Sec. 312. FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO ENERGY SECURITY AND RESILIENCE

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## SEC. 312 FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO ENERGY SECURITY AND RESILIENCE ###

(a)Energy Policy Authority Section 2911(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and

(3)as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and ####

(2)by inserting before paragraph (3), as so redesignated, the following new paragraphs: > > #### “(1) > > establish metrics and standards for the assessment of energy resilience; > > > #### “(2) > > require the Secretary of a military department to perform mission assurance and readiness assessments of energy power systems for mission critical assets and supporting infrastructure, applying uniform mission standards established by the Secretary of Defense;” > . ###

(b)Reporting on Energy Security and Resilience Goals Section 2911(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(3) > > The Secretary of Defense shall include the energy security and resilience goals of the Department of Defense in the installation energy report submitted under section 2925(a) of this title for fiscal year 2018 and every fiscal year thereafter. In the development of energy security and resilience goals, the Department of Defense shall conform with the definitions of energy security and resilience under this title. The report shall include the amount of critical energy load, together with the level of availability and reliability by fiscal year the Department of Defense deems necessary to achieve energy security and resilience.” > . ###

(c)Reporting on Installations Energy Management, Energy Resilience, and Mission Assurance Section 2925(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)by inserting “, including progress on energy resilience at military installations according to metrics developed by the Secretary” after “under section 2911 of this title”; ####

(2)in paragraph (3), by striking “the mission requirements associated with disruption tolerances based on risk to mission” and inserting “the downtimes (in minutes or hours) these missions can afford based on their mission requirements and risk tolerances”; ####

(3)in paragraph (4), by inserting “(including critical energy loads in megawatts and the associated downtime tolerances for critical energy loads)” after “energy requirements and critical energy requirements”; ####

(4)by redesignating paragraph

(5)as paragraph (7); and ####

(5)by inserting after paragraph

(4)the following new paragraphs: > > #### “(5) > > A list of energy resilience projects awarded by the Department of Defense by military department and military installation, whether appropriated or alternative financed for the reporting fiscal year, including project description, award date, the critical energy requirements serviced (including critical energy loads in megawatts), expected reliability of the project (as indicated in the awarded contract), life cycle costs, savings to investment, fuel type, and the type of appropriation or alternative financing used. > > > #### “(6) > > A list of energy resilience projects planned by the Department of Defense by military department and military installation, whether appropriated or alternative financed for the next two fiscal years, including project description, fuel type, expected award date, and the type of appropriation or alternative financing expected for use.” > . ###

(d)Inclusion of Energy Security and Resilience as Priorities in Contracts for Energy or Fuel for Military Installations Section 2922a(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: > > ### “(d) > > The Secretary concerned shall ensure energy security and resilience are prioritized and included in the provision and operation of energy production facilities under this section.” > . ###

(e)Conveyance Authority for Utility Systems Section 2688 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (d)(2), by adding at the end the following: “The business case analysis must also demonstrate how a 132 STAT. 1711 privatized system will operate in a manner consistent with subsection (g)(3).”; and ####

(2)in subsection (g)(3)— #####

(A)by striking “may require” and inserting “shall require”; and #####

(B)by striking “consistent with energy resilience requirements and metrics” and inserting “consistent with energy resilience and cybersecurity requirements and associated metrics”. ###

(f)Modification of Energy Resilience Definition Section 101(e)(6) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “task critical assets and other”. ###

(g)Authority To Accept Energy Performance Financial Incentives From State and Local Governments Section 2913(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting “a State or local government” after “generally available from”. ###

(h)Use of Energy Cost Savings To Implement Energy Resilience and Energy Conservation Construction Projects Section 2912(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting “, including energy resilience and energy conservation construction projects,” after “energy security measures”. ###

(i)Additional Basis for Preservation of Property in the Vicinity of Military Installations in Agreements With Non-Federal Entities on Use of Such Property Section 2684a(a)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)by striking “(B)” and inserting “(B)(i)”; and ####

(2)by adding at the end of the following new clause: > > ###### “(ii) > > maintains or improves military installation resilience; or” > .