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Digital twin models at certain military installations

Division B · Title XXVIII: Military Construction General Provisions · Subtitle E: Pilot Programs

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The Department of Defense will start a three-year pilot program to create virtual models of infrastructure systems at at least five key military bases important for operations in the Indo-Pacific region. These models will include energy, water, transportation, communications, and other critical systems to help assess vulnerabilities and how the bases would respond to events like cyber attacks, natural disasters, or supply chain disruptions. The models will also evaluate how local public infrastructure connected to these bases might affect their operations during such disruptions.

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(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 Secretaries of the military departments, shall carry out a three-year pilot program to implement digital twin models at not less than five covered military installations for the purposes of identifying any vulnerabilities or interdependencies of such covered military installations.

(b) Requirements of models

The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each digital twin model represents a virtual model of the infrastructure systems of the respective covered military installation, including—

(1)

the energy systems;

(2)

the water systems;

(3)

the transportation systems;

(4)

the communications systems; and

(5)

any other critical mission-support systems.

(c) Use of models

The Secretary of Defense shall use such digital twin models to—

(1)

conduct an assessment of—

(A)

the infrastructure system of each covered military installation represented by such digital twin models; and

(B)

any public infrastructure systems, including local facilities of the bulk-power system, transportation systems, local systems for the distribution of fuel, and public water systems, that are used by such covered military installations; and

(2)

to evaluate, during a disruption scenario, the resilience and continuity of operations of such covered military installations, including during—

(A)

a cyber attack;

(B)

a kinetic attack;

(C)

a natural disaster; or

(D)

an interruption of the supply chains of such covered military installations.

(d) Covered military installation

In this section, the term covered military installation means a military installation that would be critical to a contingency operation in the Indo-Pacific region, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.