Sec. 2864. BLACK START EXERCISES AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS

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## SEC. 2864 BLACK START EXERCISES AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS ###

(a)Requirement Not later than September 30, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a black start exercise at three military installations, at least one of which shall be a Joint Base. The exercises shall be conducted at installations at which such an exercise has not previously been conducted, for the purpose of identifying any shortcomings in infrastructure, joint operations, joint coordination, and security that would result from a loss of power at the installation. ###

(b)Report Not later than June 1, 2020, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that contains a discussion of lessons learned from black start exercises conducted by the Secretary of Defense during the period beginning with the first such exercise and ending on December 31, 2019, including the three most recurring issues identified as a result of such exercises with respect to infrastructure, joint coordination efforts, and security. ###

(c)Black Start Exercise Defined In this section, the term “black start exercise” means, with respect to a military installation, an exercise in which commercial utility power at the installation is dropped before backup generation assets start, for the purpose of— ####

(1)testing the ability of the backup systems to start, transfer the load, and carry the load until commercial power is restored; ####

(2)aligning stakeholders on critical energy requirements to meet mission requirements; ####

(3)validating mission operation plans, such as continuity of operations plans; ####

(4)identifying infrastructure interdependencies; and ####

(5)verifying backup electric power system performance.