S.Amdt. 717

SA 717. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Casey) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. ENERGY SECURITY FOR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS IN
EUROPE.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) United States military installations in Europe are
potentially vulnerable to supply disruptions from foreign
governments, especially the Government of the Russian
Federation, which could use control of energy supplies in a
hostile or weaponized manner.
(2) The Government of the Russian Federation has previously
shown its willingness to aggressively use energy supplies as
a weapon to pressure foreign nations, including Ukraine.
(b) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense shall take
appropriate measures, to the extent practicable, to--
(1) reduce the dependency of all United States military
installations in Europe on energy sourced inside Russia; and
(2) ensure that all United States military installations in
Europe are able to sustain operations in the event of a
supply disruption
(c) Certification Requirement.--Not later than December 31,
2021, the Secretary of Defense shall certify to the
congressional defense committees whether or not every United
States military installation in Europe--
(1) is dependent to the minimum extent practicable on
energy sourced inside the Russian Federation; and
(2) has the ability to sustain operations during an energy
supply disruption.
(d) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the
congressional defense committees on progress in achieving the
goals described in subsection (b), including--
(1) an assessment of the operational risks of energy supply
disruptions;
(2) a description of mitigation measures identified to
address such operational risks;
(3) an assessment of the feasibility, estimated costs, and
schedule of diversified energy solutions; and
(4) an assessment of the minimum practicable usage of
energy sourced inside Russia on United States military
installations in Europe.
(e) Interim Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees and make
publicly available an interim report on progress in achieving
the goals described in subsection (b), including the
assessments described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of
subsection (d).
(f) Definition of Energy Sourced Inside Russia.--In this
section, the term ``energy sourced inside Russia'' means
energy that is produced, owned, or facilitated by companies
that are located in the Russian Federation or owned or
controlled by the Government of the Russian Federation.
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