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Inclusion of nuclear energy in energy policy of Department of Defense and related matters

Division A · Title III: Operation and Maintenance · Subtitle B: Energy and Environment

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The Department of Defense's energy policies are updated to explicitly include nuclear energy alongside renewable energy sources. References to renewable energy in laws about energy use and facilities are amended to also cover nuclear energy. This change integrates nuclear energy into the Department's planning and operations related to energy.

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(a) Inclusion in energy policy

Section 2911 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in subsections (b) and (e), by inserting or nuclear energy after renewable energy sources each place it appears;

(2)

in subsection (g)—

(A)

in the heading, by inserting and nuclear energy after renewable energy ;

(B)

in paragraphs (1) and (2), by inserting or nuclear energy after renewable energy sources each place it appears; and

(C)

in paragraph (2), by inserting and nuclear energy after the use of renewable energy ; and

(3)

in subsection (h)(2)—

(A)

in subparagraph (C), by inserting or nuclear energy after renewable energy source, other than solar energy, ; and

(B)

in subparagraph (D), by inserting or nuclear energy after a renewable energy source .

(b) Inclusion in matters relating to use of energy for facilities

Section 2915 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in the section heading, by striking renewable forms of energy and inserting nuclear energy, renewable forms of energy, ;

(2)

by striking solar energy or other renewable forms of energy each place it appears and inserting nuclear energy, or solar energy or other renewable forms of energy, ; and

(3)

in subsection (b), by striking a renewable form of energy and inserting such a form of energy .