S.Amdt. 5455

1. Adds SEC. 1083. OIL SAVINGS at the end of subtitle G of title X

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   In S. 3001 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (2) in paragraph (2), by striking "implemented" and inserting "developed".

   Inserted: SEC. 1083. OIL SAVINGS.

   Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--

   Inserted: (1) the United States imports more oil from the Middle East today than before the attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001;

   Inserted: (2) the United States remains the most oil-dependent industrialized nation in the world, consuming approximately 25 percent of the oil supply of the world;

   Inserted: (3) the Department of Defense is the largest consumer of oil in the United States;

   Inserted: (4) the ongoing dependence of the United States on foreign oil is one of the greatest threats to the national security and economy of the United States; and

   Inserted: (5) the United States needs to take transformative steps to wean itself from its addiction to oil.

   Inserted: (b) Policy on Reducing Oil Dependence.--It is the policy of the United States to reduce the dependence of the United States on oil, and thereby--

   Inserted: (1) alleviate the strategic dependence of the United States on oil-producing countries;

   Inserted: (2) reduce the economic vulnerability of the United States; and

   Inserted: (3) reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with oil use.

   Inserted: (c) Oil Savings Report.--

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   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act and every 3 years thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on options for agency action that, when taken together, would save from the baseline determined under paragraph (4)--

   Inserted: (A) 8 percent of the oil consumed by the Department of Defense per day on average during calendar year 2016;

   Inserted: (B) 35 percent of the oil consumed by the Department of Defense per day on average during calendar year 2026; and

   Inserted: (C) 50 percent of the oil consumed by the Department of Defense per day on average during calendar year 2030.

   Inserted: (2) Contents.--Each report shall--

   Inserted: (A) include a description of the advantages and disadvantages (including implications for national security) for each option; and

   Inserted: (B) not include options for an alternative or synthetic fuel if the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production and combustion of the fuel is greater than the emissions from the equivalent quantity of conventional fuel produced from conventional petroleum sources.

   Inserted: (3) Additional legislative authority.--Each report may include a request to Congress for any additional legislative authority that is necessary to implement any recommendations made in the report.

   Inserted: (4) Baseline.--In performing the analyses required for the report, the Secretary of Defense (in consultation with the Energy Information Administration) shall--

   Inserted: (A) determine oil savings as the projected reduction in oil consumption from baseline consumption by the Department of Defense as established by the reference case contained in the report of the Energy Information Administration entitled "Annual Energy Outlook 2008";

   Inserted: (B) determine the oil savings projections required on an annual basis for each of calendar years 2009 through 2030; and

   Inserted: (C) account for any overlap among implementation actions to ensure that the projected oil savings from all the recommendations, taken together, are as accurate as practicable.

   Inserted: (d) Annual Report on Oil Savings Measures.--Not later than 1 year after the date of initial oil savings report under subsection (c) and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that describes and evaluates the oil savings measures that the Department of Defense has implemented during the prior year.

   Inserted: (e) Relationship to Other Laws.--Nothing in this section affects the authority provided or responsibility delegated under any other law.

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   At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

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