[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 91 (Tuesday, June 9, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3947]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1917. Mr. REED (for himself and Ms. Hirono) 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. REPORT ON USE OF DEMAND RESPONSE PROGRAMS.

       (a) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2016, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the use of demand response 
     programs at military installations.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) A description of the progress made in identifying 
     installations where the use of demand response can be 
     economically beneficial to the Department of Defense.
       (2) A description of challenges to participation in demand 
     response programs.
       (3) A description of effective incentives for the 
     participation of installations in these programs, including 
     options for installations to gain access to the funds they 
     earn for their participation.
       (4) An assessment of possibilities for future expansion of 
     demand response participation by the Department.
       (5) An assessment of methods for receiving direct payments 
     from utilities, independent system operators, and third party 
     aggregators for participation in demand response programs and 
     utilizing these payments for energy-related purposes at the 
     participating installations.
       (c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a 
     classified annex as necessary.
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