S.Amdt. 4123

SA 4123. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be
proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2022 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:

At the end of subtitle B of title III, insert the
following:

SEC. 318. ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RESILIENCY TARGETS FOR
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DATA CENTERS.

(a) Energy Efficiency and Resiliency Targets for Data
Centers.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 173 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:

``Sec. 2921. Energy efficiency and resiliency 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, business continuity and disaster recovery, and
best practices;
``(B) develop a water usage effectiveness target for the
data center, based on location, resiliency, industry
standards, business continuity and disaster recovery, and
best practices;
``(C) develop a resiliency target for the data center,
based on location, industry standards, business continuity
and disaster recovery, and best practices;
``(D) develop a facility availability target for the data
center, based on location, industry standards, business
continuity and disaster recovery, and best practices;
``(E) develop other energy efficiency or water usage
targets for the data center based on industry standards,
business continuity and disaster recovery, and best
practices, as applicable to meet energy efficiency and
resiliency goals;
``(F) 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
``(G) identify any statutory, regulatory, or policy
barriers to meeting any target under any of subparagraphs (A)
through (F).
``(2) In this subsection, the term `covered data center'
means a data center established before the date of the
enactment of this section that--
``(A) is one of the 50 data centers of the Department of
Defense with the highest annual power usage rates; or
``(B) is one of the 20 data centers operated for the
Department by a private contractor with the highest annual
power usage rates.
``(b) New Data Centers.--(1)(A) Except as provided in
paragraph (2), in the case of any data center of the
Department established on or after the date of the enactment
of this section, regardless of whether the data center is
owned and operated by the Department or by a contractor on
behalf of the Department, the Secretary shall establish
energy, water usage, and resiliency-related standards that
the data center shall be required to meet based on location,
resiliency, industry standards, business continuity and
disaster recovery, and best practices.
``(B) Standards established under subparagraph (A) shall
include--
``(i) power usage effectiveness standards;
``(ii) water usage effectiveness standards;
``(iii) resiliency standards;
``(iv) facility availability standards; and
``(v) any other energy or resiliency standards the
Secretary determines are appropriate.
``(2) The Secretary may waive the requirement for a data
center of the Department 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
Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives notice of such waiver and the reasons for
such waiver.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 2920 the following new item:

``Sec. 2921. Energy efficiency and resiliency targets for data
centers.''.
(b) Inventory of Data Facilities.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
conduct an inventory of all data centers owned or operated by
the Department of Defense.
(2) Elements.--The inventory required under paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(A) A list of data centers owned or operated by the
Department of Defense.
(B) For each such data center, the earlier of the following
dates:
(i) The date on which the data center was established.
(ii) The date of the most recent capital investment in new
power, cooling, or compute infrastructure at the data center.
(C) The total average annual power use, in kilowatts, for
each such data center.
(D) The number of data centers that measure power usage
effectiveness and for each such data center, the power usage
effectiveness for the center.
(E) The number of data centers that measure water usage
effectiveness and, for each such data center, the water usage
effectiveness for the center.
(F) A description of any other existing energy efficiency
or efficient water usage metrics used by any data center and
the applicable measurements for any such center.
(G) An assessment of the facility resiliency of each data
center, including redundant power and cooling facility
infrastructure.
(H) Any other matters the Secretary determines are
relevant.
(c) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
completion of the inventory required under subsection (b),
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
a report on the inventory and the energy efficiency and
resiliency targets under section 2921(a) of title 10, United
States Code, as added by subsection (a).
(2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include
each of the following:
(A) A timeline of necessary actions required to meet the
energy efficiency and resiliency targets for covered data
centers under section 2921(a) of title 10, United States
Code, as added by subsection (a).
(B) The estimated costs associated with meeting such
targets.
(C) An assessment of the business case for meeting such
targets, including any estimated savings in operational
energy and water costs and estimated reduction in energy and
water usage if the targets are met.

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(D) An inventory of any data centers for which meeting such
targets could more efficiently be achieved by transferring
the workloads of such centers to private facilities, and a
business case for meeting such targets in that manner.
(E) An analysis of any statutory, regulatory, or policy
barriers to meeting such targets identified under section
2921(a)(E) of title 10, United States Code, as added by
subsection (a).
(d) Data Center Defined.--In this section, the term ``data
center'' has the meaning given such term in the most recent
Integrated Data Collection guidance of the Office of
Management and Budget.
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