Assessment of energy supplied to installations and operational forces of the Department of Defense

(a) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Commander of the United States Transportation Command and the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a comprehensive assessment of the current status, sourcing, and security of all forms of energy supplied to installations and operational forces of the Department of Defense. (b) Elements of assessment The assessment required under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1) A complete accounting of the geographic origin and supply chain pathways of all forms of energy, including hydrocarbons, purchased by the Department of Defense, explicitly identifying any direct or indirect reliance on foreign energy sources. (2) An evaluation of the systemic vulnerabilities within current energy supply lines of the Department, including single points of failure and military installations reliant on single-source commercial transmission or entities backed by a foreign country. (3) An inventory of current on-site energy storage capacities, including an assessment of whether existing capacities meet baseline operational requirements. (4) An assessment of potential disruptions to energy supplies of the Department under various kinetic and cyber conflict scenarios.