S.Amdt. 4577

SA 4577. Mr. SCHATZ 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 XXVIII, add the
following:

SEC. 2814. DURATION OF ENERGY SAVINGS CONTRACTS.

Section 2913 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsections:
``(e) Duration of Contracts.--An energy savings contract
entered into under this section may have a contract period
not to exceed 25 years.
``(f) Verification Requirements.--The conditions of an
energy savings contract entered into under this section shall
include requirements for measurement, verification, and
performance assurances or guarantees of the savings.''.
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