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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 6395 (Enrolled) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 323

Sec. 323. Assessment of Department of Defense operational energy usage

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Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center with relevant expertise under which such center shall conduct an assessment of Department of Defense operational energy usage, including an agency-wide view and breakdowns of progress by service branch. The assessment required under subsection
(a)shall include— an analysis of the extent to which the Department of Defense developed an integrated operational energy strategy and the extent to which each of the military departments has implemented such strategy; an analysis of the viability of implementing net zero initiatives within the operational energy enterprise without negatively impacting mission capability; an analysis of ways to overcome contested logistics challenges such as the tyranny of distance within the United States Indo-Pacific Command, including— strategies to improve the energy production, storage, and distribution system that enhance logistics supply chain resiliency; and ways to reduce the demand for resupply to decrease the strain on the logistics supply chain; and an analysis of the integration between energy offices with program offices, budget, and operational planners within the Department of Defense and military departments, and recommendations for improving coordination. The report required under this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
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