[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 119 (Wednesday, July 12, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2407]
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  SA 249. Mr. HICKENLOOPER (for himself and Mr. Tillis) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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 in subtitle G of title X, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 10___. STUDY ON THE ENERGY RESILIENCE AND RELIABILITY 
                   POSTURE OF MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.

       Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
     Secretaries of the military departments, shall conduct, and 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     (which may include a classified annex, if necessary) 
     describing the results of, a study on the energy resilience 
     and reliability posture of each military department, 
     including--
       (1) by identifying any risks to mission readiness posed by 
     inadequate or insufficient domestic electric grid 
     infrastructure or the inability to adequately transfer power 
     between regions of the United States; and
       (2) by identifying the potential national security benefits 
     of deploying technologies allowing for superior control of 
     power flows, such as high-voltage direct current 
     transmission.
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