date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of the 
military department or the head of the defense agency 
shall provide a preference for the procurement of non-tac-
tical motor vehicles with a propulsion system described in 
paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a), including 
plug-in hybrid systems, if the motor vehicles— 
‘‘(1) will meet the requirement or the need for 
the procurement; and 
‘‘(2) are commercially available at a cost rea-
sonably comparable, on the basis of life-cycle cost, to 
motor vehicles containing only an internal combus-
tion or heat engine using combustible fuel. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply to 
motor vehicles that are on a replacement cycle greater 
than 10 years on the date of the enactment of this section. 
‘‘(d) HYBRID DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘hybrid’, with respect to a motor vehicle, means a motor 
vehicle that draws propulsion energy from onboard sources 
of stored energy that are both— 
‘‘(1) an internal combustion or heat engine 
using combustible fuel; and 
‘‘(2) a rechargeable energy storage system.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such subchapter is amend-
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ed by inserting after the item relating to section 
2922c the following new item: 
‘‘2922c-1. Conversion of Department of Defense non-tactical motor vehicle fleet 
to motor vehicles using electric or hybrid propulsion systems.’’. 
(b) EXTENSION TO CONTRACTOR-OPERATED, GOV-
ERNMENT-OWNED VEHICLES.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall require that contracts entered into by the Secretary 
of a military department or the head of a defense agency 
after the date of the enactment of this Act for contractor 
operation of Government-owned vehicles include a provi-
sion requiring the contractor to comply with section 
2922c-1 of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a), to the same extent as the Department is re-
quired to comply with such section. 
SEC. 10. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES TO IN-
CORPORATE 
HYBRID-DRIVE 
TECHNOLOGY 
INTO 
CURRENT 
AND 
FUTURE 
TACTICAL 
FLEET OF MILITARY GROUND VEHICLES. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION
OF USABLE HYBRID-DRIVE 
TECHNOLOGY.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of each military de-
partment shall submit to Congress a report identifying hy-
brid-drive technologies suitable for incorporation into the 
next reset and recap of motor vehicles of the current tac-
tical fleet of each Armed Force under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary. In identifying suitable hybrid-drive tech-
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nologies, the Secretary shall consider the feasibility and 
cost of incorporating a hybrid-drive technology into each 
vehicle and the design changes and amount of time re-
quired for incorporation. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF OBLIGATION.—The Sec-
retary of Defense is authorized to obligate, from funds ap-
propriated for research, development, test, and evaluation 
for fiscal year 2011, $50,000,000 to incorporate hybrid- 
drive technologies identified under subsection (a) into the 
current tactical fleets of the Armed Forces. 
(c) HYBRID-DRIVE TECHNOLOGY DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘hybrid-drive technology’’ means a pro-
pulsion system, including the engine and drive train, that 
draws energy from onboard sources of stored energy that 
involve— 
(1) an internal combustion or heat engine using 
combustible fuel; and 
(2) a rechargeable energy storage system. 
SEC. 11. DEVELOPMENT OF BIOFUEL DERIVED FROM MA-
TERIALS THAT DO NOT COMPETE WITH FOOD 
STOCKS AND IS SUITABLE FOR USE AS AVIA-
TION FUEL. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a test-
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ing and certification plan to develop and put into oper-
ational use by September 30, 2016, a biofuel derived from 
materials that do not compete with food stocks and is suit-
able for use as or in an aviation fuel for military purposes. 
(b) NOTIFICATION OF OPERATIONAL AVAILABILITY 
OF BIOFUEL.—The Secretary of Defense shall notify Con-
gress as soon as practicable after the Secretary determines 
that an aviation fuel that consists of at least 50 percent 
biofuels described under subsection (a) is available for 
operational use by the Armed Forces for military aviation 
purposes. 
SEC. 12. IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS.—The Deputy Under-
secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment 
and the Director of Operational Energy Plans and Pro-
gram shall be the officials of the Department of Defense 
responsible for the implementation of this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act. The designated officials 
shall monitor the implementation plans of the military de-
partments and Defense agencies and keep the Secretary 
of Defense informed of all guidance issued and activities 
carried out within the Department of Defense that relate 
to the implementation of this Act and the amendments 
made by this Act. 
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(b) APPLICABILITY.—This Act and the amendments 
made by this Act shall apply with respect to the activities, 
personnel, resources, and facilities of the Department of 
Defense that are located within the United States as well 
as those facilities, regardless of whether permanent or 
temporary, that are located outside the United States. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to Congress a semiannual progress 
report on the implementation of this Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act. 
SEC. 13. WAIVER AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 
waive the implementation or operation of provision of this 
Act or an amendment made by this Act if the Secretary 
certifies to the Congress that implementation or continued 
operation of the provision would adversely impact the na-
tional security of the United States. 
(b) INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY WAIVER.—The Direc-
tor of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Defense, may exempt an intelligence activity of 
the United States, and related personnel, resources, and 
facilities, from a provision of this Act or an amendment 
made by this Act to the extent the Director and Secretary 
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determine necessary to protect intelligence sources and 
methods from unauthorized disclosure. 
Æ 
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