[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 191 (Monday, November 1, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7564-S7565]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4123. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be 
proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2022 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 end of subtitle B of title III, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 318. ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RESILIENCY TARGETS FOR 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DATA CENTERS.

       (a) Energy Efficiency and Resiliency Targets for Data 
     Centers.--
       (1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 173 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2921. Energy efficiency and resiliency targets for 
       data centers

       ``(a) Covered Data Centers.--(1) For each covered data 
     center, the Secretary of Defense shall--
       ``(A) develop a power usage effectiveness target for the 
     data center, based on location, resiliency, industry 
     standards, business continuity and disaster recovery, and 
     best practices;
       ``(B) develop a water usage effectiveness target for the 
     data center, based on location, resiliency, industry 
     standards, business continuity and disaster recovery, and 
     best practices;
       ``(C) develop a resiliency target for the data center, 
     based on location, industry standards, business continuity 
     and disaster recovery, and best practices;
       ``(D) develop a facility availability target for the data 
     center, based on location, industry standards, business 
     continuity and disaster recovery, and best practices;
       ``(E) develop other energy efficiency or water usage 
     targets for the data center based on industry standards, 
     business continuity and disaster recovery, and best 
     practices, as applicable to meet energy efficiency and 
     resiliency goals;
       ``(F) identify potential renewable or clean energy 
     resources, or related technologies such as advanced battery 
     storage capacity, to enhance resiliency at the data center, 
     including potential renewable or clean energy purchase 
     targets based on the location of the data center; and
       ``(G) identify any statutory, regulatory, or policy 
     barriers to meeting any target under any of subparagraphs (A) 
     through (F).
       ``(2) In this subsection, the term `covered data center' 
     means a data center established before the date of the 
     enactment of this section that--
       ``(A) is one of the 50 data centers of the Department of 
     Defense with the highest annual power usage rates; or
       ``(B) is one of the 20 data centers operated for the 
     Department by a private contractor with the highest annual 
     power usage rates.
       ``(b) New Data Centers.--(1)(A) Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), in the case of any data center of the 
     Department established on or after the date of the enactment 
     of this section, regardless of whether the data center is 
     owned and operated by the Department or by a contractor on 
     behalf of the Department, the Secretary shall establish 
     energy, water usage, and resiliency-related standards that 
     the data center shall be required to meet based on location, 
     resiliency, industry standards, business continuity and 
     disaster recovery, and best practices.
       ``(B) Standards established under subparagraph (A) shall 
     include--
       ``(i) power usage effectiveness standards;
       ``(ii) water usage effectiveness standards;
       ``(iii) resiliency standards;
       ``(iv) facility availability standards; and
       ``(v) any other energy or resiliency standards the 
     Secretary determines are appropriate.
       ``(2) The Secretary may waive the requirement for a data 
     center of the Department established on or after the date of 
     the enactment of this section to meet the standards 
     established under paragraph (1) if the Secretary--
       ``(A) determines that such waiver is in the national 
     security interest of the United States; and
       ``(B) submits to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives notice of such waiver and the reasons for 
     such waiver.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 2920 the following new item:

``Sec. 2921. Energy efficiency and resiliency targets for data 
              centers.''.
       (b) Inventory of Data Facilities.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     conduct an inventory of all data centers owned or operated by 
     the Department of Defense.
       (2) Elements.--The inventory required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       (A) A list of data centers owned or operated by the 
     Department of Defense.
       (B) For each such data center, the earlier of the following 
     dates:
       (i) The date on which the data center was established.
       (ii) The date of the most recent capital investment in new 
     power, cooling, or compute infrastructure at the data center.
       (C) The total average annual power use, in kilowatts, for 
     each such data center.
       (D) The number of data centers that measure power usage 
     effectiveness and for each such data center, the power usage 
     effectiveness for the center.
       (E) The number of data centers that measure water usage 
     effectiveness and, for each such data center, the water usage 
     effectiveness for the center.
       (F) A description of any other existing energy efficiency 
     or efficient water usage metrics used by any data center and 
     the applicable measurements for any such center.
       (G) An assessment of the facility resiliency of each data 
     center, including redundant power and cooling facility 
     infrastructure.
       (H) Any other matters the Secretary determines are 
     relevant.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     completion of the inventory required under subsection (b), 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     a report on the inventory and the energy efficiency and 
     resiliency targets under section 2921(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a).
       (2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include 
     each of the following:
       (A) A timeline of necessary actions required to meet the 
     energy efficiency and resiliency targets for covered data 
     centers under section 2921(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a).
       (B) The estimated costs associated with meeting such 
     targets.
       (C) An assessment of the business case for meeting such 
     targets, including any estimated savings in operational 
     energy and water costs and estimated reduction in energy and 
     water usage if the targets are met.

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       (D) An inventory of any data centers for which meeting such 
     targets could more efficiently be achieved by transferring 
     the workloads of such centers to private facilities, and a 
     business case for meeting such targets in that manner.
       (E) An analysis of any statutory, regulatory, or policy 
     barriers to meeting such targets identified under section 
     2921(a)(E) of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a).
       (d) Data Center Defined.--In this section, the term ``data 
     center'' has the meaning given such term in the most recent 
     Integrated Data Collection guidance of the Office of 
     Management and Budget.
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