[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 91 (Tuesday, June 9, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3936]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1873. 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, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, 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 should continue 
     to develop and support projects designed to foster secure and 
     reliable sources of all types of energy for military 
     installations, including energy metering, energy storage, and 
     redundant power systems.
       (b) Metrics.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
     metrics for assessing the costs, risks, and benefits 
     associated with secure energy projects. The metrics shall 
     take into account financial and operational costs and risks 
     associated with sustained losses of power resulting from 
     natural or man-made disasters or attacks that impact military 
     installations.
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