Comer, Fallon Probe Biden Administration's Push to Limit the Federal Fleet's Use of Fossil Fuels

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"The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is conducting oversight of the Federal Acquisition Regulation Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk proposed rule. The Rule, as drafted, would lead to the restriction of conventional fuels available to the federal motor and aviation fleet, and potentially compromise military readiness, which relies on fossil fuels. Proposed by the Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (collectively, the "FAR Council"), the Rule extends the Biden Administration's radical environmental activism into federal government contracting. The Rule would delegate new functions for validating federal contractors' greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and setting contractors' emissions reduction targets to the SBTi, a third-party international organization with unclear funding sources and bias against the fossil fuel industry."

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"SBTi's stark opposition to the refining sector would prevent federal contractors from supplying "liquid fuels, such as jet and diesel, to power the military,' including F-16 fighters, military cargo transport, and Black Hawk helicopters. It is unclear why this Administration has chosen to propose this Rule, which would give authority over aspects of national security procurement to an entity funded by China. The Rule also burdens recipients of Federal contracts with substantial and unreasonable costs to assess direct and indirect emissions. The Committee seeks to understand the FAR Council's consideration of SBTi's role under the proposed Rule, the potential for the Rule to compromise needs of the U.S. military and federal fleet, and issues related to the Rule's costs and proposed delegation of governmental functions to SBTi."

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