(2) SUBMITTAL OF PLANS.—Not later than 12 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees— 
(A) an installation energy plan for each 
main operating base on the list submitted under 
paragraph (1); and 
(B) an assessment of the feasibility of 
reaching the goal for the elimination of the use 
of Russian energy pursuant to subsection (b) on 
that base, including— 
(i) a description of the steps that 
would be required to meet such goal; and 
(ii) an analysis of the effects such 
steps would have on the national security 
of the United States. 
(d) CONTENT OF PLANS.—Each installation energy 
plan for a main operating base shall include each of the 
following with respect to that base: 
(1) An assessment of the energy resilience re-
quirements, resiliency gaps, and energy-related cy-
bersecurity requirements of the base, including with 
respect to operational technology, control systems, 
and facilities-related control systems. 
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(2) An identification of investments in tech-
nology required to improve energy resilience, reduce 
demand, strengthen energy conservation, and sup-
port mission readiness. 
(3) An identification of investments in infra-
structure, including microgrids, required to strength-
en energy resilience and mitigate risk due to grid 
disturbance. 
(4) Recommendations related to opportunities 
for the use of renewable energy, clean energy, nu-
clear energy, and energy storage projects to reduce 
dependence on natural gas. 
(5) An assessment of how the requirements and 
recommendations included pursuant to paragraphs 
(2) through (4) interact with the energy policies of 
the country where the base is located, both at 
present and into the future. 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION OF PLANS.— 
(1) DEADLINE
FOR
IMPLEMENTATION.—Not 
later than 30 days after the date on which the Sec-
retary submits an installation energy plan for a base 
under subsection (c)(2), the Secretary shall— 
(A) begin implementing the plan; and 
(B) provide to the congressional defense 
committees a briefing on the contents of the 
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plan and the strategy of the Secretary for im-
plementing the mitigation measures identified 
in the plan. 
(2) PRIORITIZATION OF CERTAIN PROJECTS.— 
In implementing an installation energy plan for a 
base under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize 
projects requested under section 2914 of title 10, 
United States Code, to mitigate assessed risks and 
improve energy resilience, energy security, and en-
ergy conservation at the base. 
(3) NONAPPLICATION OF CERTAIN OTHER AU-
THORITIES.—Subsection (d) of section 2914 of title 
10, United States Code, shall not apply with respect 
to any project carried out pursuant to this section 
or pursuant to an installation energy plan for a base 
under this section. 
(f) POLICY FOR FUTURE BASES.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall establish a policy to ensure that any new 
military base in the area of responsibility of the United 
States European Command is established in a manner 
that proactively includes the consideration of energy secu-
rity, energy resilience, and mitigation of risk due to energy 
disruption. 
(g) ANNUAL CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall provide to the congressional de-
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fense committees annual briefings on the installation en-
ergy plans required under this section. Such briefings shall 
include an identification of each of the following: 
(1) The actions each main operating base is 
taking to implement the installation energy plan for 
that base. 
(2) The progress that has been made toward re-
ducing the reliance of United States bases on Rus-
sian energy. 
(3) The steps being taken and planned across 
the future-years defense program to meet the goal of 
eliminating reliance on Russian energy. 
(h) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘congres-
sional defense committees’’ means the Committees on 
Armed Services and Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate. 
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