Department of Defense Energy Security Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4536
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2014-04-30
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources

Department of Defense

Electric power generation and transmission

Energy efficiency and conservation

Energy research

Energy storage, supplies, demand

Executive agency funding and structure

Government information and archives

Government trust funds

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media

Marine and inland water transportation

Military facilities and property

Military operations and strategy

Military procurement, research, weapons development

Motor fuels

Motor vehicles

Performance measurement

Public contracts and procurement

Research administration and funding

Research and development
Latest action: action_date: 2014-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-04-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Department of Defense Energy Security Act of 2014 - Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to authorize agencies to enter into energy savings performance contracts to reduce the costs of fuel supply, delivery, or transport for nonbuilding applications.</p> <p> Prohibits payments by agencies to entities that supply, deliver, or transport fuel under such contracts from exceeding the amounts that the agencies would have paid entities without the contracts.</p> <p>Authorizes the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to: (1) carry out research to improve military vehicle technology to increase fuel economy or reduce fuel consumption of military vehicles used in combat; and (2) establish an online, centralized repository for all Department of Defense (DOD) operational energy-related research and development efforts.</p> <p>Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish: (1) a DOD executive agent for warrior power to align and advance efforts to measure and manage the development and evaluation of man-portable tactical power generation systems to power tactical communications equipment, weapons systems, and other troop equipment; and (2) a program to foster secure and reliable sources of energy for military installations, including incorporation of advanced energy metering, renewable energy, energy storage, and redundant power systems.</p> <p>Establishes in the Treasury the Department of Defense Alternative Fuel Vehicle Infrastructure Fund to support installing, operating, and maintaining alternative fuel dispensing stations for use by DOD's alternative fueled vehicles and other infrastructure necessary to fuel the vehicles. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4536 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 30, 2014 Mr. Peters of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To improve energy savings by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Defense Energy Security Act of 2014 . 2. Energy savings performance contracts (a) Agency payments Section 801(a)(2)(B) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8287(a)(2)(B) ) is amended in the first sentence— (1) by striking both utilities and inserting utilities, entities that supply, deliver, and transport fuel, ; and (2) by inserting or fuel supply, delivery, or transport after for utilities . (b) Nonbuilding applications Section 801(a)(2) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8287(a)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (H) Nonbuilding applications A Federal agency may enter into an energy savings performance contract under this title for the purpose of reducing the costs of fuel supply, delivery, or transport for nonbuilding applications, including secondary savings. . (c) Definitions Section 804 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8287c ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(A)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i)— (i) by striking or wastewater treatment and inserting wastewater treatment, or fuel supply, delivery, or transport ; and (ii) by inserting or nonbuilding applications after federally owned facilities ; (B) in clause (ii), by striking or after the semicolon at the end; (C) in clause (iii), by inserting or after the semicolon at the end; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (iv) the improved efficiency of fuel use in nonbuilding applications. ; (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (3), by inserting or for the purpose of reducing the cost of fuel supply, delivery, or transport for nonbuilding applications before the period at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (5) Nonbuilding application The term nonbuilding application means— (A) any class of vehicles, devices, or equipment that— (i) is transportable under the power of the applicable vehicle, device, or equipment by land, sea, or air; and (ii) consumes energy from any fuel source for the purpose of— (I) that transportation; or (II) maintaining a controlled environment within the vehicle, device, or equipment; and (B) any federally owned equipment used to generate electricity or transport water. (6) Secondary savings (A) In general The term secondary savings means additional energy or cost savings that are a direct consequence of the energy savings that result from the energy efficiency improvements that were financed and implemented pursuant to an energy savings performance contract. (B) Inclusions The term secondary savings includes— (i) energy and cost savings that result from a reduction in the need for fuel delivery and logistical support; (ii) personnel cost savings and environmental benefits; and (iii) in the case of electric generation equipment, the benefits of increased efficiency in the production of electricity, including revenues received by the Federal Government from the sale of electricity from the production. . 3. Authorization for research to improve military vehicle technology to increase fuel economy or reduce fuel consumption of military vehicles used in combat (a) Research authorized The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and in collaboration with the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy, may carry out research to improve military vehicle technology to increase fuel economy or reduce fuel consumption of military vehicles used in combat. (b) Previous successes The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that research carried out under subsection (a) takes into account the successes of, and lessons learned during, the development of the Fuel Efficient Ground Vehicle Alpha and Bravo programs to identify, assess, develop, demonstrate, and prototype technologies that support increasing fuel economy and decreasing fuel consumption of light tactical vehicles, while balancing survivability. 4. Requirement to establish repository for operational energy-related research and development efforts of Department of Defense (a) Repository required Not later than December 31, 2015, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and in collaboration with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs and the Secretaries of the military departments, shall establish a centralized repository for all operational energy-related research and development efforts of the Department of Defense, including with respect to the inception, operational, and complete phases of such efforts. (b) Internet access The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the repository required by subsection (a) is accessible through an Internet website of the Department of Defense and by all employees of the Department and members of the Armed Forces whom the Secretary determines appropriate, including all program managers involved in such research and development efforts, to enable improved collaboration between military departments on research and development efforts described in subsection (a), sharing of best practices and lessons learned relating to such efforts, and reduce redundancy in such efforts. 5. Executive agent for warrior power Not later than September 31, 2014, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a Department of Defense executive agent for warrior power to align and advance efforts across the military services to measure and manage the research, development, testing, evaluation, procurement, and fielding of man-portable tactical power generation systems to power tactical communications equipment, weapons systems, and other troop equipment. 6. Secure Energy Innovation Program (a) Establishment The Secretary of Defense shall establish a program to develop and support projects designed to foster secure and reliable sources of energy for military installations, including incorporation of advanced energy metering, renewable energy, energy storage, and redundant power systems. (b) Metrics The Secretary of Defense shall develop metrics for assessing the costs and benefits associated with secure energy projects proposed or implemented as part of the program established under subsection (a). The metrics shall take into account financial and operational costs associated with sustained losses of power resulting from natural disasters or attacks that damage electrical grids serving military installations. 7. Authority to use Energy Savings Investment Fund for energy management initiatives Section 2919(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking , to the extent provided for in an appropriations Act, . 8. Establishment of Department of Defense Alternative Fueled Vehicle Infrastructure Fund (a) Establishment of Fund There is established in the Treasury a fund to be known as the Department of Defense Alternative Fuel Vehicle Infrastructure Fund (in this section referred to as the Fund ). (b) Deposits The Fund shall consist of the following: (1) Amounts appropriated to the Fund. (2) Amounts earned through investment under subsection (c). (3) Any other amounts made available to the Fund by law. (c) Investments The Secretary shall invest any part of the Fund that the Secretary decides is not required to meet current expenses. Each investment shall be made in an interest-bearing obligation of the United States Government, or an obligation that has its principal and interest guaranteed by the Government, that the Secretary decides has a maturity suitable for the Fund. (d) Use of funds Amounts in the Fund shall be available to the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Training, and Logistics, to install, operate, and maintain alternative fuel dispensing stations for use by alternative fueled vehicles of the Department of Defense and other infrastructure necessary to fuel alternative fueled vehicles of the Department. (e) Private use The Secretary may make alternative fuel dispensed through alternative fuel dispensing stations of the Department available to employees of the Department and members of the Armed Forces for private use. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) Alternative fuel The term alternative fuel has the meaning given such term in section 32901 of title 49, United States Code. (2) Alternative fueled vehicle The term alternative fueled vehicle means a vehicle that operates on alternative fuel.