S.Amdt. 3877

SA 3877. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3801 proposed by Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mrs.
Feinstein) to the bill H.R. 2028, making appropriations for energy and
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the end of title III, add the following:
Sec. 3__.  The Wind and Water Power Technologies Office of
the Department of Energy shall--
(1) collaborate with industry to support the development of
main shaft and gearbox bearing technologies used in wind
turbines; and
(2) consider providing funds for the development of new
technologies that advance critical bearing and gearbox
technologies used in wind turbines.

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