,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ae1 #bjai
 ,ms4 ,warren 7for herself1 ,mr4        
,schatz1 and ,mr4 ,whitehouse7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,defense to enhance the readiness of the
 ,department of ,defense to challenges  
relating to climate change and to       
improve the energy and resource         
efficiency of the ,department1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,department of 
,defense ,climate ,resiliency and       
,readiness ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in  
this ,act3  7#a7 ,climate change ,the   
term climate change means a change of   
climate that is-- 7,a7 attributed       
directly or indirectly to human activity
 that alters the composition of the     
global atmosphere2 and  7,b7 in addition
 to natural climate variability observed

 over comparable time periods4  7#b7    
,congressional defense committees ,the  
term congressional defense committees   
has the meaning given that term in      
section #aja7;a77#af7 of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code4  7#c7 ,net zero  
energy ,the term net zero energy means1 
with respect to each installation of the
 ,department of ,defense1 a reduction in
 overall energy use1 maximization of    
energy efficiency1 and implementation   
and use of energy recovery and          
cogeneration capabilities at each       
installation1 and an offset of the      
remaining demand for energy with        
production of energy from onsite        
renewable energy sources at such        
installation1 such that such            
installation produces as much energy as 
it uses over the course of a year4  7#d7
 ,resiliency ,the term resiliency means1
 with respect to each installation of   
the ,department of ,defense1 an         
anticipation1 preparation for1 and      
adaptation of each installation to      

utility disruptions and changing        
environmental conditions1 and the       
achievement and maintenance by such     
installation of the capability to       
withstand1 respond to1 and recover      
rapidly from utility disruptions while  
ensuring the sustainment of             
mission-critical operations4  7#e7      
,non-operational sources ,the term      
non-operational sources-- 7,a7 means    
fixed installations1 enduring locations1
 and non-tactical vehicles of the       
,department of ,defense2 and  7,b7 does 
not include sources in connection with  
the training1 moving1 and sustaining of 
the ,armed ,forces and weapons platforms
 for military operations and training1  
including tactical power systems and    
generators at non-enduring locations of 
the ,department of ,defense4  7#f7      
,renewable energy source ,the term      
renewable energy source has the meaning 
given that term in section #bibd7f7 of  
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#g7 
,united ,states ,the term ,united       

,states means the several ,states1 the  
,district of ,columbia1 and any         
territory or possession of the ,united  
,states4  #c4 ,net zero energy by       
non-operational sources of the          
,department of ,defense  7a7 ,in general
 ,the ,department of ,defense shall     
achieve aggregate net zero energy in use
 of energy by non-operational sources by
 not later than ,december #ca1 #bjbi4   
7b7 ,strategy  7#a7 ,in general ,not    
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
,congress a report setting forth the    
strategy of the ,department of ,defense 
to achieve the requirement under        
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,elements ,the    
report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall 
set forth the following3  7,a7 ,the     
strategy of the ,department of ,defense 
to achieve the requirement under        
subsection 7a7 for all installations    
under the jurisdiction of the           
,department 7other than the military    

departments74  7,b7 ,the strategy of    
each military department to achieve the 
requirement under subsection 7a7 for all
 installations under the jurisdiction of
 such department4  7,c7 ,an assessment  
of the manner in which the achievement  
by the ,department of ,defense of the   
requirement under subsection 7a7 will   
enhance the readiness of the ,armed     
,forces to address threats posed by     
,russia1 ,china1 ,iran1 ,north ,korea1  
and violent extremism4  7#c7 ,biennial  
update ,not later than two years after  
the submittal of the report required by 
paragraph 7#a71 and every two years     
thereafter through ,december #ca1 #bjbi1
 the ,secretary shall submit to         
,congress a report setting forth the    
following3  7,a7 ,a current assessment  
of the progress of the ,department of   
,defense in implementing the strategy   
described in paragraph 7#a71 set forth  
by military department1 ,defense        
,agency1 and other component or element 
of the ,department4  7,b7 ,any updates  

to the strategy4  7#d7 ,consultation    
,the ,secretary shall consult with the  
,national ,academy of ,sciences and a   
federally funded research and           
development center in developing the    
report required by paragraph 7#a7 and   
any update to that report under         
paragraph 7#c74  7c7 ,waiver  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretary of ,defense may 
waive the requirement in subsection 7a7 
if the ,secretary--  7,a7 determines    
that achievement of such requirement    
would adversely affect operational      
safety1 force protection1 or the        
national security interests of the      
,united ,states2 and  7,b7 submits to   
the congressional defense committees a  
written notification of the waiver1     
together with a justification for the   
waiver4  7#b7 ,period ,the period of any
 waiver under paragraph 7#a7 may not    
exceed #cj days4  7#c7 ,renewal ,any    
waiver under this subsection may be     
renewed one or more times1 in the manner
 provided for the initial such waiver   

under paragraph 7#a7 and for the period 
provided for in paragraph 7#b74  #d4    
,climate-conscious budgeting of         
,department of ,defense  7a7 ,in general
 ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall      
include in the annual budget submission 
of the ,president under section         
#aaje7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states 
,code-- 7#a7 a dedicated budget line    
item for adaptation to1 and mitigation  
of1 climate-related risks to military   
networks1 systems1 installations1       
facilities1 and other assets and        
capabilities of the ,department of      
,defense2 and  7#b7 an estimate of the  
anticipated adverse impacts to the      
readiness of the ,department and the    
financial costs to the ,department      
during the year covered by the budget of
 the loss of1 or damage to1 military    
networks1 systems1 installations1       
facilities1 and other assets and        
capabilities of the ,department1        
including loss of or obstructed access  
to training ranges1 as a result of      

climate change4  7b7 ,disaggregation of 
impacts and costs ,the estimate under   
subsection 7a77#b7 shall set forth the  
adverse readiness impacts and financial 
costs under that subsection by military 
department1 ,defense ,agency1 and other 
component or element of the ,department4
  #e4 ,inclusion in ,annual ,energy     
,management and ,resilience ,report of  
,department of ,defense of list of      
military installations that emit the    
most carbon and estimate of energy      
consumption by ,department  7a7 ,in     
general ,for every fiscal year beginning
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall 
include in the ,annual ,energy          
,management and ,resilience ,report for 
that fiscal year-- 7#a7 a list of the   
ten installations within each military  
department that emit the most carbon2   
7#b7 an estimate of all energy          
consumption by the ,department of       
,defense1 including greenhouse gas      
emissions2 and  7#c7 an assessment of   

greenhouse gas emissions at all         
installations of the ,department1       
disaggregated by operational and        
non-operational sources4  7b7 ,metrics  
,in determining energy consumption and  
greenhouse gas emissions under          
paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 of subsection  
7a71 the ,secretary shall use metrics   
established by the ,under ,secretary of 
,defense for ,acquisition and           
,sustainment1 in consultation with the  
,national ,academy of ,sciences and a   
federally funded research and           
development center4  #f4                
,climate-conscious contracting of       
,department of ,defense  7a7 ,in general
 ,chapter #acg of title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#bcci;b4 ,requirements relating to      
energy consumption and climate change   
7a7 ,projected energy consumption ,each 
,department of ,defense contract for the
 procurement of property or services    
entered into on or after ,october #a1   

#bjai1 shall include a written estimate 
by the ,department of the total         
projected energy consumption of all work
 to be performed under the contract1 and
 a statement of whether the contract    
will include investments by the         
contractor or the ,department in        
renewable energy or energy-efficient    
sources4  7b7 ,policy on consideration  
of certain factors in determinations ,to
 award contracts ,in making any         
determination to enter into a contract  
described in subsection 7a71 the        
,secretary of ,defense shall take into  
account--  7#a7 whether the contractor  
verifiably produces as much renewable   
energy as the total energy it consumes2 
and  7#b7 whether there is any order    
against the contractor by the           
,environmental ,protection ,agency1 the 
,department of ,justice1 or a ,state    
attorney general to pay a fine or take  
remedial action for a violation of an   
environmental law or regulation of the  
,united ,states4  7c7 ,disclosure of    

climate-,related risks ,each prospective
 contractor with the ,department of     
,defense shall1 as a prerequisite of    
bidding for a contract with the         
,department1 submit a detailed statement
 to the ,department that includes       
information regarding-- 7#a7 the        
identification of1 the evaluation of    
potential financial impacts of1 and any 
risk-management strategies relating to--
  7,a7 physical risks posed to the      
contractor by climate change2 and  7,b7 
transition risks posed to the contractor
 by climate change2 and  7#b7 a         
description of any established corporate
 governance processes and structures to 
identify1 assess1 and manage            
climate-related risks4  7d7 ,assessment 
of fees ,to combat climate change  7#a7 
,each ,department of ,defense contract  
for the procurement of property or      
services entered into on or after       
,october #a1 #bjai1 shall include a     
requirement that the contractor pay to  
the ,department of ,defense a fee equal 

to one percent of the value of the      
contract in the case of a contractor    
that is not1 at the time of the         
,department's solicitation of the       
contract1 verifiably producing as much  
renewable energy as the total energy it 
consumes4  7#b7 ,any contractor required
 to pay a fee under paragraph 7#a7 with 
respect to a contract may not offset the
 cost of such fee by increasing the     
amount of the proposal for such         
contract4  7e7 ,waiver  7#a7 ,the       
,secretary of ,defense may waive the    
requirements in subsections 7a7 and 7b7 
if the ,secretary--  7,a7  7i7          
determines that such requirements would 
adversely affect operational safety1    
force protection1 or the national       
security interests of the ,united       
,states2 or  7ii7 with respect to       
particular property or services1        
determines that--  7,i7 market          
conditions for the property or services 
have adversely affected 7or will in the 
near future adversely affect7 the       

acquisition of the property or services 
by the ,department of ,defense2 and     
7,,ii7 the waiver will expedite or      
facilitate the acquisition of the       
property or services2 and  7,b7 submits 
to the congressional defense committees 
a written notification of the waiver1   
together with a justification for the   
waiver4  7#b7 ,the period of any waiver 
under paragraph 7#a7 may not exceed #cj 
days4  7#c7 ,any waiver under this      
subsection may be renewed one or more   
times1 in the manner provided for the   
initial such waiver under paragraph 7#a7
 and for the period provided for in     
paragraph 7#b74  4  7b7 ,clerical       
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter #acg of title #aj1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after the item relating to    
section #bcci;a the following new item3 
#bcci;b4 ,requirements relating to      
energy consumption and climate change4  
4  7c7 ,energy and ,climate ,resiliency 
,fund  7#a7 ,in general ,there is       

established in the ,treasury of the     
,united ,states a fund1 to be known as  
the ,energy and ,climate ,resiliency    
,fund 7in this subsection referred to as
 the ,fund71 to be administered by the  
,secretary of ,defense4  7#b7 ,use of   
amounts ,amounts deposited in the ,fund 
shall be used only for climate-related  
improvements that contribute to the     
continued operational viability and the 
resiliency of the networks1 systems1    
installations1 facilities1 and other    
assets and capabilities of the          
,department of ,defense4  7#c7 ,deposit 
and availability of amounts             
,notwithstanding section #ccjb of title 
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 fees        
collected under section #bcci;b7b7 of   
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
added by subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 shall be 
deposited into the ,fund to carry out   
the activities described in paragraph   
7#b72  7,b7 to the extent and in the    
amounts provided in advance in          
appropriations ,acts1 shall be available

 to the ,secretary of ,defense2 and     
7,c7 shall remain available until       
expended4  7#d7 ,climate-related        
improvements defined ,in this           
subsection1 the term climate-related    
improvements means efforts by the       
,department of ,defense to prepare for1 
or mitigate the effects of1 the         
following3 7,a7 ,extreme weather4  7,b7 
,rising sea tides4  7,c7 ,increased     
flooding4  7,d7 ,drought4  7,e7         
,desertification4  7,f7 ,wildfires4     
7,g7 ,thawing permafrost4  7,h7 ,such   
other conditions as the ,secretary      
determines necessary4  #g4 ,development 
of climate vulnerability and risk       
assessment tool  7a7 ,in general ,not   
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall develop a  
climate vulnerability and risk          
assessment tool to assist the military  
departments in measuring how the risks  
associated with climate change impact   
networks1 systems1 installations1       

facilities1 and other assets1 as well as
 the operational plans and capabilities 
of the ,department of ,defense4  7b7    
,consultation ,in developing the tool   
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary    
shall consult with the ,administrator of
 the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1
 the ,secretary of ,energy1 the         
,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic
 and ,atmospheric ,administration1 the  
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency1 the     
,commander of the ,army ,corps of       
,engineers1 the ,administrator of the   
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration1 a federally funded     
research and development center1 and the
 heads of such other relevant ,federal  
agencies as the ,secretary of ,defense  
determines appropriate4  7c7 ,prevailing
 scientific consensus ,before completing
 development of the tool under          
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
obtain from the ,national ,academy of   
,sciences and a federally funded        

research and development center with    
which the ,secretary has consulted under
 subsection 7b7 a certification in      
writing that the tool contains a        
methodology that adequately incorporates
 the prevailing scientific consensus on 
climate change4  7d7 ,report  7#a7 ,in  
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary shall submit to the      
congressional defense committees a      
report describing the tool developed    
under subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,classified 
annex ,the report under paragraph 7#a7  
shall be submitted in unclassified form 
but may contain a classified annex if   
necessary4  7#c7 ,publication ,upon     
submittal of the report under paragraph 
7#a71 the ,secretary shall publish the  
unclassified portion of the report on an
 internet website of the ,department    
that is available to the public4  7e7   
,updates to tool  7#a7 ,in general      
,after submittal of the report under    
subsection 7d71 the ,secretary of       

,defense shall update the climate       
vulnerability and risk assessment tool  
developed under subsection 7a7 as the   
,secretary considers necessary and      
appropriate1 in consultation with the   
individuals and entities described in   
subsection 7b7 and consistent with the  
prevailing scientific consensus as      
required under subsection 7c74  7#b7    
,report and publication ,upon completing
 an update to the tool under paragraph  
7#a71 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 submit
 to the congressional defense committees
 a report describing such update2 and   
7,b7 publish the unclassified version of
 such report on an internet website of  
the ,department that is available to the
 public4  #h4 ,annual report on effects 
of climate change on ,department of     
,defense  7a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 and annually    
thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,defense  
shall submit to the congressional       
defense committees a report on          

vulnerabilities to military             
installations and combatant commander   
requirements resulting from climate     
change that builds upon the report      
submitted under section #cce7;c7 of the 
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjah 7,public ,law   
#aae-ia2 #aca ,stat4 #aceh74  7b7 ,use  
of climate vulnerability and risk       
assessment tool ,in preparing the report
 required by subsection 7a71 the        
,secretary shall use the climate        
vulnerability and risk assessment tool  
developed under section #g4  7c7        
,elements ,the report required by       
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following3  7#a7 ,an explanation of the 
underlying methodology behind the       
climate vulnerability analysis conducted
 in preparing the report under section  
#cce7;c7 of the ,national ,defense      
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjah4  7#b7 ,an assessment of how      
climate change affects low-lying        
military installations1 military        

installations of the ,navy and the      
,marine ,corps1 and military            
installations outside the ,united       
,states4  7#c7 ,an assessment of how    
climate change affects access of members
 of the ,armed ,forces to training      
ranges4  7#d7 ,with respect to a        
military installation in a country      
outside the ,united ,states1 an         
assessment of the collaboration between 
the ,department of ,defense and the     
military or civilian agencies of the    
government of that country or           
nongovernmental organizations operating 
in that country to adapt to risks from  
climate change4  7#e7 ,an assessment of 
how climate change affects housing      
safety and food security on military    
installations4  7#f7 ,an assessment of  
the strategic benefits derived from     
isolating infrastructure of the         
,department of ,defense in the ,united  
,states from the national electric grid 
and the use of energy-efficient1        
distributed1 and smart power grids by   

the ,armed ,forces in the ,united       
,states and overseas to ensure          
affordable access to electricity4  7#g7 
,a list of the ten military             
installations within each military      
department that are most vulnerable to  
climate change based on the effects of  
the following3 7,a7 ,geographic         
location4  7,b7 ,extreme weather4  7,c7 
,rising sea tides4  7,d7 ,increased     
flooding4  7,e7 ,drought4  7,f7         
,desertification4  7,g7 ,wildfires4     
7,h7 ,thawing permafrost4  7,i7 ,such   
other categories as the ,secretary      
determines necessary4  7#h7 ,a climate  
vulnerability score1 determined by the  
,secretary1 for each military           
installation of the ,department4  7#i7  
,an overview of mitigations1 in addition
 to current efforts undertaken by the   
,department1 that may be necessary to   
ensure the continued operational        
viability and to increase the resiliency
 of the vulnerable military             
installations identified under paragraph

 7#g71 and the estimated costs of those 
mitigations4  7#aj7 ,an assessment of   
how adapting to climate change impacts  
the readiness of the ,armed ,forces to  
address the threats posed by ,russia1   
,china1 ,iran1 ,north ,korea1 and       
violent extremism4  7d7 ,consultation   
,in developing each report under        
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of       
,defense shall consult with the         
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency1 the ,secretary of  
,energy1 the ,administrator of the      
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration1 the ,administrator of  
the ,federal ,emergency ,management     
,agency1 the ,commander of the ,army    
,corps of ,engineers1 the ,administrator
 of the ,national ,aeronautics and      
,space ,administration1 a federally     
funded research and development center1 
and the heads of such other relevant    
,federal agencies as the ,secretary of  
,defense determines appropriate4  7e7   
,form of report ,the report required by 

subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form but may contain a     
classified annex if necessary4  7f7     
,publication ,upon submittal of the     
report required by subsection 7a71 the  
,secretary of ,defense shall publish the
 unclassified portion of the report on  
an internet website of the ,department  
of ,defense that is available to the    
public4  #i4 ,incorporation of climate  
resiliency into existing strategies of  
the ,department of ,defense  7a7        
,consideration of risks of climate      
change in making strategic decisions    
relating to military installations ,the 
,secretary of each military department1 
with respect to any installation under  
the jurisdiction of that ,secretary1 and
 the ,secretary of ,defense1 with       
respect to any installation of the      
,department of ,defense that is not     
under the jurisdiction of the ,secretary
 of a military department1 shall        
consider the risks associated with      
climate change when making any strategic

 decision relating to such installation1
 including where to locate such         
installation and where to position      
equipment1 infrastructure1 and other    
military assets4  7b7 ,codification of  
directive on climate change  7#a7 ,in   
general ,directive #dgae4ba of the      
,department of ,defense1 dated ,january 
#ad1 #bjaf1 and entitled ,climate       
,change ,adaptation and ,resilience1    
shall remain in effect4  7#b7 ,reports  
on implementation of directive ,each    
posture statement submitted to ,congress
 by the ,secretary of a military        
department1 the ,chairman of the ,joint 
,chiefs of ,staff1 or the commander of a
 combatant command shall include a      
description of the implementation and   
discharge by such official of the       
,directive referred to in paragraph     
7#a71 including the personnel assigned  
to implement and discharge the          
,directive and the progress achieved in 
such implementation and discharge4  7c7 
,incorporation of climate change into   

certain defense strategies  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary of ,defense1 in 
coordination with the heads of other    
elements of the intelligence community1 
the ,administrator of the ,environmental
 ,protection ,agency1 the ,secretary of 
,energy1 the ,administrator of the      
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration1 the ,administrator of  
the ,federal ,emergency ,management     
,agency1 the ,commander of the ,army    
,corps of ,engineers1 the ,administrator
 of the ,national ,aeronautics and      
,space ,administration1 and the heads of
 such other relevant ,federal agencies  
as the ,secretary of ,defense determines
 appropriate1 shall incorporate climate 
change into the ,national ,defense      
,strategy1 the ,national ,military      
,strategy1 and operational plans of the 
,department of ,defense4  7#b7          
,intelligence community defined ,in this
 subsection1 the term intelligence      
community has the meaning given that    
term in section #c of the ,national     

,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4  
#cjjc74  7d7 ,implementation and        
discharge of requirements  7#a7         
,cross-functional team on incorporation 
of climate resiliency into defense      
strategies ,among the cross-functional  
teams established by the ,secretary of  
,defense pursuant to subsection 7c7 of  
section #iaa of the ,national ,defense  
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbh2 #acj      
,stat4 #bcde2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #aaa note7  
in support of the organizational        
strategy for the ,department of ,defense
 required by subsection 7a7 of that     
section1 the ,secretary shall establish 
a cross-functional team on the          
implementation and discharge of the     
requirements under this section4  7#b7  
,establishment and activities ,the      
cross-functional team required by       
paragraph 7#a7 shall be established in  
accordance with subsection 7c7 of       
section #iaa of the ,national ,defense  
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   

#bjag1 and shall be governed in its     
activities in accordance with the       
provisions of such subsection 7c74  7#c7
 ,deadline for establishment ,the       
cross-functional team required by       
paragraph 7#a7 shall be established by  
not later than #ij days after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act4  #aj4    
,research1 development1 and             
demonstration program on energy storage1
 hybrid microgrid1 and energy resiliency
  7a7 ,program required ,the ,secretary 
of ,defense1 in consultation with the   
,secretary of ,energy1 shall conduct a  
program of research1 development1 and   
demonstration of hybrid microgrid       
systems and electric grid energy        
storage4  7b7 ,multidisciplinary teams  
7#a7 ,in general ,in carrying out the   
program under subsection 7a71 the       
,secretary of ,defense shall organize   
activities among multidisciplinary teams
 to leverage1 to the maximum extent     
practicable1 expertise from the         
,department of ,energy1 the ,national   

,laboratories1 institutions of higher   
education1 and the private sector4  7#b7
 ,goals ,the multidisciplinary teams    
organized under paragraph 7#a7 shall    
pursue aggressive1 milestone-driven1 and
 basic research1 development1 and       
demonstration goals to carry out the    
program under subsection 7a74  7#c7     
,resources ,the ,secretary of ,defense  
shall provide sufficient resources to   
the multidisciplinary teams organized   
under paragraph 7#a7 to achieve the     
goals described in paragraph 7#b7 over a
 #aj-year period4  7c7 ,areas of focus  
,the program under subsection 7a7 shall 
focus on-- 7#a7 addressing electrical   
power intermittency2  7#b7 integrating  
renewable energy sources into microgrid 
systems1 hybrid microgrid systems1      
energy storage1 grid security1 and local
 generation of zero-carbon fuels2  7#c7 
the inspection and structural health    
monitoring of critical energy           
infrastructure2  7#d7 materials1        
electric thermal1 electromechanical1 and

 electrochemical systems research2  7#e7
 power conversion technologies research2
  7#f7 developing and using             
fuel-efficient engines2  7#g7 additive  
manufacturing2  7#h7 developing-- 7,a7  
empirical and science-based industry    
standards to compare the storage        
capacity1 cycle length and capabilities1
 and reliability of different types of  
electricity storage2 and  7,b7          
validation and testing techniques2  7#i7
 other fundamental and applied research 
critical to widespread deployment of    
electricity storage2  7#aj7 device      
development that builds on results from 
research described in paragraphs 7#d71  
7#e71 and 7#i71 including combinations  
of power electronics1 advanced          
optimizing controls1 and energy storage 
as a general purpose element of the     
electric grid2  7#aa7 micro-scale       
testing and analysis of storage devices1
 including test-beds and field trials2  
7#ab7 microgrid systems and hybrid      
microgrid systems to increase the       

resilience of critical infrastructure of
 the ,department of ,defense2  7#ac7 the
 potential for energy storage and       
renewable resources1 including wind1    
solar1 and hydropower1 to be integrated 
into microgrid systems or hybrid        
microgrid systems of installations of   
the ,department of ,defense2  7#ad7 the 
capacity of the workforce of the        
,department of ,defense to operate1     
maintain1 and repair a microgrid system 
or hybrid microgrid system2  7#ae7      
opportunities to develop the capacity to
 operate1 maintain1 and repair a hybrid 
microgrid system2  7#af7 leveraging     
existing capacity within local or       
regional research organizations1 such as
 organizations based at institutions of 
higher education1 to support development
 of hybrid microgrid systems1 including 
by testing novel components and systems 
prior to field deployment2  7#ag7       
electricity storage device safety and   
reliability1 including potential failure
 modes1 mitigation measures1 and        

operational guidelines2  7#ah7 standards
 for performance1 control interface1    
grid interconnection1 and               
interoperability of electricity storage 
devices2  7#ai7 maintaining a public    
database of energy storage projects1    
policies1 codes1 standards1 and         
regulations2 and  7#bj7 such other      
criteria as the ,secretary of ,defense1 
in consultation with the ,secretary of  
,energy1 determines appropriate4  7d7   
,collaboration ,the program under       
subsection 7a7 shall be carried out in  
collaboration with relevant             
stakeholders1 including1 as             
appropriate--  7#a7 ,states2  7#b7      
,indian tribes2  7#c7 regional entities 
and regulators2  7#d7 units of local    
government2  7#e7 institutions of higher
 education1 including historically      
,black colleges or universities and     
other minority-serving institutions2 and
  7#f7 private sector entities4  7e7    
,report  7#a7 ,in general ,not later    
than #ahj days after the date of        

enactment of this ,act1 and annually    
thereafter until #bjca1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall submit to the         
congressional defense committees a      
report on the efforts to implement the  
program under subsection 7a71 including 
any strategy developed to implement such
 program4  7#b7 ,classified annex ,the  
report under paragraph 7#a7 shall be    
submitted in unclassified form but may  
contain a classified annex if necessary4
  7#c7 ,publication ,upon submittal of  
the report under paragraph 7#a71 the    
,secretary shall publish the            
unclassified portion of the report on an
 internet website of the ,department    
that is available to the public4  7f7   
,assistance to ,states ,the ,secretary  
of ,defense may provide technical and   
financial assistance to ,states1 ,indian
 tribes1 units of local government1     
institutions of higher education1 or    
private sector entities to participate  
in or use research1 development1 or     
demonstration of technology developed   

under this section4  7g7 ,authorization 
of appropriations ,there is authorized  
to be appropriated to the ,secretary of 
,defense to carry out this section the  
following3 7#a7 ,for fiscal year #bjbj1 
#aj1jjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,for fiscal year     
#bjba1 #be1jjj1jjj4  7#c7 ,for fiscal   
year #bjbb1 #ej1jjj1jjj4  7#d7 ,for     
fiscal year #bjbc1 #ge1jjj1jjj4  7#e7   
,for fiscal year #bjbd1 #abe1jjj1jjj4   
7#f7 ,for fiscal year #bjbe1            
#bjj1jjj1jjj4  7#g7 ,for each of fiscal 
years #bjbf through #bjcj1 #bej1jjj1jjj4
  7h7 ,no effect on other provisions of 
law ,nothing in this section authorizes 
regulatory actions that would duplicate 
or conflict with regulatory             
requirements1 mandatory standards1 or   
related processes under section #bae of 
the ,federal ,power ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 
#hbdo74  7i7 ,use of funds ,to the      
maximum extent practicable1 in carrying 
out this section1 the ,secretary of     
,defense shall ensure that the use of   
funds to carry out this section is      

coordinated with the ,secretary of      
,energy and among different offices     
within the ,grid ,modernization         
,initiative of the ,department of       
,energy and other programs conducting   
energy storage research4  7j7           
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,historically ,black college or         
university ,the term historically ,black
 college or university has the meaning  
given the term part ,b institution in   
section #cbb7b7 of the ,higher          
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajfa7b774  7#b7 ,hybrid microgrid      
system ,the term hybrid microgrid system
 means a stand-alone electrical system  
that-- 7,a7 is comprised of conventional
 generation and at least one alternative
 energy resource2 and  7,b7 may use     
grid-scale energy storage4  7#c7        
,microgrid system ,the term microgrid   
system means a standalone electrical    
system that uses grid-scale energy      
storage4  7#d7 ,national laboratory ,the
 term ,national ,laboratory has the     

meaning given that term in section #b of
 the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #aehja74  #aa4 ,conditions on 
base realignment and closure activities 
funded through base closure account of  
,department of ,defense  7a7            
,consideration of factors required ,with
 respect to any ,base ,realignment and  
,closure round begun by the ,department 
of ,defense after the date of the       
enactment of this ,act1 the ,department 
shall consider current and potential    
vulnerabilities to installations and    
operations of the ,department of        
,defense resulting from climate change  
and the resiliency of installations of  
the ,department as described in section 
#b7c77;,b74  7b7 ,base ,realignment and 
,closure round defined ,in this section1
 the term ,base ,realignment and        
,closure round means base realignment   
and closure activities1 including real  
property acquisition and military       
construction projects1 as authorized by 
the ,defense ,base ,closure and         

,realignment ,act of #aiij 7part ,a of  
title ,,xxix of ,public ,law #aja-eaj2  
#aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bfhg note7 and funded    
through the ,department of ,defense     
,base ,closure ,account established by  
section #bijf of such ,act 7as amended  
by section #bgaa of the ,military       
,construction ,authorization ,act for   
,fiscal ,year #bjac 7division ,b of     
,public ,law #aab-bci2 #abf ,stat4      
#badj774  #ab4 ,assistant ,secretary of 
,defense and of the military departments
 for energy and climate resiliency  7a7 
,assistant ,secretary of ,defense for   
,energy and ,climate ,resiliency  7#a7  
,in general ,section #ach of title #aj1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7,a7 in subsection 7a77#a71 by striking 
#ac and inserting #ad2 and  7,b7 in     
subsection 7b71 by adding at the end the
 following new paragraph3  7#e7 ,one of 
the ,assistant ,secretaries is the      
,assistant ,secretary of ,defense for   
,energy and ,climate ,resiliency4 ,the  
principal duty of the ,assistant        

,secretary shall be the overall         
supervision of energy and climate       
resiliency matters of the ,department of
 ,defense4  4  7#b7 ,duties ,not later  
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall prescribe the duties  
of the ,assistant ,secretary of ,defense
 for ,energy and ,climate ,resiliency   
under section #ach7;b77#e7 of title #aj1
 ,united ,states ,code 7as added by     
paragraph 7#a774 ,in prescribing such   
duties1 the ,secretary shall--  7,a7    
specify the duties currently performed  
by the ,assistant ,secretary of ,defense
 for ,installations1 ,energy1 and the   
,environment that shall be performed    
instead by the ,assistant ,secretary of 
,defense for ,energy and ,climate       
,resiliency2 and  7,b7 specify the      
duties and responsibilities of the      
,assistant ,secretary of ,defense for   
,energy and ,climate ,resiliency for    
oversight of the implementation of the  
requirements of this ,act by the        

,department of ,defense4  7b7 ,assistant
 ,secretaries of the military           
departments  7#a7 ,department of the    
,army ,section #gjaf of such title is   
amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 by    
striking five and inserting six2 and    
7,b7 in subsection 7b71 by adding at the
 end the following new paragraph3  7#f7 
,one of the ,assistant ,secretaries     
shall be the ,assistant ,secretary of   
the ,army for ,energy and ,climate      
,resiliency4 ,the principal duty of the 
,assistant ,secretary shall be the      
overall supervision of energy and       
climate resiliency matters of the       
,department of the ,army4  4  7#b7      
,department of the ,navy ,section #hjaf 
of such title is amended-- 7,a7 in      
subsection 7a71 by striking four and    
inserting five2 and  7,b7 in subsection 
7b71 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph3  7#e7 ,one of the        
,assistant ,secretaries shall be the    
,assistant ,secretary of the ,navy for  
,energy and ,climate ,resiliency4 ,the  

principal duty of the ,assistant        
,secretary shall be the overall         
supervision of energy and climate       
resiliency matters of the ,department of
 the ,navy4  4  7#c7 ,department of the 
,air ,force ,section #ijaf of such title
 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 by
 striking four and inserting five2 and  
7,b7 in subsection 7b71 by adding at the
 end the following new paragraph3  7#e7 
,one of the ,assistant ,secretaries     
shall be the ,assistant ,secretary of   
the ,air ,force for ,energy and ,climate
 ,resiliency4 ,the principal duty of the
 ,assistant ,secretary shall be the     
overall supervision of energy and       
climate resiliency matters of the       
,department of the ,air ,force4  4  7#d7
 ,duties ,not later than #ij days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
each ,secretary of a military department
 shall prescribe the duties of the      
,assistant ,secretary of such military  
department for energy and climate       
resiliency under the applicable         

amendments made by this subsection4 ,in 
prescribing such duties1 such ,secretary
 shall-- 7,a7 specify the duties        
currently performed by the ,assistant   
,secretary of such military department  
for installations1 energy1 and the      
environment that shall be performed     
instead by the ,assistant ,secretary of 
such military department for energy and 
climate resiliency2 and  7,b7 specify   
the duties and responsibilities of the  
,assistant ,secretary of such military  
department for energy and climate       
resiliency for oversight of the         
implementation of the requirements of   
this ,act by such military department4  
7c7 ,executive schedule matters ,section
 #ecae of title #e1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended by striking the items 
relating to the ,assistant ,secretaries 
of ,air ,force1 the ,assistant          
,secretaries of the ,army1 and the      
,assistant ,secretaries of the ,navy and
 inserting the following new items3     
,assistant ,secretaries of the ,air     

,force 7#e74  ,assistant ,secretaries of
 the ,army 7#f74  ,assistant            
,secretaries of the ,navy 7#e74  4  7d7 
,additional positions of responsibility 
for energy and climate resiliency  7#a7 
,in general ,not later than #ij days    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 each officer specified in         
paragraph 7#b7 shall establish within   
the command under the jurisdiction of   
such officer a position of              
responsibility for oversight of the     
implementation of the requirements of   
this ,act by such command4 ,any         
individual assigned to such a position  
shall be an officer of the ,armed       
,forces on active duty in a general or  
flag officer grade4  7#b7 ,officers ,the
 officers specified in this paragraph   
are the following3 7,a7 ,the ,chairman  
of the ,joint ,chiefs of ,staff4  7,b7  
,the commander of each combatant        
command4