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‘‘(3)(A) The term ‘energy security’ means having 
assured access to reliable supplies of energy and the 
ability to protect and deliver sufficient energy to meet 
operational needs. 
‘‘(B) In selecting facility energy projects on a 
military installation that will use renewable energy 
sources, pursuit of energy security means the installa-
tion will give favorable consideration to projects that 
provide power directly into the installation electrical 
distribution network. In such cases, this power should 
be prioritized to provide the power necessary for crit-
ical assets on the installation in the event of a disrup-
tion in the commercial grid. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘hybrid’, with respect to a motor 
vehicle, means a motor vehicle that draws propulsion 
energy from onboard sources of stored energy that are 
both— 
‘‘(A) an internal combustion or heat engine 
using combustible fuel; and 
‘‘(B) a rechargeable energy storage system. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘operational energy’ means the en-
ergy required for training, moving, and sustaining 
military forces and weapons platforms for military 
operations. The term includes energy used by tactical 
power systems and generators and weapons platforms. 
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‘‘(6) The term ‘petroleum’ means natural or syn-
thetic crude, blends of natural or synthetic crude, and 
products refined or derived from natural or synthetic 
crude or from such blends. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘renewable energy source’ means 
energy generated from renewable sources, including 
the following: 
‘‘(A) Solar. 
‘‘(B) Wind. 
‘‘(C) Biomass. 
‘‘(D) Landfill gas. 
‘‘(E) Ocean, including tidal, wave, current, 
and thermal. 
‘‘(F) Geothermal, including electricity and 
heat pumps. 
‘‘(G) Municipal solid waste. 
‘‘(H) New hydroelectric generation capacity 
achieved from increased efficiency or additions of 
new capacity at an existing hydroelectric project. 
For purposes of this subparagraph, hydroelectric 
generation capacity is ‘new’ if it was placed in 
service on or after January 1, 1999. 
‘‘(I) Thermal energy generated by any of 
the preceding sources.’’. 
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—Such chapter is 
further amended— 
(A) in the table of subchapters at the begin-
ning of such chapter, by striking ‘‘2925’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2924’’; and 
(B) in the table of sections at the beginning 
of subchapter III of such chapter, by inserting 
before the item relating to section 2925 the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘2924. Definitions.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS STRIKING SEPARATE 
DEFINITIONS.—Such chapter is further amended— 
(1) in section 2911— 
(A) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘For the 
purpose’’; 
(ii) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(A), (B), (C), and (D) as paragraphs (1), 
(2), (3), and (4), respectively; and 
(B) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph 
(2); 
(2) in section 2922e, by striking subsections (e) 
and (f); 
(3) in section 2922g, by striking subsection (d); 
and 
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(4) in section 2925(b), by striking paragraph 
(4). 
SEC. 2822. CONSIDERATION OF ENERGY SECURITY IN DE-
VELOPING ENERGY PROJECTS ON MILITARY 
INSTALLATIONS USING RENEWABLE ENERGY 
SOURCES. 
(a) POLICY OF PURSUING ENERGY SECURITY.— 
(1) POLICY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall establish a policy under which a military 
installation shall give favorable consideration for en-
ergy security in the design and development of energy 
projects on the military installation that will use re-
newable energy sources. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall provide notification to Congress within 30 days 
after entering into any agreement for a facility en-
ergy project described in paragraph (1) that excludes 
pursuit of energy security on the grounds that inclu-
sion of energy security is cost prohibitive. The Sec-
retary shall also provide a cost-benefit-analysis of the 
decision. 
(3) ENERGY SECURITY DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘energy security’’ has the meaning 
given that term in paragraph (3) of section 2924 of 
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title 10, United States Code, as added by section 
2821(a). 
(b) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION
FOR DEVELOPING 
AND IMPLEMENTING ENERGY PERFORMANCE GOALS AND 
ENERGY PERFORMANCE MASTER PLAN.—Section 2911(c) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(12) Opportunities for improving energy secu-
rity for facility energy projects that will use renew-
able energy sources.’’. 
(c) DEVELOPMENT OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ON MILI-
TARY LANDS.—Section 2917 of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a) DEVELOPMENT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) CONSIDERATION OF ENERGY SECURITY.—The de-
velopment of a geothermal energy project under subsection 
(a) should include consideration of energy security in the 
design and development of the project.’’. 
(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Section 2925(a)(3) 
of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘whether the project 
incorporates energy security into its design,’’ after ‘‘through 
the duration of each such mechanism,’’. 
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SEC. 2823. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERIM OBJECTIVE FOR 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 2025 RENEWABLE 
ENERGY GOAL. 
(a) INTERIM OBJECTIVE.—Section 2911(e) of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by section 2821(b)(1)(B), 
is further amended by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) To help ensure that the goal specified in para-
graph (1)(A) regarding the use of renewable energy by the 
Department of Defense is achieved, the Secretary of Defense 
shall establish an interim goal for fiscal year 2018 for the 
production or procurement of facility energy from renew-
able energy sources.’’. 
(b) DEADLINE; CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional 
defense committees of the interim renewable energy goal es-
tablished pursuant to the amendment made by subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 2824. USE OF CENTRALIZED PURCHASING AGENTS 
FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATES TO 
REDUCE 
COST 
OF 
FACILITY 
ENERGY 
PROJECTS 
USING 
RENEWABLE 
ENERGY 
SOURCES AND IMPROVE EFFICIENCIES. 
(a) PURCHASE AND USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY 
CERTIFICATES.—Section 2911(e) of title 10, United States 
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Code, as amended by sections 2821(b)(1)(B) and 2823(a), 
is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3)(A) The Secretary of Defense shall establish a pol-
icy to maximize savings for the bulk purchase of replace-
ment renewable energy certificates in connection with the 
development of facility energy projects using renewable en-
ergy sources. 
‘‘(B) Under the policy required by subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary of a military department shall submit re-
quests for the purchase of replacement renewable energy cer-
tificates to a centralized purchasing authority maintained 
by such department or the Defense Logistics Agency with 
expertise regarding— 
‘‘(i) the market for renewable energy certificates; 
‘‘(ii) the procurement of renewable energy certifi-
cates; and 
‘‘(iii) obtaining the best value for the military 
department by maximizing the purchase of renewable 
energy certificates from projects placed into service 
before January 1, 1999. 
‘‘(C) The centralized purchasing authority shall solicit 
industry for the most competitive offer for replacement re-
newable energy certificates, to include a combination of re-
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newable energy certificates from new projects and projects 
placed into service before January 1, 1999. 
‘‘(D) Subparagraph (B) does not prohibit the Sec-
retary of a military department from entering into an 
agreement outside of the centralized purchasing authority 
if the Secretary will obtain the best value by bundling the 
renewable energy certificates with the facility energy project 
through a power purchase agreement or other contractual 
mechanism at the installation. 
‘‘(E) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to 
authorize the purchase of renewable energy certificates to 
meet Federal goals or mandates in the absence of the devel-
opment of a facility energy project using renewable energy 
sources. 
‘‘(F) This policy does not make the purchase of renew-
able energy certificates mandatory, but the policy shall 
apply whenever original renewable energy certificates are 
proposed to be swapped for replacement renewable energy 
certificates.’’. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 2925(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (10) 
as paragraphs (5) through (11), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
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‘‘(4) In addition to the information contained in 
the table listing energy projects financed through 
third party financing mechanisms, as required by 
paragraph (3), the table also shall list any renewable 
energy certificates associated with each project, in-
cluding information regarding whether the renewable 
energy certificates were bundled or unbundled, the 
purchasing authority for the renewable energy certifi-
cates, and the price of the associated renewable energy 
certificates.’’. 
SEC. 2825. IDENTIFICATION OF ENERGY-EFFICIENT PROD-
UCTS FOR USE IN CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, 
OR RENOVATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE FACILITIES. 
(a) RESPONSIBILITY OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.— 
Section 2915(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe a defi-
nition of the term ‘energy-efficient product’ for purposes of 
this subsection and establish and maintain a list of prod-
ucts satisfying the definition. The definition and list shall 
be developed in consultation with the Secretary of Energy 
to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, consistency 
with definitions of the term used by other Federal agencies. 
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‘‘(B) The Secretary shall modify the definition and list 
of energy-efficient products as necessary to account for 
emerging or changing technologies. 
‘‘(C) The list of energy-efficient products shall be in-
cluded as part of the energy performance master plan devel-
oped pursuant to section 2911(b)(2) of this title.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO ENERGY PERFORM-
ANCE MASTER PLAN.—Section 2911(b)(2) of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(F) The up-to date list of energy-efficient prod-
ucts maintained under section 2915(e)(2) of this 
title.’’. 
SEC. 2826. CORE CURRICULUM AND CERTIFICATION STAND-
ARDS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EN-
ERGY MANAGERS. 
(a) TRAINING PROGRAM
AND ISSUANCE
OF GUID-
ANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 173 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing after section 2915 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2915a. Facilities: Department of Defense energy 
managers 
‘‘(a) TRAINING PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall establish a training program for Depart-
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