REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND PRIORITIES

SEC. 358. REPORT ON ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND PRIORITIES (a) Report Requirement.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a comprehensive report on the long-range environmental challenges and goals of the Department of Defense. (b) Matters To Be Included.—The report under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A discussion of major environmental concerns that the Department of Defense will face world-wide in the next decade, and a qualitative and quantitative assessment, where practicable, of each concern. (2) A status report of current efforts, programs, resources, and policies used to address the concerns identified under paragraph (1), including the estimated cost, as of the date of the report, of disposing of solid waste and effluent generated by the Department of Defense. (3) The projected funding for and schedule of actions under the Defense Environmental Restoration Program referred to in section 2701(a)(1)of title 10, United States Code. (4) An assessment of anticipated Federal, State, and local environmental regulatory requirements and the effects of such requirements on operations and activities of the Department of Defense. (5) An analysis of all the information described in paragraphs (1) through (4) and a discussion of potential courses of action, priorities, and goals of the Department of Defense, including the adoption of alternative waste minimization and disposal policies, such as requiring the purchase of biodegradable plastics and recycled paper, the recycling of post-consumer waste, and the consumption of ethanol and other alternative fuels. (6) Such comments and recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate. (c) Submission of Report.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.