,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #aibh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ae1  
#bjad,mr4 ,risch 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,crapo1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,roberts1    
,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mr4 ,coburn1 ,mr4          
,chambliss1 ,mr4 ,flake1 and ,ms4       
,murkowski7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,government  
,accountability ,office to study the    
expenses incurred by the ,pentagon to   
meet its renewable energy and energy    
efficiency mandates4  #a4 ,comptroller  
,general study of ,department of        
,defense research1 development1 and     
investment to meet the requirements of  
renewable energy goals  7a7 ,study      
required ,the ,comptroller ,general of  
the ,united ,states shall conduct a     
review of ,department of ,defense       
programs and organizations related to1  
and resourcing of1 renewable energy     
research1 development1 and investment in

 pursuit of meeting the renewable energy
 goals set forth in section #biaa7;e7 of
 title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 by   
,executive order1 and through related   
legislative mandates4 ,this review shall
 specify specific programs1 costs1 and  
estimated and expected savings of the   
programs4  7b7 ,report ,not later than  
#bgj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general shall submit to the           
appropriate congressional committees a  
report on the review conducted under    
subsection 7a71 including the following 
elements3 7#a7 ,a description of current
 ,department of ,defense renewable      
energy research initiatives throughout  
the ,department of ,defense1 by military
 service1 including the use of any      
renewable energy source as specified in 
section #biaa7;e77#b7 of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code4 ,these           
descriptions shall include the total    
dollars spent to date1 the estimated    
total cost of each program1 and the     

estimated lifetime of each program4     
7#b7 ,a description of current          
,department of ,defense renewable energy
 development initiatives throughout the 
,department of ,defense1 by military    
service1 including the use of any       
renewable energy source as specified in 
section #biaa7;e77#b7 of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code4 ,these           
descriptions shall include the total    
dollars spent to date1 the estimated    
total cost of each program1 and the     
estimated lifetime of each program4     
7#c7 ,a description of current          
,department of ,defense renewable energy
 investment initiatives throughout the  
,department of ,defense1 by military    
service1 including the use of any       
renewable energy source as specified in 
section #biaa7;e77#b7 of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code4 ,these           
descriptions will include the total     
dollars spent to date1 the estimated    
total cost of the program1 and the      
estimated lifetime of the program4  7#d7

 ,a description of the estimated and    
expected savings of each of the programs
 described in paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and
 7#c71 including a comparison of the    
renewable energy cost to the current    
cost of conventional energy sources1 as 
well as a comparison of the renewable   
energy cost to the average energy cost  
for the previous #aj years4  7#e7 ,an   
assessment of the adequacy of the       
coordination by the ,department of      
,defense of planning for renewable      
energy projects with consideration for  
savings realized for dollars invested   
and the capitalization costs of such    
investments4  7#f7 ,an assessment of the
 adequacy of the coordination by the    
,department of ,defense among the       
service branches and the ,department of 
,defense as a whole1 and whether or not 
the ,department of ,defense has a       
cost-effective1 capabilities-based1 and 
coordinated renewable energy research1  
development1 and investment strategy4   
7#g7 ,an assessment of the programmatic1

 organizational1 and resource challenges
 and gaps faced by the ,department of   
,defense in optimizing research1        
development1 and investment in renewable
 energy initiatives4  7#h7              
,recommendations regarding the need for 
a new energy strategy for the           
,department of ,defense that provides   
the ,department with the energy supply  
required to meet all the needs and      
capabilities of the ,armed ,forces in   
the most cost-effective and efficient   
manner4  7c7 ,appropriate congressional 
committees defined ,in this section1 the
 term appropriate congressional         
committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee  
on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on  
,energy and ,natural ,resources1 and the
 ,committee on ,appropriations of the   
,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee on    
,armed ,services1 the ,committee on     
,energy and ,commerce1 and the          
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives4