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 123STA T . 2 4 24 PUBLIC LA W 111 –8 4 —O CT. 28 , 2 0 0 9(2)InMarch 2 0 0 8,t h eComp tro l ler G eneral o f the U n i te dS tate s fo u nd that responsi b ilities for operational ener gy strategy, management, and o v ersight w ithin the D epartment are diffused throughout various offices and wor k ing groups, including the O ffice of the Under Secretary of Defense for A c q uisition, T echnology, and L ogistics the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for P olicy; the Office of the Under Sec - retary of Defense (Comptroller); the Office of Program Analysis and E valuation; the Office of the Chairman of the J oint Chiefs of Staff; the commanders of the combatant commands; and the offices of the Secretaries of the military departments . ( 3 ) The Defense Science B oard ’ s 2008 report titled ‘ ‘More F ight – Less Fuel’’ stated that ‘‘There are currently few efforts to manage energy demand by operational forces, which consume about three quarters of DoD energy, perhaps because no one is in charge. The lowest organi z ational level where all decisions that drive DoD energy use come together is the Deputy Sec- retary of Defense, implying the need for a senior energy official, and oversight of the Department’s energy strategy and program by the Deputy’s Advisory W orking Group (DAWG).’’. ( 4 ) Congress established the Director of Operational Energy Plans and Programs in section 1 3 9 b of title 10, United States Code, to provide leadership, conduct oversight, and be account- able for operational energy plans and programs in the Depart- ment of Defense and the Army, N avy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. ( 5 ) Congress envisioned that the Director would have a direct line of communication with the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense, including participation in the Deputy’s Advisory Working Group. ( 6 ) The Department of Defense issued a statement that it ‘‘intends to establish this position as administratively reporting to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD(AT & L)), and this official would report directly to the Secretary of Defense on issues related to Operational Energy’’. (b) S ENS E OF CON GR ESS. — It is the sense of Congress that the Director of Operational Energy Plans and Programs should report directly to the Secretary of Defense on issues related to operational energy and be included as a fully participating member of the Advisory Working Group of the Deputy Secretary of Defense. SEC.904 . IN C R E A SE DFL E X I B ILI TY F O RCO M BATANT COMMANDER INI - TIATI V EF U ND. (a) IN C RE A SE I NF U N D ING LI M I T ATIONS.—Subparagraph (A) of section 166a(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘ $ 10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’; and (2) by striking ‘‘$15,000’’ and inserting ‘‘the investment unit cost threshold in effect under section 2245a of this title’’. (b) COORDINATION WIT HR E L E V ANT CHIEF OF MISSION.—Para- graph (6) of section 166a(b) of such title is amended by inserting after ‘‘assistance,’’ the following ‘‘in coordination with the relevant chief of mission to the e x tent practicable,’’.