[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 84 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3325]
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  SA 4312. Mr. PETERS (for himself, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Wyden) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 
2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 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. 306. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ALTERNATIVE 
                   FUELED VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE FUND.

       (a) Establishment of Fund.--There is established in the 
     Treasury a fund to be known as the ``Department of Defense 
     Alternative Fuel Vehicle Infrastructure Fund''.
       (b) Deposits.--The Fund shall consist of the following:
       (1) Amounts appropriated to the Fund.
       (2) Amounts earned through investment under subsection (c).
       (3) Any other amounts made available to the Fund by law.
       (c) Investments.--The Secretary shall invest any part of 
     the Fund that the Secretary decides is not required to meet 
     current expenses. Each investment shall be made in an 
     interest-bearing obligation of the United States Government, 
     or an obligation that has its principal and interest 
     guaranteed by the Government, that the Secretary decides has 
     a maturity suitable for the Fund.
       (d) Use of Funds.--Amounts in the Fund shall be available 
     to the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, to 
     install, operate, and maintain alternative fuel dispensing 
     stations for use by alternative fueled vehicles of the 
     Department of Defense and other infrastructure necessary to 
     fuel alternative fueled vehicles of the Department.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Alternative fuel.--The term ``alternative fuel'' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 32901 of title 49, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Alternative fueled vehicle.--The term ``alternative 
     fueled vehicle'' means a vehicle that operates on alternative 
     fuel.
       (3) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the fund established 
     under subsection (a).
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