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10 U.S.C. § 2892 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2892. Maintenance work order system for housing units
(a) Electronic Work Order System Required.—
The Secretary of Defense shall require that each landlord of a housing unit have an electronic work order system to track all maintenance requests relating to the housing unit.
(b) Access by Department Personnel.—
The Secretary of Defense shall require each landlord of a housing unit to provide access to the maintenance work order system of the landlord relating to the housing unit to the following persons:
(1) Personnel of the housing management office at the installation for which the housing unit is provided.
(2) Personnel of the installation and engineer command or center of the military department concerned.
(3) Such other personnel of the Department of Defense as the Secretary determines necessary.
(c) Access by Tenants.—
The Secretary of Defense shall require each landlord of a housing unit to provide access to the maintenance work order system of the landlord relating to the housing unit to the tenant of the housing unit to permit the tenant, at a minimum, to track the status and progress of work orders for maintenance requests relating to the housing unit.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 116–92, div. B, title XXX, §§ 3017, 3018, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1930.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2019—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116–92, § 3018, added subsec. (c).
10 U.S.C. § 2892a (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2892a. Access by tenants to historical maintenance information
(a) Maintenance Information for Prospective Tenants.—
The Secretary concerned shall require each eligible entity or subsequent landlord that offers for lease a housing unit to provide to a prospective tenant of the housing unit—
(1) not later than five business days before the prospective tenant is asked to sign the lease, a summary of maintenance conducted with respect to that housing unit for the previous seven years; and
(2) not later than two business days after the prospective tenant requests additional information regarding maintenance conducted with respect to that housing unit during such period, all information possessed by the eligible entity or subsequent landlord regarding such maintenance conducted during such period.
(b) Maintenance Information for Existing Tenants.—
A tenant of a housing unit who did not receive maintenance information described in subsection (a) regarding that housing unit while a prospective tenant may request such maintenance information and shall receive such maintenance information not later than five business days after the making the request.
(c) Maintenance Defined.—
In the section, the term “maintenance” includes any renovations of the housing unit during the period specified in subsection (a)(1).
(Added Pub. L. 116–92, div. B, title XXX, § 3019, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1931; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2811(e), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4324.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2021—Pub. L. 116–283 added section text and struck out former text which read as follows: “The Secretary concerned shall require each eligible entity or subsequent landlord that offers for lease a housing unit to provide to a prospective tenant of the housing unit, before the prospective tenant moves into the housing unit as a tenant, all information regarding maintenance conducted with respect to that housing unit for the previous seven years. In this section, the term ‘maintenance’ includes any renovations of the housing unit during such period.”
10 U.S.C. § 2892b (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2892b. Prohibition on requirement to disclose personally identifiable information in requests for certain maintenance
A landlord responsible for a housing unit may not require the disclosure of personally identifiable information as a part of the submission of a request for maintenance regarding a housing unit or common area when the disclosure of personally identifiable information is not needed to identify the location at which such maintenance will be performed.
(Added Pub. L. 116–92, div. B, title XXX, § 3020(a), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1931.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 2019 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 116–92, div. B, title XXX, § 3020(b), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1931, provided that: “The prohibition in section 2892b of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 2019].”
10 U.S.C. § 2893 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2893. Treatment of incentive fees for landlords of housing units for failure to remedy health or environmental hazards
The Secretary concerned shall not approve the payment of incentive fees otherwise authorized to be paid to a landlord that the Secretary determines has demonstrated a pattern of failing to remedy, or failing to remedy in a timely manner, a health or environmental hazard at a housing unit provided by the landlord.
(Added Pub. L. 116–92, div. B, title XXX, § 3021, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1931; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2811(f), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4324.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “pattern of” for “propensity for”.
10 U.S.C. § 2903 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2903. Executive Director
(a) There shall be an Executive Director of the Council appointed by the Secretary of Defense after consultation with the Secretary of Energy.
(b) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Executive Director is responsible for the management of the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program in accordance with the policies established by the Council.
(c) The Executive Director may enter into contracts using competitive procedures. The Executive Director may enter into other agreements in accordance with applicable law. In either case, the Executive Director shall first obtain the approval of the Council for any contract or agreement in an amount equal to or in excess of $500,000 or such lesser amount as the Council may prescribe.
(d)
(1) The Executive Director, with the concurrence of the Council, may appoint such professional and clerical staff as may be necessary to carry out the responsibilities and policies of the Council.
(2) The Executive Director, with the concurrence of the Council and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 of title 5 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title, may establish the rates of basic pay for professional, scientific, and technical employees appointed pursuant to paragraph (1).
(Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XVIII, § 1801(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1755; amended Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 701(h)(2), Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 115; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title II, § 265(b), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1611; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title II, § 203(d), (e)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 218.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1996—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–106, § 203(d), substituted “contracts using competitive procedures. The Executive Director may enter into” for “contracts or” and “law. In either case,” for “law, except that”.
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 104–106, § 203(e)(1), struck out at end “The authority provided in the preceding sentence shall expire on September 30, 1995.”
1993—Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 103–160 substituted “September 30, 1995” for “November 5, 1992”.
1991—Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 102–25 substituted “on November 5, 1992” for “two years after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
text: Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title II, § 203(e)(2), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 218, provided that: “The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall take effect as of September 29, 1995.”
10 U.S.C. § 2917 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2917. Development of geothermal energy on military lands
(a) Development Authorized.—
The Secretary of a military department may develop, or authorize the development of, any geothermal energy resource within lands under the Secretary’s jurisdiction, including public lands, for the use or benefit of the Department of Defense if that development is in the public interest, as determined by the Secretary concerned, and will not deter commercial development and use of other portions of such resource if offered for leasing.
(b) Consideration of Energy Security.—
The development of a geothermal energy project under subsection (a) should include consideration of energy security in the design and development of the project.
(Added Pub. L. 97–214, § 6(c)(1), July 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 172, § 2689; renumbered § 2917, Pub. L. 109–364, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2851(b)(1), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2494; amended Pub. L. 112–81, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2822(c), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1692.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2011—Pub. L. 112–81 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
2006—Pub. L. 109–364 renumbered section 2689 of this title as this section.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section effective Oct. 1, 1982, and applicable to military construction projects, and to construction and acquisition of military family housing authorized before, on, or after such date, see section 12(a) of Pub. L. 97–214, set out as a note under section 2801 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 2921 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2921. Energy efficiency targets for data centers
(a) Covered Data Centers.—
(1) For each covered data center, the Secretary of Defense shall—
(A) develop a power usage effectiveness target for the data center, based on location, resiliency, industry standards, and best practices;
(B) develop a water usage effectiveness target for the data center, based on location, resiliency, industry standards, and best practices;
(C) develop other energy efficiency or water usage targets for the data center based on industry standards and best practices, as applicable to meet energy efficiency and resiliency goals;
(D) identify potential renewable or clean energy resources, or related technologies such as advanced battery storage capacity, to enhance resiliency at the data center, including potential renewable or clean energy purchase targets based on the location of the data center; and
(E) identify any statutory, regulatory, or policy barriers to meeting any target under any of subparagraphs (A) through (C).
(2) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that targets developed under paragraph (1) are consistent with guidance issued by the Secretary of Energy.
(3) In this subsection, the term “covered data center” means a data center of the Department of Defense that—
(A) is one of the 50 data centers of the Department with the highest annual power usage rates; and
(B) has been established before the date of the enactment of this section.
(b) New Data Centers.—
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), in the case of any Department of Defense data center established on or after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall establish energy, water usage, and resiliency-related standards that the data center shall be required to meet based on location, resiliency, industry and Federal standards, and best practices. Such standards shall include—
(A) power usage effectiveness standards;
(B) water usage effectiveness standards; and
(C) any other energy or resiliency standards the Secretary determines are appropriate.
(2) The Secretary may waive the requirement for a Department data center established on or after the date of the enactment of this section to meet the standards established under paragraph (1) if the Secretary—
(A) determines that such waiver is in the national security interest of the United States; and
(B) submits to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives notice of such waiver and the reasons for such waiver.
(Added Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title III, § 312(a)(1), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1627.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: The date of the enactment of this section, referred to in subsecs. (a)(3)(B) and (b), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 117–81, which was approved Dec. 27, 2021.
10 U.S.C. § 2922d (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2922d. Procurement of fuel derived from coal, oil shale, and tar sands
(a) Use of Fuel to Meet Department of Defense Needs.—
The Secretary of Defense shall develop a strategy to use fuel produced, in whole or in part, from coal, oil shale, and tar sands (referred to in this section as a “covered fuel”) that are extracted by either mining or in-situ methods and refined or otherwise processed in the United States in order to assist in meeting the fuel requirements of the Department of Defense when the Secretary determines that it is in the national interest.
(b) Authority to Procure.—
The Secretary of Defense may enter into one or more contracts or other agreements (that meet the requirements of this section) to procure a covered fuel to meet one or more fuel requirements of the Department of Defense.
(c) Clean Fuel Requirements.—
A covered fuel may be procured under subsection (b) only if the covered fuel meets such standards for clean fuel produced from domestic sources as the Secretary of Defense shall establish for purposes of this section in consultation with the Department of Energy.
(d) Multiyear Contract Authority.—
Subject to applicable provisions of law, any contract or other agreement for the procurement of covered fuel under subsection (b) may be for one or more years at the election of the Secretary of Defense.
(e) Fuel Source Analysis.—
In order to facilitate the procurement by the Department of Defense of covered fuel under subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may carry out a comprehensive assessment of current and potential locations in the United States for the supply of covered fuel to the Department.
(Added Pub. L. 109–58, title III, § 369(q)(1), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 733, § 2398a; renumbered § 2922d, Pub. L. 109–364, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2851(b)(2), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2494; Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, § 1075(b)(48), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4371.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2011—Subsecs. (b), (d). Pub. L. 111–383 substituted “one or more” for “1 or more” wherever appearing.
2006—Pub. L. 109–364 renumbered section 2398a of this title as this section.
10 U.S.C. § 2922g (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2922g. Preference for motor vehicles using electric or hybrid propulsion systems
(a) Preference.—
In leasing or procuring motor vehicles for use by a military department or Defense Agency, the Secretary of the military department or the head of the Defense Agency shall provide a preference for the lease or procurement of motor vehicles using electric or hybrid propulsion systems, including plug-in hybrid systems, if the electric or hybrid vehicles—
(1) will meet the requirements or needs of the Department of Defense; and
(2) are commercially available at a cost, including operating cost, reasonably comparable to motor vehicles containing only an internal combustion or heat engine using combustible fuel.
(b) Exception.—
Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to tactical vehicles designed for use in combat.
(c) Relation to Other Vehicle Technologies That Reduce Consumption of Fossil Fuels.—
The preference required by subsection (a) does not preclude the Secretary of Defense from authorizing the Secretary of a military department or head of a Defense Agency to provide a preference for another vehicle technology that reduces the consumption of fossil fuels if the Secretary of Defense determines that the technology is consistent with the energy performance goals and plan of the Department required by section 2911 of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 111–84, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2844(a), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2682; amended Pub. L. 112–81, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2821(b)(3), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1691.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2011—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 112–81 struck out subsec. (d), which defined “hybrid”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Regulations
text: Pub. L. 111–84, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2844(c), Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2682, provided that: “The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to implement section 2922g of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), within one year after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 28, 2009].”
10 U.S.C. § 2922i (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2922i. Multiyear contracts: purchase of electricity from renewable energy sources
(a) Multiyear Contracts Authorized.—
Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may enter into a contract for a period not to exceed 10 years for the purchase of electricity from sources of renewable energy, as that term is defined in section 203(b)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852(b)(2)).
(b) Limitations on Contracts for Periods in Excess of Five Years.—
The Secretary may exercise the authority in subsection (a) to enter into a contract for a period in excess of five years only if the Secretary determines, on the basis of a business case analysis prepared by the Department of Defense, that—
(1) the proposed purchase of electricity under such contract is cost effective for the Department of Defense; and
(2) it would not be possible to purchase electricity from the source in an economical manner without the use of a contract for a period in excess of five years.
(c) Relationship to Other Multiyear Contracting Authority.—
Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude the Department of Defense from using other multiyear contracting authority of the Department to purchase renewable energy.
(Added Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title VIII, § 828(a), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 229, § 2410q; renumbered § 2922i, Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1879(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4293.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2021—Pub. L. 116–283 renumbered section 2410q of this title as this section.
heading: Effective Date of 2021 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
10 U.S.C. § 2924 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2924. Definitions
In this chapter:
(1) The term “defined fuel source” means any of the following:
(A) Petroleum.
(B) Natural gas.
(C) Coal.
(D) Coke.
(2) The term “energy-efficient maintenance” includes—
(A) the repair of military vehicles, equipment, or facility and infrastructure systems, such as lighting, heating, or cooling equipment or systems, or industrial processes, by replacement with technology that—
(i) will achieve energy savings over the life-cycle of the equipment or system being repaired; and
(ii) will meet the same end needs as the equipment or system being repaired; and
(B) improvements in an operation or maintenance process, such as improved training or improved controls, that result in energy savings.
(3) 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.
(4) The term “operational energy” means the energy 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.
(5) The term “petroleum” means natural or synthetic crude, blends of natural or synthetic crude, and products refined or derived from natural or synthetic crude or from such blends.
(6) The term “renewable energy source” means energy generated from renewable sources, including the following:
(A) Solar, including electricity.
(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.
(Added Pub. L. 112–81, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2821(a)(1), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1689; amended Pub. L. 115–91, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2831(c)(6), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1858.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2017—Pars. (3) to (7). Pub. L. 115–91 redesignated pars. (4) to (7) as (3) to (6), respectively, and struck out former par. (3) which defined “energy security”.
10 U.S.C. § 2927 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 2927. Global bulk fuel management and delivery
(a) Responsible Element.—
(1) Beginning during the period described in paragraph (2) and permanently thereafter, the United States Transportation Command shall be the element responsible for bulk fuel management and delivery of the Department of Defense on a global basis.
(2) The period described in this paragraph is the period beginning on January 1, 2023, and ending on February 1, 2023.
(b) Coordination With Defense Logistics Agency.—
In carrying out the responsibilities specified in subsection (a), the Commander of the United States Transportation Command shall coordinate with the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency.
(c) Rule of Construction.—
Except to the extent that, prior to January 1, 2023, a responsibility specified in subsection (a) was a specific function of the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, nothing under this section shall be construed as—
(1) limiting any other function of the Defense Logistics Agency Energy; or
(2) requiring the transfer of any function, personnel, or asset from the Defense Logistics Agency Energy to the United States Transportation Command.
(Added Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title III, § 352(a)(1), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1654.)
10 U.S.C. § 3002 (ARMED FORCES)
§ 3002. Federal Acquisition Regulation
In this part, the term “Federal Acquisition Regulation” means the Federal Acquisition Regulation issued pursuant to section 1303(a)(1) of title 41.
(Added and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1806(a)(1), (5), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4152.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: The text of par. (6) of section 2302 of this title, which was transferred to this section and amended by Pub. L. 116–283, § 1806(a)(5), was based on Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VIII, § 853(b)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1518; Pub. L. 111–350, § 5(b)(8)(B), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3843.
heading: Amendments
text: 2021—Pub. L. 116–283, § 1806(a)(5), transferred par. (6) of section 2302 of this title to this section, realigned margin, struck out par. (6) designation at beginning, and substituted “In this part, the term” for “The term”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date
text: Section and amendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as an Effective Date of 2021 Amendment note preceding section 3001 of this title.