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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7169 

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 goals, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 11, 2020 

Mr. HASTINGS introduced the following bill; 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 goals, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Defense Net 

5 Zero Review Act of 2020’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON DEPART2 MENT OF DEFENSE PROGRESS TOWARD 

3 REACHING NET ZERO GOALS. 

4 (a) GAO REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 

5 date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

6 of the United States shall submit to the Committees on 

7 Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa8 tives a report on the progress of the Department of De9 fense toward reaching net zero goals, including an agency10 wide view and breakdowns of progress by service branch. 

11 (b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required 

12 under subsection (a) shall include— 

13 (1) an analysis of the extent to which the De14 partment of Defense developed an integrated net 

15 zero strategy for energy, emissions, water, and waste 

16 management and the extent to which each of the 

17 military departments has implemented such strat18 egy; 

19 (2) a description of the current challenges to 

20 implementing net zero initiatives or meeting net zero 

21 goals and the degree to which the Department of 

22 Defense and the military departments have ad23 dressed applied lessons learned to optimize the im24 plementation of net zero initiatives; 


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1 (3) a description of the costs and benefits of net 

2 zero initiatives and how such costs and benefits are 

3 identified, tracked, and validated; 

4 (4) an analysis of the extent to which the mili5 tary departments and installations have been suc6 cessful in implementing the net zero initiative since 

7 the revocation of Executive Order 13693, Planning 

8 for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade; 

9 (5) a description of the options for achieving 

10 net zero benchmarks of 25 percent, 50 percent, 75 

11 percent, and 100 percent of the energy, emissions, 

12 water, and waste management levels for 2020, in13 cluding anticipated funding requirements, statutory 

14 requirements, infrastructure needs, and timeframes; 

15 and 

16 (6) an analysis of the extent to which the De17 partment of Defense and each military department 

18 is capable of achieving negative net zero on military 

19 installations for the purpose of offsetting operational 

20 activities not capable of achieving net zero, and the 

21 anticipated funding requirements, statutory require22 ments, infrastructure needs, and timeframes for 

23 reaching these goals. 


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1 (c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under 

2 this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 

3 may contain a classified annex. 

4 SEC. 3. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON OPER5 ATIONAL ENERGY USAGE. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

8 of the United States shall submit to the Committees on 

9 Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa10 tives a report on Department of Defense operational en11 ergy usage, including an agency-wide view and breakdowns 

12 of progress by service branch. 

13 (b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required 

14 under subsection (a) shall include— 

15 (1) an analysis of the extent to which the De16 partment of Defense developed an integrated oper17 ational energy strategy and the extent to which each 

18 of the military departments has implemented such 

19 strategy; 

20 (2) an analysis of the challenges in imple21 menting net zero initiatives or meeting net zero 

22 goals pertaining to operational energy; 

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1 agement without negatively impacting mission capa2 bility; 

3 (4) an analysis of fossil fuel reduction regimes 

4 that may maximize reduction of reliance on fossil 

5 fuels without achieving net zero; 

6 (5) an analysis of the benefits of implementing 

7 net zero initiatives pertaining to operational energy, 

8 including impacts of lowering the reliance on fossil 

9 fuels, decreasing the need for refueling convoys, 

10 overcoming the tyranny of distance within United 

11 States Indo-Pacific Command through hybrid or 

12 other fuel efficient propulsion systems, and associ13 ated cost savings for service branches that expend 

14 significant resources on fossil fuels; 

15 (6) a description of the options for achieving 

16 net zero benchmarks with respect to operational en17 ergy of 25 percent, 50 percent, 75 percent, and 100 

18 percent of the operational energy levels for 2020, in19 cluding anticipated funding requirements, statutory 

20 requirements, infrastructure needs, and timeframes; 

21 and 

22 (7) an analysis of the integration between en23 ergy offices with program offices, budget, and oper24 ational planners within the Department of Defense 


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1 and military departments, and recommendations for 

2 improving coordination. 

3 (c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under 

4 this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 

5 may contain a classified annex. 

6 SEC. 4. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORT ON EMISSIONS 

7 LEVELS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, 

10 the Secretary of the Department of Defense shall submit 

11 to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 

12 House of Representatives and to the Comptroller General 

13 a report on the total level of emissions for each of the 

14 ten fiscal years preceding the year in which the report is 

15 submitted. Such emissions levels shall include the agency16 wide total, breakdowns by military department, and delin17 eations between installation and operational emissions. 

18 (b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under 

19 this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 

20 may contain a classified annex. 

21 SEC. 5. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MASTER PLAN FOR NET 

22 ZERO EMISSIONS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

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1 fense-wide net zero for energy, water, waste management, 

2 and emissions. 

3 (b) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 

4 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

5 Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv6 ices of the Senate and House of Representatives the plan 

7 required by subsection (a). 

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