[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 107 (Wednesday, July 24, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1123]
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             DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014

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                               speech of

                           HON. PHIL GINGREY

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 23, 2013

       The House in Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
     the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 2397) making 
     appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes:

  Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of the 
Flores/Gingrey/Conaway/Hensarling Amendment to H.R. 2397 that will 
prevent funds in this legislation from being used to carry out Section 
526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
  Section 526 prohibits all federal agencies from contracting for 
alternative fuels that emit higher levels of greenhouse gas emissions 
than ``conventional petroleum sources.'' This means that if a federal 
agency--particularly the Department of Defense--has the ability to 
utilize an alternative fuel that even has one scintilla more of carbon 
emissions than conventional fuels, it cannot be used. As a result, 
Section 526 severely stifles innovation from DoD to improve clean 
carbon capture technologies for alternative fuels, thereby increasing 
our dependence on foreign oil, and will only further increase fuel 
costs.
  Mr. Chair, I support a full repeal of Section 526 because the cost of 
refined product for DoD has increased by over 500 percent in the last 
ten years when volume only increased by 30 percent. This amendment 
takes a very important step towards achieving this goal by prohibiting 
funding to carry out Section 526 for the upcoming fiscal year in the 
DoD.
  I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.

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