Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

§
Marginalia
Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 4350 (Placed on Calendar Senate) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 852

Sec. 852. Pilot program to determine the cost competitiveness of drop-in fuels

296 words·~1 min read·/bill/117/hr/4350/pcs/section-852

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), shall establish a pilot program to determine the cost competitiveness of the fully burdened cost of drop-in fuels compared with the fully burdened cost of traditional fuels using a scenario-based strategic sourcing tool as described in subsection (b). The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), in coordination with the Director of Defense Logistics Agency, shall identify an aviation fuel program and use a commercially available scenario-based strategic sourcing tool to— analyze performance risks and benefits of drop-in fuels compared to traditional fuels; determine cost-competitiveness of drop-in fuels compared to traditional fuels; improve supplier performance of contracts to procure aviation fuel; and minimize risk, increase transparency, and manage unforeseen circumstances for the Department of Defense.
The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall use the scenario-based strategic sourcing tool described in subsection
(b)to maintain documentation of the costs of each such contract in order to develop better price estimates and procurement strategies for acquiring aviation fuel. Not later than September 30, 2022, and annually thereafter until the termination date described in subsection (f), the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees on the status and impact of the pilot program established under this section. In this section: The terms drop-in fuel , fully burdened cost , and traditional fuel have the meanings given, respectively, in section 2922h of title 10, United States Code. The term scenario-based strategic sourcing means a method for testing the supply chain effects using automated software to model various scenarios relating to— contract management; spend analysis; supplier management; sourcing; and external market variables. The pilot program established under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2027.
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.