[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 89 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3814]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1722. Mr. CRUZ 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. ENERGY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Department of Defense Purchase of Energy.--In 
     purchasing energy commodities, including electricity and 
     fuel, the Department of Defense shall take into account--
       (1) the reliability of the energy source, with a preference 
     afforded to sources that offer a constant, non-intermittent 
     supply of power; and
       (2) the cost of the energy source in comparison with other 
     available and reliable energy sources, with a preference 
     afforded to energy sources that are demonstrated to be more 
     cost-effective in the near term.
       (b) Inapplicability of Certain Renewable Energy and 
     Alternative Fuel Requirements.--
       (1) Goals on use of renewable energy to meet electricity 
     needs.--Section 2911 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking subsection (e).
       (2) Federal purchase requirement.--The Department of 
     Defense shall be exempt from the Federal purchase requirement 
     established under section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852).
       (3) Strengthening federal environmental, energy, and 
     transportation management.--The Department of Defense shall 
     be exempt from Executive Order 13423 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; 
     relating to strengthening Federal environmental, energy, and 
     transportation management).
       (4) Federal fleet conservation requirements.--The 
     Department of Defense shall be exempt from Federal fleet 
     conservation requirements established under section 400FF of 
     the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6374e).
       (5) Federal leadership on energy management.--The 
     Department of Defense shall be exempt from the renewable 
     energy consumption target established by the document 
     entitled ``Federal Leadership on Energy Management: 
     Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and 
     Agencies'' and published December 10, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 
     75209).
       (6) Planning for federal sustainability in the next 
     decade.--The Department of Defense shall be exempt from 
     Executive Order No. 13693 dated March 19, 2015.
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