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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1847 

To amend title 41, United States Code, and title 10, United States Code, 

to extend the number of years that multiyear contracts may be entered 

into for the purchase of advanced biofuel, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 11, 2011 

Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. JONES, and Mr. BILBRAY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend title 41, United States Code, and title 10, United 

States Code, to extend the number of years that 

multiyear contracts may be entered into for the purchase 

of advanced biofuel, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Domestic Fuel for En5 hancing National Security Act of 2011’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS FOR ADVANCED BIOFUEL. 

2 (a) CIVILIAN AGENCY CONTRACTS.—Subsection (a) 

3 of section 3903 of title 41, United States Code, is amend4 ed to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 ‘‘(1) MULTIYEAR CONTRACT.—The term 

7 ‘multiyear contract’— 

8 ‘‘(A) means a contract for the purchase of 

9 property or services for more than one, but not 

10 more than five, program years, except as pro11 vided in subparagraph (B); 

12 ‘‘(B) in the case of a contract for the pur13 chase of advanced biofuel, means a contract for 

14 the purchase of such fuel for a period of up to 

15 15 program years; and 

16 ‘‘(C) may provide that performance under 

17 the contract during the second and subsequent 

18 years of the contract is contingent upon the ap19 propriation of funds and (if it does so provide) 

20 may provide for a cancellation payment to be 

21 made to the contractor if such appropriations 

22 are not made. 

23 ‘‘(2) ADVANCED BIOFUEL.—The term ‘ad24 vanced biofuel’ has the meaning given such term in 

25 section 211(o)(1)(B) of the Clean Air Act (42 

26 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(B)).’’. 


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1 (b) DEFENSE CONTRACTS.—Subsection (k) of section 

2 2306b of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read 

3 as follows: 

4 ‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 

5 ‘‘(1)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 

6 (B), the term ‘multiyear contract’ means a contract 

7 for the purchase of property or services for more 

8 than one, but not more than five, program years. 

9 ‘‘(B) In the case of a contract for the purchase 

10 of advanced biofuel, the term ‘multiyear contract’ 

11 means a contract for the purchase of such fuel for 

12 a period of up to 15 program years. 

13 ‘‘(C) Such a contract may provide that perform14 ance under the contract during the second and sub15 sequent years of the contract is contingent upon the 

16 appropriation of funds and (if it does so provide) 

17 may provide for a cancellation payment to be made 

18 to the contractor if such appropriations are not 

19 made. 

20 ‘‘(2) The term ‘advanced biofuel’ has the mean21 ing given such term in section 211(o)(1)(B) of the 

22 Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(B)).’’. 

23 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

24 this section shall apply to contracts entered into on or 


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1 after the date occurring 180 days after the date of the 

2 enactment of this Act. 

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