2015 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces (Sections 101 - 18506)
Subtitle A - General Military Law (Sections 101 - 2926)
Part IV - Service, Supply, and Procurement (Sections 2201 - 2926)
Chapter 173 - Energy Security (Sections 2911 - 2926)
Subchapter II - Energy-Related Procurement (Sections 2922 - 2922h)
Sec. 2922h - Limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART IV - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT CHAPTER 173 - ENERGY SECURITY SUBCHAPTER II - ENERGY-RELATED PROCUREMENT Sec. 2922h - Limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels |
| Contains | section 2922h |
| Date | 2015 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 114-92, div. A, title III, §311(a), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 787. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 129 Stat. 787 |
| Public and Private Law | Public Law 114-92 |
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(a) Limitation.—Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may not make a bulk purchase of a drop-in fuel for operational purposes unless the fully burdened cost of that drop-in fuel is cost-competitive with the fully burdened cost of a traditional fuel available for the same purpose.
(b) Waiver.—(1) Subject to the requirements of paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation under subsection (a) with respect to a purchase.
(2) Not later than 30 days after issuing a waiver under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees notice of the waiver. Any such notice shall include each of the following:
(A) The rationale of the Secretary for issuing the waiver.
(B) A certification that the waiver is in the national security interest of the United States.
(C) The expected fully burdened cost of the purchase for which the waiver is issued.
(c) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) The term "drop-in fuel" means a neat or blended liquid hydrocarbon fuel designed as a direct replacement for a traditional fuel with comparable performance characteristics and compatible with existing infrastructure and equipment.
(2) The term "traditional fuel" means a liquid hydrocarbon fuel derived or refined from petroleum.
(3) The term "operational purposes"—
(A) means for the purposes of conducting military operations, including training, exercises, large scale demonstrations, and moving and sustaining military forces and military platforms; and
(B) does not include research, development, testing, evaluation, fuel certification, or other demonstrations.
(4) The term "fully burdened cost" means the commodity price of the fuel plus the total cost of all personnel and assets required to move and, when necessary, protect the fuel from the point at which the fuel is received from the commercial supplier to the point of use.
(Added Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title III, §311(a), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 787.)
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