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 PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006

119 STAT. 3207

SEC. 357. STUDY ON USE OF BIODIESEL AND ETHANOL FUEL.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on the use of biodiesel and ethanol fuel by the Armed Forces and the Defense Agencies and any measures that can be taken to increase such use. (b) ELEMENTS.—The study shall include— (1) an evaluation of the historical utilization of biodiesel and ethanol fuel by the Armed Forces and the Defense Agencies, including the quantity of biodiesel and ethanol fuel acquired by the Department of Defense for the Armed Forces and the Defense Agencies during the 5-year period ending on the date of the report under subsection (c); (2) a review and assessment of potential requirements for increased use of biodiesel and ethanol fuel within the Department of Defense and any research and development efforts required to meet those increased requirements; (3) based on the review under paragraph (2), a forecast of the requirements of the Armed Forces and the Defense Agencies for biodiesel and ethanol fuels for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012; (4) an assessment of the current and future commercial availability of biodiesel and ethanol fuel, including facilities for the production, storage, transportation, distribution, and commercial sale of such fuel; (5) an assessment of the utilization by the Department of Defense of the commercial infrastructure for ethanol fuel as described in paragraph (4); (6) a review of the actions of the Department of Defense to coordinate with State, local, and private entities to support the expansion and use of alternative fuel refueling stations that are accessible to the public; and (7) an assessment of the fueling infrastructure on military installations in the United States, including storage and distribution facilities, that could be adapted or converted for the delivery of biodiesel and ethanol fuel, including— (A) an assessment of cost of the adaptation or conversion of such infrastructure to the delivery of biodiesel and ethanol fuel; and (B) an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of that adaptation or conversion. (c) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the study conducted under this section. (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) The term ‘‘ethanol fuel’’ means fuel that is 85 percent ethyl alcohol. (2) The term ‘‘biodiesel’’ means a diesel fuel substitute produced from nonpetroleum renewable resources that meets the registration requirements for fuels and fuel additives established by the Environmental Protection Agency under section 211 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545).

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