S.Amdt. 2323
What it does: Adds SEC. 2404. INCREASED FUNDING FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS at the end of subtitle A of title XXIV
Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT)What it changes
1 change to S. 1197 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 2404. INCREASED FUNDING FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS at the end of subtitle A of title XXIV
Adds a sectionIn S. 1197 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(14) For the construction of increment 2 of the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Complex at Deveselu, Romania, authorized by section 2401(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2128), $85,000,000.
Inserted: SEC. 2404. INCREASED FUNDING FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS.
Inserted: (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
Inserted: (1) Additional amount for energy conservation investment program.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2014 by section 2403(6) and available for the Energy Conservation Investment Program as specified in the funding table in section 4601 is hereby increased by $279,000,000, with the amount of the increase to be available for projects that improve energy efficiency at military installations (including retrofitting existing buildings and enabling new construction to meet higher energy efficiency standards) or allow for the inclusion or addition of renewable energy generation at military installations.
Inserted: (2) Renewable energy generation defined.--In this subsection, the term "renewable energy generation" includes--
Inserted: (A) solar, wind, biomass, landfill gas, ocean, and geothermal; and
Inserted: (B) energy storage systems designed to store energy produced by a renewable energy system for later use or for frequency regulation.
Inserted: (b) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2014 by section 1504 and available for the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund as specified in the funding table in section 4302 is hereby reduced by $279,000,000.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle A of title XXIV, add the following:
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As printed
SA 2323. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1197, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 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 A of title XXIV, add the following:
SEC. 2404. INCREASED FUNDING FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) Additional amount for energy conservation investment program.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2014 by section 2403(6) and available for the Energy Conservation Investment Program as specified in the funding table in section 4601 is hereby increased by $279,000,000, with the amount of the increase to be available for projects that improve energy efficiency at military installations (including retrofitting existing buildings and enabling new construction to meet higher energy efficiency standards) or allow for the inclusion or addition of renewable energy generation at military installations.
(2) Renewable energy generation defined.--In this subsection, the term “renewable energy generation” includes--
(A) solar, wind, biomass, landfill gas, ocean, and geothermal; and
(B) energy storage systems designed to store energy produced by a renewable energy system for later use or for frequency regulation.
(b) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2014 by section 1504 and available for the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund as specified in the funding table in section 4302 is hereby reduced by $279,000,000.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 19, 2013