[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3709]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1554. Ms. KLOBUCHAR 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 end of title XXVIII, add the following:

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 2831. ELIMINATION OF STATE MATCHING REQUIREMENT FOR 
                   ENERGY EFFICIENCY UPGRADES AND RENEWABLE ENERGY 
                   AT NATIONAL GUARD READINESS CENTERS.

       Section 18236(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (2) by striking ``A contribution'' and inserting ``(1) 
     Subject to paragraph (2), a contribution''; and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (1), the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) If a readiness center or armory project for which a 
     contribution is made under paragraph (4) or (5) of section 
     18233(a) of this title consists of or includes an energy 
     efficiency upgrade, the Secretary of Defense shall cover--
       ``(A) 100 percent of the cost of architectural, 
     engineering, and design services related to the upgrade or 
     renewable energy (including advance architectural, 
     engineering, and design services under section 18233(e) of 
     this title), as provided in paragraph (1)(A); and
       ``(B) 100 percent of the cost of construction related to 
     the upgrade or renewable energy, notwithstanding subparagraph 
     (B) of paragraph (1), and payment of such cost shall not be 
     considered in applying the limitation in such 
     subparagraph.''.
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