Sec. 853. Assuring integrity of overseas fuel supplies
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Before awarding a contract to an offeror for the supply of fuel for any overseas contingency operation, the Secretary of Defense shall— ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that no otherwise responsible offeror is disqualified for such award on the basis of an unsupported denial of access to a facility or equipment by the host nation government; and require assurances that the offeror will comply with the requirements of subsections
(b)and (c). An offeror for the supply of fuel for any overseas contingency operation shall— certify that the provided fuel, in whole or in part, or derivatives of such fuel, is not sourced from a nation or region prohibited from selling petroleum to the United States; and furnish such records as are necessary to verify compliance with such anti-corruption statutes and regulations as the Secretary determines necessary, including— the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 78dd–1 et seq. ); the regulations contained in parts 120 through 130 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations (commonly known as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations ); the regulations contained in parts 730 through 774 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations (commonly known as the Export Administration Regulations ); and such regulations as may be promulgated by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury. Not more than 180 days after the award of a contract for the supply of fuel for any overseas contingency operation that is greater than $50,000,000, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report including— an assessment of the price per gallon for such fuel, along with an assessment of the price per gallon for fuel paid by other entities in the same nation or region of the nation; and an assessment of the ability of the contractor awarded such contract to comply with sanctions on Iran and monitor for violations of those sanctions. Subsections (a), (b), and
(c)of this section shall apply with respect to contracts entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. Section 813(c)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( 10 U.S.C. 2305 note) is amended by inserting , including fuel procurement and fuel-related services, after logistics services, .
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