,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gafi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbj,mr4 
,hastings introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct
 the ,comptroller ,general of the       
,united ,states to prepare a report on  
the progress of the ,department of      
,defense toward reaching net zero goals1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,national ,defense ,net ,zero ,review   
,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,comptroller        
,general report on ,department of       
,defense progress toward reaching net   
zero goals  7a7 ,,gao report ,not later 
than one year after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
submit to the ,committees on ,armed     
,services of the ,senate and ,house of  
,representatives a report on the        
progress of the ,department of ,defense 
toward reaching net zero goals1         

including an agency-wide view and       
breakdowns of progress by service       
branch4  7b7 ,contents of report ,the   
report required under subsection 7a7    
shall include-- 7#a7 an analysis of the 
extent to which the ,department of      
,defense developed an integrated net    
zero strategy for energy1 emissions1    
water1 and waste management and the     
extent to which each of the military    
departments has implemented such        
strategy2  7#b7 a description of the    
current challenges to implementing net  
zero initiatives or meeting net zero    
goals and the degree to which the       
,department of ,defense and the military
 departments have addressed applied     
lessons learned to optimize the         
implementation of net zero initiatives2 
7#c7 a description of the costs and     
benefits of net zero initiatives and how
 such costs and benefits are identified1
 tracked1 and validated2  7#d7 an       
analysis of the extent to which the     
military departments and installations  

have been successful in implementing the
 net zero initiative since the          
revocation of ,executive ,order #acfic1 
,planning for ,federal ,sustainability  
in the ,next ,decade2  7#e7 a           
description of the options for achieving
 net zero benchmarks of #be percent1 #ej
 percent1 #ge percent1 and #ajj percent 
of the energy1 emissions1 water1 and    
waste management levels for #bjbj1      
including anticipated funding           
requirements1 statutory requirements1   
infrastructure needs1 and timeframes2   
and  7#f7 an analysis of the extent to  
which the ,department of ,defense and   
each military department is capable of  
achieving negative net zero on military 
installations for the purpose of        
offsetting operational activities not   
capable of achieving net zero1 and the  
anticipated funding requirements1       
statutory requirements1 infrastructure  
needs1 and timeframes for reaching these
 goals4  7c7 ,form of report ,the report
 required under this section shall be   

submitted in unclassified form1 but may 
contain a classified annex4  #c4        
,comptroller ,general report on         
operational energy usage  7a7 ,in       
general ,not later than one year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united
 ,states shall submit to the ,committees
 on ,armed ,services of the ,senate and 
,house of ,representatives a report on  
,department of ,defense operational     
energy usage1 including an agency-wide  
view and breakdowns of progress by      
service branch4  7b7 ,contents of report
 ,the report required under subsection  
7a7 shall include-- 7#a7 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        
strategy2  7#b7 an analysis of the      
challenges in implementing net zero     
initiatives or meeting net zero goals   
pertaining to operational energy2  7#c7 

an analysis of the extent to which net  
zero initiatives can be applied to      
operational energy management without   
negatively impacting mission capability2
  7#d7 an analysis of fossil fuel       
reduction regimes that may maximize     
reduction of reliance on fossil fuels   
without achieving net zero2  7#e7 an    
analysis of the benefits of implementing
 net zero initiatives pertaining to     
operational energy1 including impacts of
 lowering the reliance on fossil fuels1 
decreasing the need for refueling       
convoys1 overcoming the tyranny of      
distance within ,united ,states         
,indo-,pacific ,command through hybrid  
or other fuel efficient propulsion      
systems1 and associated cost savings for
 service branches that expend           
significant resources on fossil fuels2  
7#f7 a description of the options for   
achieving net zero benchmarks with      
respect to operational energy of #be    
percent1 #ej percent1 #ge percent1 and  
#ajj percent of the operational energy  

levels for #bjbj1 including anticipated 
funding requirements1 statutory         
requirements1 infrastructure needs1 and 
timeframes2 and  7#g7 an analysis of the
 integration between energy offices with
 program offices1 budget1 and           
operational planners within the         
,department of ,defense and military    
departments1 and recommendations for    
improving coordination4  7c7 ,form of   
report ,the report required under this  
section shall be submitted in           
unclassified form1 but may contain a    
classified annex4  #d4 ,department of   
,defense report on emissions levels  7a7
 ,in general ,not later than #ij days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act and annually thereafter1 the       
,secretary of the ,department of        
,defense shall submit to the ,committees
 on ,armed ,services of the ,senate and 
,house of ,representatives and to the   
,comptroller ,general a report on the   
total level of emissions for each of the
 ten fiscal years preceding the year in 

which the report is submitted4 ,such    
emissions levels shall include the      
agency-wide total1 breakdowns by        
military department1 and delineations   
between installation and operational    
emissions4  7b7 ,form of report ,the    
report required under this section shall
 be submitted in unclassified form1 but 
may contain a classified annex4  #e4    
,department of ,defense master plan for 
net zero emissions  7a7 ,in general ,the
 ,secretary of ,defense shall develop a 
master plan for achieving ,department of
 ,defense-wide net zero for energy1     
water1 waste management1 and emissions4 
7b7 ,submittal to ,congress ,not later  
than #ah months after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall submit to the ,committees on      
,armed ,services of the ,senate and     
,house of ,representatives the plan     
required by subsection 7a74