S.Amdt. 3905

SA 3905. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed
to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022
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 C of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. 838. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES FROM
UNITED STATES SOURCES.

(a) Contract Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall
ensure that each covered contract includes a provision
requiring that any photovoltaic device installed under the
contract be manufactured in the United States substantially
all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or
manufactured in the United States, unless the head of the
department or independent establishment concerned determines,
on a case-by-case basis, that the inclusion of such
requirement is inconsistent with the public interest or
involves unreasonable costs, subject to exceptions provided
in the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.)
or otherwise provided by law.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered contract.--The term ``covered contract'' means
a contract awarded by the Department of Defense that provides
for a photovoltaic device to be--
(A) installed inside the United States on Department of
Defense property or in a facility owned by the Department of
Defense; or
(B) reserved for the exclusive or substantial use of the
Department of Defense in the United States.
(2) Photovoltaic device.--The term ``photovoltaic device''
means a device that converts light directly into electricity
through a solid-state, semiconductor process.
(c) Applicability.--The requirements of this section shall
not apply to photovoltaic devices placed in service prior to
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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