What This Bill Does
This bill stops the Department of Defense from requiring companies that have contracts with the federal government to report information about greenhouse gas emissions. The bill specifically prevents the Defense Department from asking contractors to provide greenhouse gas inventories or other emissions reports.
Who It Affects
Companies and organizations that receive federal contracts from the Department of Defense.
Key Provisions
• The Secretary of Defense cannot require federal contract recipients to provide a greenhouse gas inventory (a quantified list of annual greenhouse gas emissions). (Sec. 2(b))
• The Secretary of Defense cannot require federal contract recipients to report on any greenhouse gas emissions, including direct emissions, indirect emissions from purchased energy, or emissions from operations at other locations. (Sec. 2(b))
What Changes
If this becomes law, the Department of Defense will no longer be able to ask its contractors to report their greenhouse gas emissions in any form.
Important Definitions
The bill defines seven specific gases as "greenhouse gases": carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, nitrogen trifluoride, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride.
The bill defines three types of emissions: direct emissions from sources a company owns or controls, indirect emissions from purchased electricity or heating and cooling, and emissions that result from a company's operations but happen at locations the company does not own or control.
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 27
To prohibit the Department of Defense from requiring contractors to provide
information relating to greenhouse gas emissions.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JANUARY 24 (legislative day, JANUARY 3), 2023
Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. RISCH, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Ms. ERNST, Mr.
MARSHALL, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. TILLIS, Ms. LUMMIS, Mrs.
FISCHER, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LEE, Mr. SCOTT of Florida,
Mr. RUBIO, Mrs. BLACKBURN, and Mr. CASSIDY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Armed Services
A BILL
To prohibit the Department of Defense from requiring con-
tractors to provide information relating to greenhouse
gas emissions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Focus on the Mission
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Act of 2023’’.
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING DEFENSE CONTRAC-
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TORS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION RELATING
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TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
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(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act:
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(1) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘‘greenhouse
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gas’’ means—
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(A) carbon dioxide;
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(B) methane;
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(C) nitrous oxide;
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(D) nitrogen trifluoride;
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(E) hydrofluorocarbons;
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(F) perfluorcarbons; or
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(G) sulfur hexafluoride.
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(2) GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY.—The term
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‘‘greenhouse gas inventory’’ means a quantified list
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of an entity’s annual greenhouse gas emissions.
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(3) SCOPE 1 EMISSIONS.—The term ‘‘Scope 1
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emissions’’ means direct greenhouse gas emissions
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from sources that are owned or controlled by the re-
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porting entity.
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(4) SCOPE 2 EMISSIONS.—The term ‘‘Scope 2
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emissions’’ means indirect greenhouse gas emissions
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associated with the generation of electricity, heating
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and cooling, or steam, when these are purchased or
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acquired for the reporting entity’s own consumption
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but occur at sources owned or controlled by another
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entity.
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(5) SCOPE 3 EMISSIONS.—The term ‘‘Scope 3
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emissions’’ means greenhouse gas emissions, other
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than those that are Scope 2 emissions, that are a
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consequence of the operations of the reporting entity
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but occur at sources other than those owned or con-
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trolled by the entity.
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(b)
PROHIBITION
ON
DISCLOSURE
REQUIRE-
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MENTS.—The Secretary of Defense may not require the
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recipient of a Federal contract to provide a greenhouse
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gas inventory or to provide any other report on greenhouse
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gas emissions, including Scope 1 emissions, Scope 2 emis-
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sions, or Scope 3 emissions.
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