S.Amdt. 3031
What it does: Adds SEC. 2824. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GOAL REGARDING USE OF NON-COMBUSTION, DISTRIBUTED GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES TO MEET ELECTRICITY NEEDS at the end of subtitle C of title XXVIII
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)What it changes
1 change to S. 3254 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 2824. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GOAL REGARDING USE OF NON-COMBUSTION, DISTRIBUTED GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES TO MEET ELECTRICITY NEEDS at the end of subtitle C of title XXVIII
Adds a sectionIn S. 3254 · Placed on Calendar Senate
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the Secretary of Defense nor any other official of the Department of Defense may enter into a contract to plan, design, refurbish, or construct a biofuels refinery or any other facility or infrastructure used to refine biofuels unless such planning, design, refurbishment, or construction is specifically authorized by law.
Inserted: SEC. 2824. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GOAL REGARDING USE OF NON-COMBUSTION, DISTRIBUTED GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES TO MEET ELECTRICITY NEEDS.
Inserted: Section 2911 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
Inserted: "(f) Goal Regarding Use of Non-combustion, Distributed Generation Technologies to Meet Electricity Needs.--Electric energy produced by non-combustion, distributed generation technologies shall have the same standing as electric energy from renewable sources for the purpose of achieving the Department of Defense goal to meet electricity needs established under subsection (e).".
Original wording
At the end of subtitle C of title XXVIII, add the following:
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As printed
SA 3031. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3254, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle C of title XXVIII, add the following:
SEC. 2824. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GOAL REGARDING USE OF NON-COMBUSTION, DISTRIBUTED GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES TO MEET ELECTRICITY NEEDS.
Section 2911 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(f) Goal Regarding Use of Non-combustion, Distributed Generation Technologies to Meet Electricity Needs.--Electric energy produced by non-combustion, distributed generation technologies shall have the same standing as electric energy from renewable sources for the purpose of achieving the Department of Defense goal to meet electricity needs established under subsection (e).”.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 28, 2012