,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #chi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bf1 #bjac
 ,mr4 ,baucus 7for himself and ,mr4     
,tester7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to authorize long-term   
contracts for the procurement of certain
 liquid transportation fuels for the    
,department of ,defense4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,freedom ,fuels ,act of #bjac4  #b4     
,authority for long-term contracts for  
procurement of certain liquid           
transportation fuels for the ,department
 of ,defense  7a7 ,authority ,subchapter
 ,,ii of chapter #agc of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #bibb;h4 ,liquid fuels3       
contracts for procurement of certain    
transportation fuels  7a7 ,authority ,to
 contract ,the ,secretary of ,defense   

may enter into one or more contracts for
 the procurement of fuels described in  
subsection 7b7 for the ,department of   
,defense4  7b7 ,covered fuels ,a fuel   
described in this subsection is a liquid
 transportation fuel1 including jet     
fuel1 that--  7#a7 meets the            
requirements of section #ebf of the     
,energy ,independence and ,security ,act
 of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agadb72  7#b7 
uses a feedstock that is produced within
 a ,state2 and  7#c7 is refined1        
manufactured1 or produced in a ,state4  
7c7 ,period of contract ,the period of a
 contract entered into under subsection 
7a7 may not exceed #aj years4  7d7      
,prohibition on options ,a contract     
under subsection 7a7 may not include any
 options that would extend the overall  
period of the contract beyond #aj years4
  7e7 ,reports on contracts ,not later  
than three years after entering into a  
contract under subsection 7a71 the      
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
,congress a report on the contract4 ,the

 report shall include the following3    
7#a7 ,a description of the performance  
of the contract1 including an assessment
 whether the contract is yielding       
savings to the ,department when compared
 with the procurement of fuels that meet
 the requirements referred to in        
subsection 7b7 but are not procured     
under the authority in subsection 7a74  
7#b7 ,in consultation with the          
,secretary of ,energy1 an assessment    
whether the contract has stimulated the 
development of domestic energy          
infrastructure1 and an assessment       
whether lengthening the maximum         
authorized period of contract in        
subsection 7c7 would further stimulate  
the development of domestic energy      
infrastructure4  7#c7 ,an assessment    
whether the expanded use of contracts as
 authorized by subsection 7a7 have      
reduced1 or can reduce1 the             
vulnerability of the ,department to     
disruptions in the global oil supply1   
and an assessment whether lengthening   

the maximum authorized period of        
contract in subsection 7c71 could       
further reduce the vulnerability of the 
,department to such disruptions4  7f7   
,state defined ,in this section1 the    
term ,state--  7#a7 means each of the   
several ,states2 and  7#b7 includes any 
land under the jurisdiction of an       
,indian tribe located in any of the     
several ,states4  4  7b7 ,clerical      
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of subchapter ,,ii of chapter 
#agc of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item3      
#bibb;h4 ,liquid fuels3 contracts for   
procurement of certain transportation   
fuels4  4