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(3) A strategy for commencing the conduct of 
such projects at each military installation so des-
ignated by not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(e) DEADLINE FOR COMMENCEMENT OF PROJECTS.— 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, beginning not 
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, covered prototype and demonstration projects are con-
ducted at, and such conduct is incorporated into the mis-
sion of, each military installation designated pursuant to 
subsection (b). 
(f) CONSORTIUMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Secretary of a military 
department may enter into a partnership with, or 
seek to establish, a consortium of industry, academia, 
and other entities described in paragraph (2) to con-
duct covered prototype and demonstration projects at 
a military installation designated by that Secretary 
pursuant to subsection (b). 
(2) CONSORTIUM
ENTITIES.—The entities de-
scribed in this paragraph are as follows: 
(A) National laboratories. 
(B) Industry entities the primary work of 
which relates to energy and climate security 
technologies and business models. 
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(g) AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Covered prototype and dem-
onstration projects required under this section may be 
conducted as part of the program for operational en-
ergy prototyping established under section 324(c) of 
the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
116–283; 134 Stat. 3523; 10 U.S.C. 2911 note) (in-
cluding by using funds available under the Oper-
ational Energy Prototyping Fund established pursu-
ant to such section), using the other transactions au-
thority under section 4021 or 4022 of title 10, United 
States Code, or using any other available authority or 
funding source the Secretary of Defense determines 
appropriate. 
(2) FOLLOW-ON
PRODUCTION
CONTRACTS
OR 
TRANSACTIONS.—Each Secretary of a military de-
partment shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, 
any transaction entered into under the other trans-
actions authority under section 4022 of title 10, 
United States Code, for the conduct of a covered pro-
totype and demonstration project under this section 
shall provide for the award of a follow-on production 
contract or transaction pursuant to subsection (f) of 
such section 4022. 
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(h) INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION.—In carrying out 
this section, to the extent practicable, the Secretary of De-
fense shall collaborate with the Secretary of Energy and the 
heads of such other Federal departments and agencies as 
the Secretary of Defense may determine appropriate, in-
cluding by entering into relevant memoranda of under-
standing. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘community infrastructure’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 2391(e) of tile 
10, United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered prototype and demonstra-
tion project’’ means a project to prototype and dem-
onstrate advanced technologies to enhance energy re-
silience and climate security at a military installa-
tion. 
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(4) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2867 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 314. PILOT PROGRAM FOR TRANSITION OF CERTAIN 
NONTACTICAL VEHICLE FLEETS OF DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordi-
nation with the Secretaries of the military departments, 
and in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall 
carry out a pilot program to facilitate the transition of non-
tactical vehicle fleets of the Department of Defense at cer-
tain military installations to nontactical vehicle fleets com-
prised solely of electric vehicles, including through the 
maintenance on the installations of charging stations, 
microgrids, and other covered infrastructure sufficient to 
cover the energy demand of such fleets. 
(b) SELECTION OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.— 
(1) SELECTION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary 
of a military department shall— 
(A) select at least one military installation 
of each Armed Force under the jurisdiction of 
that Secretary at which to carry out the pilot 
program under subsection (a); and 
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(B) submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a notification containing an identifica-
tion of each such selected installation. 
(2) PRIORITY.—In selecting military installa-
tions under paragraph (1), each Secretary of a mili-
tary department shall give priority to the following: 
(A) Military installations with existing 
third-party financed, installed, operated, and 
maintained charging stations on the installation. 
(B) Military installations with other exist-
ing covered infrastructure, including charging 
stations under ownership methods other than 
those specified in subparagraph (A), on the in-
stallation. 
(C) Military installations located in a geo-
graphic region with existing covered infrastruc-
ture, including charging stations, proximate to 
the installation. 
(D) Military installations with respect to 
which the Secretary determines the future inclu-
sion on the installation of charging stations and 
other covered infrastructure is feasible and cost 
effective given the anticipated need for charging 
stations to service electric vehicles in the nontac-
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tical vehicle fleet at the installation (including 
those with respect to which the Secretary deter-
mines there may be an opportunity to enter into 
a contract for the third-party charging stations 
specified in subparagraph (A)). 
(E) Military installations at which a 
project authorized under section 2914 of title 10, 
United States Code, (known as the Energy Resil-
ience and Conservation Investment Program) 
and determined by the Secretary to be relevant 
to the pilot program has been conducted or is 
planned to be conducted pursuant to the future- 
years defense program submitted under section 
221 of such title. 
(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining whether 
a military installation should receive priority pursu-
ant to paragraph (2)(D), each Secretary of a military 
department shall take into account the following: 
(A) A calculation of existing loads at the 
installation and the existing capacity of the in-
stallation for the charging of electric vehicles, in-
cluding (as applicable) light duty trucks. 
(B) The availability of adequate space for 
vehicles awaiting charging during peak usage 
times, as determined by the Secretary. 
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(2) ELEMENTS.—Each plan under paragraph 
(1) shall include, with respect to the military instal-
lation covered by the plan, the following: 
(A) A determination of the type and num-
ber of charging stations to include on the instal-
lation, taking into account the interoperability 
of chargers and the potential future needs or ap-
plications for chargers, such as vehicle-to-grid or 
vehicle-to-building applications. 
(B) A determination of the optimal owner-
ship method to provide charging stations on the 
installation, taking into account the following: 
(i) Use of Government-owned (pur-
chased, installed, and maintained) charging 
stations. 
(ii) Use of third-party financed, in-
stalled, operated, and maintained charging 
stations. 
(iii) Use of financing models in which 
energy and charging infrastructure oper-
ations and maintenance are treated as a 
service. 
(iv) Cyber and physical security con-
siderations and best practices associated 
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with different ownership, network, and con-
trol models. 
(C) A determination of the optimal power 
source to provide charging stations at the instal-
lation, taking into account the following: 
(i) Transformer and substation re-
quirements. 
(ii) Microgrids and distributed energy 
to support both charging requirements and 
energy storage. 
(3) SOURCE OF SERVICES.—Each Secretary of a 
military department may use expertise within the 
military department or enter into a contract with a 
non-Department of Defense entity to make the deter-
minations specified in paragraph (2). 
(d) FINAL DEADLINE FOR REPLACEMENT.—Beginning 
not later than January 1, 2025, all vehicles in the nontac-
tical vehicle fleet at each military installation selected 
under subsection (b) shall be electric vehicles. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The terms ‘‘Armed Forces’’ and ‘‘military de-
partments’’ have the meanings given those terms in 
section 101 of title 10, United States Code. 
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(2) The term ‘‘charging station’’ means a collec-
tion of one or more electric vehicle supply equipment 
units. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered infrastructure’’— 
(A) means infrastructure that the Secretary 
of Defense determines may be used to— 
(i) charge electric vehicles, including 
by transmitting electricity to such vehicles 
directly; or 
(ii) support the charging of electric ve-
hicles, including by supporting the resil-
ience of grids or other systems for delivering 
energy to such vehicles (such as through the 
mitigation of grid stress); and 
(B) includes— 
(i) charging stations; 
(ii) batteries; 
(iii) battery-swapping systems; 
(iv) microgrids; 
(v) off-grid charging systems; and 
(vi) other apparatuses installed for the 
specific purpose of delivering energy to an 
electric vehicle or to a battery intended to be 
used in an electric vehicle. 
(4) The term ‘‘electric vehicle’’ includes— 
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(A) a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that 
uses a combination of electric and gas powered 
engine that can use either gasoline or electricity 
as a fuel source; and 
(B) a plug-in electric vehicle that runs sole-
ly on electricity and does not contain an inter-
nal combustion engine or gas tank. 
(5) The term ‘‘electric vehicle supply equipment 
unit’’ means the port that supplies electricity to one 
vehicle at a time. 
(6) The term ‘‘microgrid’’ means a group of 
interconnected loads and distributed energy resources 
within clearly defined electrical boundaries that acts 
as a single controllable entity with respect to the grid. 
(7) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2801 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(8) The term ‘‘nontactical vehicle’’ means a vehi-
cle other than a tactical vehicle. 
(9) The term ‘‘tactical vehicle’’ means a motor 
vehicle designed to military specification, or a com-
mercial design motor vehicle modified to military 
specification, to provide direct transportation support 
of combat or tactical operations, or for the training 
of personnel for such operations. 
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SEC. 315. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF SUSTAINABLE AVIA-
TION FUEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall con-
duct a pilot program at two or more geographically diverse 
Department of Defense facilities for the use of sustainable 
aviation fuel. Such program shall be designed to— 
(1) identify any logistical challenges with respect 
to the use of sustainable aviation fuel by the Depart-
ment of Defense; and 
(2) explore opportunities for collaboration with 
nearby commercial airports and sustainable aviation 
fuel refinery facilities to facilitate such use. 
(b) SELECTION OF FACILITIES.— 
(1) SELECTION.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall select at least two geographically diverse 
Department facilities at which to carry out the pilot 
program. At least one such facility shall be a facility 
with an onsite refinery that is located in proximity 
to at least one major commercial airport that is also 
actively seeking to increase the use of sustainable 
aviation fuel. 
(2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Upon the selection 
of each facility under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
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of the House of Representatives notice of the selection, 
including an identification of the facility selected. 
(c) CERTIFICATION AND USE OF BLENDED SUSTAIN-
ABLE AVIATION FUEL.— 
(1) PLANS.—For each facility selected under sub-
section (b), not later than one year after the selection 
of the facility, the Secretary shall— 
(A) develop a plan on how to implement, by 
September 30, 2028, a certification program 
under which aviation fuel must be certified as 
blended to contain at least 10 percent sustainable 
aviation fuel as a requirement for use of the 
aviation fuel at the facility (in addition to any 
other fuel certification requirement of the De-
partment of Defense or the Armed Forces); 
(B) submit the plan to the Committee on 
Armed Services and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(C) provide to such Committees a briefing 
on the plan that includes, at a minimum— 
(i) a description of any operational, 
infrastructure, or logistical requirements 
and recommendations for the blending, cer-
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tification, and use of sustainable aviation 
fuel; and 
(ii) a description of any stakeholder 
engagement in the development of the plan, 
including any consultations with nearby 
commercial airport owners or operators. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION OF PLANS.—For each facil-
ity selected under subsection (b), during the period be-
ginning on a date that is not later than September 
30, 2028, and for five years thereafter, the Secretary 
shall require, in accordance with the respective plan 
developed under paragraph (1), the exclusive use at 
the facility of aviation fuel that has been certified as 
blended to contain at least 10 percent sustainable 
aviation fuel. 
(d) CRITERIA FOR SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL.— 
Sustainable aviation fuel used under the pilot program 
shall meet the following criteria: 
(1) Such fuel shall be produced in the United 
States from non-food domestic feedstock sources. 
(2) Such fuel shall constitute drop-in fuel that 
meets all specifications and performance requirements 
of the Department of Defense and the Armed Forces. 
(e) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the require-
ment for the exclusive use at the facility of aviation fuel 
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that has been certified as blended to contain at least 10 per-
cent sustainable aviation fuel under the pilot program if 
the Secretary— 
(1) determines such use is not feasible due to a 
lack of domestic availability of sustainable aviation 
fuel or a national security contingency; and 
(2) submits to the congressional defense commit-
tees notice of such waiver and the reasons for such 
waiver. 
(f) FINAL REPORT.—At the conclusion of the pilot pro-
gram, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Instal-
lations, and Environment shall submit to the Committee 
on Armed Services and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a final 
report on the pilot program. Such report shall include each 
of the following: 
(1) An assessment of the effect of using sustain-
able aviation fuel on the overall fuel costs of blended 
fuel. 
(2) A description of any operational, infrastruc-
ture, or logistical requirements and recommendations 
for the blending, certification, and use of sustainable 
aviation fuel, with a focus on scaling up military- 
wide adoption of such fuel. 
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(3) Recommendations with respect to how mili-
tary installations can leverage proximity to commer-
cial airports and other jet fuel consumers to increase 
the rate of use of sustainable aviation fuel, for both 
military and non-military use, including potential 
collaboration on innovative financing or purchasing 
and shared supply chain infrastructure. 
(4) A description of the effects on performance 
and operation aircraft using sustainable aviation fuel 
including— 
(A) if used, considerations of various blend-
ing ratios and their associated benefits; 
(B) efficiency and distance improvements of 
flights fuels using sustainable aviation fuel; 
(C) weight savings on large transportation 
aircraft and other types of aircraft with using 
blended fuel with higher concentrations of sus-
tainable aviation fuel; 
(D) maintenance benefits of using sustain-
able aviation fuel, including engine longevity; 
(E) the effect of the use of sustainable avia-
tion fuel on emissions and air quality; 
(F) the effect of the use of sustainable avia-
tion fuel on the environment and on surrounding 
communities, including environmental justice 
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factors that are created by the demand for and 
use of sustainable aviation fuel by the Depart-
ment of Defense; and 
(G) benefits with respect to job creation in 
the sustainable aviation fuel production and 
supply chain. 
(g) SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘sustainable aviation fuel’’ means liquid 
fuel that— 
(1) consists of synthesized hydrocarbon; 
(2) meets the requirements of— 
(A) ASTM International Standard D7566 
(or such successor standard); or 
(B) the co-processing provisions of ASTM 
International Standard D1655, Annex A1 (or 
such successor standard); 
(3) is derived from biomass (as such term is de-
fined in section 45K(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986), waste streams, renewable energy 
sources, or gaseous carbon oxides; 
(4) is not derived from palm fatty acid dis-
tillates; and 
(5) conforms to the standards, recommended 
practices, requirements and criteria, supporting docu-
ments, implementation elements, and any other tech-
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nical guidance, for sustainable aviation fuels that are 
adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organi-
zation with the agreement of the United States. 
SEC. 316. POLICY TO INCREASE DISPOSITION OF SPENT AD-
VANCED BATTERIES THROUGH RECYCLING. 
(a) POLICY REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, in 
coordination with the Director of the Defense Logistics 
Agency, shall establish a policy to increase the disposition 
of spent advanced batteries of the Department of Defense 
through recycling (including by updating the Department 
of Defense Manual 4160.21, titled ‘‘Defense Material Dis-
position: Disposal Guidance and Procedures’’, or such suc-
cessor document, accordingly), for the purpose of supporting 
the reclamation and return of precious metals, rare earth 
metals, and elements of strategic importance (such as cobalt 
and lithium) into the supply chain or strategic reserves of 
the United States. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the policy under 
subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall consider, at a 
minimum, the following recycling methods: 
(1) Pyroprocessing. 
(2) Hydroprocessing. 
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(3) Direct cathode recycling, relithiation, and 
upcycling. 
SEC. 317. GUIDANCE AND TARGET DEADLINE RELATING TO 
FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES PROGRAMS. 
(a) GUIDANCE RELATING TO SITE PRIORITIZATION.— 
The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installa-
tions, and Environment shall issue guidance setting forth 
how, in prioritizing sites for activities funded under the 
‘‘Environmental Restoration Account, Formerly Used De-
fense Sites’’ account established under section 2703(a)(5) of 
title 10, United States Code, the Assistant Secretary shall 
weigh the relative risk or other factors between Installation 
Restoration Program sites and Military Munitions Re-
sponse Program sites. 
(b) TARGET DEADLINE FOR MILITARY MUNITIONS RE-
SPONSE PROGRAM.—The Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Energy, Installations, and Environment shall establish a 
target deadline for the completion of the cleanup of all Mili-
tary Munitions Response Program sites. 
SEC. 318. BUDGET INFORMATION FOR ALTERNATIVES TO 
BURN PITS. 
The Secretary of Defense shall include in the budget 
materials submitted to Congress in support of the Depart-
ment of Defense budget for fiscal year 2024 (as submitted 
with the budget of the President for such fiscal year under 
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section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) a dedicated 
budget line item for incinerators and waste-to-energy waste 
disposal alternatives to burn pits. 
Subtitle C—Red Hill Bulk Fuel 
Facility 
SEC. 331. DEFUELING OF RED HILL BULK FUEL STORAGE 
FACILITY. 
(a) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF DEFUELING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the certification re-
quirement under subsection (e), the Secretary of the 
Navy, in cooperation with the Director of the Defense 
Logistics Agency, shall complete the defueling of the 
Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility by not later 
than December 31, 2023. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2022, 
the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees, and make publicly avail-
able on an appropriate website of the Department of 
Defense, a report on the status of the defueling of the 
Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. 
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS.—The Sec-
retary of the Navy, in coordination with the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency and the State of 
Hawaii, shall plan for and implement the defueling of the 
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Red Hill Bulk Fuel Facility in a manner that complies 
with all applicable laws. 
(c) MITIGATION PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Navy shall make publicly available an unclassi-
fied report containing the plan of the Secretary for 
actions to be taken to mitigate the impacts caused by 
releases at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, 
together with cost estimates for such actions. 
(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Navy shall provide to the congressional defense com-
mittees a briefing on the actions and cost estimates 
included in the plan required under paragraph (1). 
(d) OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) REVIEW.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall seek to enter into an agreement with an 
appropriate independent entity under which the enti-
ty agrees to conduct a review of the defueling process 
for the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. 
(2) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—An agreement 
entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide that 
the non-Department of Defense entity shall produce 
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and make publicly available, by not later than 30 
days after the completion of the defueling of the Red 
Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, an unclassified re-
port on the defueling process. 
(e) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 
the Navy may not begin the process of defueling the Red 
Hill Bulk Storage Facility before the date on which the Sec-
retary of Defense submits to the congressional defense com-
mittees certification that such defueling would not adversely 
affect the ability of the Department of Defense to provide 
fuel to support military operations in the area of responsi-
bility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. 
(f) WAIVER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 
waive the deadline under subsection (a)(1) for a pe-
riod of not more than 180 days if the Secretary sub-
mits to the congressional defense committees certifi-
cation in writing that— 
(A) the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility 
cannot be defueled safely and in an environ-
mentally sound manner before the deadline; or 
(B) the State of Hawaii Department of 
Health objects to the defueling of the Facility. 
(2) EXTENSIONS.—The Secretary may extend a 
waiver issued under paragraph (1) if the Secretary 
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submits to the congressional defense committees an 
additional certification described in paragraph (1) 
and a justification for the extension of the waiver. 
SEC. 332. ACTIVITIES PRIOR TO DECOMMISSIONING OF RED 
HILL BULK STORAGE FACILITY. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 may be obli-
gated or expended to permanently close the Red Hill Bulk 
Fuel Storage Facility until the date that is one year after 
the date on which the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Com-
mand, submits to the congressional defense committees— 
(1) the report required under subsection (b); and 
(2) certification that— 
(A) a fuel capacity that is equivalent to the 
capacity provided by the Red Hill Bulk Fuel 
Storage Facility has been added to the fuel ca-
pacity of United States Indo-Pacific Command; 
and 
(B) the bulk fuel requirements of United 
States Indo-Pacific Command have been fully 
programmed for funding in the five fiscal years 
following the year in which the certification is 
submitted. 
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(b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the costs associated with re-
placing the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include each of the following: 
(A) Detailed plans for how the Department 
of Defense will replicate the aggregate bulk fuel 
storage capacity of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Stor-
age Facility throughout the Indo-Pacific region, 
including on United States territories and pos-
sessions, as appropriate, in both steady state and 
in a major conflict lasting not less than 180 
days, including through the use of— 
(i) fleet oilers; 
(ii) fuel bladders; 
(iii) above ground storage facilities; 
and 
(iv) hardened storage facilities. 
(B) An identification of— 
(i) any additional costs to the Depart-
ment of acquiring or building the assets 
planned to replicate such fuel storage capac-
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ity and of obtaining any required environ-
mental approvals to operate such assets; 
and 
(ii) the timelines associated with ac-
quiring or building such assets and obtain-
ing such approvals. 
(C) An analysis of the relative surviv-
ability, reliability, risks, and any advantages as-
sociated with the assets planned to replicate such 
fuel storage capacity, including any changes nec-
essary for the operational plans of the Depart-
ment compared to such operational plans as in 
effect when the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Fa-
cility was operational. 
(D) An identification of the cost to the De-
partment of maintaining the Red Hill Bulk Fuel 
Storage Facility in an empty but rapidly 
reconstitutable state. 
(E) Any other matters the Secretary of the 
Defense considers relevant. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to affect the authority of the Secretary 
of Defense or the Secretary of the Navy to conduct any of 
the following at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility: 
(1) Defueling activities. 
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(2) Remedial investigations. 
(3) Site or safety inspections. 
(4) Feasibility studies. 
(5) Safety related repairs. 
(6) Monitoring. 
(7) Transferring of fuel. 
(8) Maintenance and sustainment activities. 
SEC. 333. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS PENDING AWARD 
OF CERTAIN PROJECTS AND IMPLEMENTA-
TION OF CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for oper-
ations and maintenance, Navy, Administration line item, 
Line 440, not more than 25 percent may be obligated or 
expended until the date on which the Secretary of the Navy 
certifies to the congressional defense committees that the 
Navy has awarded the projects listed within Chapter 8.1.1, 
Table 8-1, and implemented the recommendation listed as 
D1 within Appendix A.1 and Appendix A.2, of the docu-
ment prepared by Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc, entitled 
‘‘Final Assessment Report: Assessment of Red Hill Under-
ground Fuel Storage Facility Pearl Harbor, Hawaii’’ and 
dated April 29, 2022. 
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SEC. 334. PLACEMENT OF SENTINEL OR MONITORING 
WELLS IN PROXIMITY TO RED HILL BULK 
FUEL FACILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2023, the 
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of 
the United States Geological Survey and the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the placement 
of sentinel or monitoring wells in proximity to the Red Hill 
Bulk Fuel Facility for the purpose of monitoring and track-
ing the movement of fuel that has escaped the Facility. Such 
report shall include— 
(1) the number and location of new wells that 
have been established during the 12-month period pre-
ceding the date of the submission of the report; 
(2) an identification of the wells proposed to be 
established by the aquifer recovery working group; 
(3) an analysis of the need for any wells not rec-
ommended by the aquifer recovery working group; 
(4) the proposed number and location of any 
such additional wells; and 
(5) the priority level of each proposed well based 
on— 
(A) the optimal locations for new wells; and 
(B) the capability of a proposed well to as-
sist in monitoring and tracking the movement of 
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fuel toward the Halawa shaft, the Halawa Well, 
and the Aiea Well. 
(b) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the submission of the report under subsection (a), and 
every 90 days thereafter for 12 months, the Secretary of De-
fense shall provide to the congressional defense committees 
a briefing on the progress of the Department toward install-
ing the wells described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 335. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EFFORTS 
TO TRACK HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF FUEL 
LEAKS AT RED HILL BULK FUEL FACILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention and the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on the efforts of 
the Secretary to appropriately track the health implications 
of fuel leaks from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Facility for mem-
bers of the Armed Forces and their dependents, including 
members and dependents from each Armed Force, including 
the Coast Guard. The report shall include each of the fol-
lowing: 
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(1) A plan to coordinate with the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention to align with the en-
vironmental health assessment and monitoring efforts 
of the Centers. 
(2) A description of any potential benefits of co-
ordinating and sharing data with the State of Ha-
waii Department of Health. 
(3) An analysis of the extent to which data from 
the State of Hawaii Department of Health and data 
from other non-Department of Defense sources can 
and should be used in any long-term health study re-
lating to fuel leaks from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Fa-
cility. 
(4) A description of the potential health implica-
tions of contaminants, including fuel, found in the 
drinking water distribution system at the Red Hill 
Bulk Fuel Facility during testing after the fuel leaks 
that occurred in May and November 2021. 
(5) A description of any contaminants, includ-
ing fuel, detected in the water during the 12-month 
period preceding the fuel leak that occurred in No-
vember 2021. 
(6) A description of any potential benefits of 
broadening the tracing window to include indications 
of contaminants, including fuel, in the drinking 
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(c) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION.—An agreement en-
tered into pursuant to subsection (a) shall specify that the 
study conducted under the agreement shall be completed by 
not later than February 1, 2024. 
(d) BRIEFING.—Upon completion of a study conducted 
under an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a brief-
ing on the findings of the study. 
(e) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.— 
(1) FFRDC.—An agreement entered into pursu-
ant to subsection (a) shall specify that the federally 
funded research and development center shall make an 
unclassified version of the report provided to the Sec-
retary publicly available on an appropriate website of 
the center. 
(2) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—Upon receipt of 
such report, the Secretary shall make an unclassified 
version of the report publicly available on an appro-
priate website of the Department of Defense. 
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