I 
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 fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Domestic Fuel for En-
hancing National Security Act of 2011’’. 
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SEC. 2. MULTIYEAR CONTRACTS FOR ADVANCED BIOFUEL. 
(a) CIVILIAN AGENCY CONTRACTS.—Subsection (a) 
of section 3903 of title 41, United States Code, is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 
MULTIYEAR
CONTRACT.—The 
term 
‘multiyear contract’— 
‘‘(A) means a contract for the purchase of 
property or services for more than one, but not 
more than five, program years, except as pro-
vided in subparagraph (B); 
‘‘(B) in the case of a contract for the pur-
chase of advanced biofuel, means a contract for 
the purchase of such fuel for a period of up to 
15 program years; and 
‘‘(C) may provide that performance under 
the contract during the second and subsequent 
years of the contract is contingent upon the ap-
propriation of funds and (if it does so provide) 
may provide for a cancellation payment to be 
made to the contractor if such appropriations 
are not made. 
‘‘(2) ADVANCED
BIOFUEL.—The term ‘ad-
vanced biofuel’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 211(o)(1)(B) of the Clean Air Act (42 
U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(B)).’’. 
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(b) DEFENSE CONTRACTS.—Subsection (k) of section 
2306b of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the term ‘multiyear contract’ means a contract 
for the purchase of property or services for more 
than one, but not more than five, program years. 
‘‘(B) In the case of a contract for the purchase 
of advanced biofuel, the term ‘multiyear contract’ 
means a contract for the purchase of such fuel for 
a period of up to 15 program years. 
‘‘(C) Such a contract may provide that perform-
ance under the contract during the second and sub-
sequent years of the contract is contingent upon the 
appropriation of funds and (if it does so provide) 
may provide for a cancellation payment to be made 
to the contractor if such appropriations are not 
made. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘advanced biofuel’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 211(o)(1)(B) of the 
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)(B)).’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to contracts entered into on or 
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after the date occurring 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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