S.Amdt. 6381

SA 6381. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mr. Daines) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by

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her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2027 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 G of title X, add the following:

SEC. ___. INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL INSULATION PROPERTY AS
AN ENERGY OR WATER EFFICIENCY MEASURE IN
FEDERAL BUILDINGS.

Section 543(f) of the National Energy Conservation Policy
Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(f)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (H) as
subparagraphs (F) through (I), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
``(E) Mechanical insulation property.--The term `mechanical
insulation property' means insulation material, facing, or
accessory product that--
``(i) is placed into service--

``(I) in connection with a mechanical system; and
``(II) in a manner that meets or exceeds the minimum
requirements of Standard 90.1 of the American Society of
Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (as in
effect on the date of enactment of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027); and

``(ii) results in a reduction in energy loss from the
mechanical system.''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``, including
identification of energy- and water-saving measures
(including the installation of mechanical insulation
property, if applicable),'' after ``a comprehensive energy
and water evaluation''.
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