S.Amdt. 4193

SA 4193. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2017 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 I of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1097. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ALTERNATIVE OR
RENEWABLE ENERGY.

(a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be
obligated or expended by the Secretary of Defense--
(1) to purchase energy from alternative sources unless such
energy is equivalent to conventional energy in terms of cost
and capabilities; or
(2) to carry out any provision of law that requires the
Department of Defense--
(A) to consume renewable energy, unless such energy is
equivalent to conventional energy in terms of cost and
capabilities; or
(B) to reduce the overall amount of energy consumed by the
Department.
(b) Calculation.--For purposes of subsection (a), the cost
of an energy source shall be calculated on a pre-tax basis in
terms of life cycle cost.
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