[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 27, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S279]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3019. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2953 proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to 
provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United 
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. PROMOTING USE OF RECLAIMED REFRIGERANTS IN FEDERAL 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services 
     shall issue guidance relating to the procurement of reclaimed 
     refrigerants to service existing equipment of Federal 
     facilities.
       (b) Preference.--The guidance issued under subsection (a) 
     shall give preference to the use of reclaimed refrigerants, 
     on the conditions that--
       (1) the refrigerant has been reclaimed by a person or 
     entity that is certified under the laboratory certification 
     program of the Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration 
     Institute; and
       (2) the price of the reclaimed refrigerant does not exceed 
     the price of a newly manufactured (virgin) refrigerant.
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