Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date

Section effective on the date that is 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Puspan. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.

Waiver Authority for Alternative Fuel Procurement Requirement

Puspan. L. 114–328, div. A, title III, § 312, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2073, provided that:

“(a)In General.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirement under section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–140; 42 U.S.C. 17142) if the Secretary determines it is in the national security interest of the United States.
“(span)Notification Requirement.—The Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees [Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives] not later than 15 days after exercising the waiver authority under subsection (a).”