[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[S. 1204 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1204

To amend title 10, United States Code, to reform Department of Defense 
                 energy policy, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 15, 2011

  Mr. Udall of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was read 
         twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to reform Department of Defense 
                 energy policy, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Department of 
Defense Energy Security Act of 2011''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Congressional defense committees defined.
Sec. 3. Sense of Congress on Department of Defense energy savings 
                            initiatives.
Sec. 4. Waiver authority.
                  TITLE I--OPERATIONAL ENERGY SECURITY

Sec. 101. Joint contingency base resource pilot project.
Sec. 102. Research and development activities to incorporate hybrid-
                            drive technology into current and future 
                            tactical fleet of military ground vehicles.
Sec. 103. Conversion of Department of Defense fleet of non-tactical 
                            motor vehicles to electric and hybrid motor 
                            vehicles.
Sec. 104. Ten-year extension of authorized initial term of contracts 
                            for storage, handling or distribution of 
                            liquid fuels and natural gas.
Sec. 105. Establishment of Department of Defense Joint Task Force for 
                            Alternative Fuel Development.
                 TITLE II--INSTALLATION ENERGY SECURITY

Sec. 201. Funding for Installation Energy Test Bed.
Sec. 202. Funding for energy conservation projects.
Sec. 203. Report on energy-efficiency standards.
Sec. 204. Identification of energy-efficient products for use in 
                            construction, repair, or renovation of 
                            Department of Defense facilities.
Sec. 205. Core curriculum and certification standards for Department of 
                            Defense energy managers.
Sec. 206. Requirement for Department of Defense to capture and track 
                            data generated in metering department 
                            facilities.
Sec. 207. Establishment of milestones for achieving Department of 
                            Defense 2025 renewable energy goal.
Sec. 208. Development of renewable energy sources on military lands.
Sec. 209. Development of renewable energy on military installations.
Sec. 210. Report on cross-agency renewable energy development efforts.
Sec. 211. Elimination of approval requirement for long-term contracts 
                            for energy or fuel for military 
                            installations.
Sec. 212. Consideration of energy security in developing energy 
                            projects on military installations using 
                            renewable energy sources.
Sec. 213. Study on installation energy security and societal impacts.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``congressional defense committees'' means 
the Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ENERGY SAVINGS 
              INITIATIVES.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Department of Defense should develop, test, field, 
        and maintain operationally effective technologies that reduce 
        the energy needs of forward-deployed forces;
            (2) the Secretary of Defense should ensure the energy 
        security of Department of Defense facilities;
            (3) the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational 
        Energy Plans and Programs and the Deputy Under Secretary of 
        Defense for Installations and Environment should act in concert 
        to implement strategies and coordinate activities across the 
        services to meet Department-wide and service energy goals, 
        including service initiatives such as the Navy's Great Green 
        Fleet, the Air Force's alternative fuel certification program, 
        the Army's Net Zero installation pilot program, and the Marine 
        Corps experimental forward operating base project; and
            (4) in general, the Department of Defense should 
        aggressively pursue opportunities to save energy, reduce 
        energy-related costs, decrease reliance on foreign oil, 
        decrease the energy-related logistics burden for deployed 
        forces, ensure the long-term sustainability of military 
        installations, and strengthen United States energy security.

SEC. 4. WAIVER AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
implementation or operation of a provision of this Act or an amendment 
made by this Act if the Secretary certifies to Congress that 
implementation or continued operation of such provision would adversely 
impact the national security of the United States.
    (b) Intelligence Activity Waiver.--The Director of National 
Intelligence may, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, exempt 
an intelligence activity of the United States, and related personnel, 
resources, and facilities, from a provision of this Act or an amendment 
made by this Act to the extent the Director and Secretary determine 
necessary to protect intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized 
disclosure.

                  TITLE I--OPERATIONAL ENERGY SECURITY

SEC. 101. JOINT CONTINGENCY BASE RESOURCE PILOT PROJECT.

    (a) Pilot Project Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of Energy, as appropriate, 
        carry out a pilot project to assess the feasibility and 
        advisability of various joint and multi-service mechanisms to 
        decrease energy usage by deployed military units, including by 
        minimizing at forward operating bases the production of waste 
        water, consumption of drinking water, energy, and materials, 
        and reducing impacts on habitat and perimeter security and by 
        maximizing capacity and effectiveness at such bases while 
        promoting operational independence from supply lines and 
        minimizing the resource footprint. The Secretary of Defense 
        shall designate a lead officer for the pilot project.
            (2) Mechanisms to be assessed.--The mechanisms assessed 
        under the pilot project shall include new energy and energy-
        efficiency technologies and such other systems, components, and 
        technologies as the Secretary shall identify for purposes of 
        the pilot project.
            (3) Utilization of small business.--In carrying out the 
        pilot project, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, 
        seek to work with small businesses through small-scale 
        procurement of systems, components, and technologies described 
        in paragraph (2).
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated for fiscal year 2012 $4,000,000 to carry out the pilot 
project authorized by subsection (a).

SEC. 102. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES TO INCORPORATE HYBRID-
              DRIVE TECHNOLOGY INTO CURRENT AND FUTURE TACTICAL FLEET 
              OF MILITARY GROUND VEHICLES.

    (a) Identification of Usable Hybrid-Drive Technology.--Not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the 
military departments and the Secretary of Energy, as appropriate, shall 
submit to Congress a report identifying hybrid-drive technologies 
suitable for incorporation into the next reset and recap of motor 
vehicles of the current tactical fleet of the military services. In 
identifying suitable hybrid-drive technologies, the Secretary shall 
consider the feasibility and costs and benefits of incorporating a 
hybrid-drive technology into each type and variant of vehicle, 
including fuel savings, and the design changes and amount of time 
required for incorporation.
    (b) Hybrid-Drive Technology Defined.--In this section, the term 
``hybrid-drive technology'' means a propulsion system, including the 
engine and drive train, that draws energy from onboard sources of 
stored energy that involve--
            (1) an internal combustion or heat engine using combustible 
        fuel; and
            (2) a rechargeable energy storage system.

SEC. 103. CONVERSION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FLEET OF NON-TACTICAL 
              MOTOR VEHICLES TO ELECTRIC AND HYBRID MOTOR VEHICLES.

    (a) Conversion Required.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 173 of title 10, 
        United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2922c 
        the following new section:
``Sec. 2922c-1. Conversion of Department of Defense non-tactical motor 
              vehicle fleet to motor vehicles using electric or hybrid 
              propulsion systems
    ``(a) Deadline for Conversion.--Beginning on October 1, 2017, the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military department, or the 
head of a Defense Agency may not procure non-tactical motor vehicles or 
buses unless such vehicles use--
            ``(1) electric propulsion;
            ``(2) hybrid propulsion; or
            ``(3) an alternative propulsion system sufficient to make 
        such non-tactical motor vehicles and buses meet or exceed 
        applicable Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards.
    ``(b) Preference.--In procuring motor vehicles for use by a 
military department or defense agency after the date of the enactment 
of this section, the Secretary concerned or the head of the defense 
agency shall provide a preference for the procurement of non-tactical 
motor vehicles with a propulsion system described in paragraph (1), 
(2), or (3) of subsection (a), including plug-in hybrid systems, if the 
motor vehicles--
            ``(1) will meet the requirement or the need for the 
        procurement; and
            ``(2) are commercially available at a cost reasonably 
        comparable, on the basis of life-cycle cost, to motor vehicles 
        containing only an internal combustion or heat engine using 
        combustible fuel.
    ``(c) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
prohibitions under subsection (a) with respect to a class of non-
tactical vehicles if the Secretary determines that there is a lack of 
commercial availability for the class of vehicles or if the acquisition 
of such vehicles is cost prohibitive.
    ``(d) Hybrid Defined.--In this section, the term `hybrid', with 
respect to a motor vehicle, means a motor vehicle that draws propulsion 
energy from onboard sources of stored energy that are both--
            ``(1) an internal combustion or heat engine using 
        combustible fuel; and
            ``(2) a rechargeable energy storage system.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after the 
        item relating to section 2922c the following new item:

``2922c-1. Conversion of Department of Defense non-tactical motor 
                            vehicle fleet to motor vehicles using 
                            electric or hybrid propulsion systems.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The prohibition under section 2922c-1(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), does not 
apply to contracts for the procurement of non-tactical vehicles entered 
into before the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 104. TEN-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZED INITIAL TERM OF CONTRACTS 
              FOR STORAGE, HANDLING OR DISTRIBUTION OF LIQUID FUELS AND 
              NATURAL GAS.

    Section 2922 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: 
        ``Contracts for the procurement of liquid fuels, or natural gas 
        entered into pursuant to this section shall comply with the 
        requirements of section 526 of the Energy Independence and 
        Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17142).''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by striking 
        ``5 years'' and inserting ``15 years''.

SEC. 105. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE JOINT TASK FORCE FOR 
              ALTERNATIVE FUEL DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Establishment of Task Force.--The Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Operational Energy, Plans, and Programs shall chair a joint 
task force for alternative fuel development, consisting of the 
Secretaries of the military departments, or their designees, the 
Assistant Secretary for Research and Engineering, and other members 
determined appropriate. The task force shall--
            (1) lead the military departments in the development of 
        alternative fuel;
            (2) streamline the current investments of each of the 
        military departments and ensure that such investments account 
        for the requirements of the military departments;
            (3) collaborate with and leverage investments made by the 
        Department of Energy and other Federal agencies to advance 
        alternative fuel development;
            (4) coordinate proposed alternative fuel investments in 
        accordance with section 138c(e) of title 10, United States 
        Code; and
            (5) focus its efforts on fuels that are compliant with the 
        provisions of section 526 of the Energy Independence and 
        Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17142).
    (b) Implementation.--The Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Operational Energy, Plans, and Programs shall prescribe policy for the 
task force established pursuant to subsection (a) and certify the 
budget associated with alternative fuel investments of the Department 
of Defense.
    (c) Notification.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a copy of the policy prescribed under 
subsection (b).

                 TITLE II--INSTALLATION ENERGY SECURITY

SEC. 201. FUNDING FOR INSTALLATION ENERGY TEST BED.

    There is authorized to be appropriated $47,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2012 through 2016 for research, development, test, and 
evaluation, Defense-wide, for the Installation Energy Test Bed (PE 
0603XXXD8Z). As appropriate, all Department of Defense projects funded 
through this program shall be open and available to the Department of 
Energy and its commercialization team.

SEC. 202. FUNDING FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS.

    (a) Authorization To Obligate Funds.--The Secretary of Defense may 
obligate, from amounts appropriated for military construction, land 
acquisition, and military family housing functions of the Department of 
Defense (other than the military departments) and available to carry 
out energy conservation projects, $135,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 to 
carry out energy conservation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, 
United States Code, to accelerate implementation of the energy 
performance plan of the Department of Defense and achievement of the 
energy performance goals established under section 2911 of such title, 
as amended by this Act.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations To Compensate for Deficiency.--
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Defense for 
fiscal year 2012 an amount equal to the difference between--
            (1) the amount that may be obligated by the Secretary of 
        Defense under subsection (a); and
            (2) the amount appropriated for such fiscal year for 
        military construction, land acquisition, and military family 
        housing functions of the Department of Defense (other than the 
        military departments) and available to carry out energy 
        conservation projects.

SEC. 203. REPORT ON ENERGY-EFFICIENCY STANDARDS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than January 30, 2013, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the energy-efficiency standards utilized by the 
Department of Defense for military construction.
    (b) Contents of Report.--The report shall include the following:
            (1) A cost-benefit analysis, on a life cycle basis, of 
        adopting American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-
        Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) building standard 189.1 versus 
        90.1 for sustainable design and development for the 
        construction and renovation of non-temporary buildings and 
        structures for the use of the Department of Defense.
            (2) Department of Defense policy prescribing a 
        comprehensive strategy for the development of design and 
        building standards across the Department that include specific 
        energy-efficiency standards and sustainable design attributes 
        for military construction based on the cost-benefit analysis 
        required by paragraph (1), and consistent with the requirement 
        under subsection (c).
    (c) Energy Efficiency Standards.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
prescribe Department-wide standards, to be effective no later than 
January 1, 2014, for the design, construction, and renovation of 
Department of Defense facilities that mandate energy efficiency 
standards equivalent, at a minimum, to ASHRAE building standard 189.1.

SEC. 204. IDENTIFICATION OF ENERGY-EFFICIENT PRODUCTS FOR USE IN 
              CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, OR RENOVATION OF DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE FACILITIES.

    (a) Responsibility of Secretary of Defense.--Section 2915(e) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 
inserting the following new paragraph:
    ``(2)(A) Not later than December 31, 2012, the Secretary of Defense 
shall prescribe a definition of the term `energy-efficient product' for 
purposes of this subsection and establish and maintain a list of 
products satisfying the definition. The definition and list shall be 
developed in consultation with the Secretary of Energy to ensure, to 
the maximum extent practicable, consistency with definitions of the 
term used by other Federal agencies.
    ``(B) The Secretary shall modify the definition and list of energy-
efficient products as necessary, but not less than annually, to account 
for emerging or changing technologies.
    ``(C) The list of energy-efficient products shall be included as 
part of the energy performance master plan developed pursuant to 
section 2911(b)(2) of this title. The Secretary of Defense shall report 
any research on topics related to technologies covered in this 
subsection being funded at national laboratories to the relevant 
program management offices of the Department of Energy to ensure 
research agendas are coordinated, where appropriate.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment to Energy Performance Master Plan.--
Section 2911(b)(2) of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph:
            ``(F) The up-to-date list of energy-efficient products 
        maintained under section 2915(e)(2) of this title.''.

SEC. 205. CORE CURRICULUM AND CERTIFICATION STANDARDS FOR DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE ENERGY MANAGERS.

    (a) Training Program and Issuance of Guidance.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 173 of title 10, 
        United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2915 
        the following new section:
``Sec. 2915a. Facilities: department of defense energy managers
    ``(a) Training Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish a training program for Department of Defense energy managers 
designated for military installations--
            ``(1) to improve the knowledge, skills, and abilities of 
        energy managers; and
            ``(2) to improve consistency among energy managers 
        throughout the Department in the performance of their 
        responsibilities.
    ``(b) Curriculum and Certification.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
shall identify core curriculum and certification standards required for 
energy managers. At a minimum, the curriculum shall include the 
following:
            ``(A) Details of the energy laws that the Department of 
        Defense is obligated to comply with and the mandates that the 
        Department of Defense is obligated to implement.
            ``(B) Details of energy contracting options for third-party 
        financing of facility energy projects.
            ``(C) Details of the interaction of Federal laws with State 
        and local renewable portfolio standards.
            ``(D) Details of current renewable energy technology 
        options, and lessons learned from exemplary installations.
            ``(E) Details of strategies to improve individual 
        installation acceptance of its responsibility for reducing 
        energy consumption.
            ``(F) Details of how to conduct an energy audit and the 
        responsibilities for commissioning, recommissioning, and 
        continuous commissioning of facilities.
    ``(2) The curriculum and certification standards shall leverage the 
best practices of each of the military departments.
    ``(3) The certification standards shall identify professional 
qualifications required to be designated as an energy manager.
    ``(c) Use of Existing Energy Certification Programs.--The Deputy 
Under Secretary for Installations and Environment may determine that an 
existing Federal energy certification program is suitable to be used 
instead of the program described in subsection (b) to improve the 
knowledge, skills, and abilities of energy managers designated for 
military installations.
    ``(d) Information Sharing.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
that there are opportunities and forums, not less than annually, for 
energy managers to exchange ideas and lessons learned within each 
military department, as well as across the Department of Defense.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after the 
        item relating to section 2915 the following new item:

``2915a. Facilities: Department of Defense energy managers.''.
    (b) Issuance of Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue 
guidance for the implementation of the core curriculum and 
certification standards for energy managers required by section 2915a 
of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
    (c) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, or designated 
representatives of the Secretary, shall brief the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives regarding the 
details of the energy manager core curriculum and certification 
requirements.

SEC. 206. REQUIREMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO CAPTURE AND TRACK 
              DATA GENERATED IN METERING DEPARTMENT FACILITIES.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study on the 
collection of data generated in the energy metering of Department of 
Defense facilities, including an assessment of what data is most 
relevant to energy efficiency determinations and an examination of 
methods to collect such data. The study shall include recommendations 
for transmitting metering data electronically in a way that ensures 
protection from cyberthreats.
    (b) Data Capture Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
require that the information generated by the installation energy 
meters be captured and tracked to determine baseline energy consumption 
and facilitate efforts to reduce energy consumption. The data shall be 
made available to procurement officials to enable decisions regarding 
technology acquisitions to include consideration of relevant energy 
efficiency information.

SEC. 207. ESTABLISHMENT OF MILESTONES FOR ACHIEVING DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE 2025 RENEWABLE ENERGY GOAL.

    Section 2911(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(2) In achieving the goal specified in paragraph (1) regarding 
the use of renewable energy by the Department of Defense--
            ``(A) after September 30, 2015, the Department shall 
        produce or procure from renewable energy sources not less than 
        12 percent of the total quantity of facility energy it consumes 
        within its facilities;
            ``(B) after September 30, 2018, the Department shall 
        produce or procure from renewable energy sources not less than 
        16 percent of the total quantity of facility energy it consumes 
        within its facilities; and
            ``(C) after September 30, 2021, the Department shall 
        produce or procure from renewable energy sources not less than 
        20 percent of the total quantity of facility energy it consumes 
        within its facilities.''.

SEC. 208. DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES ON MILITARY LANDS.

    (a) Expansion of Current Geothermal Authority.--Section 2917 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``(a) In 
        General.--The Secretary'';
            (2) by striking ``geothermal energy resource'' and 
        inserting ``renewable energy source''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(b) Consideration of Energy Security.--The development of a 
renewable energy resource under subsection (a) shall include 
consideration of energy security in the design and development of the 
project to ensure that it does not have an adverse impact on mission 
needs.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Renewable energy.--The term `renewable energy' means 
        electric energy generated from--
                    ``(A) solar energy;
                    ``(B) wind energy;
                    ``(C) marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy;
                    ``(D) geothermal energy;
                    ``(E) qualified hydropower;
                    ``(F) biomass; or
                    ``(G) landfill gas.
            ``(2) Biomass.--The term `biomass' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 203(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
        U.S.C. 15852(b)).
            ``(3) Qualified hydropower.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified hydropower' 
                means--
                            ``(i) incremental hydropower;
                            ``(ii) additions of capacity made on or 
                        after January 1, 2001, or the effective 
                        commencement date of an existing applicable 
                        State renewable electricity standard program at 
                        an existing non-hydroelectric dam, if--
                                    ``(I) the hydroelectric project 
                                installed on the non-hydroelectric 
                                dam--
                                            ``(aa) is licensed by the 
                                        Federal Energy Regulatory 
                                        Commission, or is exempt from 
                                        licensing, and is in compliance 
                                        with the terms and conditions 
                                        of the license or exemption; 
                                        and
                                            ``(bb) meets all other 
                                        applicable environmental, 
                                        licensing, and regulatory 
                                        requirements, including 
                                        applicable fish passage 
                                        requirements;
                                    ``(II) the non-hydroelectric dam--
                                            ``(aa) was placed in 
                                        service before the date of 
                                        enactment of this section;
                                            ``(bb) was operated for 
                                        flood control, navigation, or 
                                        water supply purposes; and
                                            ``(cc) did not produce 
                                        hydroelectric power as of the 
                                        date of enactment of this 
                                        section; and
                                    ``(III) the hydroelectric project 
                                is operated so that the water surface 
                                elevation at any given location and 
                                time that would have occurred in the 
                                absence of the hydroelectric project is 
                                maintained, subject to any license 
                                requirements imposed under applicable 
                                law that change the water surface 
                                elevation for the purpose of improving 
                                the environmental quality of the 
                                affected waterway, as certified by the 
                                Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; 
                                and
                            ``(iii) in the case of the State of 
                        Alaska--
                                    ``(I) energy generated by a small 
                                hydroelectric facility that produces 
                                less than 50 megawatts;
                                    ``(II) energy from pumped storage; 
                                and
                                    ``(III) energy from a lake tap.
                    ``(B) Standards.--Nothing in this paragraph or the 
                application of this paragraph shall affect the 
                standards under which the Federal Energy Regulatory 
                Commission issues licenses for and regulates hydropower 
                projects under part I of the Federal Power Act (16 
                U.S.C. 791a et seq.).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Section heading.--The heading of such section is 
        amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 2917. Development of renewable energy sources on military 
              lands''.
            (2) Table of sections.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of subchapter I of chapter 173 of such title is 
        amended by striking the item relating to section 2917 and 
        inserting the following new item:

``2917. Development of renewable energy sources on military lands.''.

SEC. 209. DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

    (a) Military Installations Study.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary 
        of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, and the heads of other 
        Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall complete a study 
        identifying locations on military installations and ranges, 
        including military installations and ranges composed in whole 
        or in part from lands withdrawn from the public domain or 
        subject to a special use permit issued by the United States 
        Forest Services that--
                    (A) exhibit a high potential for solar, wind, 
                geothermal, and other renewable energy production; and
                    (B) could be developed for renewable energy 
                production in a manner consistent with--
                            (i) all present and reasonably foreseeable 
                        military training and operational mission needs 
                        and research, development, testing, and 
                        evaluation requirements; and
                            (ii) all applicable environmental 
                        requirements.
            (2) Notice of intent to prepare environmental impact 
        analysis.--Not later than 1 year after the completion of the 
        study required under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense, 
        in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, the 
        Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, and the 
        heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall prepare 
        and publish in the Federal Register a Notice of Intent 
        initiating the process to prepare an environmental impact 
        analysis document to support a program to develop renewable 
        energy on any lands identified in the study as suitable for 
        such production.
            (3) Use of existing studies and assessments.--The study 
        required by paragraph (1) shall, to the extent possible, draw 
        from existing studies and assessments of the Department of 
        Defense, other Federal agencies, and such other studies as may 
        be determined by the Secretary of Defense to be relevant.
    (b) Additional Matters.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the 
Secretary of Energy, and the heads of other Federal agencies, as 
appropriate, shall, not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, prepare a report that--
            (1) addresses the legal authorities governing authorization 
        for the development of renewable energy facilities on military 
        installations and ranges, including those composed in whole or 
        in part from lands withdrawn from the public domain or subject 
        to a special use permit issued by the United States Forest 
        Service, and identifies Federal and State statutory and 
        regulatory constraints to the development of renewable energy 
        facilities on installations and ranges designed to produce 
        power in excess of the current or projected requirements of the 
        military installation or range concerned;
            (2) contains recommendations to facilitate and incentivize 
        large-scale renewable development on military installations and 
        ranges, including those composed in whole or in part from lands 
        withdrawn from the public domain or subject to a special use 
        permit issued by the United States Forest Service; and
            (3) contains recommendations on--
                    (A) necessary changes in any law or regulation;
                    (B) whether the authorization for the use of such 
                lands for development of renewable energy projects 
                should be pursuant to lease, contract, right-of-way, 
                permit, or other form of authorization;
                    (C) methods of improving coordination among the 
                Federal, State, and local agencies, if any, involved in 
                authorizing renewable energy projects; and
                    (D) the disposition of revenues resulting from the 
                development of renewable energy projects on such lands.
    (c) Submission of Study and Report.--The Secretary shall, upon 
their completion, submit the study required by paragraph (a) and the 
report required by paragraph (b) to the Committee on Armed Services, 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Natural Resources, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives.

SEC. 210. REPORT ON CROSS-AGENCY RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the heads of other Federal 
agencies, as appropriate, shall submit to Congress a report addressing 
cross-jurisdictional issues involved with the development of renewable 
energy on military installations and ranges, including military 
installations and ranges composed in whole or in part from lands 
withdrawn from the public domain or subject to a special use permit 
issued by the United States Forest Service. The report shall include a 
description of the authority to approve such development and options 
for disposition or use of funds generated from these renewable energy 
projects.

SEC. 211. ELIMINATION OF APPROVAL REQUIREMENT FOR LONG-TERM CONTRACTS 
              FOR ENERGY OR FUEL FOR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

    Section 2922a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Subject to subsection 
        (b), the Secretary of a military department'' and inserting 
        ``The Secretary of a military department'';
            (2) by striking subsection (b); and
            (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).

SEC. 212. CONSIDERATION OF ENERGY SECURITY IN DEVELOPING ENERGY 
              PROJECTS ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS USING RENEWABLE ENERGY 
              SOURCES.

    (a) Policy of Pursuing Energy Security.--
            (1) Policy required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
        establish a policy under which favorable consideration is given 
        for energy security in the design and development of renewable 
        energy projects on military installations and ranges.
            (2) Notification.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide 
        notification to Congress within 30 days after entering into any 
        agreement for a facility energy project described in paragraph 
        (1) that excludes pursuit of energy security on the grounds 
        that inclusion of energy security is cost prohibitive. The 
        Secretary shall also provide a cost-benefit analysis of the 
        decision.
            (3) Energy security defined.--In this subsection, the term 
        ``energy security'' has the meaning given that term in section 
        2924 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 
        (d).
    (b) Additional Consideration for Developing and Implementing Energy 
Performance Goals and Energy Performance Master Plan.--Section 2911(c) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(12) Opportunities for improving energy security for 
        facility energy projects that will use renewable energy 
        sources.''.
    (c) Reporting Requirement.--Section 2925(a)(3) of such title is 
amended by inserting ``whether the project incorporates energy security 
into its design,'' after ``through the duration of each such 
mechanism,''.
    (d) Energy Security Defined.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter III of chapter 173 of title 10, 
        United States Code, is amended by inserting before section 2925 
        the following new section:
``Sec. 2924. Energy security defined
    ``(a) In General.--In this chapter, the term `energy security' 
means having assured access to reliable supplies of energy and the 
ability to protect and deliver sufficient energy to meet operational 
needs.
    ``(b) Pursuit of Energy Security.--In selecting facility energy 
projects on a military installation that will use renewable energy 
sources, pursuit of energy security means the installation will give 
favorable consideration to projects that provide power directly into 
the installation electrical distribution network. In such cases, this 
power should be prioritized to provide the power necessary for critical 
assets on the installation in the event of a disruption in the 
commercial grid.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting before the 
        item relating to section 2925 the following new section:

``2924. Energy security defined.''.
    (e) Study on Use of Renewable Energy To Improve Energy Security.--
            (1) Study.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall enter 
        into a contract with an independent entity to conduct a study 
        on the use of renewable energy generation to improve energy 
        security at military installations.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
        consultation with the Chief Information Officer and the 
        relevant energy offices within the Department of Defense, shall 
        submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
        study conducted under paragraph (1), together with the 
        Secretary's recommendations for using renewable energy 
        generation to improve energy security at military 
        installations.

SEC. 213. STUDY ON INSTALLATION ENERGY SECURITY AND SOCIETAL IMPACTS.

    (a) Study.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall enter into a contract with 
an independent entity to conduct a study on energy security issues at 
military installations and related societal impacts.
    (b) Elements.--The study required under subsection (a) shall 
include the following elements:
            (1) A discussion of policy considerations, including 
        engagement with utilities, transmission companies, and other 
        entities involved in the incorporation of microgrids or other 
        secure power generation infrastructure on military 
        installations designed to assure continued mission-critical 
        power in the event of a failure or extended interruption in the 
        commercial power grid.
            (2) An analysis of--
                    (A) whether, in the event a military installation 
                has the continued use of a secure microgrid during a 
                power disruption in an adjacent community lasting more 
                than 36 hours, the military installation should have 
                the capability and energy-generating capacity in excess 
                of that required to assure continuation of mission-
                critical power in order to allow delivery of emergency 
                power support to non-Department of Defense facilities 
                and users providing emergency services and other 
                critical functions in an adjacent community;
                    (B) the policy and other implications of not 
                developing the capability and capacity described in 
                subparagraph (A);
                    (C) the budgetary implication of developing the 
                capability and capacity described in subparagraph (A); 
                and
                    (D) the potential sources of funding from entities 
                outside the Department of Defense required to develop 
                the capability and capacity described in subparagraph 
                (A).
    (c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
Congress a report on the study conducted under this section, together 
with a plan for implementing the recommendations of the study.
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