S.Amdt. 1535

SA 1535. Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Corker) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr.
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for
military construction, 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. FEDERAL PURCHASE REQUIREMENT.

Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
15852) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by inserting ``a number equivalent to'' before ``the
total amount of electric energy'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2) and
inserting the following:
``(2) Renewable energy.--The term `renewable energy' means
electric or, if resulting from a thermal energy project
placed in service after December 31, 2014, thermal energy
generated from, or avoided by, solar,

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wind, biomass, landfill gas, ocean (including tidal, wave,
current, and thermal), geothermal, municipal solid waste, or
new hydroelectric generation capacity achieved from increased
efficiency or additions of new capacity at an existing
hydroelectric project.''; and
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as
subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, and indenting
appropriately;
(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so
redesignated), by striking ``For purposes'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--For purposes''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Separate calculation.--
``(A) In general.--For purposes of determining compliance
with the requirements of this section, any energy consumption
that is avoided through the use of renewable energy shall be
considered to be renewable energy produced.
``(B) Denial of double benefit.--Avoided energy consumption
that is considered to be renewable energy produced under
subparagraph (A) shall not also be counted for purposes of
achieving compliance with a Federal energy efficiency goal
required under any other provision of law.''.
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