[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3699-S3700]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1535. Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Corker) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. FEDERAL PURCHASE REQUIREMENT.

       Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     15852) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by inserting ``a number equivalent to'' before ``the 
     total amount of electric energy'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(2) Renewable energy.--The term `renewable energy' means 
     electric or, if resulting from a thermal energy project 
     placed in service after December 31, 2014, thermal energy 
     generated from, or avoided by, solar,

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     wind, biomass, landfill gas, ocean (including tidal, wave, 
     current, and thermal), geothermal, municipal solid waste, or 
     new hydroelectric generation capacity achieved from increased 
     efficiency or additions of new capacity at an existing 
     hydroelectric project.''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, and indenting 
     appropriately;
       (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so 
     redesignated), by striking ``For purposes'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Separate calculation.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of determining compliance 
     with the requirements of this section, any energy consumption 
     that is avoided through the use of renewable energy shall be 
     considered to be renewable energy produced.
       ``(B) Denial of double benefit.--Avoided energy consumption 
     that is considered to be renewable energy produced under 
     subparagraph (A) shall not also be counted for purposes of 
     achieving compliance with a Federal energy efficiency goal 
     required under any other provision of law.''.
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