STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE AND SYNTHETIC FUELS.

SEC. 334. STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE AND SYNTHETIC FUELS.(a) Study Required.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on alternatives to reduce the life cycle emissions of alternative and synthetic fuels (including coal-to-liquid fuels).(b) Matters Examined.—The study shall examine, at a minimum, the following:(1) The potential clean energy alternatives for powering the conversion processes, including nuclear, solar, and wind energies.(2) The alternatives for reducing carbon emissions during the conversion processes.(3) The military utility of domestically-produced alternative and synthetic fuels for military operations and for use by expeditionary forces compared with the military utility and 122 STAT. 4422 life cycle emissions of mobile, in-theater synthetic fuel processes.(4) The goals and progress of the military departments related to the research, testing, and certification for use of alternative or synthetic fuels in military vehicles and aircraft.(5) An analysis of trends, levels of investment, and the development of refining capacity in the alternative or synthetic fuel industry capable of meeting fuel requirements for the Department of Defense.(c) Use of Federally Funded Research and Development Center.—The Secretary of Defense shall select a federally funded research and development center to perform the study required by subsection (a).(d) Report.—Not later than March 1, 2009, the federally funded research and development center shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Secretary of Defense a report on the results of the study required by subsection (a).