S.Amdt. 4312

SA 4312. Mr. PETERS (for himself, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Wyden)
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 B of title III, add the following:

SEC. 306. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ALTERNATIVE
FUELED VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE FUND.

(a) Establishment of Fund.--There is established in the
Treasury a fund to be known as the ``Department of Defense
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Infrastructure Fund''.
(b) Deposits.--The Fund shall consist of the following:
(1) Amounts appropriated to the Fund.
(2) Amounts earned through investment under subsection (c).
(3) Any other amounts made available to the Fund by law.
(c) Investments.--The Secretary shall invest any part of
the Fund that the Secretary decides is not required to meet
current expenses. Each investment shall be made in an
interest-bearing obligation of the United States Government,
or an obligation that has its principal and interest
guaranteed by the Government, that the Secretary decides has
a maturity suitable for the Fund.
(d) Use of Funds.--Amounts in the Fund shall be available
to the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, to
install, operate, and maintain alternative fuel dispensing
stations for use by alternative fueled vehicles of the
Department of Defense and other infrastructure necessary to
fuel alternative fueled vehicles of the Department.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Alternative fuel.--The term ``alternative fuel'' has
the meaning given such term in section 32901 of title 49,
United States Code.
(2) Alternative fueled vehicle.--The term ``alternative
fueled vehicle'' means a vehicle that operates on alternative
fuel.
(3) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the fund established
under subsection (a).
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