel produced from conventional petroleum sources if such emissions are determined to be lower--

   Inserted: (1) by peer-reviewed research conducted or reviewed by a national laboratory; or

   Inserted: (2) by the head of the agency, based on available research and testing.

   Inserted: (c) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: (1) The term 'head of an agency' has the meaning given that term in section 2302(1) of this title.

   Inserted: (2) The term 'alternative fuel' has the meaning given that term in section 301(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13211(2)).

   Inserted: (3) The term 'synthetic fuel' means any liquid, gas, or combination thereof that--

   Inserted: (A) can be used as a substitute for petroleum or natural gas (or any derivative thereof, including chemical feedstocks); and

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   Inserted: (B) is produced by chemical or physical transformation of domestic sources of energy (including coal, natural gas, biomass, ethanol, butanol, and hydrogen).

   Inserted: (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 141 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

   Inserted: "2410r. Multiyear procurement authority: purchase of alternative and synthetic fuels.".

   Inserted: (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that the Department of Defense and other departments and agencies of the Federal Government should continue research, testing, evaluation, and use of alternative and synthetic fuels (as that term is defined in section 2410r(c) of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)) with the goals of--

   Inserted: (1) reducing emissions;

   Inserted: (2) lowering the cost of fuel; and

   Inserted: (3) increasing the performance, reliability, and security of fuel production and supply for the Armed Forces.

   Original wording

   On page 216, strike line 15 and all that follows through page 221, line 3, and insert the following:

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