Sec. 1086. COMBATING MILITARY RELIANCE ON RUSSIAN ENERGY
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## SEC. 1086 COMBATING MILITARY RELIANCE ON RUSSIAN ENERGY **[**[10 U.S.C. 2911 note](/us/usc/t10/s2911)**]** ###
(a)Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— ####
(1)reliance on Russian energy poses a critical challenge for national security activities in the area of responsibility of the United States European Command; and ####
(2)in order to reduce the vulnerability of United States military facilities to disruptions caused by reliance on Russian energy, the Department of Defense should establish and implement plans to reduce reliance on Russian energy for all operating bases in the area of responsibility of the United States European Command. ###
(b)Eliminating Use of Russian Energy It shall be the goal of the Department of Defense to eliminate the use of Russian energy on each operating base in the area of responsibility of the United States European Command by not later than five years after the date of the completion of an installation energy plan for such base, as required under this section. ###
(c)Installation Energy Plans for Operating Bases ####
(1)Identification of installations The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a list of operating bases within the area of responsibility of the United States European Command ranked according to mission criticality and vulnerability to energy disruption as follows: #####
(A)In the case of a main operating base, by not later than June 1, 2023. #####
(B)In the case of any operating base other than a main operating base, by not later than June 1, 2024. ####
(2)Submittal of plans #####
(A)Main operating bases; feasibility assessment Not later than December 23, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees— ######
(i)an installation energy plan for each main operating base on the list submitted under paragraph (1)(A); and ######
(ii)an assessment of the feasibility of reaching the goal for the elimination of the use of Russian energy pursuant to subsection
(b)on that base, including— ######
(I)a description of the steps that would be required to meet such goal; and ######
(II)an analysis of the effects such steps would have on the national security of the United States. #####
(B)US european command operating bases Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees an installation energy plan for each operating base within the area of responsibility of the United States European Command. ###
(d)Content of Plans Each installation energy plan for an operating base shall include each of the following with respect to that base: ####
(1)An assessment of the energy resilience requirements, resiliency gaps, and energy-related cybersecurity requirements of the base, including with respect to operational technology, control systems, and facilities-related control systems. ####
(2)An identification of investments in technology required to improve energy resilience, reduce demand, strengthen energy conservation, and support mission readiness. ####
(3)An identification of investments in infrastructure, including microgrids, required to strengthen energy resilience and mitigate risk due to grid disturbance. ####
(4)Recommendations related to opportunities for the use of renewable energy, clean energy, nuclear energy, and energy storage projects to reduce dependence on natural gas. ####
(5)An assessment of how the requirements and recommendations included pursuant to paragraphs
(2)through
(4)interact with the energy policies of the country where the base is located, both at present and into the future. ###
(e)Implementation of Plans ####
(1)Deadline for implementation Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary submits an installation energy plan for a base under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary shall— #####
(A)begin implementing the plan; and #####
(B)provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the contents of the plan and the strategy of the Secretary for implementing the mitigation measures identified in the plan. ####
(2)Prioritization of certain projects In implementing an installation energy plan for a base under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize projects requested under section 2914 of title 10, United States Code, to mitigate assessed risks and improve energy resilience, energy security, and energy conservation at the base. ####
(3)Nonapplication of certain other authorities Subsection
(d)of section 2914 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply with respect to any project carried out pursuant to this section or pursuant to an installation energy plan for a base under this section. ###
(f)Policy for Future Bases The Secretary of Defense shall establish a policy to ensure that any new military base in the area of responsibility of the United States European Command is established in a manner that proactively includes the consideration of energy security, energy resilience, and mitigation of risk due to energy disruption. ###
(g)Annual Congressional Briefings The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees annual briefings on the installation energy plans required under this section. Such briefings shall include an identification of each of the following: ####
(1)The actions each operating base is taking to implement the installation energy plan for that base. ####
(2)The progress that has been made toward reducing the reliance of United States bases on Russian energy. ####
(3)The steps being taken and planned across the future-years defense program to meet the goal of eliminating reliance on Russian energy. ###
(h)Limitation Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for travel, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the submission of the installation energy plans and assessment required under subsection (c)(2)(A). ###
(i)Definition of Operating Base In this section, the term “operating base” has the meaning of that term as used in the most recently submitted Global Defense Posture Report, as required to be submitted under section 113(g)(4)(A)(iii) of title 10, United States Code.
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