[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 21, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1139]
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               DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SECURITY ACT OF 2011

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                            HON. ADAM SMITH

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 21, 2011

  Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. Speaker, on behalf of Congresswoman 
Gabrielle Giffords, I have introduced the Department of Defense Energy 
Security Act of 2011. As many of you know, Congresswoman Giffords has 
been a staunch advocate of energy alternatives and its impact on 
national security. As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, 
she has worked on a number of initiatives since she arrived in 
Congress, and many of those proposals have been included in the 
committee's annual defense authorization bill. The bill that I am 
introducing for her today continues this legacy.
  The Department of Defense Energy Security Act of 2011 is a 
comprehensive bill that seeks to move the Department forward on energy 
security. It includes a number of initiatives based on input from 
various national security and energy organizations, the Department of 
Defense, and industry.
  These include initiatives such as: Joint Contingency Base Resource 
Security Pilot Project; Tactical Vehicle Efficiency Report; Conversion 
of Non-Tactical Vehicles; Alternative Fuels Contracting Authority; 
Designation of an Executive Agent for Alternative Fuel Development; 
Energy Test Bed Initiative; Energy Conservation Investment Program; 
Report on ASHRAE Building Standards; Continually-updated List of Energy 
Technologies for DOD Facilities; Energy Manager Certification; Energy 
Management Data Needs; Interim Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) 
Goals; Remove Technology Bias in Permissible Land Use; Strategic Plan 
for Renewable Energy Development; Report on Cross-Agency Renewable 
Energy Development Efforts; Elimination of Approval Requirement for 
Long-Term Contracts for Energy/Fuel at Military Installations; Report 
on Energy Security and Renewable Energy Development; Report on 
Installation Energy Security and Societal Impacts.
  Several of the provisions proposed in the bill, already have been 
included H.R. 1540, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012. I am pleased to assist Congresswoman Giffords in her efforts 
to continue to improve the energy security of the Department of 
Defense.

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