[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 23, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5230]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2960. Mr. SCOTT of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2025 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 F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1067. CLIMATE COST STUDY AND REPORT.

       (a) Comptroller General Report on Costs Associated With 
     Executive Order 14008.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report and briefing on the costs to United 
     States military installation associated with Executive Order 
     14008 (relating to tackling the climate crisis at home and 
     abroad).
       (2) Elements.--The report and briefing required under 
     subsection (a) shall include the following elements:
       (A) An examination of accrued additional costs from 
     transitioning to ``climate friendly'' products, systems, 
     materials and electric vehicles in comparison to previous 
     products, systems, vehicles and materials purchased by the 
     Department before the executive order was issued.
       (B) An examination of all military construction projects, 
     including military barracks and military housing projects, 
     delayed due to supply chain issues and an assessment of 
     whether there are accruing additional costs for the 
     Department and an impact on service members.
       (C) A cost-based analysis of the cost differences 
     associated with--
       (i) solar panels;
       (Ii) alternate energy production;
       (iii) electric charging stations;
       (iv) battery storage facilities;
       (v) heating and cooling systems;
       (vi) building materials; and
       (vii) and any other forms of alternate energy.
       (b) Department of Defense Cost Assessment of Phasing Out 
     Chemical Substances That Are Critical to the National 
     Security of the United States.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate a report outlining chemical 
     substances undergoing risk evaluation by the Environmental 
     Protection Agency under the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
     U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) that are used in production of critical 
     defense items, including in the areas of kinetic 
     capabilities, energy storage and batteries, castings and 
     forgings, and microelectronics and semiconductors as 
     identified in the February 2022 Department of Defense report 
     entitled, ``Securing Defense-Critical Supply Chains''.
       (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (A) An assessment of risks to procurement of critical 
     defense items resulting from phasing out production of 
     substances identified described in paragraph (1).
       (B) A description of costs to production of critical 
     defense items resulting from phasing out production of such 
     substances.
       (C) A list of countries where the United States could 
     procure such substances at a sufficient scale to not impede 
     production of critical defense items.
       (D) An assessment of national security risks associated 
     with reshoring procurement of such substances to foreign 
     countries.
       (c) Interagency Consultation Regarding Chemical Substances 
     With Critical National Security Uses.--The Department of 
     Defense shall provide meaningful and robust input to the 
     Environmental Protection Agency for any draft risk evaluation 
     of a chemical substances with critical national security 
     uses.
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