[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 89 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3808]
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  SA 1694. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Wyden) 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 subtitle B of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 314. SECURE ENERGY INNOVATION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
     program to develop and support projects designed to foster 
     secure and reliable sources of energy for military 
     installations, including incorporation of advanced energy 
     metering, renewable energy, energy storage, and redundant 
     power systems.
       (b) Metrics.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
     metrics for assessing the costs and benefits associated with 
     secure energy projects proposed or implemented as part of the 
     program conducted under subsection (a). The metrics shall 
     take into account financial and operational costs associated 
     with sustained losses of power resulting from natural 
     disasters or attacks that damage electrical grids serving 
     military installations.
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