ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR FUEL STORAGE AND MANAGEMENT.

SEC. 825. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR FUEL STORAGE AND MANAGEMENT. (a) Revision of Authority.—Section 2388 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out subsections (a) and (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “(a) Authority To Contract.—The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of a military department may each contract for storage facilities for, or the storage, handling, or distribution of, liquid fuels and natural gas. “(b) Period of Contract.—The period of a contract entered into under subsection (a) may not exceed 5 years. However, the contract may provide options for the Secretary to renew the contract for additional periods of not more than 5 years each, but not for more than a total of 20 years.”; and (2) in subsection (c), by inserting “Option To Purchase Facility.—” after “(c)”. (b) Section Heading Amendment.—The heading of section 2388 of such title is amended to read as follows: “§ 2388. Liquid fuels and natural gas: contracts for storage, handling, or distribution”.