Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§2922j Annual report on purchase of drop-in fuel

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART IV— - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › Chapter CHAPTER 173— - ENERGY SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - ENERGY-RELATED PROCUREMENT › § 2922j

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Each year the Secretary of Defense must tell Congress every time the Department bought drop-in fuel that was not competitive in price with traditional fuel. For each such purchase, the report must say whether the buy was made because of a military requirement or not. Drop-in fuel: a liquid hydrocarbon, pure or mixed, made to directly replace regular fuel and work with existing equipment. Traditional fuel: a liquid hydrocarbon made from petroleum.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §2922j

Armed Forces — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Not less frequently than annually, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that, for the year covered by the report—

(1)identifies each instance in which the Secretary purchased drop-in fuel that was not cost-competitive with traditional fuel; and

(2)for each instance identified under paragraph (1), states whether the purchase was based on a military requirement or not.

(b)In this section:

(1)The term “drop-in fuel” means a neat or blended liquid hydrocarbon fuel designed as a direct replacement for a traditional fuel with comparable performance characteristics and compatible with existing infrastructure and equipment.

(2)The term “traditional fuel” means a liquid hydrocarbon fuel derived or refined from petroleum.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 2922j

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73