[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 127 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S4586]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 683. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Casey) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. ENERGY SECURITY FOR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN 
                   EUROPE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) United States military installations in Europe are 
     potentially vulnerable to supply disruptions from foreign 
     governments, especially the Government of the Russian 
     Federation, which could use control of energy supplies in a 
     hostile or weaponized manner.
       (2) The Government of the Russian Federation has previously 
     shown its willingness to aggressively use energy supplies as 
     a weapon to pressure foreign nations, including Ukraine.
       (b) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense shall take 
     appropriate measures, to the extent practicable, to--
       (1) reduce the dependency of all United States military 
     installations in Europe on energy sourced inside Russia; and
       (2) ensure that all United States military installations in 
     Europe are able to sustain operations in the event of a 
     supply disruption
       (c) Certification Requirement.--Not later than December 31, 
     2021, the Secretary of Defense shall certify to the 
     congressional defense committees whether or not every United 
     States military installation in Europe--
       (1) is dependent to the minimum extent practicable on 
     energy sourced inside the Russian Federation; and
       (2) has the ability to sustain operations during an energy 
     supply disruption.
       (d) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days 
     thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the 
     congressional defense committees on progress in achieving the 
     goals described in subsection (b), including--
       (1) an assessment of the operational risks of energy supply 
     disruptions;
       (2) a description of mitigation measures identified to 
     address such operational risks;
       (3) an assessment of the feasibility, estimated costs, and 
     schedule of diversified energy solutions; and
       (4) a determination of the minimum practicable usage of 
     energy sourced inside Russia on United States military 
     installations in Europe.
       (e) Interim Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees and make 
     publicly available an interim report on progress in achieving 
     the goals described in subsection (b), including the 
     assessments described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of 
     subsection (d).
       (f) Definition of Energy Sourced Inside Russia.--In this 
     section, the term ``energy sourced inside Russia'' means 
     energy that is produced, owned, or facilitated by companies 
     that are located in the Russian Federation or owned or 
     controlled by the Government of the Russian Federation.
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