,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adcg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #c1       
#bjbc,ms4 ,duckworth introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish a  
partnership program to assist the       
military forces of partner countries in 
developing and maintaining military-wide
 transformational strategies for        
operational energy1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,energy ,security   
for ,overseas ,troops ,act4  #b4        
,assistance for partner countries to    
develop and maintain military-wide      
transformational strategies for         
operational energy  7a7 ,establishment  
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than        
,january #a1 #bjbe1 the ,secretary of   
,defense shall establish a partnership  
program to assist the military forces of
 partner countries in developing and    
maintaining military-wide               

transformational strategies for         
operational energy 7in this section     
referred to as the ,program74  7#b7     
,organization ,the ,assistant ,secretary
 of ,defense for ,energy1               
,installations1 and ,environment1 in    
consultation with the ,under ,secretary 
of ,defense for ,policy1 the            
,secretaries of the military            
departments1 the commanders of the      
combatant commands1 and any other       
individual the ,secretary of ,defense   
considers appropriate1 shall be         
responsible for1 and shall oversee1 the 
,program4  7b7 ,objective ,the objective
 of the ,program is to promote the      
readiness of the ,united ,states ,armed 
,forces and the military forces of      
partner countries for missions in       
contested logistics environments by     
reducing reliance on fossil fuels and   
employing more diverse and renewable    
operational energy sources so as to     
enhance energy security1 energy         
resilience1 and energy conservation1    

reduce logistical vulnerabilities1 and  
ensure that supply lines are resilient  
to climate change1 disruptions to energy
 supplies1 and direct or indirect cyber 
attacks4  7c7 ,activities  7#a7 ,in     
general ,under the ,program1 the ,united
 ,states ,armed ,forces and the military
 forces of each participating partner   
country shall1 in coordination-- 7,a7   
establish policies to improve           
warfighting capability through energy   
security and energy resilience2  7,b7   
integrate efforts to mitigate mutual    
contested logistics challenges through  
the reduction of operational energy     
demand2  7,c7 identify and mitigate     
operational energy challenges presented 
by any contested logistics environment1 
including through developing innovative 
delivery systems1 distributed storage1  
flexible contracting1 and improved      
automation2  7,d7 assess and integrate1 
to the extent practicable1 any          
technology1 including electric1         
hydrogen1 nuclear1 biofuels1 and any    

other sustainable fuel technology or    
renewable energy technology1 that may   
reduce operational energy demand in the 
near term or long term2  7,e7 assess and
 consider any infrastructure investment 
of allied and partner countries that may
 affect operational energy availability 
in the event of a conflict with a       
near-peer adversary2 and  7,f7 assess   
and integrate1 to the extent            
practicable-- 7i7 any technology that   
increases sustainability and lowers     
emissions2 and  7ii7 any practice1      
technology or strategy that reduces     
negative impacts on human health4  7#b7 
,country considerations ,in carrying out
 any activity under paragraph 7#a71 to  
the extent practicable1 the relevant    
existing and past military conflicts and
 cultural practices of1 and beliefs     
prevalent in1 the participating country 
shall be taken into account4  7d7       
,strategy  7#a7 ,in general ,not later  
than ,september #cj1 #bjbd1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  

the ,committees on ,armed ,services of  
the ,senate and the ,house of           
,representatives a strategy for the     
implementation of the ,program4  7#b7   
,elements ,the strategy required by     
paragraph 7#a7 shall include the        
following3 7,a7 ,a governance structure 
for the ,program1 including-- 7i7 the   
officials tasked to oversee the         
,program2  7ii7 the format of the       
governing body of the ,program2  7iii7  
the functions and duties of such        
governing body with respect to          
establishing and maintaining the        
,program2 and  7iv7 mechanisms for      
coordinating with partner countries     
selected to participate in the ,program4
  7,b7 ,with respect to the selection of
 partner countries initially selected to
 participate in the ,program-- 7i7 an   
identification of each such country2    
7ii7 the rationale for selecting each   
such country1 including a description   
of-- 7,i7 the benefits to the military  
forces of the partner country2 and      

7,,ii7 the benefits to the ,united      
,states ,armed ,forces of participation 
by such country2  7iii7 a description of
 any limitation on the participation of 
a selected partner country2 and  7iv7   
any other information the ,secretary of 
,defense considers appropriate4  7,c7 ,a
 list of additional authorities1        
appropriations1 or other congressional  
support necessary to ensure the success 
of the ,program4  7,d7 ,a campaign of   
objectives for the first three fiscal   
years of the ,program1 including-- 7i7 a
 description of1 and a rationale for    
selecting1 such objectives2  7ii7 an    
identification of milestones toward     
achieving such objectives2 and  7iii7   
metrics for evaluating success in       
achieving such objectives4  7,e7 ,a     
description of opportunities and        
potential timelines for future ,program 
expansion1 as appropriate4  7,f7 ,any   
other information the ,secretary of     
,defense considers appropriate4  7#c7   
,form ,the strategy required by         

paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form but may include a     
classified annex4  7e7 ,report  7#a7 ,in
 general ,not later than ,september #bj1
 #bjbe1 and annually thereafter1 the    
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
the congressional defense committees 7as
 defined in section #aja of title #aj1  
,united ,states ,code7 a report on the  
,program4  7#b7 ,elements ,each report  
required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include
 the following3 7,a7 ,a narrative       
summary of activities conducted as part 
of the ,program during the preceding    
fiscal year4  7,b7 ,except in the case  
of the initial report1 an assessment of 
progress toward the objectives          
established for the preceding fiscal    
year described in the preceding report  
under this subsection using the metrics 
established in such report4  7,c7 ,a    
campaign of objectives for the three    
fiscal years following the date of      
submission of the report1 including--   
7i7 a description of1 and a rationale   

for selecting1 such objectives2  7ii7 an
 identification of milestones toward    
achieving such objectives2 and  7iii7   
metrics for evaluating success in       
achieving such objectives4  7,d7 ,a     
description of opportunities and        
potential timelines for future ,program 
expansion1 as appropriate4  7,e7 ,any   
other information the ,secretary of     
,defense considers appropriate4  7#c7   
,form ,each report required by paragraph
 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified
 form but may include a classified      
annex4  7f7 ,termination ,the ,program  
shall terminate on ,december #ca1 #bjbi4
  7g7 ,contested logistics environment  
defined ,in this section1 the term      
contested logistics environment means an
 environment in which the ,united       
,states ,armed ,forces or the military  
forces of a partner country engage in   
conflict with an adversary that presents
 challenges in all domains and directly 
targets logistics operations1           
facilities1 and activities in the       

,united ,states1 abroad1 or in transit  
from one location to the other4