Sec. 323. ASSESSMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OPERATIONAL ENERGY USAGE

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## SEC. 323 ASSESSMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OPERATIONAL ENERGY USAGE ###

(a)In General 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. ###

(b)Elements The assessment required under subsection

(a)shall include— ####

(1)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; ####

(2)an analysis of the viability of implementing net zero initiatives within the operational energy enterprise without negatively impacting mission capability; ####

(3)an analysis of ways to overcome contested logistics challenges such as the tyranny of distance within the United States Indo-Pacific Command, including— #####

(A)strategies to improve the energy production, storage, and distribution system that enhance logistics supply chain resiliency; and #####

(B)ways to reduce the demand for resupply to decrease the strain on the logistics supply chain; and ####

(4)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. ###

(c)Form of Report The report required under this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.