,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbdi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #b1       
#bjbd,mr4 ,rubio 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 conduct a     
study on access to operational energy by
 the ,armed ,forces in the              
,indo-,pacific region4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,fuel   
,utilization for ,enhanced ,logistics   
,act or the ,,fuel ,act4  #b4 ,study1   
strategy1 and report on operational     
resilience of energy supply for ,armed  
,forces in ,indo-,pacific region  7a7   
,study  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary
 of ,defense shall conduct a study on   
the energy supply1 logistics networks1  
and infrastructure that support access  
to operational energy 7as defined in    
section #bibd of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code7 by the ,armed ,forces in 
the ,indo-,pacific region4  7#b7        

,elements ,the study required by        
paragraph 7#a7 shall assess-- 7,a7      
current contingency plans and           
alternative logistics routes that ensure
 continued access by the ,armed ,forces 
to uninterrupted energy supply chains   
under contested conditions2  7,b7 the   
current operational energy              
infrastructure in the ,indo-,pacific    
region owned by commercial companies or 
host countries1 and the ability of such 
infrastructure to endure attacks1       
including kinetic and cyber attacks2    
7,c7 potential political and economic   
influences on the availability of       
operational energy in contested         
environments1 taking into consideration 
the growing market share of national oil
 companies2 and  7,d7 current and       
projected trends in global refining     
capacity and investments in petroleum   
infrastructure1 and the implications of 
such trends for ,united ,states national
 security1 including the potential      
implications in a future conflict4  7b7 

,strategy  7#a7 ,in general ,the        
,secretary shall develop a strategy1    
based on the findings of the study      
required by subsection 7a71 to secure   
access to operational energy for the    
,armed ,forces in the ,indo-,pacific    
region4  7#b7 ,elements ,the strategy   
developed under paragraph 7#a7 shall    
identify-- 7,a7 rapid-deployment energy 
solutions that enable the ,armed ,forces
 to conduct sustained operations in the 
absence of traditional fuel supplies2   
7,b7 any needed or anticipated          
investment in infrastructure and fuel   
capabilities owned by the ,united       
,states in the ,indo-,pacific region1 to
 reduce dependency on foreign           
infrastructure and petroleum2  7,c7 any 
enhancement needed to ensure the        
security of operational energy supply   
chains for such sustained operations    
through advanced monitoring1 including  
cybersecurity measures and physical     
protections2  7,d7 any collaboration    
between ,united ,states energy companies

 and partner countries the ,secretary   
has pursued to reduce reliance on energy
 sources owned by adversarial countries2
 and  7,e7 allied and partner countries 
with which the ,commander of the ,united
 ,states ,indo-,pacific ,command should 
collaborate to address vulnerabilities  
in the energy supply and logistics      
networks of the ,armed ,forces in the   
,indo-,pacific region4  7c7 ,report ,not
 later than one year after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary shall submit to the          
congressional defense committees a      
report that includes-- 7#a7 the findings
 of the study required by subsection    
7a77#a72  7#b7 the strategy developed   
under subsection 7b77#a72 and  7#c7 any 
recommendation for legislative or       
administrative actions to support such  
strategy4