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 124 STAT. 4177 PUBLIC LAW 111–383—JAN. 7, 2011 Department of Energy and other offices and agencies within the Department of Energy, as appropriate, and the Environ- mental Security Technical Certification Program of the Depart- ment of Defense. (3) Under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall investigate opportunities for any excess electricity created for the military installation to be sold or otherwise made available to the local community near the installation. (4) The Secretary of Defense shall use the results of the pilot program as the basis for informing key performance parameters and validating energy components and designs that could be implemented in various military installations across the country and at forward operating bases. (5) The pilot program shall support the effort of the Sec- retary of Defense to use the military as a test bed to dem- onstrate innovative energy technologies. (d) IMPLEMENTATION AND DURATION.—If the Secretary of Defense carries out a pilot program under this section, such pilot program shall begin by not later than July 1, 2011, and shall be not less than three years in duration. (e) REPORTS.— (1) INITIAL REPORT.—If the Secretary of Defense carries out a pilot program under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees by not later than October 1, 2011, an initial report that provides an update on the implementation of the pilot program, including an identi- fication of the selected military installation and national labora- tory partner and a description of technologies under evaluation. (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after completion of a pilot program under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the pilot program, including any findings and recommendations of the Secretary. (f) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: (1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. (2) The term ‘‘microgrid’’ means an integrated energy system consisting of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources (including generators, energy storage devices, and smart controls) that can operate with the utility grid or in an intentional islanding mode. (3) The term ‘‘national laboratory’’ means— (A) a national laboratory (as defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)); or (B) a national security laboratory (as defined in section 3281 of the National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2471)). Deadline.