Sec. 314. MAINTENANCE OF CURRENT ANALYTICAL TOOLS IN EVALUATING ENERGY RESILIENCE MEASURES

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## SEC. 314 MAINTENANCE OF CURRENT ANALYTICAL TOOLS IN EVALUATING ENERGY RESILIENCE MEASURES ###

(a)In General Section 2911 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(i) Assessment of Life-cycle Costs and Performance of Potential Energy Resilience Projects > > > ####

(1)> > Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of Defense shall develop and institute a process to ensure that the Department of Defense, when evaluating energy resilience measures, uses analytical tools that are accurate and effective in projecting the costs and performance of such measures. > > > #### “(2) > > Analytical tools used under paragraph

(1)shall be— > > > ##### “(A) > > designed to— > > > ###### “(i) > > provide an accurate projection of the costs and performance of the energy resilience measure being analyzed; > > > ###### “(ii) > > be used without specialized training; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > produce resulting data that is understandable and usable by the typical source selection official; > > > ##### “(B) > > consistent with standards and analytical tools commonly applied by the Department of Energy and by commercial industry; > > > ##### “(C) > > adaptable to accommodate a rapidly changing technological environment; > > > ##### “(D) > > peer reviewed for quality and precision and measured against the highest level of development for such tools; and > > > ##### “(E) > > periodically reviewed and updated, but not less frequently than once every three years.” > . ###

(b)Reporting Requirement If amounts are appropriated to carry out the requirements under subsection

(i)of section 2911 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), not later than September 30, 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the execution by the Secretary of such requirements.