[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 19 (Tuesday, February 2, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3215. Mr. CARDIN 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 end of subtitle E of title IV, add the following:

     SEC. 44__. EXEMPTION FROM COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS FOR 
                   CERTAIN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

       Section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16352) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Exemption.--The Secretary may exempt from the 
     requirements of subsection (b) a small business concern (as 
     defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     632)) that is eligible to receive an award under the SBIR 
     program (as defined in section 9(e) of that Act (15 U.S.C. 
     638(e))) of the Department.''.
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