Sec. 6. Investment in and development of energy efficient technology by Department of Defense
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The Secretary of Defense may carry out the development of charging or refueling stations for alternative fuel vehicles on installations of the Department of Defense under the authorities, and using the funding methods, specified in subparagraph (B). The authorities and funding methods specified in this paragraph are the following: Sections 2805 and 2912 of title 10, United States Code. The authority under section 2913(d) of such title, to enter into agreements with utilities for the purpose of providing or operating such charging or refueling stations.
The authority under section 2914 of such title (known as the Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program). Energy savings performance contracts. Utility energy services contracts. Other funding mechanisms financed by non-Department entities for the deployment of alternative fuel vehicles and related charging or refueling infrastructure. The Secretary of Defense, in carrying out the Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program, may enter into public-private partnerships with nongovernmental entities determined appropriate by the Secretary under such Program for the purpose of developing renewable energy utilities for power management at installations of the Department.
The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, shall conduct a strategic review of the investment by the Department of Defense in alternative fuel vehicles. The review under paragraph
(1)shall include the following: An assessment of funding levels for investment by the Department in alternative fuel vehicles and associated trends for such investment across programs and Armed Forces. An assessment of any duplication of efforts relating to such investment across programs and Armed Forces. An assessment of the long-term availability to the Department of internal combustion engines and spare parts for such engines. An assessment of the relative tactical benefits and limitations of each type of vehicle propulsion (such as speed, acceleration, noise production, time to refuel or recharge, range, and operational duration), across the various types of military missions. An assessment of the relative tactical benefits and limitations of each type of vehicle propulsion with respect to the provision of support to other tactical systems requiring electricity. An assessment of how the propulsion systems of electrical and other alternative fuel vehicles may be fueled on the battlefield and of what investments may be necessary to maintain such a fueling system. A comparison of the relative risk to Department personnel and to the supply chain between different fuel types, to determine the tradeoffs associated with the adoption of any given fuel type. A projected timeline of when a potential conversion to the use of alternative fuel vehicles as tactical vehicles could reasonably occur without causing a significant effect on the readiness of the Armed Forces, as determined by the Secretary. The projected costs of converting (or replacing) and sustaining alternative fuel vehicles as tactical vehicles, to include training, in total and for the two-year period following the date of the review. An assessment of any national security implications relating to the use and effects on the supply chain of alternative fuel vehicles and the source materials of such vehicles. Recommendations for further coordination of efforts of the Department and any legislative or organizational changes that may improve the coordination or alignment of investment by the Department in the operationalization of alternative energy sources. Such other elements as the Secretary considers appropriate. Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the review under paragraph (1). There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, for the purpose of carrying out activities under the energy division of the Defense Innovation Unit to leverage advancements in energy and materials technology, enhance capabilities, and strengthen energy resilience across military installation and distributed operations, including with respect to alternative fuel vehicles and the fuel efficiency of vehicles. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, for the purpose of carrying out activities under the Sustainable Technology Evaluation and Demonstration program of the Department for the evaluation and demonstration of, and the transition to, sustainable technologies that reduce military installation and operational energy consumption. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, for the purpose of carrying out activities under the Installation Energy and Water program, or any successor program, of the Strategic Environmental Research and Development program of the Department. In this section: The term alternative fuel vehicle includes a vehicle that uses— a fuel or power source described in the first sentence of section 241(2) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7581(2) ); or propane. The term energy savings performance contract has the meaning given that term in section 804(3) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8287c(3) ).
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