To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program on collaborative energy security.

Summary: Military Energy Security Act or the MESA Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to carry out a collaborative energy security pilot program involving one or more partnerships between a military installation and a national laboratory, for the purpose of evaluating and validating secure, salable microgrid components and systems for deployment. Requires the Secretary and the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to jointly select a military installation and national laboratory for such purposes.

Requires an initial and final pilot program report from the Secretary to the congressional defense and energy committees.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Energy Security Act'' or 
the ``MESA Act''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON COLLABORATIVE ENERGY SECURITY.

    (a) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 
the Secretary of Energy, shall carry out a collaborative energy 
security pilot program involving one or more partnerships between one 
military installation and one national laboratory, for the purpose of 
evaluating and validating secure, salable microgrid components and 
systems for deployment.
    (b) Selection of Military Installation and National Laboratory.--
The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy shall jointly 
select a military installation and a national laboratory for the 
purpose of carrying out the pilot program under this section. In making 
such selections, the Secretaries shall consider each of the following:
            (1) A commitment to participate made by a military 
        installation being considered for selection.
            (2) The findings and recommendations of relevant energy 
        security assessments of military installations being considered 
        for selection.
            (3) The availability of renewable energy sources at a 
        military installation being considered for selection.
            (4) Potential synergies between the expertise and 
        capabilities of a national laboratory being considered for 
        selection and the infrastructure, interests, or other energy 
        security needs of a military installation being considered for 
        selection.
            (5) The effects of any utility tariffs, surcharges, or 
        other considerations on the feasibility of enabling any excess 
        electricity generated on a military installation being 
        considered for selection to be sold or otherwise made available 
        to the local community near the installation.
    (c) Program Elements.--The pilot program shall be carried out as 
follows:
            (1) Under the pilot program, the Secretaries shall evaluate 
        and validate the performance of new energy technologies that 
        may be incorporated into operating environments.
            (2) The pilot program shall involve collaboration with the 
        Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability of the 
        Department of Energy and other offices and agencies within the 
        Department of Energy, as appropriate, and the Environmental 
        Security Technical Certification Program of the Department of 
        Defense.
            (3) Under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        investigate opportunities for any excess electricity created 
        for the military installation to be sold or otherwise made 
        available the local community near the installation.
            (4) The Secretary of Defense shall use the results of the 
        pilot program as the basis for informing key performance 
        parameters and validating energy components and designs that 
        could be implemented in various military installations across 
        the country and at forward operating bases.
            (5) The pilot program shall support the effort of the 
        Secretary of Defense to use the military as a test bed to 
        demonstrate innovative energy technologies.
    (d) Implementation and Duration.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
begin the pilot program under this section by not later than July 1, 
2011. Such pilot program shall be not less than three years in 
duration.
    (e) Reports.--
            (1) Initial report.--Not later than October 1, 2011, the 
        Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
        Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, the 
        Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
        Representatives, and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources of the Senate an initial report that provides an 
        update on the implementation of the pilot program under this 
        section, including an identification of the selected military 
        installation and national laboratory partner and a description 
        of technologies under evaluation.
            (2) Final report.--Not later than 90 days after completion 
        of the pilot program under this section, the Secretary shall 
        submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
        House of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
        of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Energy 
        and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the pilot 
        program, including any findings and recommendations of the 
        Secretary.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Defense to carry out this section--
            (1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
            (2) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and
            (3) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
    (g) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) The term ``microgrid'' means an integrated energy 
        system consisting of interconnected loads and distributed 
        energy resources (including generators, energy storage devices, 
        and smart controls) that can operate with the utility grid or 
        in an intentional islanding mode.
            (2) The term ``national laboratory'' means--
                    (A) a national laboratory (as defined in section 2 
                of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)); or
                    (B) a national security laboratory (as defined in 
                section 3281 of the National Nuclear Security 
                Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2471)).