S 1528
114th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Alternative and renewable resources
Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Military facilities and property
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Military readiness
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles
Natural disasters
Performance measurement
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Department of Defense Energy Security Act of 2015
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 9, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 9, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Department of Defense Energy Security Act of 2015
This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to carry out research to improve military vehicle technology to increase combat vehicle fuel economy or reduce fuel consumption.
DOD shall:
- establish an online, centralized repository for all DOD operational energy-related research and development efforts;
- conduct a program to develop and support projects designed to foster secure and reliable energy sources for military installations, including incorporation of advanced energy metering, renewable energy, energy storage, and redundant power systems; and
- develop associated cost and benefit metrics.
The DOD Alternative Fuel Vehicle Infrastructure Fund is established in the Treasury to support installing and operating alternative fuel dispensing stations for DOD's alternative fueled vehicles and other related infrastructure.
DOD shall:
- report on the costs and benefits associated with requiring 25% of National Guard and Reserve facilities to have at least a 21-day on-site power storage capacity to assist civil authorities in case of man-made or natural disasters; and
- submit a plan for integrating energy storage, micro-grid technologies, and on-site power generation systems at military installations at risk of power interruptions due to geographic location, dependence on connections to the electric grid, or other factors.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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