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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3108 

To improve energy savings by the Department of Defense, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 16, 2015 

Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. HONDA, and Mr. GALLEGO) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To improve energy savings by the Department of Defense, 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Department of Defense Energy Security Act of 2015’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Pilot program on military use of energy savings performance contracts 

for mobile and other nonbuilding applications. 

Sec. 3. Report of effectiveness of tactical vehicle research regarding energy efficiency. 


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Sec. 4. Additional research to improve military vehicle technology to increase 

fuel economy or reduce fuel consumption of military vehicles 

used in combat. 

Sec. 5. Establishment of repository for operational energy-related research and 

development efforts of Department of Defense. 

Sec. 6. Study on power storage capacity requirement. 

Sec. 7. Establishment of Department of Defense alternative fueled vehicle infrastructure fund. 

Sec. 8. Secure energy innovation program. 

Sec. 9. Authority to use Energy Savings Investment Fund for energy management initiatives. 

Sec. 10. Report on energy performance initiatives. 

Sec. 11. Report on military readiness to deal with expected increased water 

shortages, instances of wildfire, increased drought, flooding due 

to sea level rise, and coastal erosion from storm surges. 

1 SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON MILITARY USE OF ENERGY 

2 SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS FOR 

3 MOBILE AND OTHER NONBUILDING APPLICA4 TIONS. 

5 (a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of a 

6 military department may carry out a pilot program under 

7 which the Secretary will enter into energy savings per8 formance contracts under the authority of section 801 of 

9 the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 

10 8287) for the purpose of achieving direct energy savings 

11 and secondary savings in mobile assets of the Armed 

12 Forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary and other 

13 nonbuilding applications of the military department. 

14 (b) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Not later than two 

15 years after entering into the first energy savings perform16 ance contract under the pilot program, the Secretary of 

17 the military department concerned shall submit to Con18 gress a report describing the implementation of the pilot 


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1 program, including the number of energy savings perform2 ance contracts executed, the types of mobile assets and 

3 other nonbuilding applications covered, and the direct en4 ergy savings and secondary savings achieved. 

5 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) MOBILE ASSET AND NONBUILDING APPLI7 CATION.—The terms ‘‘mobile asset’’ and ‘‘non8 building application’’ mean— 

9 (A) any class of vehicles, devices, or equip10 ment that— 

11 (i) is transportable under the power of 

12 the applicable vehicle, device, or equipment 

13 by land, sea, or air; and 

14 (ii) consumes energy from any fuel 

15 source for the purpose of— 

16 (I) that transportation; or 

17 (II) maintaining a controlled en18 vironment within the vehicle, device, 

19 or equipment; and 

20 (B) any federally owned equipment used to 

21 generate electricity or transport water. 

22 (2) SECONDARY SAVINGS.—The term ‘‘sec23 ondary savings’’ means additional energy or cost 

24 savings that are a direct consequence of the energy 

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1 provements that were financed and implemented 

2 pursuant to an energy savings performance contract. 

3 The term includes— 

4 (A) energy and cost savings that result 

5 from a reduction in the need for fuel delivery 

6 and logistical support; 

7 (B) personnel cost savings and environ8 mental benefits; and 

9 (C) in the case of electric generation equip10 ment, the benefits of increased efficiency in the 

11 production of electricity, including revenues re12 ceived by the Federal Government from the sale 

13 of electricity from the production. 

14 (d) TERMINATION.—The authority to enter into an 

15 energy savings performance contract under the pilot pro16 gram terminates September 30, 2041. 

17 SEC. 3. REPORT OF EFFECTIVENESS OF TACTICAL VEHICLE 

18 RESEARCH REGARDING ENERGY EFFI19 CIENCY. 

20 Not later than one year after the date of the enact21 ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit 

22 to Congress a report describing all Army research since 

23 October 1, 2010— 

24 (1) on technologies that may improve the range 

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1 ing fuel demand, thereby also reducing the vulner2 ability of tactical supply lines to attacks; and 

3 (2) on auxiliary power units, batteries, and 

4 other engine technologies for running ‘‘hotel’’ loads 

5 and surveillance systems during silent watch, includ6 ing plans for incorporating these technologies into 

7 programs of record or new acquisitions. 

8 SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH TO IMPROVE MILITARY VE9 HICLE TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE FUEL 

10 ECONOMY OR REDUCE FUEL CONSUMPTION 

11 OF MILITARY VEHICLES USED IN COMBAT. 

12 (a) RESEARCH AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of De13 fense, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense 

14 for Research and Engineering and in collaboration with 

15 the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy, 

16 may carry out research to improve military vehicle tech17 nology to increase fuel economy or reduce fuel consump18 tion of military vehicles used in combat. 

19 (b) PREVIOUS SUCCESSES.—The Secretary of De20 fense shall ensure that research carried out under sub21 section (a) takes into account the successes of, and lessons 

22 learned during, the development of the Fuel Efficient 

23 Ground Vehicle Alpha and Bravo programs to identify, as24 sess, develop, demonstrate, and prototype technologies 

25 that support increasing fuel economy and decreasing fuel 


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1 consumption of light tactical vehicles, while balancing sur2 vivability. 

3 SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF REPOSITORY FOR OPER4 ATIONAL ENERGY-RELATED RESEARCH AND 

5 DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS OF DEPARTMENT 

6 OF DEFENSE. 

7 (a) REPOSITORY REQUIRED.—Not later than Decem8 ber 31, 2016, the Secretary of Defense, acting through 

9 the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi10 neering and in collaboration with the Assistant Secretary 

11 of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs 

12 and the Secretaries of the military departments, shall es13 tablish a centralized repository for all operational energy14 related research and development efforts of the Depart15 ment of Defense, including with respect to the inception, 

16 operational, and complete phases of such efforts. 

17 (b) INTERNET ACCESS.—The Secretary of Defense 

18 shall ensure that the repository required by subsection (a) 

19 is accessible through an Internet website of the Depart20 ment of Defense and by all employees of the Department 

21 and members of the Armed Forces whom the Secretary 

22 determines appropriate, including all program managers 

23 involved in such research and development efforts, to en24 able improved collaboration between military departments 

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1 section (a), sharing of best practices and lessons learned 

2 relating to such efforts, and reduce redundancy in such 

3 efforts. 

4 SEC. 6. STUDY ON POWER STORAGE CAPACITY REQUIRE5 MENT. 

6 Not later than September 30, 2016, the Secretary of 

7 Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit8 tees a report on the costs and benefits associated with re9 quiring 25 percent of National Guard and Reserve facili10 ties to have at least a 21-day on-site power storage capac11 ity to assist with providing support to civil authorities in 

12 case of manmade or natural disasters. 

13 SEC. 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AL14 TERNATIVE FUELED VEHICLE INFRASTRUC15 TURE FUND. 

16 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—There is estab17 lished in the Treasury a fund to be known as the ‘‘Depart18 ment of Defense Alternative Fuel Vehicle Infrastructure 

19 Fund’’. 

20 (b) DEPOSITS.—The Fund shall consist of the fol21 lowing: 

22 (1) Amounts appropriated to the Fund. 

23 (2) Amounts earned through investment under 

24 subsection (c). 


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1 (3) Any other amounts made available to the 

2 Fund by law. 

3 (c) INVESTMENTS.—The Secretary shall invest any 

4 part of the Fund that the Secretary decides is not required 

5 to meet current expenses. Each investment shall be made 

6 in an interest-bearing obligation of the United States Gov7 ernment, or an obligation that has its principal and inter8 est guaranteed by the Government, that the Secretary de9 cides has a maturity suitable for the Fund. 

10 (d) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts in the Fund shall be 

11 available to the Secretary, acting through the Under Sec12 retary of Defense for Acquisition, Training, and Logistics, 

13 to install, operate, and maintain alternative fuel dis14 pensing stations for use by alternative fueled vehicles of 

15 the Department of Defense and other infrastructure nec16 essary to fuel alternative fueled vehicles of the Depart17 ment. 

18 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) ALTERNATIVE FUEL.—The term ‘‘alter20 native fuel’’ has the meaning given such term in sec21 tion 32901 of title 49, United States Code. 

22 (2) ALTERNATIVE FUELED VEHICLE.—The 

23 term ‘‘alternative fueled vehicle’’ means a vehicle 

24 that operates on alternative fuel. 


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1 (3) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the fund 

2 established under subsection (a). 

3 SEC. 8. SECURE ENERGY INNOVATION PROGRAM. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 

5 shall establish a program to develop and support projects 

6 designed to foster secure and reliable sources of energy 

7 for military installations, including incorporation of ad8 vanced energy metering, resilient energy, energy storage, 

9 and redundant power systems. 

10 (b) METRICS.—The Secretary of Defense shall de11 velop metrics for assessing the costs and benefits associ12 ated with secure energy projects proposed or implemented 

13 as part of the program established under subsection (a). 

14 The metrics shall take into account financial and oper15 ational costs associated with sustained losses of power re16 sulting from natural disasters or attacks that damage elec17 trical grids serving military installations. 

18 (c) ASSESSMENT.—As part of the program estab19 lished under subsection (a), the Secretary of each military 

20 department shall conduct an assessment of each military 

21 installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary— 

22 (1) to identify all critical electrical loads for 

23 military missions performed at the installation; 


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1 (2) to determine the security of these electrical 

2 supplies and the sufficiency and readiness of backup 

3 power and continuity of operations plans; and 

4 (3) to investigate alternative and renewable en5 ergy supplies and efficiency measures that would in6 crease resilience of supplies to critical loads, which 

7 may include, but is not limited to, solar thermal, 

8 geothermal, waste heat, and renewable combined 

9 heat and power processes, combined heat and power, 

10 small modular nuclear reactor technologies, and fuel 

11 cell energy systems. 

12 (d) IMPLEMENTATION METHODS.—The Secretary of 

13 Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments 

14 may use Energy Savings Performance Contracts, Power 

15 Purchase Agreements, and Enhanced Use Leasing agree16 ments to carry out the program established under sub17 section (a) to meet energy intensity or renewable energy 

18 goals if energy security and resilience of supply also im19 proves as a result of entering into such a contract or 

20 agreement. 


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1 SEC. 9. AUTHORITY TO USE ENERGY SAVINGS INVESTMENT 

2 FUND FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT INITIA3 TIVES. 

4 Section 2919(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, 

5 is amended by striking ‘‘, to the extent provided for in 

6 an appropriations Act,’’. 

7 SEC. 10. REPORT ON ENERGY PERFORMANCE INITIATIVES. 

8 Not later than March 1, 2016, the Secretary of De9 fense shall provide a briefing or submit to the Committees 

10 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep11 resentatives a report— 

12 (1) describing the energy efficiency language in13 cluded in the most recent aerial refueling tanker 

14 contract and in the Logistics Civil Augmentation 

15 Program contract; and 

16 (2) evaluating the feasibility of including such 

17 energy efficiency provisions in other contracts for 

18 platforms and equipment that are high energy users, 

19 including the extent to which such provisions have 

20 been included in other contracts. 


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1 SEC. 11. REPORT ON MILITARY READINESS TO DEAL WITH 

2 EXPECTED INCREASED WATER SHORTAGES, 

3 INSTANCES OF WILDFIRE, INCREASED 

4 DROUGHT, FLOODING DUE TO SEA LEVEL 

5 RISE, AND COASTAL EROSION FROM STORM 

6 SURGES. 

7 Not later than March 1, 2016, the Secretary of De8 fense shall provide a briefing or submit to the Committees 

9 on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep10 resentatives a report on the strategy of the Department 

11 of Defense and initiatives to mitigate the impact of ex12 pected increased water shortages, instances of wildfire, in13 creased drought, flooding due to sea level rise, and coastal 

14 erosion from storm surges to ensure optimal military read15 iness. At minimum, the briefing or report shall address 

16 the following issues: 

17 (1) How are changing conditions affecting oper18 ations and military readiness at military installa19 tions? 

20 (2) What has the Secretary determined to be 

21 most effective in preparing for future conditions? 

22 (3) How are best practices being disseminated 

23 and implemented throughout installations? 

24 (4) Is the Department facing any challenges in 

25 carrying out preparedness and resilience initiatives? 

26 If so, what are these obstacles and do they require 


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1 congressional action to increase security on installa2 tions? 

3 (5) What opportunities exist for effective public 

4 private partnerships or contracts with industry to 

5 address and mitigate the effects of these conditions? 

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