Title 10 — Armed Forces
Part IV · Chapter 173 — Energy Security
§ 2922d. Procurement of fuel derived from coal, oil shale, and tar sands
Statutory text
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Oil Shale, Tar Sands, and Other Strategic Unconventional Fuels Act of 2005
Pub. L. 109–58 title III § 369(q)(1) · 119 Stat. 594
Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 2922d
Added Pub. L. 109–58, title III, § 369(q)(1), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 733, § 2398a
Source evidence
Code source credit
Added Pub. L. 109–58, title III, § 369(q)(1), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 733, § 2398aEnacted provision · exact public law section
(1) In general.— Chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2398 the following: “§ 2398a. Procurement of fuel derived from coal, oil shale, and tar sands “(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 1 or more contracts or other agreements (that meet the requirements of this section) to procure a covered fuel to meet 1 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 1 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.” .Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007
Pub. L. 109–364 div. B title XXVIII § 2851(b)(2) · 120 Stat. 2083
Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 2922d
Pub. L. 109–364 renumbered section 2398a of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 109–364 renumbered section 2398a of this title as this section.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(2) Transfer and redesignation of chapter 141 provisions.— Sections 2388, 2394, 2394a, 2398, 2398a, 2404, and 2410c of such title are— (A) transferred to chapter 173 of such title, as added by subsection (a)(1); (B) inserted after the table of sections of subchapter II of such chapter; and (C) redesignated as sections 2922, 2922a, 2922b, 2922c, 2922d, 2922e, and 2922f, respectively.Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
Pub. L. 111–383 div. A title X § 1075(b)(48) · 124 Stat. 4137
Substituted · 10 U.S.C. § 2922d(b); 10 U.S.C. § 2922d(d)
Pub. L. 111–383 substituted “one or more” for “1 or more” wherever appearing
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsecs. (b), (d). Pub. L. 111–383 substituted “one or more” for “1 or more” wherever appearing.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(48) Section 2922d is amended by striking “1 or more” each place it appears and inserting “one or more”.
3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Amendments2006–2011 · 2 rounds
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.
Credits
2005–2011 · 3 acts
- 2005Added Pub. L. 109–58, title III, § 369(q)(1), , 119 Stat. 733, § 2398a
- 2006renumbered § 2922d, Pub. L. 109–364, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2851(b)(2), , 120 Stat. 2494
- 2011Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, § 1075(b)(48), , 124 Stat. 4371.
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(Added Pub. L. 109–58, title III, § 369(q)(1), , 119 Stat. 733, § 2398a; renumbered § 2922d, Pub. L. 109–364, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2851(b)(2), , 120 Stat. 2494; Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, § 1075(b)(48), , 124 Stat. 4371.)