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Congress

Biofuels Major Sticking Point In DoD Policy Bill Debate

Julie Samuel

Tuesday, November 20th, 2012

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Proposals to limit the Pentagon’s controversial alternative-fuel-development efforts are major sticking points in congressional haggling over the defense policy bill, according to lawmakers and aides. While Senate floor debate on the fiscal year 2013 defense authorization legislation was stalled last week by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Senate and House aides have been meeting informally to reconcile versions of the bill passed by the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and full House. In those behind-the-scenes talks, whether to restrict Pentagon biofuels-development…

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